St. Mary's gazette., 1867-03-28


St. Mary's should stand BY their party II
the State and sustain the call for Con
vention.
An Act to provide for calling convention
70 frame new constitution and form Of
government for the State Of Maryland.
Section l BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That on the sec
ton Wednesday of April next, at the same
place where county and city elections arc
now, by law. held for the election of dele
gates to the General Assembly, every per-
so,, entitled to vote for delegates to the
General Assembly shall vote on the ques-
ton of call of convention to frame
now constitution and form of government.
with , clause therein prohibiting the Leg
i>lature from making any law providing
for payment By This State for persons here
tofore held as slaves, By expressing IN
writing or By printed form, the words
For a Convention" or "Aasalnst Con-
vention," as the cas-. may be; and ID case
there shall be any ballots without the des-
ignation so prescribed, the Same shall not
bo counted for or against convention. but
separate return thereof shall DC made oy
the judges of election.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, that at the
s;i election tho reg 2.stored voters Of the
State shall elect, By ballot, delegatet to tho
said convention, whose qualifications shall
be the same as those now required tor
members of the House of Delegates, and
each county and the city of Baltimore shall
be entitled to elect, respectively the num-
Der of delegates to said convention herein
provided, namely; st. Mary's county,
three delegates; Ken, county, four dele
gatesi Calvert county. three delegates;
Charles county, three delegates; Balti-
more county, seven delegates lal'
bot county, four delegates Somerset
county, five delegates; Dorchester county,
four delegates, Cecil county, five delegates;
Prince Georges county, four delegates;
Queen Aune's county, four delegates; Wor-
cester county, FIVE delegates; Frederick
county, seven delegates; ltarfrd county
five delegates; Caroline county, four dele
gates Baltimore city, twcnty-one dele
gates; Montgomery county, four delegates;
Allerany county, six delcgatest Cerrod'
county, six delegates; Howard county,
four dclesatc,; .tnno Arunlcl county. four
dolecates;, and Washington county, SIX
delegates, and it is hereby provided that
the shcriffs of the several counties and the
sheriff of Baltimore city, shall give notice
of the time designated for holding SAID
election for call Of a convention, ana for
members thereof, in the same manner and
for the same time as required for notice OF
the election Of members of the General
Assembly.
Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That it shall
be the duty Of the several judges of cleo
ton of this State to receive, accurately
count and duly return the number OF bal
lots 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 tho same arc now required TO DC
returned for the election Of members to the
House of Delegates; and the several clerk
aforesaid shall return to the Governor,
within ten DAYS after tho said election, the
number of ballots cast for and against the
call Of convention, and the number OF
blank ballots and the number OF ballots
cast for tho several persons voted TOR as
delegates to tho said convention.
Sec. i. And be it enacted. That as soon
AZ the Governor shall receive the return
of the number Of ballots east at the said
election for and against convention. and
tho blank ballots cast and the ballots cast
for delegate. to said convention, 1t sha!.
be tho duty of the Governor to count and
cast up the same, and thcrcupon, IT IT ap-
near to the Governor that more votes nave
been cas-, in favor Of the call Of a convcn-
ton than have been cast against the call
of convention, it shall be the duty OF the
Governor to issue his proclamation ooclar-
ing the persons having the majority III tho
several countic. aud the city OF Baltimore,
r,spectivcly, to be elected to said convon-
ten and fer the assembling OF the mem
bcrs thereof. at the time and place to be
hereinafter appointed.
Sec. ). Aud be it enacted. That before
nny members elect or oHlrer of said con
yen.ion shall enter upo- his duties, he
shall take the oath to discharge said duties
in the form prescribed by law for mcmberS
of the House of Delegates of this State,
nuto,,s mutnna's, except the speaker or
president elect Of said convention, who
shall take the same oath, in the presence
Of sid convention, before some i,-ige or
Justice of the peace of this State
Sec. 6. And be i; enacted, That in case
a majority of the ballots cast for and
scains, convention shall be in favor of |
the call of convcn,i2n, then the said CON
ventiou shall meet at the city of Annapo-
lis on ,hc second Wednesday OF Ny, !
1867. and shall continue in session from !,
day to dry, until the duties for which the
said convention was called shall be fully !
discharged end new constitution and
form of government completely framed,
and The said convention sha,l have full !
power to decide upon the validity of the /
election and upon the requisite qualification
of it's members, and the compensation OF
the members shall be mitcngt snt. five DOL f!
lars Der day, and the said convention shall
have full power to appoint such clerks ann
other officers as may be deemed necessary
TO facilitate the transaction Of the business