Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1858-05-06
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BY AUTHORITY.

LsAECUIINED EPARlM nj, ANNAPOLIS,
~ APRIL Is, 185s.-In compliance with the
requirements of the Act subjoined, which pass
ed at the January Session, 1858, Of the Gene
raj Assembly, chapter 255, the Governor directs
the publication of the same, which is entitled:
An. ACT. to prouide for the TALKING the.
ii. sense of the people upon ezpediemcy Of
calling a Conuentioa. to frame q Ne,o Con-
stitution and Form of Government for this
State, and to prouiae for the election OF
Delegates to said Conventiom.-
WHEREAS, experience has demonstrated the ex
'istence Of many and serious defects in the pre-
sent Constitution of this State, and it. is ne
cessary that the people should have speedy
relief from the Inconvenience arising there
) from; Therefore,
Section l. Be 1t enacted By the General as
sensbzy Of Maryland, That for the purpose of
aseertaining the sense of Che people of this State,
as to the expediency of calling Convention of
Delegates to be elected by the people to frame
a new Constitution and Form of Government,
it is hereby provided that on the fourth Wednes-
day Of May next, and at the same places where
city and county elections are now held by law
for the election of Delegates to the House of
Delegates, that every person entitled to vote In
in the election of Delegates to the General Assem-
bly, shall be entitled to vote with reference to the
question of a Convention to frame New Con-
stitution and Form of Government, by express
ing in writing or in printed form on the ballot
he may cast, fireworks "For Convention" or
the words against Convention, as the case
may be- and in case there be any blank ballots
cast at the said election, 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
people are to vote for OF against the said Con-
ton, in the same manner as notice is now CIV
ZEN of the election of Delegates to the General
Assembly.
Sec. g. A,sd be 1t enacted, That it shall be
the duty of the several Judges of election of this
State, who shall be appointed in the same man
ner as in cases of judges of election for Delegates
to the General Assembly, to receive, accurately
count and duly return the number of ballots so
cast for and against Convention, as the ease
may be, to the Clerks of the Circuit Courts, re-
apectively in the several counties of this State,
and to the Clerk of the Superior Court of Balt-
more city, as the same are now required to be
returned in the election of Delegates to the
House Of Delegates; and the several Clerks afore-
said, shall make return to the Governor, within
twenty days after said election, of the number
of ballots given for and against the call of a
the number of ballots in the case of an election
for the Governor of this State; and the laws
regulating the return for the election Of said
Governor, shall regulate, govern and apply to
the vote taken by the provisions of this act.
Sec. 8. A7d be 1t enacted, That as soon as
the Governor shall receive the returns as afore-
said, Of the number Of ballots cast in this State
for and against Convention, it shall be the
duty of said Governor to count and cast up the
same, and if upon counting and casting up the
returns as made to him, it shall appear to the
Governor, that majority Of the ballots cast are
] IN favor of call of Convention, the Governor
shall issue his proclamation announcing the re-
suit to the 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 We'd
nesday of October, eighteen hundred and fifty
eight, for Delegates to the Convention to frame a
New Constitution and Form of Government.
Sec. 4. And Be 1t enacted, That at the cleo
tion TO be held for Delegates to the Convention as