CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF MARYLAND

	CONSTITUTION7 OF 1867	PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968
		days. The governor may convene a special
		session of the General Assembly at any time
		and shall convene a special session upon the
		written request of three-fifths of all the
		members of each house. The governor may,
		on extraordinary occasions, convene the Sen-
		ate by proclamation, stating the purpose for
		which he has convened it. The presiding of-
		ficer of the Senate and the presiding officer
		of the House of Delegates, acting concurrent-
		ly, may convene a special session of the Gen-
		eral Assembly at any time.
	Art. 13. That every man hath a right	See Section 1.01, Freedom of Expression, p.
	to petition the Legislature for the redress	3.
	of grievances in a peaceable and orderly
	manner.
	Art. 14. That no aid, charge, tax,	Section 6.01. Power to Tax.
	burthen or fees ought to be rated or levied,	Taxes shall be imposed only for public
	under any pretence, without the consent	purposes and only by the elected representa-
	of the Legislature.	tives of the people exercising legislative pow-
		ers.
	Art. 15. That the levying of taxes by	Section 6.03. Assessments.
	the poll is grievous and oppressive, and	Assessments with respect to any tax shall
	ought to be prohibited; that paupers ought	be made pursuant to uniform rules and pur-
	not to be assessed for the support of the	suant to classifications of property, taxpayers,
	Government; that the General Assembly	and events prescribed by law, which classes
	shall, by uniform rules, provide for the	shall include agricultural property as defined
	separate assessment, classification and sub-	by the General Assembly by law.
	classification of land, improvements on land
	and personal property, as it may deem	Section 6.04. Equalization.
	proper; and all taxes thereafter provided	The State shall prescribe and administer
	to be levied by the State for the support	uniform rules and methods for determining
	of the general State Government, and by the	property tax assessments. State funds distrib-
	Counties and by the City of Baltimore for	uted to units of local government on the ba-
	their" respective purposes, shall be uniform	sis of assessments of property shall be deter-
	within each class or sub-class of land, im-	mined by assessments equalized among those
	provements on land and personal property	units, as prescribed by the General Assembly
	which the respective taxing powers may	by law.
	have directed to be subjected to the tax
	levy; yet fines, duties or taxes may properly	Section 6.05. Exemptions.
	and justly be imposed, or laid with a	Exemptions with respect to any tax im-
	political view for the good government and	posed by the State shall be made pursuant to
	benefit of the community.	uniform rules within classes of property, tax-
		payers, or events.
	Art. 16. That sanguinary Laws ought	Section 1.11. Unusual Punishments.
	to be avoided as far as it is consistent	Excessive bail shall not be required, nor
	with the safety of the State; and no Law	excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and un-
	to inflict cruel and unusual pains and	usual punishments inflicted. Conviction of
	penalties ought to be made in any case,	crime shall not work corruption of blood or
	or at any time, hereafter.	forfeiture of estate.
	Art. 17. That retrospective Laws, pun-	Section 1.15. Ex Post Facto Laws.
	ishing acts committed before the existence	No bill of attainder, or ex post facto law,
	of such Laws, and by them only declared	or law impairing the obligation of contracts

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