St. Mary's beacon., 1858-04-29

NJ not less ,hanAxe hundrel dollars and 10
II, ,-isoptnent4b the Jail oil the county or city
who're such bofence NAV be committed. Tor a
term of nj less than SIX months.
Sec 8. .7nd be Il enacted, That the said
CsI1Teat;on shall hrst report and pass upon
Constitution { and Form OF Government by ar
n les and sections, and alter the same Shall
Ee so reported and passed upon bv articles
sid sections, then the said Con sti;uilon and
FORM OF Government shall be raSsed upcn
5y SAID Convention as whole instrument.
"a which the vote shall be taken by yeas anI
nays, and no Constitution an Form OF Gov
erGment shall be considered as adopted by
said Conye d.On, nor shall anv Constitution
aad Form OF Government be submitted 20 the
PEOPLE tor their adoption or rejection, which
does not upon the vote beng taken thereon
as whole instrument "a aiore>a,d, receive
abe votes OF majority OF the whole numcer
ot Delegates 10 said Convention.
Sec. 9. .7nd be Il enacEed. That the Con
s;itation and Form oil Government adopted
by the said Convention as Aforesaid, shall on
the frs; "Wednesday Of November. eighteen
hundred and tiity-nIne, be submitted 10 the
legal and qualified voters oil this State for their
adOptIQ ec;Ion, and the said voters shall
On Their JsS plainly designated cx press
their assent ofnlasent TO the adoption of the
Constitution andsForn of Government sub
mitted tOsihem rs aio.s salj, by the following
words written or printed on their ballots,
namely .'For the New GonsiIiuilor, !" or
s aaasssl tie New lenss.e fuan,D v-t:fcn sad
ballots shall be receskkd nssd accurately count
ed by the judges OF LIE State Elections held on
that day IN the sryeTSfcounieS o! ti!IS STATE,
and in Baltimore city, and the nuGIbrT "t the
ballots given Tor and against the adoption ol
the saId Constitution, as The case may b,
submitted TO the people as aiO"satd. shall be
returned by the SAID Judges Of Election 10 the
Clerks OF the Circuit Courts ut the several
countics of this State. and Clerk Of the Sill
periOr Court of Baltimore CITY. re >peci.vr!y, =,
within FIVE days after sand election. au,i Dv
said respective clerks returned 10 ~" Guy"cn-
or Of the State oi Na!y.and, within fifteen
days after Sald e!rcCon.
Sec 10. lind Lc Il enacted, Tat when lhe
Governor Sh1 receive Ih- HumtcT oi - turns
OF tie ballots cast IN :his SIa,c FOR the aLui!-
ton and rejection Ot IN" COa>;,iui.Gn ANA
Form OF Government submitted br the Cor
veui.On 10 the people as aforesaid. Il upon
counting AMI casling up the rctuTn> a made
10 hIm as aforesaid. II shall appear thai z
majority OF the ballots east are IN :avOr OF ihe
adOpt.on q! thu New Constitution and Form
OF GoVernmi"r;. h" shat issue h.> pfucama-
ton &c the people %! tie Stat" declaring the
same, and be shall take 81, IL s'"ps ~ sha.l
br required hy the sad Constitution Ia cau~"
the <auIe To 90 .nIn effect, and 10 superst,.e
the present CONSTITUTION ut t::is State: ana
should anY ballots hc last with any other de-
signailun tf,aa that pTe~c ihrC, ll.r sam" shall
not be counted tor or d.aiu,! the sdlh CoGs;!.
tuition.
Sec. II. .7Isd lie i! enacted. That il shall be
the duty OF The Governor To cause ;Ais act 10
be published once d week i"I III ree >urcrYsivr
weeks previous to the san i)Uf!h y r,:nr>-
C3I OF Nav next. III one newspaper IA "acm
Of III" counties Ui ta:S Statr wn;.." Il u-w>3I.
Cer is pub!!>hri. anI IN two newspapers pub
lIshcd In the CT, q: Galiitnnre.
Sec. -. .fad be i! enacted, That he SAID
Convention. II II shall assemble III Pursuance
ot this aci, shall have - power Or authority.
directly or indirectly. IN any manner whai>0-
ever. TO ai'er, amend or change, 1r Ia recon-
mend ans alterations Pn"E iatiun< or change,
ia any OF those parts. a'iic'es, sections or pro
visions a: the existing Constitution ami B'il
CT Rights, which recognise. project Or e;Ia5
lish the In>tilut on OF negro slavery, and the
relation OF master and Save IN this State.
Sec. Is. .9ad be ii enacted, That this act
shall take effect from TIE day Of rs passage.
By order of lhe Governor,
JAMES X. PARTRIDGE,
Secretary Of State.
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