Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-09-10
CTATE OF MARYLAND,
- Executive Department
PROCLAMATION.

w State of Maryland, by Article ii.
Section |, directs amendments to the
Constitution, to be made as follows:
1.-THE General Assembly may propose
amendments 10 the Constitution, provided
that each amendment shall be embraced in a
separate bill embed ying the Article or Sec
ton, as the same will stand when amended
and passed by three ffths Of all the members
elected to each of the two Houses, Ivy yehs and
saws, 10 be entered on the Journals, with the
proposed amendment. The bill or bills, pro-
posing amendment 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
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 he in the German language, once
week, for at least three months preceding
the next ensuing general election, al which
the said proposed amendment shall be sub
mtted, in a form to be prescribed by the
General Assembly, 20 the qualified vote Of
the State, for adoption or rejection, The
votes cast for or against said proposed amend
ment or amendments, severally, shall he re-
turned to the Governor, in the manner pre-
scibed in other Cases, and if il shall appear 10
the Governor that majority of the votes cast
:neuts, severally, were cast in favor thereof.
the Governor shall, by his proca ion 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,
thenceforth, said amendment or amendments
shall be part of the said Constitution. When
two or more amendments shall be submitted,
in manner aforesaid, TO the voters of this
M oil han ba
submitted that each amendment shall be
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
land"
'SEcrroN l. Bs il eaacted By tie Geaerol
AssemJiy Of Maryland, MreeffthS ofaHthe mean
kers Of lie itco Houses coHemriRg, That the fol
lowing section be and the same is hereby
proposed, as an amendment TO the Cousltu-
ton of this State, aud if adopted 10y the
legal and qualified voters thereof. as provided,
il may be the same to supercede and stand
in the place of Section 8, Of Article 4, of said
Constitution
"SEcTIoN g. The parties 10 any cause may
submit the same TO the court for determine
ton without The aid of jury, and in all
suits or actions at law, issued from the Or
phans Court, or from any court, sitting in
equity, aud all cases OF prcseutuents or in
oictmenis for offences, which or may be
,alnishahIe by death, peuding in any OF the
courts OF law, in this State, having jursdic-
ton thereof, upon suggestion, in writing,
under oath, of either of the parties TO said
proceedings, that such party cannot have II
fair and impartial trial in The court in which
the same may he pending, the said court shall
order and direct The record of proceedings in
such suit or action issue EreSe ninent or indict-
meni to he transmitted TO some other court,
having jurisdiction in such case, for trial;
Int, in all other cases Of presentment or in
drtment, 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 20 such presenimeni or
indictment that such party cannot have fair
aud impartial trial in the court in which the
same may lie pending, it shall he necessary
for the party making such suggestion, to
make il satisfactorily appear TO the court that
such suggestion is true, or that there is rea-
e0nable ground for the same; aud thercupon
the said court shall order and direct the
record of proceedings, in such presenimeni or
indictment to be transmitted to some other
court having jurisdiction in such case or 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 or action, issue,
presentineut or indictment may be transmit
ted shall hear aud determine the same in
like nanner, as If such suit or action, issue,
prcsentmeut or Indictment, had been origin
ally instituted therein, and the General AS
sembv shall nsake such modification of ex-
listing Law as may be necessary to regulate
and give force to this provision.
ssSEcrioN 2. And be al further enacted la
The duthortfv aforesaif That said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an anne ndmeut TO
the Constitution. shall be, nj the next general
election to be held in tilis State submitted 10
the legal and qualf.d voters thereof, for
their adoption rejection, in pursuance of
the directions ooataiced in Article IA, Of the
Constitution of this State, and at the said
general election the vote on said proposed
amendment TO the Constitution sha n be by bal
lot, and upon each ballot there shll be written
or printed these words, ''For the Constitu-
tiona Amendment or Against the Con-
stiiutiouai Amendment as 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 direcs ed by the said l4th Article OF
the Constitution"
Now. THEREFORE,, |, JAMES BLACK
GROOME, Governor of the State of
Maryland, ia 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 a
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 28th day
IN of July, in the year of our
- Lord eighteen hundred and
seventy-fre.
JAMES BLACK GROOME.