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Constitutional Revision Study Documents of the Constitutional Convention Commission, 1968
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CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION STUDY DOCUMENTS [DECLARATION OF RIGHTS] COMPARISON
Headnotes Present
Constitution
Constitution of
1867
Constitution of
1864
Constitution of
1851
Constitution of
1776
Amendments to
1776 Constitution

Reservation of
Powers to the
States.

Art 3. The powers no
delegated to the United
States by the Constitution
thereof, nor prohibited by
it to the States, are reservec
to the States respectively, o
to the people thereof.

Art. 3. The powers no
delegated to the United
States by the Constitution
thereof, nor prohibited by
it to the States, are re
served to the States respec-
tively, or to the people
thereof.

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Right of people
to regulate gov-
ernment.

Art. 4. That the People
of this State have the sole
and exclusive right of regu-
lating the internal govern
ment and police thereof, as
a free, sovereign and inde
pendent State.

Art. 4. That the People
of this State have the sole
and exclusive right of regu-
lating the internal govern
ment and police thereof, as
a free, sovereign and inde-
pendent State.

Art. 3. That the people
of this State ought to have
the sole and exclusive right
of regulating the intern-
al government and police
thereof.

Art. 2. That the people of
this State ought to have the
sole and exclusive right of
regulating the internal gov-
ernment and police hereof.

2. That the people of this
State ought to have the sole
and exclusive right of regu-
lating the internal govern-
ment and police thereof.

 
 

Right to com-
mon law and
trial by jury.
Right to prop-
erty derived
from King.

Art. 5. That the Inhabi-
tants of Maryland are en-
titled to the Common Law
of England, and the trial
by Jury, according to the
course of that Law, and to
the benefit of such of the
English Statutes as existed
on the Fourth day of July,
seventeen hundred and sev-
enty-six; and which, by ex-
perience, have been found
applicable to their local and
other circumstances, and
have been introduced, used
and practiced by the Courts
of Law or Equity; and also
of all Acts of Assembly in
force on the first day of
June, eighteen hundred and
sixty-seven; except such as
may have since expired, or
may be inconsistent with
the provisions of this Con-
stitution; subject, neverthe-
less, to the revision of, and
amendment or repeal by,
the Legislature of this State.
And the Inhabitants of
Maryland are also entitled
to all property derived to
them from, or under the
Charter granted by His
Majesty Charles the First to
Caecilius Calvert, Baron of
Baltimore.

Art. 5. That the Inhabi-
tants of Maryland are en-
titled to the Common Law
of England, and the trial
by Jury, according to the
course of that Law, and to
the benefit of such of the
English Statutes as existed
on the Fourth day of July,
seventeen hundred and sev-
enty-six; and which, by
experience, have been found
applicable to their local and
other circumstances, and
lave been introduced, used
and practiced by the Courts
of Law or Equity; and also
of all Acts of Assembly in
force on the first day of
une, eighteen hundred and
ixty-seven; except such as
may have since expired, or
may be consistent with the
provisions of this Constitu-
tion; subject, nevertheless,
to the revision of, and
mendment or repeal by,
the Legislature of this
tate. And the Inhabitants
of Maryland are also en-
titled to all property de-
rived to them from, or
under the Charter granted
by His Majesty Charles the
first to Caecilius Calvert,
Baron of Baltimore.

Art. 4. That the inhabi-
tants of Maryland are en-
titled to the common law
of England, and the trial by
jury according to the course
of that law, and to the
benefit of such of the
English statutes as existed
on the fourth day of July,
seventeen hundred and sev-
enty-six, and which, by ex-
perience have been found
applicable to their local and
other circumstances, and
have been introduced, used
and practiced by the courts
of law or equity, and also
of all Acts of Assembly in
force on the first day of
June, eighteen hundred and
sixty-four, except such as
may have since expired, or
may be inconsistent with
the provisions of this Con-
titution, subject, neverthe-
less, to the revision of, and
mendment or repeal by the
Legislature of this State;
and the inhabitants of
Maryland are also entitled
to all property derived to
them from or under the
harter granted by his
Majesty Charles the First,
o Caecilius Calvert, Baron
F Baltimore.

Art. 3. That the inhabi-
tants of Maryland are en-
titled to the common law of
England, and the trial by
jury according to the course
of that law, and to the bene-
fit of such of the English
statutes as existed on the
fourth day of July, seventeen
hundred and seventy-six, and
which, by experience, have
been found applicable to
their local and other circum-
stances, and have been intro-
duced, used and practised by
the courts of law or equity,
and also of all acts of Assem-
bly in force on the first Mon-
day of November, eighteen
hundred and fifty, except
such as may have since ex-
pired, or may be altered by
this Constitution, subject,
nevertheless, to the revision
of, and amendment or repeal
by the Legislature of this
State; and the inhabitants of
Maryland are also entitled
to all property derived to
them from or under the
charter granted by his Maj-
esty Charles the First, to
Caecilius Calvert, Baron of
Baltimore.

3. That the inhabitants of
Maryland are entitled to the
common law of England, and
the trial. by jury, according
to the course of that law,
and to the benefit of such of
the English statutes, as ex-
isted at the time of their
first emigration, and which
by experience have been
found applicable to their
local and other circum-
stances, and of such others
as have been since made in
England, or Great-Britain,
and have been introduced,
used, and practised by the
courts of law or equity; and
also to all acts of assembly in
force on the first of June
seventeen hundred and sev-
enty-four, except such as
may have since expired,
or have been, or may be
altered by acts of Conven-
tion or this Declaration of
Rights, subject nevertheless
to the revision of, and
amendment or repeal by the
legislature of this State; and
the inhabitants of Maryland
are also entitled to all prop-
erty derived to them from or
under the charter granted by
his majesty Charles the first
to Caecilius Calvert baron of
Baltimore.

 
 

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