The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-04-13

inns State, Tor their adoption or rejection and
| the foters shall on Their ballots, plainly deslg
! nate, Their assent or dissent to the adoption Of
| the consitu ion, submitted to them by the fol
lowing words written or printed on their ballots.
10 wit: "For the new CONSTITUTIONS or Against
the new Constiluiion :" which said ba lols sia be
counted by the judges of the election, and the
number Of ballots gwen for or against the aGop-
ton of the said constitution submitted TO the
people by the convention, shall be returned to
the Gov rnor of the State Of Mar yhnd by the
clerks aforesaid within thirty da Us atIer the time
of holding the election, and in case there sha IL
10 any bu llots without the designation hereinbe
fore prescribed, the same shall not be counted
, thcr for or against the adoption OF the c0ns'l-
tuition, but separate rCtnrn OF the same siid II
be made by the Judges Of election as aforesaid.
Sec. 9. And he it enacted, That in case oil the
lctilsal or negcc Of the Judges Of lhe election
in any of the counties oflhis State, or the City
OF Baltimore or Howard District, such Ju''ge Or
Judges SO refusing or ncgiectng. shall DC liable
TO the penalty ana forfeiture OF the sum OF 1--we
hundred dollars, 10 be recovered by prcsentmeni
IVY the grand jury Of the county, city or district
i'll which saidju]ge or judges reside, and on Il con
'lctlon OF such judge or Judges for "eglcctng Or
refusing to make the return OF the member OF
votes given for or against the adoption OF the
said constitution as aiore.aid, he or they shall
their conliction may be had, be subject also
10 Imprisonment III 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 tine Stare OF ntcd States
residing within the limits Of the State OF Mary
land Tor twelve months next preceding said cleo
ton or members of tho House Of Deiegat ties,
shall be eligible to Il seat in the convention to
t,..
icctng the tenure Of their respective Offices.
Sec. ! l. And he il enacted That when the
Governor shall receive The returns, OF the mum
Der OF ba ots cast in this State, tof the adoption
or re- lection Of the Cousl tuition submitted by the
Con ention oithc people, and il upon counting
and casting up the returns as made to hin, by
the Iudg, of election as hercnbctore prescribed
IL shall appear that majority OF the legal vo-
tiers OF the State, arc in favor OF the adoption OF
| he said constitution, he shall ISSUE his proc
lanalion TO ti,o people Of the safe, declaring
the fact, and he shall take such slsep shn II be-
required by the said Constitution for the Same to
20 rrto operation and to supetccdc the old Con-
Siinilon Of this State.
Sec. Il. And be il enacted, That this bill
| shall he published once woek forsix successive
| weeks previous to the said first Wednesday in
May next. IN each newspaper published III tho
State of Maryland.
| Sec. 49, And be it enacted, Tint any act or
| acts parts Of acts inconsistent with this act,
he, and the same are hereby repealed.
State IF maryland, to Uit:
We hereby certify that the foregoing is full and
| tru. copy al an act entitled "an act TO pro-
vide for the taking the sense Of the people
upon the eypediency of calling Convention,
10 frame u New Constitution and Form vi
Government for this State, and to provide
! for the electiun of delrpatrs to Sucl Cuuypn :
tion," which passed the General Assembly VI
| Mary and at December session, lSI9.
Given under our hands at the City Of Annsp.
oils, on this lAth day Of March, 1850.
| GEORGE G. BREWER,
| Clerk House of Delegate. Of Md.
JOS. II. NICHOLSON,
! March %. Sow Clerk Senate of Md.