The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1864-03-19

President, such compensation as tue Con-
rention shall allow provided, it shall be
the duty of the Speaker of the House of
Delegates, and oe The President of the Sen.
ate, to provide areporter of the debates and
proceedings of said Convention, who shall
act until the said Convention shall provide
its own officers.
Section 4. And;be it enacted. That before
any member or officer of. said Convention
shall enter upoa the discharge of his duties,
he shall take and subscribe before the Gov
ernor of ths1State. who is hereby authortz.
ed to administer the same, the following
oath or Affirmation g do swear or affirm
that will, to the best of my skill and jndg-
ment, diligently and faithfully, without par.
TALLY or prejudice, discharge the duties of
member of the Convention to frame new
Constitution and form of government; that
| will support the Constitution of the United
States, and will be faithful and bear true
allegiance to the State of Maryland and the
Government of the United States, any law
or ordinance of any State to the contrary
Notwithstanding and that | have never,
either directly or indirectly, by word, act
or deed, given any aid, comfort or encour-
agement to those in rebellion against the
Government Of the United States, and this
| swear voluntarily, without any mental res
me God )" and that the Governor shall
transmit to the said Convention as soon after
the organization thereof as may be practi
cable, a list Of the members and officers
who shall have taken and subscribed the
oath as aforesaid and that no person elect
ed as a delegate to said Convention shall be
authorized or deemed qualified to enter
upon the discharge of his duties as such un-
til he shall have taken and subscribed the
oath as aforesaid and that any Senator or
Delegate may be eligible to seat in said
Convention, but that no Senator or Repre-.
sentative in the Congress of the United
States, or Judge of any Circuit Court, Su
perior Court, Court of Common Pleas or
or mnal Court of the city Of Baltimore,
Clerks of SAID Courts, Register of Wills,
or Sheriff, shall be eligible to said Conven
ton.
Section 5. And be it enacted, That if any
vacancy or vacancies occur by death, resig.
nation, or otherwise, in either of the delega-
tons hereinbefore provided for, either be-
fore or after the qualification of said dele
gates, the sheriff of the county or city
OF Baltimore, IN whose delegation such
vacancy may occur, shall upon information
thereof by said delegation, by the president
of said convention, or by the Governor of
the State, Immediately issue public notice
for special election to be held at the usual
places of holding elections in said county
or city, not less than five nor more than ten
days after said notice, for the purpose Of
supplying such vacancy.
Section 8. And be it enacted, That the
Constitution and form of Government ADOPT
ed by the SAID Convention, as atoaesaid,
shall he submitted to the legal and qualified
voters of the State, for their adoption or re-
at in,
subject to such rules and regulations as said
Convention may prescribe and the proyi-
sions hereinbetore contained, for the quail
ication of voters, and the holding of the
elections provided in the previous sections
of this act shall be applicable to the cleo
ton to be held under this section.
Section I. And be it enacted, That in case
of any refusal or neglect otany ofthe judges
of election, or of any clerks OF the court, or
of any sheriff of any county or Baltimore city
to make any Of the returns, or perform any
of the duties required of them respectively
by the provisions of this act, such Judge,
clerk or sheriff so refusing or neglocting
shall be liable to indictment for such offence,
and upon conviction thereof, shall be deem.
ed guilty of misdemcanor, and be sen
fenced to fine Of not less than five hundred
dollars; and to imprisonment in the Jail of
s'H 49, VI >o"i't "hEiS '"Nh oii'iiNSo hitl
have been committed, for a term of not less
than six months.
Section. 8. And be it enacted, That when
the Governor shall receive the return of the
number of ballots cast in this State for the
adoption or rejection of the Constitution
submitted by the Convention to the people,
if upon counting and casting up the returns
rs made to him as herenbefore prescribed
it shall appear that majority of the legal
votes cast at said election are in favor of
the adoption Of the said Constitution, he
shall issue his proclamation to the people
of the State, declaring the fact, and he shall
take such steps as shall be required by the
said Constitution to carry the same into
full operation, and to supcrcede the old
Constitution of this State.
Section o. And be it enacted, That all
ballots cast at any of the elections to be held
under the provisions Of this law, shall be
written or printed on white paper, and any
ballot or ballots written or printed on col
ored paper, shall not be !eceiyad by said
judges Of election; and this act shall be
published, under the order Of the Governor,
in three of the newspapers in the city of
Baltimore, one OF them to be paper print
ed in German, and one in each county
where newspaper is printed, once a week
for three weeks before the day of election.
Section 10, And be it enacted, That this
act shall take effect from the day Of its pas
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