The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-09-18
AND, wAEREAs, An Act of the General
Assembly, at January Session, 1874, Chap
ter 264, was passed, for amending the Con
stitution of the State, as follows:
An act to amend Section S, Of article j. Of the Con
StitutioH u the State Of Mdrp'at,d'

of Maryland hreeffhs Of all the members of the tr0
Houses concWring, That the following section be and
the same is hereby proposed amendment to the
Constitution of this State and if adopted by the legal
and qualified voters thereof provided it may be the
same to supercede and stand in the place of Section
of Article 4, of said Constitution"
"SEcTIoS s. The parties to anv cause NAV submit
the same to the court for determination without the aid
of jury, and in all suits actions at law issued from
the Orphans Court, from any court sitting equity
and all cases of presentents indictments for offences
which are may be punishable by death, pending in
any of the of law, in this State having ursdc-
ton thereof upon suggestion in writing, under OATH
OF either of the parties TO said proceedings that
party cannot have fair and impartial trial in the court
in which the same be pending the said shall
order and direct the record of proceedings in such
or action, ISSUE presentment Indictment be trans
mtted to other court, having jurisdiction in such
for trial but in all other cases of presentent or
Indictment pending in any of the of law this
State, having jurisdiction thereof in addition to the
suggestion in writing of either of the parties such
presentment or Indictment that such party have
fair and impartial trial in the in which the same
may be pending it shall I've necessary for the PARTY
making such suggestion to make satisfactorily appear
to the court that such suggestion is true that there
is reasonable ground for the same; and tereupon the
said court shall order and direct the record of proceed
Ings, IN such pr sen incnt or Indictment to he trans
mted to some other court having jurisdiction in such
Tor trial and such right of removal shall exist
upon suggestion, in when all the judges of said
court be disqualified. under the provisions this
Constitution. to sit in any such case and said court
which the record of proceedings in such action
shall hear and determine the in like manner as if
such suit or action issue, prescntmout Indictment
had been originally instituted therein, and the General
Assembly shall make such modification of existing law
us may be necessary to regulate and give force this
provision
SECTION q And belt further enacted by the dathor-
g aforesaid That said foregoing section hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to the Constitution shall be- at
the next general election to be held in this State sub
nited to the leg ii and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption rejection in pursuance Of the directions
contained Article l., ne of
State and at the said general election the vote on said
proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be by
ballot and upon each ballot there shall lie written or
printed these words, :" For the Constitutional Amend
ncnt' 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 l+t Article of the Constitution"
Now, THEREFORE,, |, 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 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
Seal of the State, at the City
of Annapolis, this 2Sth day of
( SEAL )July, in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and seventy
five.
JAMES BLACK GROOME.
BY order OF the Governor,
X. &. HOLIDAY,
August z, 1879. Secretary of State.
N0TE.-The prprrs designated will re i've slips from
the Governor and the only an hprZad to pub
lsh at the expense of tn" State. Fill Executive
K. G. IIDLLYpaY,
Il week for emo Secretary Of State