The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-11-04
PRocLAMATIoNoF GOV. BRADFoR
THE NLW CONSTITUTION ADopTED- THE
sOLDIERs' VOTES.
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lhcrcds, by an act If the Genera! rs.
scmb!y Ct Mary land, passed al january
session, eli htcen hundred and sixty fur
entitled can act to.pruvide for the taking
Of the sense Of the people upon the call OF
Convention to frame Il new Constitution
and form of government for this State, to
provide for All election Of delegates to said
Convention, aud the assembling thereof,
it is provided that the Constitution and
form of government adopted by The said
Convention, as aforesaid, ''shaII 6c submit.
ted to the legal and qualified ,ot,rs OF the
Sta'e, FIR their adoption or rejection, At
such time, in such manner, and slbjrct to
such rules and regulations as said Con-
vcn'ion may Pre-. ..a.
Am rhere0S, it is further provided by
said Act "that when the Governor shall
receive the returns Of the number of bal
lots cast in this State for the adoption or
rejection of the Constitution submitted by
the Convention to tie people, if upon
counting and casting up the returns as
made to him. as hcreinbeiore prescribed,
it shall alpoa, that majority Of the legal
votes cast at said election are in favor Of
the adoption Of the said Constitution, he
shall issue his proclamatinn to the people
Of the State, declaring tho fact, aud he
shall take such steps us shall be required
by he said Constitution 10 carry the same
into full operation, aul 10 superscde the
old Coustitut on of this State" .r. ~.
Am mhcrcas, in pursuance Of the said
Act and of vote Of majority Of the
people of the State, taken in conformity
TO its provisions, and in favor Of the as
scmb!inG "f sid Convention, that body
did convene at the city IF Annapolis, on
the day appointed by said Act, and did ,
On the 9th day Of September last, adopt Il
II Constitution and form al government;
and did therein direct tha, the same should
be- submitted for the adoption or rejection
IF the pc pic of The State at an election
to be held in the several counties OF the
Staie and the city Of Baltimore for thar
purpose, at II certain time therein Speei-
fed and di also therein provide that an
election shouli be held Iikcw sc for sim
liar purpose sin each company eff every
Maryland regiment in the service of the
United. States or TT this State" 49,, ...
and lFheycas, by said Constitution it
was further provided that the Governor,
upon receiving the resut of said elections,
and ascortaining the aggregate vote
throughout the State, including tic SCI
dies vote aforesaid, should BY his proca-
nation make known the same, and il Il ma
jority Of the votes cast should be for the
adoption OF said Constitution, it should 90
INFO effect on the first day of November,
eighteen hundred aud sIXty-tour. So.
-And whcuG$, the elections as provided
fer were bcId IN the said counties Of the
State and in the city OF Baltimore, and IN
the said military companies i'll The service
Of tho United States. ..
1W aphcrc0S, the results of the said
elections have been-duly certified to me hy
the properJudgfs of the sand several cleo
tons, and upon accurately couutiag aud
casting up the votes 30 returned to me for
IN ! against the said Cost tulitn, inc.u
dug tue soldier, waite aiur, said, it dUl3
appear that there were thirty thousand ne
haAdrcd and seventy !,ur (3y.iit1 b!iins
!lr the gqAyti:a'qa AM! 'Yenty-mn9 ,tAp.s-
sand seven hundred AMI ninely .u,ua ca,
1899 ballots against the Constitution, and