The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-08-20
- TATE OF MARYLAN Nd,
~ Xecutive epartm n t..
PROCIAMATION

OF Maryland, by Article IA, Section l, directs
amendments to the Constitution, To he made
ms follows:
The General Assembly may propose amendments To
tho Constitution, provided that each amendment shall
he embraced in separate hill emhodyiug the Article
or Section Ms the same will stand when amended and
passed by three ftths of all the members elected t."
each of the two Houses hy yeas aud NAYS hr enter
ed on the Journals, with the propose amendment TIL"
bill or bills, proposing amendment amendments
shall be published by order of the GuycrnOr i'll ut least
two newspapers, in each county, where many may Ice
published, aud where not more than one may he pub.
lise than III that newspaper aud in three newspapers
published in the City of Baltimore, one of which shall
he IN the Herman language, once week. tor at cas'
three months, preceding the next ensuing general cler
ton, ut which the said proposed amendment shall lie
submitted, In form to be prescribed ly the General
Assembly to the qualified voters of the State for adOp
ton or rejection The votes cns for against said pro"
posed amendment or amendments, severally shall ue
returned to the Governor, in the manner prescribed in
other cases. and II 1t shall appear [" the Governor that
u majority of the votes cast at said election su,
amendment or amendments, Severliy were cast in ia
thereof, the Governor shall, by his proclamation
declare the said amendment amendments, having
ceived said majority Of yOtes to have been adopted 10y
the people of Maryland, rs part Of the Constitution
thereof, Dnd thenceforth, said amendment amend
ments shall be part of the said Constitution. When two
or more amendments shall be submitted, in manner
aforesaid to the voters of this State at the cleo
ton, they shall be submitted, that each amend
ment shall be voted on separately"
AND, WHEREAS, An Act ofthe General As
sembly, at January Session, 1874, Chapter
264, was passed, for amending the Constitu-
ton of the State, as follows:
ain Act to onc,d Section S, Of 1Hicic !, If Tie
Constitution Of the State Of lldrYidl1
"sEcrIcS l. BE enacted by tie General assembly 81
Maryland, Mrce fit$ Of alt he members Of The too HOus-
rs coacUring, That the following section be and the
hereby proposed, an amendment to the Con.
stituton of this State and fadopted by the legal aud
qualified voters thereof provided it may he the same
t. snpercede and stand In tile place dissection s. of Ar
tice 1, OF said Constitution
SECTION 8. The parties to any cause may submit the
same to the court for determination without tho aid of
Jury and in all suits or actions at law, issued from the
Orphans Court or from any court sitting In equity and
all cases OF presentmentS or indictments for offences
which are or may be punishable by death, peuding in
OF the courts oflaw, in this State having urisdic
tion thereof, upon suggestion, in writing, under oa II
OF either OF the parties to said proceedings that suc
party cannot have fair aud impartial trial in the
in which the same may be pending, the said csur shall
order and direct the record of proceedings in such sui
or action issue, presenment or indictment, to bt
transmitted to some other court having jurisdiction il
such case for trial but in all other of present
ment Indictment pending in any of the courts ofaw
In this state, having jurisdiction thereof in addition
10 the SUGGESTION in writing of either of the parties
such presentment or indictment, that such party
have fair and impartial trial in the court in which the
may be pending it shallbe necessary for the part,
making such suggestion, TO make it satisfactorily ap
pear TO the court that such suggestion Is true tina
there is reasonable ground for the and there
upo the said court shall order aud direct tho record
proceedings in such presentmeni or Indictment TO bt
transmitted to some other court having jurisdiction il
such cases for trial. and such right OF removal shall
st upon suggestion in when all the judges of salt
court may be disqualified, nnder the provisions OF this
Constitution to sit in any such case, and said court
which the record Of proceedings in such suit action
issue, presentment or indictment may be transmitted
snail hear and determine the same In like manner n.
if such suit or action issue, presentment Indictment
had been originally instituted therein and the Genera
Assembly shall make such modification of existing law
as may be necessary to regulate and give force to th
provision"
SECTION q And be Htirttsr enacted by Mc a4iIorit,
orcSdid That said foregoing section hereby proposct
ms an amendment to the Constitution shall DO at tn,
next general election to be held In this State submit
ted to the legal and qualified voters thereof io
their adoption or rejection in pursuance of the drcc
tOus contained in Article H. Of the Constitution of Thu
State, aud at the said general election tho sait
proposed amendment to tho Constitution shall he
ballot, and upon each ballot there shall he written u
printed these words. "for the Constitutional Amend
ment, or Against the Constitutional Amendment" al
the voter shall elect and Immediately after said olcc
ton due returns shall be made to the Governor of til,
vote for and against said proposed amendment, di
reced by the said 18th Article of the Constitution"
Now, THEREFORE,, / JAMES BLACK
GROOME, Governor of the State of Mary
land i'll compliance with the requirements Of
the provisions of the Constitution, do order
and direct the foregoing proposed amend
ment to the Constitution of the State o.
Maryland, to published in two newspapers
in each county, where so many may be pub
lished, and where not H. ore than one may bt
published, then in that newspaper, and il
three newspapers published in the City o.
Baltimore, one of which shall be in the Ger
man language, once week, for at least three
months, preceding the next general election
to be held in November next, the said news
papers to be by me designated.
Given under my hand and the Great
Al Nv Seal of the State, at the City of An
SEAL napolis, this 29th day of July, il
W. Dthc year our Lord eighteen hun
dred and seventy five.
JAMES BLACK GROOME
BY order of the Governor,
K. @. HoLLYDAY,
au2-3m Secretary of State