The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-09-04

WHEREAS, The Constitution Of the State
of Maryland, by Article IA, Section 1,
directs amendments to the Constitution, to
be made as follows:
Tho General Assembly may propose amendments to
the Constitution provided that each amendment shall
be embraced in separate bill, embodying the Article
or Section as the will stand when amended and
passed by threeffths Of all the members elected t"
each Of the two Houses by and nays to be entered
on the Journals, with tho proposed amendment. The
bill or bills, proposing amendment or amendments
shall be published by order of the Governor in least
two newspapers in each county, where SO many may DO
published, and whore not more than may be pub
lished, then in that newspaper, and in three
papers published in the City of Baltimore one of
which shall be in the German language, a week,
for at oast three months preceding tho ensuing
general election which the said proposed am snmet
shall be submitted in form to be prescribed by tho
General Assembly, to the qualified voters Of the State,
for adoption rejection The votes cast for against
said proposed amendment amendments sevcrally,
shall he returned to the Governor the manner pre-
scrbed in other cases. and if it shall appear the
Governor that majority of the votes said cleo
tion on said amendment or amendments severally
cast in favor thereof the Governor SHALL by his procl
nation, declare the said amendment amendments
having received said majority of votes to have been
adopted by the people of Maryland part the Con-
stitution thereof and, thenceorth, said amendment
amendments shall be part of the said Constitution.
When two or more amendments shall be submitted, in
aforesaid to the voters of this State the
election, they shall be submitted as that each
amendment shall be voted on separately"
AND, wAEREAs, An Act of the General
Assembly, at January Session, 1874, Chap
ter 2G4, was passed, for amending the Con-
stitution of the State, as follows:
an Act to amend Section s. of article Of the Con-
stituton Of the State Of Maryland"
"SEcrIoN l. Be it enacted By the General assembly
Of Maryland, hrsehs of all the members of the ttvo
Houses eoncurring That the following section be and
the same is hereby proposed, amendment to the
Constitution of this State and il adopted by the legal
and qualified voters thereof provided it may be the
m n he nj ranfG q
of Article 4, of said Constitution"
"SEcrIeN s. The parties to any cause NAV submit
the to the court for determination without the aid
of jury and in all suits actions law issued from
the Orphans Court from court sitting equity
and all cases of presenments indictments for offences
which are or may be punishable by DEATH pending in
ton thereof upon suggestion, in writing under oath
Of either Of the parties said proceedings that
party cannot have fair and impartial trial in the
in which the same may he pending, the said court shall
order and direct the record of proceedings in such
action, issue presenment indictment be trans
mited to other court having jurisdiction in such
for trial but in all other of presenmen or
Indictment pending in any of the courts of law in this
State having jurisdiction thereof in addition 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 shall be necessary for the party
making such suggestion to make it satsfac appear
to the court that such suggestion is there
is reasonable ground for the and thsreupon the
said shall order and direct the record of proceed
ngs, in such prrssniment indictment, be trans
mitted to other court having jurisdic ton in such
for trial. and such right of removal shall exist
upon suggestion in cases when all the judges of said
court may be 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 action
issue, present indictment may be transmitted
shall hear and determine the in like manner as if
such suit or action, issue presentment Indictment
had been originally instituted therein and the General
Assembly shall make such modification of existing law
be necessary to regulate and give force to this
provision"
"sEcTIoN 2 And be it further enacted BY the aattor-
iy aforesaid That said foregoing section hereby nro
posed amendment to the Constitution shall be- at
the next general election to be held this State sub
mitted to the legal and qualified voters thereof their
adoption or rejection, in pursuance of the directions
contained in Article H. of the Constitution of this
State and at the said general election the said
proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot there shall DO written or
printed these words, For the Constitutional Amend
ment," or Against the Constitutional Amendment" as
the voter shall elect and Immediately after said cleo
ton due returns shall be made the Governor of the
vote for and against said proposed amendment, as
directed by the said l4th Article of the Constitution
Now, THEREFORE, I, 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
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 not more
than one may be published, then in that
newspaper, and in three newspapers pub
lished in the City of Baltimore, one of
which shall be in the German 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 desig mated.
Given under my hand and the Great
Seal Of the State, at the City
of Annapolis, this 2sth day of
SEAL DULY, in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and seventy
five.