Raynor HCA 2013-01
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Printed Broadsheet, two pages (one sheet), 12" x 18", headed "Constitution of Maryland, to be voted on the first Wednesday of June 1851" outlining the Declaration of Rights as well as the Constitution of the State of Maryland. The Maryland Constitution of 1776 was the first of four constitutions under which the state of Maryland has been governed. It was that state's basic law from its adoption in 1776 until the Maryland Constitution of 1851 took effect on July 4th of that year. The document included a Declaration of Rights which was defined in 42 articles.. This, among other things, ended the position of the Church of England as the state-supported religion, and granted all Christians, including Roman Catholics, freedom of worship. Free blacks who met the property qualifications continued to be eligible to vote. The declaration was more than a bill of rights, which enunciates certain rights which are reserved to the people. The declaration stated that all power emanated from the people and that the governors were accountable to the people. The CONSTITUTION was defined by three articles, Elective Franchise, Executive Department, and Legislative Department. VG. .
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