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CONTENTS
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Article XIII.
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New Counties .........................................
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104
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Section 1.
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Legislature may form new counties, change county lines, etc.;
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restrictions .......................................
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104
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Section 2.
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Formation of Wicomico County from Worcester and Somerset
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counties .........................................
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105
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Section 3.
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Rights and obligations of citizens of Wicomico County.
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106
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Section 4.
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First general election in Wicomico County; representation of
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Wicomico, Worcester and Somerset counties in legislature...
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106
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Section 5.
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Courts in Wicomico County............................
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106
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Section 6.
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General Assembly to pass laws necessary to carry article into
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effect ...........................................
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107
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Article XIV.
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Amendments to the Constitution ...........................
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107
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Section I.
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Proposal in General Assembly; publication; submission to
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voters; Governor's proclamation.......................
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107
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Section 2.
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Constitutional conventions ............................
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107
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Article XV.
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Miscellaneous ..........................................
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108
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Section 1.
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Accounts and returns of officers whose compensation is derived
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from fees; disposition of excess fees...................
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108
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Section 2.
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Courts existing at time of adoption of Constitution; pending
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cases ...........................................
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109
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Section 3.
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[Repealed] ........................................
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109
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Section 4.
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Tied elections ......................................
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109
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Section 5.
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Jury judges of law and fact.............................
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109
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Section 6.
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Right of trial by jury in civil proceedings .................
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109
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Section 7.
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Time for holding general elections ......................
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109
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Section 8.
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[Repealed] ........................................
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110
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Section 9.
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Commencement of terms of judges and other officers .......
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110
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Section 10.
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How officers may qualify; construction of words and phrases
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used in creating public offices.........................
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110
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Section 11.
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Members of certain organizations ineligible to hold office or
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positions of profit or trust ...........................
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110
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Article XVI.
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The Referendum .......................................
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111
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Section 1.
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Reservation of power of referendum in people; article self-
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executing; additional legislation.......................
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111
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Section 2.
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When laws to take effect; effect of filing of referendum
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petition .........................................
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111
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Section 3.
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Number of signers necessary for petition; effect of petition
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signed by more than one half required number...........
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112
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Section 4.
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Form of petition; verification of signatures ................
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113
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Section 5.
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Text of measures to be furnished to voters; ballots; procla-
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mation of result of election...........................
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113
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Section 6.
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Laws or constitutional amendments relating to malt or spirit-
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uous liquors not to be referred .......................
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114
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Article XVII.
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Quadrennial Elections ..................................
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114
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Section 1.
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Terms of State and county officers elected by voters .........
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Section 2.
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When elections for State and county officers to be held ......
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114
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