The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-04-24
Co.'S Of AlarrInn0.
PUBLISHED EY AUTHORITY.


Goycmordirccts the publication of the same,
with is entitled:
in ACT 10 pr0ridC jor the trt7ng Of hc scnSc
Of tie pgs}hc upmt the c,pc8irHry n calling
C1arcati0n 10 frame 4 Near Constitution aad
foJm Of Government jo, this Sidif, end to
Prormc for the election Of Delegates 10 sad
COHrtnijOh.
WHEREAS, experience hes demonstrated the
existence Of many aud serious defects in
the present Constitution OF this State, and
il is necessary that the people should have
speedy relief from the inconyenicnces
arising thcrrirom; Therefore,
Section !. BE il eaacied by lie GcacrQi is
seu,biy Of MGryioad, That for the purpose of
aSCrrialnlnT the sense OF the people Of this
State. as to the cXpediency Of calling con-
vcutiun ofDeleSatcs 10 be elected by the PEG
pie to iIahlG a new Constitution and Form OF
Government, it is hereby provided that on
the fourth Wednesday Of May next, and at
the same places where city and county cleo
tiolis are NOW held by law for the election oi
Delegates to the House Of Delegates, that
every person entitled to vote in the election
Of Dele-ates to the General Assembly. shall
be entitled to vote with reference to the
question ola convention 10 frame Il New
Constitution and Form Of Governments hy
expressing in writing or in printed form on
= Convention :, ar th,. ,y"r1s "a ,,,i,,xt =, C,,
yention. ), as the case NAV III. and in c,Sc
There he aov hIank haIIots east If said .l,.,-
tlon the same shall not be counted the
sheriff of the several counties and the city. Of
Baltimore, shall give notice Of the day on
which by the provisions OF this act, the pco-
pie are 10 vote for oragaust the said cUnYcn-
ti"n. i'll the same manner as notice is now
given of the election of DELEGATES to tLr
General Assembly.
SEC, .. .}ud be il enacted. That i, shall Le
the duty of fine several iudtns of election of
this State. who shall be arpuiutrd in tie same
manner a. in cases of indies of election for
DELEGATES to fine General Assembly to rn.
ccive, accurately coun, and duly return the
number Of ballots so cast for and against n
convention AS the case NAV he to thc clerks
of the circuit courts. respectively. in III,
several conuties of His Stats and tn ~.
clerk of the slIpcrior court of Baltimore CITY
as the same are now reurirrd f. he r,turrd
in the election of DELEGATES 10 thc Uonsn Of
DELEGATES: and the several cIorks aforesaid
Shall make return to the Governor. w;tI,m
twenty DAYS after said election. of fine NM
Der of ballots given for and AGAINST fine can
of n convention. I'm thc same manner os ,hnv
return the number of lr,lIots in lhn ease If
the election for the Goyrrnur of his Stotn
and the laws REGULATING fine return for rho
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