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bled in pursuance of this Article shall take effect until the
same shall have been submitted to the electors of the State,
and adopted by a majority of those voting thereon.

	ARTICLE XII.
	SCHEDULE.
	SECTION 1. Every person holding any office created by	Returns to he made of fees of
	or existing under the Constitution or laws of the State, the	Officers over $3, 000.
	entire amount of whose pay or compensation received for	1853, ch 444.
	the discharge of his official duties shall exceed the yearly	1854, ch. 196.
	sum of three thousand dollars, except wherein otherwise
	provided by this Constitution, shall keep a book in which
	shall be entered every sum or sums of money received by him
	or on his account as a payment or compensation, for his
	performance of official duties, a copy of which entries in
	said book, verified by the oath of the officer by whom it is
	directed to be kept, shall be returned yearly to the Comp-
	troller of the State for his inspection, and that of the
	General Assembly of the State, and each of the said
	officers, when the amount received by him for the year	Excess to be paid
	shall exceed three thousand dollars, shall yearly pay over	over to Treasurer.
	to the Treasurer of the State, the amount of such excess by
	him received, subject to such disposition thereof, as the
	General Assembly may direct; any such officer failing to
	comply with this requisition, shall be deemed to have
	vacated his office and be subject to suit by the State for
	the amount that ought to be paid into the Treasury.
	SEC. 2. The several Courts, except as herein otherwise	Courts to continue until Judiciary
	provided, shall continue with like powers and jurisdiction,	organized.
	both at law and in equity, as if this Constitution, had not
	been adopted, and until the organization of the Judicial
	Department provided by this Constitution.
	SEC. 3. If at any election directed by this Constitution,	Cases of the.
	any two or more candidates shall have the highest and an	1834, ch. 26.
	equal number of votes, a new election shall be ordered,
	except in cases specially provided for by this Constitution.
	SEC 4. In the trial of all criminal cases, the jury shall	Jury judges of law
	be the judges of law as well as fact.	and fact 12 Md 236