Excerpt from The Maryland Constitution of 1851The original constitution Of Maryland, framed at an early period Of the Revolutionary War, remained for three quarters Of a century the fundamental law of the State, until it was superseded by the Constitution Of 1851. At the time of its formation the constitution was well adapted to the wants and circumstances Of the people. But the rapid growth Of population, and the great commercial and industrial development of the State rendered necessary the alteration of the constitution then framed, so as to con form to social and economic progress.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.