The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-10-16
GTATE OF MARYLAND,
~ EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
PROCLAMATION.

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amendments to The Constitution, to be made
as follows;
g The General Assembly may propose
amendments 10 the Constitution, provided
that each amendment shall be embraced IN
separate bill, embodying the Article or See
ton, as the same viii stand when amended
and pazssd BIZ three-flihs of all the members
elected to each Of the two Houses, by yeas
and nays, to be entered on the Journals, with
the proposed amendment. The bill or bills,
proposing amendment or amendments, shall
be published hy order Of the Governor, in at
least two newspapers. in each county, where
SO many may be published, 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 German language, once week, for
at least three months, preceding the next en-
suing general election, at which the said pro
posed amendment shall be submitted, in a
form to be prescribed by the General Assem-.
bly,, to the qualified voters Of the State, for
adoption or rejection. The votes cast for or
against said proposed amendment or amend
ments, severally, shall be returned to the
Governor, in the manner prescribed in other
cases, and il it shall appear to the Governor
that majority Of the votes cast at said cleo
ton on said amendment or amendments, sew
orally, were east in favor thereof, the Govern
or shall, by his proclamation, declare the
said amendment or amendments, having re-
ceived said majority Of votes, TO have been
adopted by the people Of Maryland, Us part Of
the Consultation thereof, and, thencelorth,
said amendment or amendments shall be par,
Of the said Constitution. When two or more
amendments shall be submitted, in manner
aforesaid, to the voters of this State a, the
same election, they shall be so submitted, as
that each amendment shall be voted on sepa-
rately.n
AND WHgREAs, An Act Ct the General As
sembly, at january Session, 1874, Chapter
26i, was passed, for amending the Constitn.
ton of the State as follows:
In act 10 amend Section 8, of article Z,
q the Constellation Of The State Of Mary
land
'SgcrIoS |, Be Il enacted BY The General
assembly Of Maryland, three .ftfhs Of all
The members Of the tro Houses coBcHriag,
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 qualified voters thereof, as pro-
yided, il may be the same to supercede and
stand in the place of Section s. Of Article 4,
Of said Constitution
"SECTIoS 8. The parties to any cause may
submit the same 10 the court for determine
ton 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 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, up
on suggestion, in writing, under oath, OF
either OF the parties to said proceedings, that
such party cannot have fair and impartial
trial in the court in which the same may be
pending, the snid court 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 in such case, for trial but, in all
other cases Of presentment or indictment,
pending in any of the courts Of law in this
State, having jurisdiction thereof, in addition
to the suggestion, in writing, of either of the
parties to such presentment or Indictment,
that such party cannot have fair aud i'm.
partial trial in the court in which the same
may be pending it shall be necessary for the
party making such suggestion, to make it sat.
isiactorily appear to the court that such sug.
gestion is true, or that there is reasonable
ground for the same and thereupon, the
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