St. Mary's beacon., 1858-05-20

public notice for holding a special election 20
be held at the usual places for holding elee-
ilons IN the county, or Baltimore city, as The
case may be. in not less than FIVE. nor more
than ten days after said notice. for the pur-
pose OF supplying said vacancy or vacancies.
Sec I. had be 10 enacted. That in the case
of refusal or neglect ut any OF the judges OF
election. or OF any clerk of the court. or sheF-
ut at any county, or OF Baltimore cIiv. 10
make any OF the returns. or perform any oi
the duties required Uf III I'm respectfully, hy
g provisions o: this act. such Judge. clerk. or
sheriff 30 refusing or neg.cIino. shall be la
tie 10 Indictment for such offence, and upon
convection thereof. shall bsSen;enced 10 a Gae
OF not Jess than five hundred dollars and 10
imprisonment IN The iaii of the county or city
where such offence may 10 committed, for n
term OF not ieSs Than SIX months.
Sec &. Had be /! enacted. That Iha SAID
Convention shall inst report and pass upon a
Constitution ami Form OF Government by ar
uc.cS and sections, and after tie sane shall
be so reported and passed upon hy articles
and sections, then the said Constitution and
Form o. Government shall he passed upon
bv said Convention as whole instrument.
on which the vote shalt be taken by yeas and
nays, and no Constitution and Form ot Gov
erameni shall be considered as adopted BY
said Conve hiun, nor shall any Constitution
anil Form OF Government be submitted 20 the
people for their adoption or rejection, which
does not upon the vote being taken thereon
as a whole instrument "a aforesaid, receive
the votes Of majority OF the whole numoer
OF Delegates 10 said Convention.
Sec. 9. .7ad be Il enacted. That the Con
st!lution and Form OF Government adopted
by the said Convention as aforesaid, shall on
the first "Wednesday of November, eighteen
hundred and fii;v-nIne, be submitted 10 the
legal and qualified voters of this State for their
adoption or rejection, and the said voters shall
ON their ballots, plainly designated, express
their assent or dissent TO the adoption OF the
Constitution and Form Of Government sub
mitied 10 them as atort SAID, bv the following
words written or printed on their ballots.
namely Fer the New Constitution" or
Against the New Constitution" which SAID
ballots shall be received and accurately count
ej by the judges OF the State Election held on
that Gav in the several counties ot this State,
and in Baltimore city, and the number OF the
ballots given for and against the adoption OF
the sand Constitution. as the case may be.
submitted TO the people as aforesaid. shall be
returned by the said Judges OF Election TO the
Clerks OF the Circuit Courts of the several
counties of this State. and Clerk Of the Su-
perior Court Of Baltimore CITY respectively.
within five davs after said election. and by
said respective clerks returned 10 the Govern
or OF the State OF Maryland, within fifteen
days after said election.
Sec. 10. Ind be II enacted. That when the
Governor sha' receive the number of returns
of the ballots cast IN :hIs Stale for The aGop
ton and rejection OF the Constitution and
Form of Government submitted by the Con-
vent:on to the people as aforesaid. If upon
counting and casting up the returns as made
10 him as aforesaid. 1t shall appear that a
majority OF the ballots cast are in favor OF the
adoption of the New Constitution and Form
OF Government. he shall issue his proc'ana-
ton TO the people Of the State declaring the
same, and he shall take such steps aS shall
be required by the said Constitution To cause
the same TO go into effect and 10 SuperSeGe
the present Constitution OF this State; and
should any ballots he cast with any other de-
signation than that prescribed. the same shall
not be counted for or against the SAID ConStl-
tuition.
Sec II. ind be il enacted. That it shall be
the duty Of the Governor 10 cause this act TO
be published once a week for three successive
weeks previous to the said fourth WecneS-
day oi May next. in one newspaper in eacn
OF the counties OF this State where new<pa-
per is published. and in two newspapers pub,
lIshed in the city oi Baltimore.
See. II. Ind be IL enacted, That the said
Convention, il 1t shall assemble in pursuance
of this act, shall have no power or authority,
directl, or indirectly. IN any manner whatso-
ever. to alter, amend or change, or TO recon-
mend any alterations, emendalIOns or change,
in any oil those parts. articles. sections or pro
visions of the existing Constitution and Bill
of Rights. which recognise, protect or estab
lish the institution Of negro slavery, and the
relation OF master and slave in this State.
See. 8. find be It enacted. That this act
shall take effect from the day of its passage.
Bv order Of the Governor.
JAMES II. PARTRIDGE,
Secretary of State.
April %, le5s-3w.