Art. 12.] State of Maryland. 71
bled in pursuance of this Article shall take effect until the
same shall have been submitted to the electors of the State,
and adopted by a majority of those voting thereon.
ARTICLE XII.
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SCHEDULE.
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Section 1. Every person holding any office created by
or existing under the Constitution or laws of the State, the
entire amount of whose pay or compensation received for
the discharge of his official duties shall exceed the yearly
sum of three thousand dollars, except wherein otherwise
provided by this Constitution, shall keep a book in which
shall be entered every sum or sums of money received by him
or on his account as a payment or compensation for his
performance of official duties, a copy of which entries in
said book; verified by the oath of the officer by whom it is
directed to be kept, shall be returned yearly to the Comp-
troller of the State for his inspection, and that of the
General Assembly of the State, and each of the said
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Returns to be
made of fees of
Officers over
$3,000.
1853, ch. 444.
1854, ch. 196.
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officers, when the amount received by him for the year
shall exceed three thousand dollars, shall yearly pay over
to the Treasurer of the State, the amount of such excess by
him received, subject to such disposition thereof, as the
General Assembly may direct; any such officer failing to
comply with this requisition, shall be deemed to have
vacated his office and be subject to suit by the State for
the amount that ought to be paid into the Treasury.
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Excess to be paid
over to Treasurer.
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Sec. 2. The several Courts, except as herein otherwise
provided, shall continue with like powers and jurisdiction,
both at law and in equity, as if this Constitution had not
been adopted, and until the organization of the Judicial
Department provided by this Constitution.
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Courts to continue
until Judiciary
organized.
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Sec. 3. If at any election directed by this Constitution,
any two or more candidates shall have the highest and an
equal number of votes, a new election shall be ordered,
except in cases specially provided for by this Constitution.
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Cases of tie.
1854, ch. 26.
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Sec. 4. In the trial of all criminal cases, the jury shall
be the judges of law as well as fact.
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Jury judges of law
and fact.
12 Md. 236.
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