The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-09-03
= TATE OF MARYLAND,
~ Execu tive Depar t m n t..
PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, The Constitution of the State
of Maryland, by Article IA, Section l, directs
amendments TO the Constitution, to be made
as follows:
"The General Assembly may propose amendments to
the Constitution provided that each amendment shall
be embraced in separate BILL embodying tho Article
or Section, as tho same will stand when amended aud
passed by three ffths of all the members elected
each of the two Houses by yeas and nays to be enter
ed ON the Journals, with the proposed amendment Tie
bill or bills, proposing amendment or amendments,
shall he published by order of the Governor in at least
two newspapers in each county where many may be
published, and where not than one may DO pub.
lised than in that newspaper and in three newspapers
published in the City of Baltimore of which shall
be in the German language once week. for at least
three months, preceding tho next ensuing general cleo
tion, at which the said proposed amendment shall be
submitted, in form to be prescribed by the General
Assembly, to the qualified voters of tho State for adop-
on or rejection The votes cast for against said pro-
posed amendment or amendments, severaly, shall be
returned to the Governor in the manner prescribed in
other Cases. and if it shall appear the Governor that
majority of the votes cast at said election on said
amendment or amendments, severaly, were in IA
vor thereof the Governor SHALL by his proclamation,
declare the said amendment or amendments having
ceved said majority of votes to have been adopted by
the people of Maryland, AS part Of the Constitution
thereof and, thenceforth said amendment or amend
ments shall be part of the said Constitution When
or more amendments shall be submitted, in manner
aforesaid, to the voters of this State, at the cleo
tion they shall be so submitted that each amend
ment shall be voted on separately"
AND, WHEREAS, An Act of the General AS
sembly, at January Session, 1874, Chapter
2G4, was passed, for amending the Constitu-
ton of the State, as follows:
".in Act TO amend Section y, of 1rticle 1, Of tie
Constitution Of tie State Of larylaI,d
SECTION l. Be IL enacted by lie General assembly of
Maryland, three hS Of all the members Of The cO H0us-
eS coHcurfng, That the following section be and the
same is hereby proposed amendment to the Con-
sttuton of this State and adopted by the legal aud
la thpaa
to supercede and stand in the place of Section s. of
tice 4, of said Constitution"
SECTION s. The parties to any cause may submit the
to the court for determination without the 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 indictments for offences
which are or may be punishable by DEATH pending in
any oil the courts oflaw, in this State having urisdc.
ton thereof upon suggestion in writing under oath
OF either of the parties to said proceedings that such
party cannot have fair aud impartial trial in the
in which the same may be pending the said shall
order and direct the record of proceedings in such suit
or action, issue, presentment or indictment, TO be
transmitted to some other court, having jurisdiction
such case, for trial but in all other of present
ment or Indictment pending in any Of the courts
in this State, having Jurisdiction thereof in addition
to the suggestion, in writing of either of the parties
such presentment Indictment that such party
have fair and impartial trial in the court in which the
same may be pending it shabe necessary for the part
making such suggestion to make it satisfactorily APP
pear to the court that such suggestion true or that
there is reasonable ground Tor the and there.
upo the said court shall order aud direct the record
proceedings, in such presentment Indictment to he
transmitted to some other court having jurisdiction in
such cases for trial. and such right of removal shall
st upon suggestion in when all the Judges of said
court may be disqualified nnder the provisions of this
Constitution, to sit in such and said court
which the record of proceedings in such suit action
issue, presentment or Indictment may DO transmitted
shall hear and determine the same in like MANNER
il such suit action, issue, presentment indictment
had been originally Instituted therein, and the General
Assembly shall make such modicaio ion of existing law
rs may be necessary to regulate and give force to this
provision"
SECTION .. and BE- II Tri,r enacted 6y The autority
af6ycSaid That said foregoing section hereby proposed
an amendment to the Constitution, shall he Mt the
next general election to be held in this State submit
ted to the legal and qualified voters thereof or
their adoption or rejection. in pursuance of the direc
ous contained in Article H. OF the Constitution of this
State aud at tho said general election the vote said
proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be 10y
ballot and upon each ballot there shall he written OF
printed these words. "For the Constitutional Amend
ment" Against the Constitutional Amendment" as
the voter shall elect, and Immediately after said cleo
on due returns shall be made to the Governor of the
vote for and against said proposed amendment as d
rected by the said Nth Article of the Constitution"
! Now, THEREFORE,, l JAMES BLACK
, GROOME, Governor of the State of Mary.
land, in 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 OF
Maryland, TO published in two newspapers
in each county, where so many may be pub,
lished, and where not more than one may be
published, then in that newspaper, and in
three newspapers published in the City OF
Baltimore, one of which shall be in the Ger.
man language, once a 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
EAHhScal of the State at the City ofAn
! sEAL !napolis, this 2Sth day of July, il
w Dthe year our Lord eighteen hun
drcd and seventy five
! JAMES BLACK GROOME
! BY order of the Governor,
| r. G. HoLLYDAY,
au2-3m Secretary of; Stat,