The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-03-23
Convention Act.

hlhS inc scnSc OF Inc people
upon the expediency of calling
a Convention to frame new
Constitution and form of Gov
eminent for this State, and to
provide for the election OF del.
egates to such Convention.
Sec. /. b.. it enacted by the General
Assenbl, OF Maryland, That Tor the
purpose OF asc,r,ang the sense of the
people OF this State, as to The expectancy
OF calling a convention Of delegates to
b. elected 10y the people TO frame new
constitution and form OF government, ex
cspt SO far as as regards the rights and re-
la,i ms existing between master and slave
as now established and sanctioned hy the
constitution and form Of government Of
this State, il is hereby recommended TO
the legal voters of the State that on the
second Wednesday in May next and at
the same pla es whore county and city
elections are now held that every per-
suA entitled to vote in the election OF del
esates to the General Assembly, shall
vote with reference to the question pro-
posed Ivy this act. By expressing in wri-
ting or printed form, on the ballot he
may cast the word dora Convent IN :"
or the words 'Asainst a Convrntlou,"
as the case may be, and in case th~le
should be any ballots without the drss-
nation heIeinbrto!" prescribed. the sane
shall not BIZ counted ti.,lrr for or against
Convention. bui parate ret, TN nf
the satnr shall! he made by the Judges OF
election as atcr, said, and it ii also lrovi-
ded that the slrriils Of the several coun-
tics, o! Howard District, and OF tn- City
Of Baltimore, shall give notice OF the
day on which under the provisions OF
this act. the peolle ale Iecor,mrn ed 10
assemble to vote for or against the said
Con, ent!oa in the same manner as no,ice
Is now given OF the election Of delegatcs
TO She General Assembly.
Sec. 9. Aud lie it craced, Tia, il shall ho
the duty nj II seward ud4"s ofplcc'on o this
safe 10 receive, accurately count, and duly re-
trrn the nuniinr OF ta!,ots 70 cast to the sever
G.! rSs O tie county Courts Of this sac as he
tumc ii e Low required to lie returned in the
election OF members 10 IT," House Of u, l'aatrs,
ami Vie tticfhl r"S Lir"St III tlLi ln1kr TO-
turn to the Governor w,l.in ten DAYS ll RI sad
sl-, l"i., tie nui,icr of b,llues given for or II
gan liz cai "i'n Conventions Md the ,.u,nb"r
IT bl,uk bail t, rast, 10 tho siruc manner MS
tl..v rc:urm lil' i.ilIilhr Of ballots i the Gov
81 oI OF til state, an. q avs re-, u!rt'ng the
,.lurns Tor the sad G"v,rnr, siall 'p.u e. go-
aud apply Ia the vote rrcuuINc.tcd to be-
ta,cn | y the rirv Sous fl j, set. aid Il jlhg.
sdgcs of tie c."tj, i,,i.iug IT, en'npy Il
z.,i, g.. l.
the sam" penalties as ne ar they wnnlt DO bv
The noncompliance VITA tho existing election
law ui tbs stat
S.'. :. And l,e it tn,cIeL, 1h,t s ronl as
ihc Governor snail frcn the r"trrnS of The
n.niher oiha uts cas-; IN th,. State ot or SO inst
convention, and blank ha'lu's cast. it shall be
lilo duty Of the Governor the CAancrllor Ct His
s'a'", and !lir ch,.i judy" oiihc court If Appeals
or n. r',r Of them, 81 pruce cd 10 count and
cas-, "p the san'c ans if upon counting and cast
ing up tie rat n,us rs made to him hr ,;is JUn.cs
oi ~eGl.on IN hrr.tu !rtnro prrsrrl,"d aud L
sha II nppcar 10 TIE 1nTctnur, CHanCrttur aud
t:fir! ln'sc OF the CURT OF Appeals, al ma
j.r,;y Of ,;c sid ,tiirrrf. tia, II ,ai,ry Of lc-
gnl rotcs OF tie sat" are III favor ola cal! uia
convention, the Governor sim II issie his pro.ia-
nation ORDERING clc.tion 10 he held in the
several counties AMI city of Ba ,imuic on the
kr,t " -,Ilrs'ay Of eepte,ni-r, egh,-en hundred
and fifty, for Dr'riairS 10 the convention to
tam" ew ctiiSti' and form al guvnrun,r II;
In huci manner an': under srcii regulations as
III. metcn'ilcr prov nri; FIoY,drd, Lat 1.-THE
(hanceIlor an, Chm Judge Shall retils" to act,
thsn tho G"rcrnnr snIi atom. pro-, e'd to dis
CHI .r.c' The duties specified IN ,hs s., lian.
Sec. 4. Aud he 1t ciracird, That N ii," ccc
tim To he laid ior delegates % the convention,
rs prescribed III the tiiifd SECTION Of Mi, act the
legal voters shall proceed. by bnn, to clrct
d'I gates TO the g n,cltou. " hose qualifications
shall hr ,!.r hiIc those required tor srnt
IN Tho loose OF Dcega,es, and each county and
tity ut Ba.tniDrc. sh all be uniucd to tn" M M:
nnMber Of Delegates TO tho cnnvantonns they
now have respectively in both ii"nsrs Of the
General Assembly al MARYLAND; md it is alpu
provided, that the Sheriff .f each county, Of
Howard District, and the Guy of Baltimore,
snail give notice that the vote is to BE- taken as
to II convention, as her, intctore provided for by
publication, al least once week for three weeks
le'cre the period liked by Tia" provisions of this
oct for the holding Of the same.
Sec. 5. And be it cnarrd, That the laws re-
Isiing to the election of Delegates to the Gene
raj Assembly, shall in all respects govern and
apply to tie election Of delegates TO tho said
con'en'ion and ii q said convention shall deter
mine on the validity ottte election and qualih-
cation OF lis members.
Ssc. 6. And be it enacted, That thc cb.ivcn.
ton, assembling in accordance it'll the call of
tho people, and this .acl Of aysen'bGy stall meet
Ut the city Of annapolis on the first Monday of
November eighteen hundred and hhv, and the
said convention shall continue in session from
day TO day, until the business iol which they
have hccn convened, shall be fully completed
and finished. and the cnmpansai ion of tho dele
gates 10 tue said convention shn Il be four dollars
DAY, and The mileage now allowed by Law to
ino'ocis al tile House Of Delegates $; and tho xaid
convention s'al have power 10 appoint such