Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-02-27

the House of Delegates. and the several clerks "a
foresad shall make return to the Governor with
in ten days after said election the number of ballots
igven for or against the call of convention, and
the number of blank ballots cast in the same man
ner they return the number of ballots for the
governor of this State, and the laws regulating
the returns for the said governor, shall regulate
govern and apply to the vote recommended to
be taken by the provisions of this act and Judge
or judges Of election failing to comply with the
provisions of this act, shall be liable to the same
penalties as he or they would be by the non-com-
pliance with the existing election laws Of this
State.
| Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That as as the
governor shall receive the returns of the number
of ballots cast in this State, for or against conven-
venon, and blank ballots casi it shall be the duty
OF the governor, the chancellor of this State, and
the chiet Judge of the court of appeals or majo-
rlty Of them to proceed to count and cast up toe
same and If upon casting up the returns as made to
HIM by judges of election as he einbefore pre-
scrlbed, it shall appear to the governor chancellor
aud chefjudge Of tho court OF appeals, or major
ty OF the said officers that ma oriy OF legal voters
OF the State 10 favor of a call Of a convention
the governor shall is~ue his proclamation ordering
an election to be held in the several counties and
city of Baltimore on the first "Wednesday of Sep
TENDER, eighteen hundred and Fl y, for delegatcs to
the convention to form constitution a cd form
OF go gernment in such manner and under such re-
9uldttODS DIS are UcFelNditGG pfOVlue0 PROVIDED,
that if the chancellor and chief Judge shall refp
to act, then the governor shall alone proceed TO d.
charge the duties specified in this section.
Sec A. And be it enacted, That at the election to
be held for delegates to the Convention as prescrib
ed in the third section Of this act the legal votes
shall proceed, by ballot, to elect delegates to the
convention, whose qualifications shall be the same
as those now required for seat in the Hou of
Delegates, and each county and city of Baltimore
shall be entitled to the number of delegates 10
the convention, as they now have respectively in
both houses of the General AS mbly Of MARYLAND :;
and it is also provided that the sheriff of each coln-
ty, Of Howard District, and ofthe city Of Ba tmote,
shall give notice that the vote is to be taken as 10
convention hereinbeSore provided for by public,
ton, at least week for three weeks before the
period fixed by the provisions of this act for holding
of the same.
Sec 5. And be it enacted, That the laws rel, :
ting to the election of delegates 10 the General .
seby, shall in all respects govern and apply to the
election of delegates to the sid convention and the
said convention shall determine on the validity O
the election and qualification o. its members.
Sec 6. And be it enacted, That the convention,
a"-embling in accordance with the call othe people,
and this act of assembly, shall meet at the city o.
Annapolis GU the fist Monday of November egI-
teen hundred and fifty, and the said convention shd
continue in session from day to day, until the bns-
ness for which they have been convened, shalt :
fully completed and fnsbed and the compensation
of the delegates to the aid convention shall be four
dollars day, and the mileage now allowed by law
to members of the House Of Delegates and the said
convention shall have power to appoint such clerks
and other officers, as may be deemed necessary 10
facilitate the transaction Of the business OF the
vention, and TO fix their conpeo ton, and that the
Treasurer Of the State of Maryland shall pay upon
the order of the President Of Said convention, to
each member thereof, the said sum OF four dollars
per day, and the mileage allowed by law to
members Of the House Of Delegates, IS herein pro-
vidcd, and shall also pay to the said clerks or other
officers, upon the order Of the said President such
compensation the said convention shall determine
10 allow.
Sec. 7. And be it enacted, That if any vacancy
or vacancies occur by death, resignation, other
wise in either of the deleg herenbefoe pro-
vided for, either before after the qualification of
said delegates, the sheriff of the county, Howard
district, Baltimore city, in whose delegation such
vacancy vacancies may occur, shall, upon lntor-
nation thereof by said delegation, or by the pres-
dent of said convention, by the governor of the
State, Immediately issue public notice for special
election to be held at the usua! places for holding
elections in said county, Howard district, or Bati
more city, in not less than five, nor more than ten
days after said notise, for the purpose of supplying
said vacancy vacancies.
Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That the constitution
reported and adopted by the convention assembled
as aforesaid, shall on the first Wednesday of Jure,
eighteen hundred and fifty one, be submitted to the
legal and qualified voters of the State, for their a
doption rejection. and the voters shall on their
ballots, plainly designated, express their assent or
dissent the adoption Of the constitution subm it.
ted to them by the following words, written or
printed on their ballots, to wit. "For the new Con-
sti,ution' or "a ganst the new Constitution, hich
said ballots shall be counted by the judges of cleo
ton, and the number of ballots given for against
the adoption of the said constitution submitted to
the people by the convention, shall be returned to
the governor of the State of Maryland by the clerk
aforesaid, within thirty days after the time Of hold
ing the election, and in there shall he any BAL
lots without the designation herein before prescrib
ed, the same shall not be counted either for or
against the adoption Of the constitution, but sepa-
rate return off the shall be made by the judges
of election as aforesaid.
Sec 9. And be it enacted That in case the re-
fusa neglect o. the judges of the election in any
of the counties of this State the city of Baltimore
or Howard District, such judge or judges reius-
ing or negecting, shall be liable to the penalty and
forfeiture of the sum of five hundred dollars, to be
recovered by presentment by the grand jury OF the
county, city district in which said judge orJudges
reside and on a conviction of such Judge or judges
for negecting or refusing to make the return of
the number of votes given for or against the adop-
ton of the said constitution aforesaid, he or she
shall in the discretion of the court before whom his
or their conviction may be had, he subject also to
imprisonment in the county Jail for the space of
thirty days.
Sec. 10. And be it enacted, That any senator
or representative in Congress or State senator, or
any civil officer of the State or United States re-
siding within the limits of the State of Maryland
for twelve months next preceding said election, or
members of the House of Delegates, shall be eligible
to a seat in the convention to assemble herein
before prescribed, without affecting the tenure of
their respective offices.
Sec. IL. And be it enacted, That when the
Governor shall receive the returns, of the number
of ballots in this State, for the adoption or re-
lection ofhe constitution submitted by the conven-
ton of the people, and if upon counting and cast