Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-03-17
Conventions Bill.

4 Bill entitled an Act 10 provide for the taxing The
sense Of The people upon the call Of Conren-
tion TO trume &C nep Constitution and form Of
Government for This Safe: TO proride for tie
election Of Delegates 10 said. Cnrention, and
The assembling thereof = =, -,'f II
Section /. Be ii enacted by tie General
assembly of Maryland, That on the first
Wednesday in April next, at the same places
where the polls are by law held in the sew
eral counties and the ty Of Baltimore for
the election Of delegates to the General AS
sembly, every person entitled to vote for
delegates to the General Assembly shall vote
upon the question OF call Of a Convention
to frame u new Constitution and form Of
Government, by expressing in writing, or in
printed form, on the same ballot he may
cast for delegates to said Convention, the
words "For a Convention" or against a
Convention as the case may be; and in
case there should be any ballots cast Without
the designation hereinbefore prescribed the
same shall not he counted either fur or
against Convention, but separate return
shall be made of the same by the judges of
election as aforesaid; and that at the same
election the legal voters Of this State shall,
10y ballot, elect delegates to the said Cpnven-
ton whose Qua fcations shall be the same
as those now required for a seat in the House
Of Delegates, and each county and the city
Of Baltimore shall be entitled to elect tile
same number Of delegates to the said Con-
ventirn as they now have respectively in
hnih Houses of the General Assembly of
Maryland; and it shall be the duty of the
sherllls Of the several counties and of the
city of baltimore to give notice of said
election, in the same manner and for the
| same length Of time as is now required in
the election Of delegates TO the General S.
sembly Of this State, and that the several
| judges OF election Of this State shall receive,
accurately count and duly return, the mum.
Der of ballots SO cast, to the several clerks OF
the, Circuit Court of this State, andsto the
clerk Of tile Superior Court Of Baltimore
city, respectively, who shall, within ten
days after said election. make a. due return
to the Governor, Of the number of ballots
cast for and against the call Of Conven-
ton, and Of the number of blank ballots
cast, and also the number Of ballots cast for
the several persons voted for as delegates to
said Convention and in case any organized
military or armed force of the United States
shall appear at the places where the poll.
| shall be held, and shall interfere with said
election, unless such military or armed force
shall be called out by the judges Of election
| or other civil Authority charged with the
preservation Of the peace, the said judges oil
election shall, under oath. certify to the
Governor such unwarranted military inter.
| ference with said election in such election
district or precinct, and the Governor shall
Immediately theteupon order new election
for delegates to said Convention, after ten
days. notice. to. be given blythe sheriff as
aforesaiJ in such election district or precinct
and such new election shall be held and con-
Quoted in the manner and form herein pro-
vided and the Governor shall order new
election for delegates from time to time, as
often as such illegal military or armed 10.
reference with the election shall be ceftined
to him as aforesaid but such order OF or,
ders for such new election or elections snail
not interfere with, hinder Of delay the as
sembling of said Conyention q herein pro-
vided, If it shall appear from the count that
| a majority of ali the votes cast In the cleo
ton districts or precincts, where no such IL
Local military or armed interference shall be
c.rtif;ed 20 have taken place are 10 fator Uf the
call of such Convention under this act. the
aid ;udscs in the said return shall Gently
that no Organized military or other armed
force had appeared at the place where th.
nolls had been held and interfefed with SAID
SECTION, unless stich, military force shall b
called for by the said judges Of election. OF
by other civil authority charged with thu
preservation Of the peace, and in case o.
such military Interference within any cleo.
ton district Of the counties, or precinct ia
the city Of DsltinAcre, to be certified by th(