Constitution · Maryland

Md. Const. art. IV, § 13

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Constitution of Maryland
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October 2026

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All Public Commissions and Grants shall run thus: “The State of Maryland, etc.,” and shall be signed by the Governor, with the Seal of the State annexed; all writs and process shall run in the same style, and be tested, sealed and signed, as heretofore, or as may hereafter be, provided by Law; and all indictments shall conclude, “against the peace, government and dignity of the State.”

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