St. Mary's beacon., 1858-04-29
TBY AUTHORITY.1
ExEcUr.vE DEPARTMENT }
.qnnapOl;s. .fprI 18th 1853. s

is entitled:
AN ACT to provide for taking the sense OF
,La ms aple upon the expediencv of calling
, Convention ~ franz New Constitution
o,d Form of Government for this State,
AMI 10 provide for the election oil Delegates
4, said Convention.
WHEREAS, experience has demonstrated the
.xi<tonre of MANY and serious detects IN
The nreSpnt Constitution of this State, and
;, is necessary that the people should have
sneedy relief frOm The inconvenlences asis-
ing ,hcrp.rom: Therefore.
SEcr,os |. B. it enacted By The General
assembly IF Maryland. Thai Tor the purpose
of asceria,uing the sense OF the people ot this
State. a To the expediency OF calling Con-
xen,,on of Delegates tn be- elected by the peo-
nls 10 frame n new Constitution and Form
ri Government. il is hereby provided that On
the fourth Wednesday Ct MAY next. and at
the same places where cIly and county eiec-
,,unS are now held bv law for the election Of
n.,erotps 10 the House of Delegates. that ev-
s,v rerSon entitled To vote IN thr election Of
D,.lerares 10 The General Assembly. shall be
.niIlie 10 vote with reference tU tie question
OF I Convention 10 frame 4 new CONSTITUTION
ami Form ot Government. bv expressing in
writing or IN printed tNT:E on ihe ballot he
may cast the words .'FOr 2 CCaven ION" or
ri,r words ~ ra'nst 4 ConEcnIoh. a. the
case NAV be-, an1 m case there be anv hlank
baiiols cast al sand election. the same STALL
not be colntPl the sheriff al Tie several
, counties and tie ci V 81 Baltimore, SHALL g,vs
| notice Of the dav on which by the provisions
of this act, the people 10 vote iOf or against
! the sad Convention. in the same manner as
notice is now = ven Of the election ot Dele
I gates 10 tho General Assembly.
So. 2. Ind 55 il en4cteI. That il shall he
tp dr.;y 0! the >"ve:al judgeS ot siecon OF
J tins SAT-, who shall b. ~ pointed IN the same
manner aS in cases of IuiG"S oi election Tor
! Delegates to tila General Assembly, 10 re-.
ce:ve. accurately count "nd duly Ie urn tho
! n,,rsb+r sf haliul~ 80 east iuT and against
! Convent on. a. tie case ,iiay be-. 10 the clerks
, oi the Circul Courts. 5pecuT"E, III tnr sew
era, counties Ui tiS State. and u :he clerk Ct
! The Superior C,uu Oi Baltimore cIjy, tho
same are now required I" b" returned IN tho
| election OF Delegates "a me House OF DeiA-
/ yates and the >-r.ra Clerks aforesaid, snail
: make return To the Govrrncr, witnIH I'.sniy
! DAYS after SAID election. Oi ~ number OF bal
, lots gwen for and against the "a!t al 4 Con-
! vcni,uu. in the same manner a they return
! the. uuli,,.r OF ballots ~ the ca>r q! an cec-
! ion ,ur inr. Governor Ut tn:s Stale: and the
! laws regulating the return Tor tie election Gf
sad Governor, shall regulate. govern ;,ui ap-
ply 10 the vote taken t.v tae prov .>ionS OF this
! at
! Sec. 3. .4nd be IL enacted. That as soon as
! ihe Goyernor shall. receive the returns as
aforesaid, OF the number ct ballots cas-, in this
State Tor and against a Convention. II shall be
| th.. duty OF sad Governor 20 count and cast
up the same, and Il upon coming am cast
ing up the nturuS as male - hIn!, IL shall
appta ar 10 tue Governor ';iat a MINORITY oi tho
I ballots cast are ~ favor .. call at C1nven-
| liDn, the Governor sia!! i.Sur MS proclma-
iion announcing the re>u.i 10 tie people Uf
the Stale. AM ordering an election To be held
IN the several counties oi ih> SiJts. and IN
| IjatImure cay, on The second Wednesday ot
October, pIgh'crn huuGrsI and !lt:ysighr. for
! Drisgates to the Convention ~ frame 4 new
Constitution and Form Cf Government.
Sec. 4. Ind be L ean'!ed. That at ne eec-
rioa TO be- held tor Crrgai"s Ia the CUnven-
ton as prescribed III III" third stc'ion of this
ac;. lar legal voters shall, bv ballot. -I"c; De-
+gaieS Ia a Convention and rGch county aud
baltimore city, shall he entitled ~ me same
Humter Of De!rgat.s To TIE Convention as
they now have respectively N botl Houses
Ui the General Assembly Of Ndry land; and
the laws relating TO the r.e2rIoo .: Delegates
TO the General Assembly, shai! III all respects
govern and apply 10 the election q Delegates
10 the said Convention. ald the SAID COnven
ton shall ielcrnne on the VALIDITY OF the
eject on and qua!I:IcaLon 81 It's members and
I any legal voter shall be eligible To a seat In
sad Convention.
Sec ). lind be Il earr!ti, Tha, the Dele
gates elected 10 saii Convention, shai! meet
at tue city OF Annapolis, On the iir,l Wednes-
day OF January, eighteen hundred and fifty
nine, and shall conUaue IA session until Ihe
! business for which they were convened shall
/ be fully completed and finished and the COM
pensalion oil said Delegates - said C)nven-
! tlon shall be lUur dollars per day during the
session thereof. an the mileage now allowed
by law TO members ot the House OF Delegates;
! and said Convention shall have power 10 ap-
point such clerks and other officers as may
/ be necessary To facilitate III" business of SAID
! Convention, and tue compensation of said
clerks and other officers shall be the same 40
/ Is now paid 10 similar clerks and officers OF
the House OF Delegates; and the SAID sum OF
( iOur dollars per day. and the mileage a!ore-
said to each Delegate I'D said Convention, and
the pay aforesaid Of the said clerks and other
officers Of said Convention, shall be paid TO
| them respectively. IN the same way and man
j ner As the per diem aud mileage oi Delegates
! TO, and pay of clerks aud other officers Of the
! House OF Delegates are now paid.
! Sec =. find be Il enacted, That If any va
cancy or vacancies occur by death, Tesigna-
ton or otherwise, IN either Of IiI- Delegations
,ereinbefore provided lor. either before or al
ter the qualification of said delegate, The sher-
III OF the county, or OF ihe city Oi Baltimore,
In whose delegation the vacancy or vacancies
NAV occur, shall, upon tine order OF the Gov
ernor OF this State, IL the Con ventIon shall noI
yet have assembled. or On the warrant oil The
President OF said Conve ntiOE, If SAID COnven-
ton shalI have assembled. immediately issue
public notice for holding special election TO
I5e held at the usual places for holding eipc-
tons IN the county, or Baltimore city. as The
case may be, in not less than Eve, nor more
than ten days after said notice. for the PUr-
pose OF supplying said vacancy or vacancies.
Sec. 7. .4nd be IL e,lacted, That in the case
Of refusal or neglect of any OF the JUICES OF
election. or .; any clerk Of the court, or sher-
iii of any county, or oi Baltimore ci'V' 70
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