The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-05-01
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PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.


with Is entitled:
IN ACT to proriic for the taking Of he sense
Of the peopie upon The erpcd'ency Of cutting a
| Contention 10 frame q Ncir Constitution anil
Form Of Gorernmeat for NiS State, and 10
| pror'ds for the election Of Delegates 10 sad
! Convention.
! WnEnEAs, experience has demonstrated the
existence of many and serious defects in
the present Constitution Of this State, and
it is necessary that the people should have
speedy relief from the mconyeniences
arising tlerelrom; Therefore,
| SECTION l. BE IL cuucfea by The General Is
! Sembiy n Uqrgiuni, y aat for the purpose of
asccstaining the sense II the people OF this
State. as to the expectancy Of allng u con-
| vention otDelcgatcs to Sc elected by the peo-
| pie TO irI.le IL new Constitution ald Form Of
| Government, il is hereby provided hat on
the fourth Wednesday al May next and at
the same places where city and county cleo
tions are now held by Law for the election of
| Delegates 10 the House Of Delegates, that
| every person entitled to vote in the election
Of Delegates to the General Assembly, shall
| be entitled to vote with reference to the
| question OF a convention to frame New
| Constitution AMI Form of Government, 10y
| expressing III writing or in printed form on
! Tue ballot that lac may cas-, the words /" For
/ 4 Convention" or the words ~ gunst Cul,-
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| sheriff OF the several counties and the city Of
| Baltimore, shall give notice Of the day on
! winch by the prov iS0nS of this act, the pe0~
! PIE are to vote for Oraganat the SAID cOnyen-
ton, III the same manner notice is now
given of the election Of Delegates to the
| General Assembly.
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! provisions G, this act.
| SEC. 3. .71a be II enacted, That as soon as
the Governor shall receive the returns AS
aforesaid, OF tha number of ballots cast in
this State for and against y convention, it
shall be duty OF said Governor to count and
cast mp the same. and If upon couutipp and
casting up the retrrlis as made to him, ii
shall appear TO the Governor, that maiority
OF the ballots cast are favor of a call Of
convention, tho Governor shall issue his,
proclamation announcing the result to ~
people Of the State, and ordering an election
TO be held in the several counties of this
state, and in Baltimore city, on the second
| " cdneSlay OF October. eighteen hundred
aud Gfty-eight, for Delegates to the convou-
ton to frame New Constitution and Form
Of Government
SEC. ind b. enacted, That ut the cleo
ton to be held fer Delegates to the conyen-
ton as prescribed in the third section OF this
act, the legal voters shall, by ballot, elect
Dele gates to convention and each county,
and Baltimore city, shall be entitled to the
same number of Delegates to the convention
u they now have respectively in both uouscs
| of the General Assembly Of MARYLAND and
the laws relating to the election OF DELEGATES
to the General Assembly. shall in ali rpsnects
govern and apply to the election of D,l.pot,.s
to the said convention, and the said coI,yen-
ton shall determine on the validity Of tn.
election and ratification of its members
and any legal voter shall be cliaibIe 10 Il seat
in said convention