The Maryland State Constitution A Reference Guide

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• Law » Constitutional Law
• Law » Legal History
• Law » Law (General)

Reviews:

• Law librarians interviewed for this story all welcomed news about the release of Friedman's book."I think there's always a need in small state like Maryland to expand any type of legal information, anything targeted for a particular state as far as legal research," said Maryland State Law Library Director Steven P. Anderson. Retired Court of Appeals Judge Robert L. Karwacki noted the book is much needed and long overdue. He wrote the foreword to Friedman's book.While he certainly recommends the book to lawyers and judges, Karwacki also hopes it will provoke an interest in teaching the state constitution to the general public as well."I'm always a little distressed by the absence of any teaching of Maryland history in schools, private and public. I hope this would spur someone in the education system to use this as a text really of what Maryland government is about. It's quite a good example of a fine history as well as being a good legal tome," he said.
  —Daily Record December 2, 2005

Table of Contents:

• Series Foreword by G. Alan Tarr
• Foreword by Judge Robert L. Karwacki
• Acknowledgments
• Preface
• The Constitutional History of Maryland
• The Maryland Constitution of 1776
• The Maryland Constitution of 1850-1851
• The Maryland Constitution of 1864
• The Maryland Constitution of 1867
• The Proposed Maryland Constitution of 1967-1968
• Maryland Constitution and Commentary
• Declaration of Rights
• Article I: Elective Franchise
• Article II: Executive Department
• Article III: Legislative Department
• Article IV: Judicial Department
• Article V: Attorney-General and State's Attorneys
• Article VI: Treasury Department
• Article VII: Sundry Officers
• Article VIII: Education
• Article IX: Militia and Military Affairs
• Article X: Labor and Agriculture
• Article XI: City of Baltimore
• Article XI-A: Local Legislation
• Article XI-B: City of Baltimore--Land Development and Redevelopment
• Article XI-C: Off-Street Parking
• Article XI-D: Port Development
• Article XI-E: Municipal Corporations
• Article XI-F: Home Rule for Code Counties
• Article XI-G: City of Baltimore--Residential Rehabilitation and Commercial Financing Loans
• Article XI-H: City of Baltimore--Residential Financing Loans
• Article XI-I: City of Baltimore--Industrial Financing Loans
• Article XII: Public Works
• Article XIII: New Counties
• Article XIV: Amendments to the Constitution
• Article XV: Miscellaneous
• Article XVI: The Referendum
• Article XVII: Quadrennial Elections
• Article XVIII: Provisions of Limited Duration
• Bibliographical Essay
• Tables of Cases
• Index