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fice of the government, and the duties imposed upon them
thereby.
SEC. 3. If in 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, unless in cases specially
provided for by the Constitution.

SEc. 4. The trial by jury of all issues offactin civil proceed
ings in the several courts of law of this State, where the amount
in controversy exceeds the sum of five dollars, shall be inviolably

Preserved.
SEC. 5. In the trial of all criminal cases, the jury shall be the
judges of law as well as fact.

SEC. 6. The Legislature shall have power to regulate by law
all matters which relate to the judges, time, place and manner of
holding elections in this State, and of making returns thereof, pro
vided that the tenure and term of office, and the day of election,
shall not be effected thereby.

SEC. 7. All rights vested and all liabilities incurred shall re
main as if this Constitution had not been adopted.

SEC. 8. The Governor and all officers, civil and military, now
holding commissions under this State, shall continue to hold and
exercise their offices according to their present tenure, until they
shall be superceded pursuant to the provisions of this Constitu
tion, and until their successors be duly qualified.

SEC. 9. The Sheriffs of the several counties of this State and
of the city of Baltimore shall give notice of the several elections
authorised by this Constitution in the manner prescribed by exist
ing laws for elections under the present Constitution.

SEC. 10. This Constitution, if adopted by a majority of the
legal votes cast on the first Wednesday of June next, shall go
into operation on the fourth day of July next, and on and after
said day shall supercede the present Constitution of this State.

ARTICLE XL.—AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITU
TION.
It shall be the duty of the Legislature, at its first session im
mediately succeeding the returns of every census of the United
States, hereafter taken, to pass a law for ascertaining, at the next
general election of delegates, the sense of the people of Maryland
in regard to calling a convention for altering the Constitution; and
in case the majority of votes cast at said election shall be in favor
of calling a convention, the Legislature shall pmovide for assemb
ling such convention, and electing delegates thereto at the ear
liest convenient day; and the delegates to the said convention
shall be elected by the several counties of the State and the city
of Baltimore, in proportion to their representation respectively in