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MSA SC 5339-159-1
CollectionResearch and Educational Projects at the Maryland State Archives
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Dates1861/04
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April 1861 Special Session held in Frederick, MD.

April 22nd proclamation issued by Governor Hicks calling for a session to meet in Annapolis on Friday, April 26. Published in the Sun on April 23, 1861 (p. 2).

As Annapolis was occupied by federal troops, Governor Hicks issued a second proclamation on April 24th, this time instructing that the General Assmebly meet at the courthouse in Frederick rather than Annapolis. Published in the Sun on April 25, 1861 (p. 2). Article II sec. 16 states that "whenever from the presence of an enemy, or from any other cause, the Seat of Government shall become an unsafe place for the meeting of the Legislature, he may direct their sessions to be held at some other convenient place."

Carl N. Everstine. The General Assembly of Maryland 1850-1920 (Charlottesville, Va: The Michie Company, 1984), 97-109.

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