St. Mary's beacon., 1858-05-06
rBY AUTHORITY
ExEcUrIvE DCPARrNENr.
.i.aGpOlis. .Aprl l5Gh 1853.

na<sed at the January session. 1888. of the
Esueral Assembly, chapter 255, the Govern
A. d;rec,s the publication OF the same, which
y enti,led:
an ACT 10 provide for taking the sense of
the uople upon the expediency of caIliag
a Convention 10 frame New Constitution
and Form of Government for this State,
and TO provide for the electIon Of Delegates
20 said Convention.
WsrREAs, experience has demonstrated the
existence OF many and serious defects in
she presenl Constitution Of this State, and
MS necessary that the people should have
speedy re!ief from the Inconvenience aris
ing thereirom; Therefore,
Srcr,ox |. Be Il enacted By the General
.as,eB,bly # Maryland, That for the purpos4.
uT ascerialning the sense Of the people of this
S,.,s. aS 10 the expedIency OF calling Con-
Ven,ion of Delegates TO Of elected by the peo-
n. 10 frame a new Constitution and Form
,be sourth Wednesday OF May next, aud a;
the same places where city and county eleC-
fam. are now held by law far the election OF
Delegates 10 the House of Delegates. that ev-
~rv person entitled TO vote in the election of
lteiPw1feS
entitled 10 vote with reference to the question
Of Convention to frame new Constitution
and Form OF Government. by expressing in
writing or IN printed form on the ballot he
NAV east, the words "FOr Convention" or
the words ''Ag gaInSt a Convention" as the
caSe NAV BE-, aud in case there be any blank
ballots east at sand election. the same shall
not be counted the sheriff OF the several
counties and the civ OF Baltimore, shall give
notice of the day on which by the provisions
,f this act, the people are 10 vote for or against
the said Convention, IN the same manner as
notice is now given cf the election of Dele
gates to the General Assembly.
Se:. 2. Had be Il enacted. That il shall he
n. duty o! the several judges OF election o
this State, who shall be appointed in the same
manner a. in cases of Judges of election .or
Delegates 10 the General Assembly, 10 re
ceive, accurately count and duly re- urn the
numiter ii ballots SD cast Tor and against a
Convent on. i, the case may be. to the clerks
Ul the CIRCUIT Courts. respectively, in the sev-
PTal counties III this State. and 10 the clerk of
tie superior Court Of Baltimore city, as the
Aalne are now required To be returned M the
election Of Delegates To- the House OF Dele
gates; and the several Clerks aforesaid, shall
make return 10 the Governor, within twenty
davs after said election, OF !he number of bal
lots given for aud against the call oI a Con-
VenlIIn. IA the same manner as they return
the number OF ballots in the case OF an el.c-
iiun Tor the Governor Of this State; and the
laws regulating the return for the election of
sa:d Governor, shall regulate, govern and aD-
ply to lhe vote taken by the provisions OF this
act.
Sec. 5. Ind be It enacted, Thrt aS soon aS
the Governor shall rtcrive the returns a.
aforesaid, oil The number ot ballots cast in this
State Tor anu against Convention, Il shall he
the dutv OF SAID Governor to count and cast
~ the same, AMI II upon counting anu cast
mg up the returns as made To him, il shall
appear 10 the Governor that q majority OF The
ballO,s cast are IN favor oi a call oil a COuven-
ton. the Governor shall issue his prOclauIa-
aion announcing the result TO the people oI
tie State. aud ordering an election To be- held
IN the several counties of this State, and in
BALTIMORE city, on the second "Wednesday ui
October. eighteen hundred and fifty eight, for
Delegates To the Convention to anne a new
Constitution and Form of GoveInm mt.
Sec. 4. Ind be II enacted, That at :he cleo
ton TO be held for delegates To- the Conven
;ion as prescribed in the third section of this
act. the legal voters shall, By ballot, elrc, Del.
Sgases 10 Convention and each county and
Ba.Gmore city, shall be entitled to tie Same
numh:r OF Delegates to the Convention a:
they now have respectively in both Houses
Oi the General Assembly Of Maryland; AM
the laws relating TO the election of Delegate,
to he General Assembly, shall in all respects
govern aud apply 10 the election OF Delegate.
he ri "a
ton shall lelermne on the validity of IN,
election and qualification uf its members; anC
any legal voter shall be eligible to a seat il
said Convention.
Sec. 5. .4nd be il enacted, That the Dele
gates elected to said Convention, shall NEE
Nj the city oi Annapolis, on the frs, Wednes
day vi January, eighteen hundred and fifty
nine, and shall continue IN session until the
business for which they were convened shal
be fully completed and finished; and the com
PenSation OF said Delegates to said Cunven.
ton shall be four dollars per day during the
SESSION thereof, aud the mileage now allowed
BY law 10 members OF the House oi Delegates
and said Convention shall have power 10 ap.
point such clerks and other officers as NAV
be necessary 10 facilitate the business Of SAID
Convention, and the compensation of saic
~'~s@S 0A0 ONtSGt StuSChS SLtall UC tnG S0b1C d.
IN pov paid TO similar clerks and officers o
the House Of Delegates and the said sum o
sour dollars per day, and the mileage afore
said to each Delegate to said Convention, anC
the pay aforesaid of the said clerks and othel
cihcers Of said Convention, shall be paid e
them respectively. in the same way and man
TER a. the per diem and mileage OF Delegate.
30. aud pay of clerks and other officers OF the
House Of Delegates are now paid.
Sec. s. ind be t enacted, That il any va
cancy or vacancies occur BY death. rsSigna
uon or otherwise, IN either Of the Delegation
herelnbefore provided Tor, either before or at.
isr the qualification Of said delegates, the sher
IN OF the county. or Of the city OF Baltimore
IN whose delegation the vacancy or vacancie.
NAV occur. shall. upon the order of the Gov.
sFnor oil this State, il the Convention shall no
Eet have assembled. or on the warrant of The
President ot said Convention, If said Conyen.
a'on shall have assembled, immediately issue
public notice for holding speeial election ,c
pe held at the usual places for holding eIec.
nons N the county, or Baltimore CITY, as The
Ease may De. in not less than Eve, nor more
1nan ten days after said notice, for the rur
pose OF supplying said vacancy or vacancies
Sec. Z. Ind be Il enacted, That in the cas-,
oi refusal or neglect Of any of the Judges q
election, or OF any clerk Of inc court, or sher.
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