The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-03-30

this State, for their adoption or REJECTION, and
,he voter. shall on their ballo,E ria,uly des,y-
nate, their assent Or dissent 10 tho adoption Of
tho con st "a ion, submitted 10 them by the fol-
lowing words, written or printed IN their ballots
to vii: For the new Cons,nui ION" or Against
the new Constitution" wh,rh said ballots aha II be
counted by the Judges Of the election, and the
numhrr OF ballots given for against the atop-
ton Of the said institution submitted to the
people by tne convention, si'nIl lie returned to
the Go, ernor Of the State ci Maryland, by the
clerks aforesaid, within thirty day after the time
Of holding the election. and III case there sha II
he any hallui without the designation hsreinlc-
for. prescribed tho same shall not he counted
either for or against the adoption OF the c"'is'-
tuition, but a separate return ot the same slia u
be n,.dc by the Judges Of election as aioresa i'd.
Sec. o. And be il enacted That in case oft.e
refusal or neglect of the Judges Of the election
in any of the countins ofih,s State, or the City
of Baltimore or Howard Distinct, such Judge or
Judges refusing or nrglcc''ng. shall I've liable
TO the penalty anu Grtritu,e Of the RUN OF five
hundred dollars, 10 nv recovered by presontmeut
~ IN. gra ma uv, ii tie county, city or district
il which saiaj de az Judges reside, and on cot
.cthm ii snc'i JUICE ~ Judges Tor ,r>Vt-cs"'E ~
refusing 10 make ,F'c return Of the WI,nimr VI
vo, given tnr i2aust the dopiOn Oi the
saml corst,tul Ui ~ at SAID, or tsacv satstl
M the dIsctct "U OF W court Jeiur- whom hs "
their conticuon RAY he lad, ne subject also
I" i,"pr'so"m cut IN The county jail for the space
Of thirty days.
Sec 10. Ana h. it enacted, That any Senator
or Representative ID Congress or State Senator,
or any civil officer Of the Stare .. nitcd States
residing within the limits Of the State OF Mary
land for lively. months next preceding said elcc-
ton or members OF the fons. o, Delegates
shall he eligible to a Sfat in the convention IL
assemble az h"rc,mbctorc prescribld, without at
tsct,ng the Tenure Of their respective Offices.
Sec. H. And he it enacted, That when the
Governor shall receive he returns, OF the mum
bar ot ba llota cast IN thus State for the adnptu
oT re- -ctiun Of the Cons, tuition submitted by the
Convention 9th" people, and if upon counting
bnM Gnsfng np the returns as made L, hun, by
the Judg, Of election as here na"iurc pr,s lb!
il shall appear that majority Of the Legal v"-
tsrs of the - to, in favor Of the adoption oil
ths sand Constitution, he shall issue i,s pros.
l,inaiion to the people Of the State, G"rl r nc
the tact. and he shall take such s.srp sha he
required by the sad Constitution fr liz. ZANE to
90 ln,n operation and 10 supcrccdc the ola Con-
sI.uton Of this State.
sec l.. And bt it enacted That this bill
shal be published once a geek for six successive
".""s previous 10 the said first "Wednesday il,
May next in each newspaper published, ia the
State al Mar,,,nd.
See. 49, Aud he i. enacted. That ary ac, o,
sc's or parts o: acts inconsistent with tins not
he, aud ,t" same ere hereby repealed
State u .Nmyfand, to, rii;
"" .re", verify that Tic iorgoin. is "a fox an.
t!t!d ,"py OF an acl cntllcd ''un act TO pro.
A!n M'r li'r t.k,Hg t:'e sonsn Of The poopl,
ni"nl,i'e cxrcdrncy Of "a Hing Convention
to frame New CONSTITUTION and Form I"
t",rrninrnt ior this State, aud TO provide
Tor the eject OF delegates to such conven
IT," sd he General Assembly ol
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