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The je had been=-=prullibited front political hrivile(;es by the provision
in tile Constitution requiring the profession of the Christian religion. Tit
17•.7, the first movement was made to free them from this restriction, but
not
until 1618-was a determined attempt made. Then Mr. Kennedy, of W`asllington
county, introduced a resolution to have a committee of three " consider the
justice and expediency-of exteilding to persons professing the Jewish
religion,
the same privileges tha.-t'are enjoyed by Christians.'-" The Dill was lost
in the
Mouse of Delegates bye a vote of twenty-four to fifty. In 1822, the bill
amending the Constitution in that particular passed the legislature, but
failed
u>f ratification in the newt year. In 182:> and 1826, however, it passed the
he•,'islature, and so the Constitution w as amended, and the dews given the
same
1)rivile(,~es as Christians:L- Mr. Solomon Eating, of Baltimore, himself a.
.few,
eatinlated that there wire nut over one hundred and twenty-five Jews in
cj1j1j7,I,,TNSl1lP AND SUFFRAGE IN MARYLAND.
Maryland at that time. -_
~.In 18:Bi, occurred the strualtinlore voted in favor of their continuance, at an elecvtion held oil
October
'), I s:;s. This election eras held tinder the provisions of the law and the
returns aicl\wd a very close v
I'mr. and six thousand three
ry,i~terNtl, but did not vote.
cite-six thousand three hundred and fifty-two
hundred against. Six hundred aril sixty-four
111. 1). 1:>3.
's 1•,lcetoral College for the senate of did., in Proceedings of Am. nist.
Ass. for 189:i.
r;
kmmnlt. Art. 11'II.
-eit, - an 15.(W,-3 delegates:less than '.115SM-4 dele-
-I N , I -kl I It v was to I o, ;,)I*ON isional number of(lelegates; less
tit,
f v)ters thereon
5 1. 77, . provided for an elect ion to t a ke opinion., 0 1-
I; Sr,,tu2•: of IS-37, cps. CSLIS. CUCXSSIII : Ib39, ch. xL\'II; Debates
Reform Convention, 1851, pp.:i9, El, 8(i.
Sites Reg. L1', p. 81.
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