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CONSTITUTION OF 1867
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PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968
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this State; but no person shall vote, at any
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ejection, Federal or State, hereafter to be
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held in this State, or at any municipal
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election in the City of Baltimore, unless his
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name appears in the list of registered voters;
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the names of all persons shall be added to
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the list of qualified voters by the officers of
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Registration, who have the qualifications
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prescribed in the first section of this Article,
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and who are not disqualified under the
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provisions of the second and third sections
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thereof.
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Sec. 6. Every person elected, or ap-
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See Section 9.01 , Oath, p. S.
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pointed, to any office of profit or trust,
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under this Constitution, or under the Laws,
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made pursuant thereto, shall, before he
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enters upon the duties of such office, take
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and subscribe the following oath, or af-
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firmation: I, ................. do swear, (or affirm,
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as the case may be), that I will support
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the Constitution of the United States; and
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that I will be faithful and bear true al-
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legiance to the State of Maryland, and
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support the Constitution and Laws thereof;
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and that I will, to the best of my skill
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and judgment, diligently and faithfully, with-
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out partiality or prejudice, execute the
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office of ......... according to the Constitution
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and Laws of this State (and, if a Governor,
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Senator, Member of the House of Delegates,
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or Judge), that I will not directly or in-
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directly, receive the profits or any part
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of the profits of any other office during
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the term of my acting as .........
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Sec. 7. Every person, hereafter elected,
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or appointed, to office, in this State, who
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shall refuse, or neglect, to take the oath,
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or affirmation of office, provided for in the
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sixth section of this Article, shall be con-
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sidered as having refused to accept the said
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office; and a new election, or appointment,
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shall be made, as in case of refusal to
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accept, or resignation of an office; and any
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person violating said oath, shall, on cor-
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viction thereof, in a Court of Law, in
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addition to the penalties now, or hereafter,
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to be imposed by Law, be thereafter in-
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capable of holding any office of profit or
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trust in this State.
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ARTICLE ff.
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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
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Section 1. The executive power of the
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See Section 4.01> Executive Power, p, 3; Sec-
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State shall be vested in a Governor, whose
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tion 4.02f Qualifications of Governor, p, 15,
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term of office shall commence on the
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for limitation on terms.
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fourth Wednesday of January next ensuing
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