Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-03-24
Convention Bill.

A Bill entitled an Act to provide 10, the taking The
sense Of the people upon the call Of o Conpen-
tion to frame ne,V Constitution and form Of
Government for this State, to provide for the
election Of Delegats' to said Convention, and
the assembling thereof.
Section /. Be IL enacted BY tho 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 city 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 q call of Convention
to frame a 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 Convention" or Against q
Convention" as the csse may be-; and in
case there shpnld be any ballots cast without
the designation bercinbefore prescribed the
same shall not be counted either for or
against n Convention, but = seperate return
shall be made Of the same by the judges Of
election Ms aforesaid and that at the same
election the legal votera Of this State shall,
by ballot, elect delegates to the said ConveD-
ton whose qualifications she'll be tho same
as those now required for u seat in the House
Of Delegates. and each county and the city
Of Baltimore shall be entitled to elect the
same number of delegates to the said Com
ventipn AS they now have respectively in
both Houses of the General Assembly of
Maryland and it shall be tho duty Of the
sherifs 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 g.
sembly of this State, and that the several
Judges Of election OF this State sha | receive,
accurately count and duly return, the num-
Der of ballots 80 cast. to the several clerks Of
the Circuit Court OF this State. and to the
clerk OF the Superior Court Of Baltimore
city, respectively, who shall. within ten
days after said election. make q due return
to the Governor, of the number Of ballots
cast for and against the call of Conven-
ton, and OK tile number Of blank ballots
cast, aud aleo the number Of ballots cast FOR
the several persons voted for as delegates to
said Convention and IN case any organized
military or armed torco Of the United States
shall appear at the places where the polls
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 Of
election shall, under oath, certify to the
Governor such nnwarrsnted military inter.
ference with said election in such election
district or precinct, aud the Governor shall
Immediately theveupon order n new election
for delegates tu said Convention, after teu
days notice, to be given by the sheriff as
aforesaid, 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 ne"
election for delegates from time to time. as
often as such illegal military or armed IN.
reference with the election shall be certned
to him ms aforesaid but such order on or.
ders for such new election or elections mail
not interfere with, hinder or delay the as
semhling' Of ssid Convention ~ herein pro-
vided. ii il shall appear from the count that
majority OF al the votes cast IN the elec-
t;on d;stricts OF precincts, where no such IL
leos, military or armed interference shall be
certified to have taken place are n favor Of the
cali Of such Convention under this act. the
aid Judges in the said return shall certify
FRAT no organized military sos other armed
force had appeared at tbs place vhese The
polls had been held and fnscrfcred with said
election, unless such milieEy force shall be
called for BY tho ssid judges Of election. o.
by other civil authority charged with tlB
preservation Of tho peace, and in case oil
such military Interference within any cleo
ton district Of ths counties, or precinct ID
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