St. Mary's gazette., 1867-04-11
LAWS-GENERAL-
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARY
LAND
At the january Session, 1867.
IPCBLIsnED By AUTHORITY.
A BILL,

An act TO provide for taking the senae OF the
people of tiis State on the call Of y Con
vention to frame a new Cons.ltnt' n an:
form ut government aud !or assembling Iht
members thereof
| Sec | Be it en2ctea by thc General AZ
S"u,hlv Of Maryland, That on the second
Wednesday oi April next, at tho same places
wEers county aud CITY elect! ms are now b'
law held for the election Of Dec s,'es I" th''
General Assembly. every person entitled t.
vote for Delegates TO the Gen.'rs' Assembly
aha te on the Question OK = call oi Con
| vcntinn to frame new Constellation and
form of .overnme t, with clause therein
prnh biting the lecls atur" from making any
law pr.>i Ing for pa. nent Nv ths stale tor
y r.,ns heretofore held slaves, Ivy express
ia. ia wrt,rg ,.r by printed .or.n The word
For 4 tnnventiru or - A2aln>t C,'Avrn
ton" as the ,.,se may BE-; ana in ca.o there
shall b,. anv haii"t> without the de tEuatl'n
! a, ur.,cl ihe,i th:' slnr sl., not be cou4tei
inr or AZ inst = Conv"r'tl's but >c;'arat' re-
turn thcr, oi shall be N ,te by the Judge. 81
Erection.
aer. 2. Md BE- it enacted. ihst \; the s,:d
Il, c;i,:n thu registered vuers of the Sta c
sh all elect bv ballot delegate, 10 n Eaid Con
ysn.ion, whose On .liti,a'i'"s snail be The
same nm :huxr now required fer members o:
tho uonse Of Drlesa Is. An each r'.unty aAf
| tho civ of Baltim.r. shall be entitled u elect
respectively the numb.,r OF delegate, 3 10 s,td
! Convention hersln pfoVl.cd, uAme.v ST. Ma
rvs county, three CeexAtes; Neat county.
! fnur deie; ate>; calvert county, tnr ed lrsa'c|
! Charles couAtv, three delegA,e-; Baltimore
! county. seven delegates; Tab t county, four
Ge!avate>; Somerset county, five delegates:
j Dorchester county, four de"Iatc~; Cecil
county,, FIVE delegates. Prince George conn
tv four Jclc,.te,; Queen Anne. county, four
/ dcicg.te.; Worcester county. five dclcS .tce;
/ Frederick county, seven dele gates; il.riJrl
county. five deecates; Caroline county. four
delegates; Baltimore c.ty, tw6ntyo e die
gate; MuntSnmery county. foar dc,ega'e q;
! Alle.any county, six dre4res Carroll { AN
~. six delegates; Howard county, fonr dec
.ates: Nnuc Arundel cnuHty, tour drle e2ates;
! WASHINGTON county, SIX d:le 1airS au l. /.
! hereby provided that he >he't!i> ot the scr
al coulItee an the Sheriff OF Baltimore c.t1
! shall give notice OF the day above d1+ir,n'. %
! ,0r no ding iid election tor cali OF y Goa
v.ntou. and for members tlI"re)i IN tHs rtnc
time and for the same time as required tor
un,co Of tn. election oi members y, the Cen
.ral Assembly.
| Sec. s. And be it eaactcl. Thltit shall b.
/ the dutv Of the several Judges 0i Election 81
! this state to receive, accurately count ait du
{ lv return he lumber of ballots 80 cast Ia the
| several Clerks OF the Circuit Courts OF this
state and to the Clerk Of the Suporlor Court
! of Baltimore city, a. the same are nov re-
| ourad To be returned for the election OF Mem
| bcrs to the House of Delegates; and the sew
er.I Clerks aforesaid Shall re urn u thJ toy
crnOr, within ten days alter sad election. the
inumbtr ol ballots cat Tor an" against the call
of q Convention and the number OF blank la :
1T, ana the number Of ballots cast iol the
-cvera person. ted 'tor as tc.eSatet to The
aa!d C.nyvnu u.
Sec. 4. AID lie il cuactci That rs 4ocn a.
the Governor shall receive h return oi the
number Of bal lots cast at tue sIli election t'r
lard against Convention, and Of tho ba K
la lot, c>t and Of the ballots clst Tor delegates
/ III .ajd Convention. Il shali he the du,v OF
e,iovernlr - count an / ctt up the sane;
! AID theroupon, II It appear = tho Govern"
/ mat more yuies have been cas- In favor "i
lie III OF Convention n ta have been CA
! ,y.iust the CAL o a Cpnvrntlon, i snail bc
! he ,:uty IL the Governor - Issue his procit-
uailuu declaring the prro' ns l'AFi'.S H." m
r,:y III :hr scvota! c iGtics tnH III nc cl'y "i
! Ba!tIn"re, re-p,IuveiE, {" b. elected TO sa;d
tahvenuuu, aud ior the assembling "i III
m,n;srs tn rcni AT the time and pace l. b
heItlua tel app 4ted
! Sex, 5 And De i, enact d, That before }
| .c.l,uer cieti Or officer ot s.hi Convention
! s,al rut,r upuu his duts.> he sn4i takc tnc
! ,.Ih IL ti~t;f4rce sui uutIIs III t.ir t)nn pre-
-r.u,d b1 law III m~mber> oi the HJu"e al
| Delegates 81 tAis state, ".uutaiis nuiaulh,
except tie >pc .Aer or Prcs'.ie:'t c!ect "l sA.i
.,uNeuti..n, w;iv ea~u iaae the sttac OLth, /!
! lie pr>rencr oi .ad I-laE-n I'm, o'.'ore s';ur
Juu.c OF ,j,.st.cc ii the IA IT III, >t.'r.
c.c b. And &C !: tuat cd. / iaI III c.ss- 4
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