St. Mary's beacon., 1858-05-06

o. nci less tkan .hve hundred dollars and N
imprisonment IN the jail of the county or CITY
"nere such offence may be committed. for a
Term oi not less than six months.
Sec 3. .1Rd be q enacted. Tha, The said
Convention shall hrst report and pass up1n a
CONSTITUTION and Form Of Government, hv ar.
.'cieS and sections, aad after the same Shall
oe so reported and passed upon by articles
ana sections, then the said Constitution and
FORM OF Government shall he passed upcn
ny Said Convention as 4 whole instrument.
on which the vote shall be taken by yeas and
nays, and no Constitution and Form Of Gov
efnnent SHALL be considered as adopted bv
Sai1 Sonve hi0n, nor shall any Constitution
"hd Forin OF Government be submitted 20 the
people Tor their adoption or rejection. which
doeS not upon the vote being taken thereon
as Whole instrument as aforesaid. receive
tue votes oil a majority oil the whole numoel
o. Delegates 10 said Convention.
Sec. y. fad Be IL enacted. Tha, the Con.
stltution and Form Of Cioyernment aJon,ad
6y the said Convention as aforesaid. shall an
the irst Wednesday of November. eighteen
hundred and tiity-nIne, be submitted 10 ia,
'egal and qualified voters of this State tor ihei.
adoption or rejection, and the said voters shall
on their ballots, plainly designated. express
their assent or dissent TO the adoption OF the
Constitution and Form OF Government sub
United TO them as atort SAID, by the following
words written or printed on their ballots
namely ''For the New Constitution" OF
a gaInst the New Constitution which said
ballots shall be received and accurately count
| ed hy the judges OF the State Election held on
mat cay IN the several counties oil this State
anu In l5atIImoTe city, and the number OF the
DiiiOiS gwen Tor aud against tue adoption oI
'he Said Constitution, aS the case NAV be
submitted TO the people as aforesaid, shall be
returned by the SAID Judges of Election 10 the
A'IeTkS oi the Circuit Courts OF the several
c"un'cS OF lhiS State. and Clerk OF the IS,l-
pesior Court OF Baltimore city, respectively
within hve days after said election. and bv
| 3aIu respective clerks returned 10 the Govern.
or oil the State OF Maryland, within fifteen
/ days after said election
! Sec. 10. fad be IL enacted. That when III.
Governor shall receive the number of return.
OF the ballots cast in :hIS Stale for the adOp
ton and rejection Of the Constitution amt
: Form OF Government submitted by the Con
venton to the peUple as Aforesaid, If upor
counting and casting up the returns as made
10 hun as aforesaid, shall appear that
majority OF the ballots cast are in favor of th,
.. adoption OF the New Constitution and Form
OF Government, he shall issue his procama
ton to the people Of the State declaring th,
] same, anti he shall iake SUI h steps as shall
b" required by the said Constitution 10 caus
the same TO 60 into effect, and TO Suppressed
The present Constitution Of this State; an,
should any ballots he EAST with anv other de
i >IgnatIon than that prescribed, The same ShaI
not be counted for or against the said Consti
tuition.
Sec IL. Ind be IL enacted. That it shall b
the duty of The Governor TO cause this act l.
be published once week for three succesSiv
weeks previous 10 the said fourth WedneS
day of May next. in one newspaper in eac
oi the counties oI this State where newSpa
per is published, and in two newspapers pub
iIsaed IN the city OF Baltimore.
+ Sec. l2. find be It eaacted. That the sal
ConvenioH. II II shall ensemble in pursuanc
Ut this act, shall have Hn power or AUTHORITY
',..erHi o: indirectly. IN any manner wnat>C
; ever. to alter, amend or change. or TO recon-
mend any alterations, enRendaton> or change
IN any oi those parts. ARTICLES, sections or pre-
. visions Of the existing Constitution and B.
, OF Rights, which recognise. protect or eslal
lish the institution Of n+gao slavery, and it
relation OF master and s!a%e in this State
, Sec l3. ind be il enasisd. That ,his az
: sinai! take effect from the a$y of its passage
By orter Of tI.e GovorGpr.
t ! JAMES Il. EAt3TRIDGE,
Secretary Of Safe.
, April 90, l65s-3w.