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CONSTITUTION OF 1867
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PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968
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each other; and no person exercising the
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consist of two houses, the Senate and the
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functions of one of said Departments shall
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House of Delegates.
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assume or discharge the duties of any other.
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Section 4.01. Executive Power.
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The executive power of the State shall be
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vested in the governor, who shall faithfully
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execute the laws.
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Section 5.01. Judicial Power.
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The judicial power of the State shall be
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vested exclusively in a unified judicial system
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composed of the Court of Appeals, the In-
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termediate Appellate Court, the Superior
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Court, and the District Court.
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Art. 9. That no power of suspending
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Laws or the execution of Laws, unless by,
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or derived from the Legislature, ought to
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be exercised, or allowed.
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Art. 10. That freedom of speech and
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Section 1.01. Freedom of Expression.
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debate, or proceedings in the Legislature,
ought not to be impeached in any Court
of Judicature.
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The people shall have the right peaceably
to assemble and to petition the government
for a redress of grievances. Freedom of the
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p'ress and freedom of speech shall not be
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abridged, each person remaining responsible
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for abuse of those rights.
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Section 3.14. Immunity.
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Words used by a member of the General
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Assembly in any of its proceedings, including
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the proceedings of any committees and sub-
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committees, shall be absolutely privileged,
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and a member shall not be liable therefor in
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any civil action or criminal prosecution.
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Art. 11. That Annapolis be the place
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Section 3.02. State Capital.
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of meeting of the Legislature; and the
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The capital of the State and the meeting
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Legislature ought not to be convened, or
held at any other place but from evident
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place of the General Assembly shall be at
Annapolis.
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necessity.
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Art. 12. That for redress of grievances,
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Section 3.15. Sessions.
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and for amending, strengthening and pre-
serving the Laws, the Legislature ought to
be frequently convened.
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The General Assembly may provide by law
for an organizational session prior to the
convening of the regular session. The Gener-
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al Assembly shall convene in regular session
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on the third Wednesday of January of each
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year, unless otherwise prescribed by law, and
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may continue in session for a period not
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longer than ninety days; provided that by
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the affirmative vote of a majority of the
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members of each house a regular session may
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be extended for a period not longer than
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thirty days, and that by the affirmative vote
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of three-fifths of the members of each house
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a regular session may be extended a second
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time for a period not longer than thirty
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