APPENDIX TO COMPARISON OF CONSTITUTIONS

	in the office of the Court of Appeals, and	Sec. 43. The property of the wife shall
	in due time, be printed, published and	be protected from the debts of her husband.
	certified under the Great Seal, to the several Courts, in the same manner as has been heretofore usual in this State.	Sec. 44. Laws shall be passed by the General Assembly, to protect from execu- tion a reasonable amount of the property
	Sec. 35. No extra compensation shall	of the debtor, not exceeding in value, the
	be granted or allowed by the General	sum of five hundred dollars.
	Assembly to any Public Officer, Agent, Servant or Contractor, after the service shall have been rendered, or the contract entered into; nor shall the salary or com- pensation of any public officer be increased or diminished during his term of office. Provided, however, from and after January 1, 1956, for services rendered after that	Sec. 46. The General Assembly shall have power to receive from the United States, any grant, or donation of land, money, or securities for any purpose des- ignated by the United States, and shall administer, or distribute the same according to the conditions of the said grant.
	date, that the salary or compensation of	Sec. 50. It shall be the duty of the
	any appointed public officer of the Mayor	General Assembly, at its first session, held
	and City Council of Baltimore may be	after the adoption of this Constitution, to
	increased or diminished at any time during	provide by Law for the punishment, by
	his term of office; except that as to officers in the Classified City Service, when the	fine, or imprisonment in the Penitentiary, or both, in the discretion of the Court,
	salary of any appointed public officer of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore shall be so increased or decreased, it shall not again be increased or decreased, as the	of any person, who shall bribe, or attempt to bribe any Executive, or Judicial officer of the State of Maryland, or any member, or officer of the General Assembly of the
	case may be, during the term of such public	State of Maryland, or of any Municipal
	officer.	Corporation in the State of Maryland, or
	Sec. 3 5 A. Nothing in this Constitution shall exempt the salary or compensation of any judge or other public officer from	any Executive officer of such corporation, in order to influence him in the performance of any of his official duties; and, also, to
	the imposition by the General Assembly of	provide by Law for the punishment, by
	a non-discriminatory tax upon income.	fine, or imprisonment in the Penitentiary, or both, in the discretion of the Court, of
	Sec. 37. The General Assembly shall pass	any of said officers, or members, who shall
	no Law providing for payment by this State,	demand or receive any bribe, fee, reward,
	for Slaves emancipated from servitude in	or testimonial, for the performance of his
	this State; but they shall adopt such meas-	official duties, or for neglecting, or failing
	ures, as they may deem expedient, to ob-	to perform the same; and, also, to provide
	tain from the United States, compensation	by Law for compelling any person, so brib-
	for such Slaves, and to receive, and dis-	ing, or attempting to bribe, or so demanding,
	tribute the same, equitably, to the persons	or receiving a bribe, fee, reward, or testi-
	entitled.	monial, to testify against any person, or
	Sec. 39. The Books, papers and accounts	persons, who may have committed any of said offences; provided, that any person,
	of all Banks shall be open to inspection under such regulations as may be prescribed	so compelled to testify, shall be exempted from trial and punishment for the offence, of
	by Law.	which he may have been guilty; and any
	Sec. 41. Any citizen of this State, who shall after the adoption of this Constitu- tion, either in, or out of this State, fight a duel with deadly weapons, or send, or ac-	person, convicted of such offence, shall, as part of the punishment thereof, be forever disfranchised and disqualified from holding any office of trust, or profit, in this State.
	cept a challenge so to do, or who shall	Sec. 52. (9) Nothing in this section shall
	act as a second, or knowingly aid or assist	be construed as preventing the General As-
	in any manner, those offending, shall, ever	sembly from passing at any time, in accord-
	thereafter, be incapable of holding any	ance with the provisions of Section 28 of
	office of profit or trust, under this State,	Article 3 of the Constitution and subject
	unless relieved from the disability by an	to the Governor's power of approval as
	act of the Legislature.	provided in Section 17 of Article 2 of the

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