Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-10-29
GTATE OF MARYLAND,
- Executive Department
PROCLAMATION.


w State of Maryland, by Article IA.
Section /, directs amendments to the
Constitution, to be made as follows:
s'The General Assembly may propose
amendments TO the Constitution, provided
that each amendment shall be embraced in II
separate bill, elnhod wing the Article or Sec
ton. as the same will stand when amended
aud passed by three 6fths 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, pro-
posing amendment or amendments, shall be
published by the order of the Governor, in
at least Two newspapers, in each county,
where so many may be published, and where
uot more than one may be published, then
in that newspaper and ia three newspapers
published in the City of Baltimore, one of
which shall be in the German language, once
Al week for at least three months. preceding
the next ensuing general election, al which
the said proposed amendment shall be sub
mitted, in form TO be prescribed by the
General Assembly, 10 the qualified vote Of
the State for adoption or rejection. The
votes cast for against said proposed amend
ment or amendments, severally, shall be re-
turned TO the Governor, in the manner pre-
scibed in other cases, and If it shall appear TO
the Governor that ma lorty of the votes cast
al said election Oh said amendment amend
:nents, severally, were cast in favor thereof,
the Governor shall, by his procla nation de-
clare the said amendment or amendments,
having received said majority Of votes, 10
have been adopted by the people Of Maryland,
rs part of the Constitution thereof and
thencelorth, said amendment or amendments
shall he part of the sad Constitution. When
two or more amendme shall be submitted
in manner aforesaid, to the voters of this
State, ut the same election, they shall he
At, 1, rlx ~ L..
voted on separately"
And, Whereas, An Act of the General
Assembly, at January Session, 1874,
Chapter 264, was passed, for amending
the Constitution of the State, as follows:
".An Act to amend Section 8. Of article
4, Of Constitution Of tie State Of Mary
ldnd"
SEcrroN l. Be il enactcd by tie General
assembly Of Marytand, hree.Gfhs Of Memcm-
hers Of The tgo Houses concWriag, That the fol-
loving section be and the same is hereby
proposed, as an amendment TO the Consiilu-
ton OF this State, and if adopted by the
legal and qualified voters hereof us provided.
it may be The same TO super cede and stand
in the place OF Section s. OF Al tcle A, of said
Constitution.
s.SEcTloN 8. The parties TO any cause MAY
submit The same TO the court for dcttrminn-
ton without the aid Of jury, and in all
suits or actions AT law, issued from The o.
phans' Court, or from any court, sitting in
equity, and all cases OF presentments or in
oictments for offences, which or may he
punishable by death, pending in any Of the
courts of law, in this State, having lurisdic-
ton thereof, upon 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 III which
the same may he pending, the said court shall
order and direct the record of proceedings in
such suit or action issue .rresenimeni or indici-
ment to be transmitted to some other court,
having jurisdiction in such case, for trial:
Int in all other cases of preseniuteut or in
dictnent, 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 preseutment or
Indictment that such party cannot have II fair
aud impartial trial in the court IN which the
same may be pending, it shall lie necessary
for the party making such suggestion, TO
make ii satisfactorily appear to the court that
such suggestion is true, or that there is rea-
sonable ground for the same; and thereupon,
the said court shall order and direct the
record of proceedings in snch preseniment or
indictment, to be transmitted 10 some other
court having jurisdiction in such case or trial,
suggestion in cases when all the judges Of
said court mays he disqualified, under the
provisions of this Constitution, to sill in any
such case and said court, 10 which the record
OF proceedings in such suit or action, issue,
uresentment or Indictment may be transmit
ted shall hear and determine the same in
like manner, as if such suit or action issue,
presentment or indictment, had been origin
ally instituted therein, and the General AS
sembv shall make snch modification Of ex
isting law as may be necessary TO regulate
and give force to this provision
,iSEcroN 2. And be IL further enacted Jy
the authority aforesaid, That said foregoing
section hereby proposed as amendment to
ahe Constitution. shall be, ~ the next general
election to be held in this State, submitted to
she legal and qualified voters thereof, for
their adoption or rejection, in pursuance Of
the directions contained in Article a. Of the
Constitution of this State, and at the said
general election, the vote on said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall be by bal.
lot and upon each ballot there shall be written
or printed these words, 'For the Constitu-
tional Amendment - or against the Con-
stituiioual Amendment" the vote shall
elect, and Immediately after said election,
due returns shall be made to the Governor of
the vote TOR and against said proposed amend
ment as directed by the said 18th Article Of
the Constitution"
Now, THEREFORE,, I, JAMES BLACK
GROOME, Governor of the State of
Maryland, in compliance with the re-
quirements 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 news
paper, and in three newspapers publish
ed in the City of Baltimore. one of which
shall be in the German language, once
week, for at least three months. preced
ing the next general election. to be held
in November next, the said newspapers
to be by me designated.
Given under my hand and the Great
Seal of the State, at the City
- of Annapolis, this 18th day
8S of July, in the year of our
- Lord eighteen hundred and
seventy-fve.