The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1867-04-05
EAwS-GENNRAL-
PASSED BY "Hg
General Assembly Of Maryland,
at the January Session, 1867.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY. I

SEC. l BE IL tndcted by the General 4ssen,bIv
Of MAJ yIdnd, That on the second Wednesday of
april next, at the same places where county and
city elections are now by law held for the cleo
ton OF Delegates to the General Assembly every
person entitled to vote for Delegates to the Gene.
raj Assembly shall vote on thequestion ola call ola
Convention to frame a new Constitution nd form
of government, with clause therein prohibiting
the Legislature from making any la = providing
for payment by this State for persons heretofore
held as slaves, by expressing in writing or by
printed form the words "For Convention" or
against Convention" as the case may be;
and in case there shall he any ballots without
the designation so prescribed the same shall not
he counted for or against Convention, but a
separate return thereof shall be made by the
Judges OF Election.
| SEC. 2. And be enacted That at the said
election the registered voters of the State shall
elect by ballot delegates to the said Convention,
whose qualifications sha, be the same as those
now required for members of the House Of Dele
gates, and each county and the city of Baltimore
shall be entitled to elect respectively the number
of delegates TO said Convention herein provided,
namely St. Mary's county, three delegates
Kent county, four delegates; Calvert county,
three delegates; Charles county three delega les;
Baltimore county, seven delegates Talbot coun-
ty, four delegates; Somerset county, five dele
gates Dorchester county, four delegates; Cpril
county, five delegates; Prince Georges county,
four delegates; Queen Anne's county, four dele
gates worcester county, five delegates; Frede-
rick county, seven delegates; Hartford county,
hve delegates; Caroline county, four delegates
Baltimore city, twenty lone delegates; Montgom-
cry county, four delegates; Allegany county,
SIX delegates; Carroll county, six delegates;
howard county, four delegates; Anne Arundel
county, tour delegates; Washington county, six
delegates and 1t is hereby provided that the
Sherffs OF the several counties and the Sheriff of
Baltimore city shall give notice of the day above
designated for holding said election for call of
Convention, and for members thereof, in the
same manner and for the same time as required
for notice OF the election OF members of the Gen.
eral assembly.
SEC. 3. And be ii enacted, That it shall be the
duty OF the several Jldges of Election of this
state TO receive accurately count and duly re-
turn 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 are now required 10 be returned for
the election OF members to the House of Dele
gates and the several Clerks aforesaid shall re-
turn to the Governor, within len days after 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
tor Inc several persons voted for as delegates to
the said Convention.
nn" =, dma oe e"actea' mat as soon as the
uo'e,n or sna'l receive tne return OF Inc number
oao's :"s' d. .ne shiu eecl,on ior ana against
Cpnven,on' an1 OF the plank ballots cast and
" 'ne oaiots cast lor delegates 10 SAID C0nven-
lioh, II snail De the duty OF the Governor to
count anu cast up the same and thereupon, if
II appear 10 the Governor that more votes have
neeh cast IN iaVor OF the call OF Convention
.lah nave oeen cast against the call OF Conven-
,ion, snail ne the duty OF the Governor to issue
nls proclamation declaring the persons having
lne majority IN the several counties and in the
cry ., nallllnore respectively, TO be elected to
saiu convention, ana ior tne assembling OF the
members 'hereof, at the time and place to be
hereinafter appointed.
nnS, o. l,sa % " enacted, Ihat before any
eI L; Or o,hcer Oh sand convention shall
upon a,S au.es ne Sna take inc oath to
u us, saiu uuties IN the form prescribed by
. ,aM t e e"oers ol the Rouse OF Delegates Tor
...'S otn.o, mmaeis m'"1G"a's' except the Speak
er or PRESIDENT eject OF SAID Convention who
s,lall Jake tpe same oath IN the presence OF said
oonvehslon, oelore some Judge or justice OF the
renee Vi this omte.
cLo' o. ana oe " enac'ea, mat IN case ma
JoIlly vi inc pallOtS cast TOT ana against Con-