The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-03-30
The Convention Bill.

The folio owing is n correct copy Of the con.
vention BILL which is now law:
An act to provide for calling convention to
frame new constitution and form of gov.
eminent for the State of Maryland
Section l. BE it enacted by the General
assembly Of Maryland. That on the second
Wednesday of April next, ut the same place
where county and city elections are now, by
law. held for the election of delegates to the
General assembly, every person entitled to
vote for delegates to the General Assembly
shall vote Oh the question Of call OF con.
Nention to frame a new constitution and form
nt government, with clause therein pro.
hibiting the Legislature from making any
law providing for payment by this State for
persons heretofore held as slaves, by express,
ing in writing or by printed form. the words
= For a Convention or - Against a Con.
NcntIon,' as the case may be and in case
there shall he any ballots without the desig.
nation so prescribed, the same shall not be
counted for or against Il convention, but
separate return thereof shall be made by
The judges of election.
See. ,. Ind be it enacted, That at the said
election the registered voters of the State
SHALL elect, by ballot, delegates to the said
convention, whose qualifications shall be
fhc same as those now required for members
81 the House Of Delegates aud each county
and the city Of Baltimore shall be entitled
to elect, respectively, the number of dele
gates 10 said convention herein provided,
namely St. Mary's county, three delegates !;
Kent county, four delegates Calvert county,
TIRES delegates Charles county, three del.
ceatcs; Baltimore county. scrcn delegates;
Talbot county, four delegates; Somerset
county five delegates; Dorchester county,
foar delegates; Cecil county, five delegates;
Prince Georges county, four delegates !;
Queen Aunes county, four delegates Wer.
ce5ter comfy, five delegates; Frederick
county, seven delegates; Hartford county,
five delegates; Caroline county, four dele
gates Baltimore city, twenty one delegates ;
Montgomery county, four delegates Ale.
gany county, six delegates Carroll county,
ak delegates Howard county, four dele
gates Anne Arundel county, four delegates
and Washington county, six delegates and
it is hereby provided that the shcriffs of the
several counties and the sheriff of Balti-
more city, shall give notice of the time desig-
mated for holding said election for call of
convention, aud for members thereof, in
The same manner and for the same time as
required for notice of the election Of mem.
bcrs Of the General Assembly.
Sec. 9. And be ii enacted, That it shall be
the duty OF the several judges Of election Of
this State to receive, accurately count and
duly return the number of ballots SO cast
to the several clerks Of the Circuit Courts Of
this State. and to the clerk Of the Superior
Court of Baltimore city, as the same arc
now required to be returned for the election
at members to the House Of Delegates an'
the several clerks aforesaid shall return &c
The Governor, within ten days after the said
election, the number Of ballots cast for an,
against the call Of convention, and tho
number of blank ballots cast fer the several
persons voted for as delegates to the sait
convention.
Sec. 4. and be IL enacted, That as soor
as the Governor shall receive the return 0
the number OF ballots cast at the said cleo
ton for and against convention, and th'
blank ballots cast, and the ballots cas-; 70
delegates to the said convention, it shall b.
,he duty OF the Governor to count and cas-
MP the same, and thereupon, II it appear /
tho Governor that more votes have been cas-
IN favor OF the call Of a convention thai
have been east against the call Of conven
ton, it shall be the duty of the Governor t
issue his proclamation declaring the person
having the majority in the several eouptle
and the city of Baltimore, respectively: t
be elected to said convention, and for tn
assembling Of the members thereof, at tn
time and place to be hereinafter appointed
Sec. 3. liad be IL enacted, That before an
member elect or officer of said conventio
shall enter upon his duties, he shall tax
the oath to discharge said duties III tn
form prescribed by law for members Of tn
House Of Delegates of this State mutat
mutdndis, except the speaker or prcsidel
-lec, of said convention, who shall take u
same oath, in the presence of said CONVEX
ton, before some judge or justice OF. til
peace of this State.
Sec. G. Ind be ii enacted, That in case
majority of the ballots cast for aud again
a convention shall be in favor Of the call
convention, then tho said convection sha
NEE. at the city of Annapolis on the secou
ur.drasdav AZ Nav 1897 and shall contini
an session from day to day, until the duti
for which the said convention was calf
shall be fully discharged, aud new cons
tuition aud form of government complete
framed aud the said convention shall ha'
tull power to decide upon the validity OF II