LAWS OF MARYLAND.

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CHAPTER 2C4.

An act to alter and change all such parts of the constitution and form
of government as relate to the oaths to be taken by the members of
the senate and house of delegates and all other officers therein men-
tioned.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
every member of the senate and house of delegates, before he shall
act as such, shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation,
to wit: I, A. B. do swear, (or affirm as the case may be), that I will
be faithfull and bear true allegiance to the state of Maryland, and
that I will support the constitution and laws thereof; that I will not
directly or indirectly receive the profits, or any part of the profits of
any other office during the time of my acting as senator (or member
of the house of delegates) and that I will faithfully discharge my
duty as senator for member of the house of delegates) without pre-
judice or partiality to the best of my skill and judgment. And that
electors of the senate and all executive and judicial officers, before they
act as such, and all persons elected or appointed to any office of profit
or trust, civil or military, before entering upon the duties thereof, shall
respectively take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation, to
wit: I, A. B. do swear, (or affirm, as the case may be, ) that I will be
faithful and bear true allegiance to the state of Maryland, and that I
will support the constitution and laws thereof, and that I will to the
best of my skill and judgment, diligently and faithfully, without
partiality or prejudice execute the office of according to the

Dec. Ses. 1823

Passed Feb.
21, 1823.

Oath pre-

scribed.

constitution and laws of this state,
2. And be it enacted, That all such parts of the constitution and
form of government as relate to the oaths or affirmations to be taken
by the senate and members of the house of delegates, and by all per-
sons elected or appointed to any office of profit or trust, civil or mi-
litary, before entering upon the duties thereof, be and the same are
hereby repealed.

Repeal.

3. And be it enacted, That this act shall be in force from and after
the first day of July in the year eighteen hundred and twenty four,
and shall thereafter be taken and considered, and shall constitute a
part of the constitution and form of government; Provided, the same
be confirmed by the general assembly after the next election of dele-
gates in the first session after such new election as the said constitu-
tion and form of government directs.

To take ef-
fect.

Constitution-
al proviso.

CHAPTER 205.

An act for the benefit of John Norris of Anne-Arundel county.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the jus-
tices of the levy court of Anne-Arundel county, shall be and they
are hereby authorised and directed to levy on the assessable property
of said county, so long as they shall see cause, for the support and
maintenance of John Norris, (an orphan child) of said county a sum
of money not exceeding thirty dollars, and the same when collected,
shall be paid by the collector of said county to Ann Mead or her or-
der, for the purposes aforesaid.

Passed Feb
21, 1823.
Levy $30.

CHAPTER 206.

An act appointing commissioners to extend Washington street in Rock-
ville, and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, it is represented to this general assembly, that the ex-
tension of Washington street in the town of Rockville in Montgo-

Passed Feb.
22, 1823

Preamble.