St. Mary's gazette., 1864-01-28

o.,inal se .les g s4 = Co.. lsN'
10. BeG Fdine 10 scs he mem
bef& bf 81 l|bn hall take and sub
scribe - = !. - nfIirmasion. which
win ~ "a pssl In / swear 8. ' sha;
III vild ii,wf!Iy. ana = the BE-,
!. ss$ssl s III 4 css.i;4 j
Said oath shah be administered to the
President, when Elected. by member 81
the Convention. any BY the President to
the members.
II, ID case Of auy refusal or neglect Of
any Of the Judges Of Election. or any clerk
Of the court or sheriff of any county or
Baltimore city, 10 make any of tile returns
or perform any Of the duties required OF
them respectively by he provisions of this
act, such judge. clerk G sheriff, so refusing
or neglecfing. shall be liable to indictment
for such offence, and upon conviction
thereof shall be sentenced to fine Of not
less than Eve hundred dollars or to i'm
prisoninent ia The Jail Of the county or
city. where such offence may have been
CON emitted, for term Of not less than six
months.
IL. The said Convention shall FIRST re-
port and pass upon q Constitution and
form Of government by articles and Sec
tions. and after the same shall be SO report
ed aud passed upsn, it shall be passed upon
by said Convention as whole instrument,
at which time the vote shall be taken by
yeas aud nays. aud no Constitution and
form Of governm .at shall Be considered as
adopted by said Convention or submitted
to the people for their adoption or rejec-
ton, which does not. upon the vote taken
thereon as whole instrument. receive ih !,
vote of q minority Of the whole number Of
delegates to said Convention.
Ii. The Convention and form Of Eov-
eminent adopted by the said Convention.
as aforesaid. shall be submitted to the legal
and qualified voters of the State fur their
adoption or rejection at such time, in such
,nanner. and subject to such rules aud re-
galations as said Convention NAV prescribe.
The report accompanying this bill is
signed by all the members Of the Commit
tee except Mr.. John s. Tyson, Jr., of
Howard, Wig: Messrs Stockbridge of
Baltimore, Jones Of Cecil, Frazier Of Dor
chester, and Jail of Frederick.
THE MINORITY BILL.
Dir. Tyson, of Howard. presented as 4
minority the following bill. 1t will be OBJ
served that this bill virtually postpones the
calling Of the Con entiou until The aascting
Of the next General Assembly: .a
An Act to Proride far Taking the Sense
Of tie Peorle IF Maryland Upon the
Erpediency of Calling a Canuention to
Frame Ner Consultation and Form, of
Government for the State.
SECTION l. BE IT ENACTED sY THR GkS-
ERAL ASSEMBLY OF MAINLAND, That On
Wednesday. the 9th day vi April next, an
election shall be held in the several c,un-
ties Of the State and the city OF Baltimore.
ut the places, upon the hours. and. save
as hereinafter provided, subject to the laws
and regulations governing general cleo
iions in this State; aud each votes entitled
to vote at such eleciiou may cast his ballot.
bearing the>Sords For Convention, or
Against fConven,io..;" and the same
notice Of such election shall be given that
is required by law to be givea Of an elsc-
tion for Delegates ~ the General Assembly.
Section g Aad be ii en.4.ae.l, That no
blank ballot shall be counted at the cleo
ton herein provided for. aud the Judges
o. Election shall not receive any ballot not
printed or written on plain white paper.
Section 3 Assd Le It enacted, That it
shall he the duty of the several Judges of
Election to receive, scsurately to count.
aad IN Que form. within three days, h, re-
turn the number Of ballots 50 east, ..For q
Convention,A and the nnmber SO cast
Against Convention" aud the Jsdgcs
Of Election IN Baltimore city shall make
their returns to the Clerk of the Superior
Court OF Baltimore CITY. aud the other
Judges shall make their returns 10 the
Jerks Of the Circuit Courts for their. re-
rspective counties; and the several Clerks
aforesaid shall make return to the Cover.
nor. within ten days after said el.ction, of
the number Of ballots given "For . Con-
ventien." and Of the Number giseu
"Against Convention in their resp.c-
tive city or county. -. -
Section 4, And be 1t enacted. That so
soon as the Governor. shall receive tao re-
turns Aforesaid. of the nu.aber of ballots
cast for and AZ inst coDvenlion, it shall
be me duty of the Governor to cast ND the
same. aud immrdiatrly after. SO doing he
shall Issue his proclaim ,tion announcing to
The people Of The state the nn,aber. Of votes
cast for . convention and the number OF
rates cas-. against a convention; and the
Governor shall communicate TO each of the
two Honses Of the General Assembly al
their 6rsi session thereafter, when he shall
! have convened the sail General Assembly
! or it he shall not convene them in. extra
session, taon az the next regular. session al
the Legislature. statement shosing til.
. number ct ystcs cast +. eaca county mud in
the c::y of Baltimore for ..r. agaiast n Con.
vcntioa, The Legislature M then proviJ,