Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-09-09
STATE or MARYLAND.

STATE OF MARYLAND.
~ ExDcUx1v8 DkRaR11enr.
Pr0clamation.
WHEssAs. The Coassisasisn At d.
0sass u Maryland. b Article IA, SEQ
tsoe l. directs snsaansnss 10 the Con.
stiestioa. 10 Be ma1s = lollous:
"The General Asrnbly may proocsp sueed-
ueats % The Coessisusioa, psosidsi thas 80
amendUent shall BE embraced In sppnrsss hill
dstng The Article Or Sectioa, . the sane
VII stand Via sUeaded snd passo1 hy three
hfths 81 ell the me4ben elected 10 each Of The
too hooses. By yeas and maya 70 Be catered
o TIE Joasnals. with tbs proposed ameudmeas.
Tie bill % bills. proposing amendmens OF
snendnenss, shall Be Published BY order Of the
Governos. In ~ last tso newspapers, In each
county. where % Hany may b. pablished, and
where not more shan oae may be published,
then In that Newspaper, aad u three newypa.
pers Published in The Cssy:cf Baltimore. one of
which shall Be an The German language. once
. week, for It least three months, preceding the
next ensuing general election, at which the
said proposed amendment shall Be lsubmitied,
sembly, 10 the qualified voters Of the STATE.
for adoption cr reiecti0a. The votes cast fos
OF against said proposed amendment or amend
meats, ssveraily, shall Be returned to the Gov
srnos, IN the manner prescribed In other cases.
and u Il shall appear 70 the Gcvernor that !
majority OF the votes cast at said election on
said amendment or amendments, sevesaily, we're
cast In favor Thereof, the Governor shall, By his
proclamation, declare the said amendment or
amendments, having reviewed aid majority Of
voses. TO have been adopted BY she people OF
Maryland, - part Of The Consultation thereof,
and, thenceforth, said amendment or amend
meats shall be part Of the said COnsiitu ton
When two or more amendments shall be sub
mitted, In manner aforesaid. to the voters Of
this State. at the same election, they shall be %
submitted. as that each amendment shall be
voted on SEPARATELY"
AND. WHEREAS. An Act OF the General
Assembly. at January Session. 1874,
Chapter 264. vas passed. for amending
the Constitution Of the State, a fol.
lows:
ia Aef 10 omend Section 8, Of Article 4, Of tie
ConsfassioH " The State Of karyLdnd."
''SKcTiox /. BE a enacted By the General A.
sembiy Of Maryland, tAree,f'iAs If all the mem-
teTs 81 fAs fro Houses eoneurring, That the
following section be. and the same Is hereby
proposed, as an amendment TO the Constitution
Of this State, and if adopted by the legal and
quaiihed voters thereof, as provided. il NAV
be the same to supercede and stand iu Ii. place
Of Section 9, Of Article =, Of said Consti:u-
ton"
''SEcTiox 9. The parties to any cause may
submit the same to the court for determination
without the aid Of jury, and in all suits or ae-
tons NJ Law. issued from the Orphans Court,
or from any court, sitting in equity, and ali
cases Of presentments or indictments for offences,
which are or may be punishable by death,
pending in any of the courts Of law, in this
State, having jurisdiction thereof, upon sug-
ges,ion, In writing, under oath, OF either OF the
parties to said proceedings, that such party can
not have fair and impartial trial In the court
in which the same may be pending, the said
court shall order and direct the record of pro-
ceediugs in such suit or action, issue, pre-.
sentiment or Indictment to be transmitted 10
Sumo other court, having jurisdiction in such
case, for trial; but, in all other cases of pre-.
sentiment or indictment, pending in any of the
courts Of law in this State, having Jurisdiction
thereof in addition to the suggestion, in wri-
ting, Of either Of the parties to such present.
ment or indictment, that such party canno.
have a fair and impartial trial in the court in
which the same may be pending, It shall be ne
cessary for the party making such suggestion.
to make II satisfactorily appear to the court
that such suggestion is true, or that there is
ground for the same; and thereupon,
the said court shall order aud direct the record
OF proceedings, in such presentment or indict-
ment, to be transmitted TO some other court
having jurisdiction in such cases for trial, aud
such right Of removal shall exist upon sugges-
ton, IN cases when all the judges Of said court
may he disqualified, under the provisions Of
this Constitution, TO sit in any such case, and
said court, to which the record Of proceedings
in such suit or action, issue, presentuent or in
dictment may be transmitted, shall hear and
determine the same in like manner, as If such
suit or aciiCn, Issue, preseniment or Indictment
had been originally instituted therein, and the
General 4 ssembv shalt make such modiica-
ton Of existing law ~ may be necessary to reg
uiate aud give force to this provision"
''SEcriox .. And be a(urther enacted By tie
authority aforesaid, That said foregoing section
hereby proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution, shall be, at the next general election
to be held In this State, submitted to the legal
and qualified voters thereof, for their adoption
or rejection, in pursuance OF the directions con-
tanned in Article Ia Of the Constitution Of this
State. and at the said general election, the vote
on said proposed amendment to The Constitu-
ton shall beby ballot, and upon each ballot there
shall be written or printed these words, For
the Constitutional Am endment." or "Againsi
the Constitutional Amendment" as the voter
shall elect, and Immediately after said election.
due returns shall be made to the Governor of
the vote for and against said proposed amend
ment, As directed by the said 18th Article of the
Constitution"
Now. THEREFORE. I, JAMES BLACK
GROOME, Governor of tho State Of
Maryland, in compliance with the require
ments Of the provisions Of the Constitu-
ton. do order aud direct the foregoing
proposed amendment to the Constitution,
Of the State Of Maryland. to be published
in two newspapers in each county. where
SO many may be published. and where no,
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 German Language,
once q week. for At least three months.
preceding the next general election, to be
held in November next. the said newspa-
pers to De by me desigoa.ed.
Given under my hand and the Great
go Seal Of the State. at the City
( SEAL Of Annapolis. this 2Sth day Of
~ July. in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred aud seventy
Eve.
JAMES BLACK GROOME.
Bv order of the Governor.