The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-05-04
t,uDycnliGIi Act,

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a Convention to frame a new
Constitution auI form Of Gov
eminent Tor this State, and to
provide for the election OF del
cgates to such Convention.
Sec. /. b. it enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland, That for The
purpose of asccrtaing the sense Of the
people of this State, as 10 the cXpcdiency
Of calling convention Of delegates to
be elected by the people to frame a new
constitution and form Of government, cx
capt so far as as regards the rights and re-
iations existing between master and slave
as now established and sanctioned by the
constitution and form OF government OF
This State, it is hereby recommended TO
the legal voters Of the State that on the
second Wednesday in May next and at
the same pla' es where county and city
elections are now held that every per
son entitled to vote in the election OF del
esates to the General Assembly, shall
vote with reference to the question pro.
posed by this act. by eXpr, 2sing in wri-
linz or printed form, on the ballot be
may cast the word 'sFora Convention p
or til" words against a Conventron,'
as the case may be, and IN case there
should be any ballots without the drsi.;-
nation hcreinbeiore prescribed, the same
shall not be counted either for or against
a Convention iuf n SpDarait, r,tlru 1f
the same shall be made by the Judges OF
-.Iert;,n as aforesaid and i i also rrovi-
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Wv" ''", WY ''' ,'''' W '''> ~ ''' ,"'''-
u'S, ni iiONard LIS riCt, ana OF Inc Iity
OF Baltimore. shall give notice OF the
I,,. an which undnr tha prOy,sinnc al
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'''' "I' Wv ~ wye. CIV WV. NY ''"N" W
assemble 10 vote lor or iEalhSl lhe sand
Convention in the same manner as nt!cc
,S ,,,,,v rivnn of tLn rIrc,iou ol 1nlprntas
~ .'' o'"''' - HH~'''"'t
sec = ana he II r'.at'ed, unt IL snail be
'hc ""'y oi me several i"l"S OF "Irc''n o. 'h'S
stat: 10 receive accurately count, ana duly re-
urn the number OF oAlIo'SSn cast to the several
'hf"' OF TIE county Ioor'S Oh lIi' STATE rs the
same H.c h"" required !" be returned III the
ctc,l'h OF hl'n,prFf 70 u" iinuS@ OF 'o'r2"'ts,
hhd Inc several '''rNs Aforesaid H!'"'' mahn re-
li'i' 10 'hr N"V't'"' WI,hn zen H'lS aIIct SAID
rn'ft"", t'e hH'iNer "' "Allo'S "IVen Tor or a.
I'm i IN" en- OF Il 'ohV"'''o'' ana Tic number
OF blank ballots cast, 10 li'" same manner as
lh"y return 'he Num-" "i "h'iotS ior tin 'i"F-
cf"oi OF ih's STATE, ana i'e laws regulating The
returns tor the sand Governor, Shall regulate, 20
V'rn aud Apply 10 t"H vote recommended 10 be
taken hy nae provisions Ct lhlS acl. and lnage
or uu4t" u! I've election '"''"g 10 comply WIN
WIN Inc p'"''S"h" OF t''S act SiaIi DC 'lRhc 10
'ne same Pch%i''eS Us nc or t''v N"'" De ny
ne noncompliance VITA Tile eAist'I% ciectoh
laws "i inns state.
Sec o. Ana hclt enacted, mat as soon as
The Governor shall receive the returns OF the
Number OF ballots cast III ihs State tor or against
/" convention, ana blank ballots east ~ snail be
Tue "n.y OF t"e governor, l'e Ihahce'or u TINS
Slat"' ana inc cn,ti Jadge OF the court oil APPc'
Ut "'"iur'S o' 'hc'i ~ Pfocpe" 10 count ana
c"N' Wy the sa"'e' anu " ',P"" cunning an" cast
n2 up inc ic'"ii's aS ,''"ec 10 INN ny J. JUDGES
OF eieenoh as hefe'noe'oro Pfesct'oeo' ana IL
Shall appear 10 '"' GOVERNOR 'hahcenor ana
lhir' Judge "i ti'e I"uFI OF hPPea'S' or ma
lurty oi lhe Stld u'i'ccrS' Niae "al!f"y OF ie-
cal voters u t''e .''a'e are III la'or VI call OF d
convention, we boVefh"r S'lA'l Issue ms pfoVi"-
ma'"n ot"tIl"- an e'c"'"' W nc "e'a III me
several tu"i'''H "',l CRY U! b''t'''oir on me
iESt W v"",S"'N oi oeP'e'loc', e'9"'"'" h''i'"Fe"
ana my Aot bII'2"'c' 10 inc CONVENTION 10
'''iile nc" 'o"S''J''"h 'hu '''!'' o. @pNe'hhfht
ia "ucf manner an" "hutf S"ci ft@Hnit'ons as
are "e'e,ha'''F prov 'ttu' ilo''u%n' nat II uie
I''hte"oI ana N"'r' Judge 'Ah'' fc'"S" 10 act
'heh the governor s""H "1""e pfocccd TO us
Charge Tue dulles SPeciAsu III lnIS srctuh.
sec a. Hn" nc u c""c'e", nav III '''c e''c'
NO" l" NC "tiu 'or "e'tSattS 10 t"c convention,
Us plcSt''"o" III we '''" Set''oh "' '"'S acI. we
Ire4' Ho'F" S""II Pf"oec'' n.y. h"II"'' 10 eject
delegates 70 'Nr convention, whose i'aIiiieatiohS
SlAi 'r vac s""r Nv '"oSe 10" required LOT seat
III We i!o'Se Oh De.e9ateF, ana eacH county ana
city oi i5nHi'"orc' s'!Il be chll'cd 10 lhc same
"l |c'c2at's 10 the collVtht''haS lhcV
VOW nave respectively ~ both Houses oi lHe
NehcI"' Assembly OF -''rY'ai'"i an" 1t Is a'So
PTuNiheo, mat 'ile Sheilii q eacI county, OF
tl""aTu DlsHc', ana inc Nity OF bAIlliioIc,
shall give nOtICe mat Inc vote Is to be taken as