St. Mary's gazette., 1864-02-18

such mjlzlasy 0r armed f't-~r s'i1.l he call
ed OUT III he Judges Of election ar ssher
civil sashrisy charged vi,h the preseffva-
zion Of the peace. th. sail jrlg,s Of rlec-
ton. shall. nader oath, Gritty iqshe Gov-.
ernr such unsarrspaal nilstary isGrs~
terence wila sssd elecsion u, se:b eIke-
tioa .dissricl Or prseilct. AMI He GUses-
nor shall iannsdissely lhmcaps,n order I
neg elecsinss forI drLsgss-s 10 said ttsu-
vention. afnT ten days' nsticc. " b giEen
b. :hc sheriff a afuresssl. in sasi, slee-
,isa district " prsra,Ict aani such Re's
.lec,iou shall D. h.ki aal e"e.iaesed IL
The manaer aud farm l.eseiabeiafs pro-
vijed; aud the Governor shall order sa,ew
eleclioa for delegates from rime to tiae.
as often as snch illegal military az srraesl
interference with the election SHALL be ter-
tilted to hiia a aforssaid;- bat such order
or orders fE such new rleciioa or elec-
tions shall lsot interfere with. hinder or
delay the assembling nf sail Conveniiol
as herein provided. ii il s.,a 4 appear f,cn,
the count that majority OF all the votes
cast In the election Districts AND precincts.
where no such illegal military or arnsrd
interference shall D. ceriiiiel 10 have taken
place in fav,r vi the call ut such Conven-
lion under tais act. the said JUICES in the
said return shall certify that 90 organized
military or other armed force had ap.ear-
cd at The pE,ce whcre the polls hal been
held aud m,serferej with sail election.
unless such military forces shall be CALI
tor by The sill judges Of election. or. by
other civil authority charged with the
Preservation VI The peace. and in case Of
such military interference Within airy
eectisn distinct Ut the counties. W precibct
la the city IT Baltimore. 10 be- certified ny
the judges of election under oath. IL si.s.ll
be the duty OF the Governor To order u
new election, after ten days notice IN
said election district or pruclnct. but su':h
return aud order of new election sh;.ll
not interfere with the Assembling Of Eie
Convention rs herein provided. aud pro
sideJ, how. yer. that ut least slxty-hve
members shall he elected according To fh:
provisions Vi this act. before said ton,en-
riou shall organize. aud provided further
that fifty m.u'bcrs at least shall be me-
ce.sary 10 constitute Quorum after "rgani-
cation; and the judges Vt election shall lat
said election administer the Osth or atfir
mation tO.eyery person Offering to vote.
whose Vote shall! be challenged Oh the
ground that such person has served in
the Rebel srmy. or has either directly
or indirectly givca aid. comfort or eocour-
ageneut ~ those in armed Ieocliion
against the Government Vt the limited
States, or is -f.r any other reason not
legal voter III the manner aud form pro-
vided by section tw-n'y-"ne. Of article
thir:y-6ve. OF the Code of Public General
laws. relating To e!eciions; and Judge or
Judges OF eletalen, failing to comply With
the provisions. OF this act. shall be liable
TO the same l@uaI,ics as he or they wnuld
tie BY the Noncompliance wath the Exist
lug election laws ofthis State ~ ~ 90.
Section Z. had be 1t enacied, That as
suon as the Governor shall receive the re-
turn Of the nrinber Of ballots east in this
State for or against Convention. and the
blank ballots cast, it shall. bs the Guty Of
the Governor 10 count aud cast up the
same. and it. upon casting up and cmnt-
ing said returns so rs aforesaid made to
him. it shall appear to the Governor thai
more votes have been east by the legal
voters OF this State III + vor OF the call of a
Convention than have b. cn cast against
the call Of a Convention. them it shall BIZ
the daty Of the Governor to issue bis pro-
clama;ion for. the holding and assembling
"f said Convention, and Of tire Delegates
duly elected sher-to. ut the time and place
hereinafter specified. 3'l'i'#
Section 3 And be it enacted. That in
case a 'najoriiy Of the ballots cast shall be
IN favor of ,ae call Of a Convention ms
aforesaid. then the said Convention shall
meet at the city Of Annapolis. on the last
"Wednesday Of April. IN the year eighteen
hundred and sixty four. aud shall. cou'ia-
ne in session from day to day until the
business for which said Convention shall
have been assesnblrd shall be fully com
pleted and finished. and said Cuuventiur:
shall have full power and authority to de-
tsrn,ine on the validity Of the election and
justification sf it's ,.cmbers. and the com
pensa,ion Of the dcleg to said Con ven
ton shall! be live dollars per day. and the
mileage allowed to members OF The Cen
eral Assembly Of this State. and the said
Convention shall have power to appoint
such clerks aud other officers as may be
deemed necessary to facilitate the transae-
rio, Of the business o. the Convention
aud to fix their compensation. aud the
Treasurer Of the State Of Maryland shall.
rpon the order of the President of said
Convention. fay TO each member thereof
Their per diem and mileage as herein be-
fore. provided. aud shall also pay to the
officers IF said Convention, upon. the order
of the President, such compensation rs
the Convention shall allow, -'provided IL
shall he the duty Of the Speaker Of the
House Of Delegates aud Of the President Of
the Senate. to proyide reporter of the
debates AID proceedings Of said Convcn-
lion wbo shall act until the sail Couvsil-
tinn shall provide its own officers"
Section 4. And BE- It eaocted. That bs.-
fore any mrmb~r sr officer of said Convex
tion shall enter upon the discharge Of his
duties be shall take and subscribe before
the Governor of this State Who is herebs
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