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Maryland Constitution of 1776
First constitution adopted by the U.S. state of Maryland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Maryland Constitution of 1776 was the first of four constitutions under which the U.S. 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 4 of that year.
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