The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-09-24
~ 4 A Il n OF MARYLAND,
~ Elk tive Department t.
PROCLAIM A TION

WHEREAS, The Constitution of the State
of Maryland, by Article IA, Section l, directs
amendments to the Constitutions to be made
as follows:
"'rhc General Assembly may propose amendments to
the Constitution, provided that each amendment shall
be embraced III II separate bill embOdying the Article
or Section rs the same will stand when amended and
passed by three ifths of all the members elected Ia
ench of tho two Houses by yeas nays to be enter.
cd on the Journals with the proposed amendment The
bill or bills proposing amendment or amendments
shall he published by order of the Governor in least
two newspapers in each county, where many may bc
published, and where not more than one may be pub.
lsed than IN that newspaper and in three newspapers
published IN the City OF Baltimore, ofwhiCh shall
be in the German language, week, for at least
three ths, preceding tho ensuing general elec-
ton, at which the said proposed amendment shall he
submitted i'll form to be prescribed 10y the General
Assembly, to the qualified voters of the State for adop
ton or rejection. The votes for on against said pro-
posed amendment or amendments, scvcraly shall he
returned to the Governor in the manner prescribed
other cases. and If it shall appear to the Governor that
majority of the votes cast Mt said election ON sal
amendment or amendments SevGrally, were in fiji
vor thereof, the Governor SHALL by his proclamation
declare the said amendment amendments having re.
ceiycd said maJory of Votes to have been adopted by
the people of Maryland part of the Constitution
thereof, and, thenceforth, said amendment or amend
ments shall be part of the said Constitutions When two
or more amendments shall be submitted, in manner
aforesaid to the voters of this State, at the cleo
ton, they shall he 50 submitted that each amend
ment shall be voted on separately"
AND, WHEREAS, An Act of the General As
sembly, at January Session, 1874, Chapter
2G4, was passed, for amending the COnstitu.
ton of the State, as follows:
Elm Act to an,ead Section S, Of Article 4, Of Ne
Constitution Of the State Of Mayyland
"sEcricN l. BE enacted by tie General AsscmJly al
MARYLAND, three tS Of all he members Of The tpo IfGng
es coHc"rring That the following section be and the
Is hereby proposed ms mn amendment TO the Con.
StilutlOn OF this Stutp and if
qualified voters thereof provided ii may he the same
t. supercede and stand in the place Section s. of Al.
tcle J, of said Constitution"
SECTION s. The parties to any cause may submit the
same to the court for determination without the aid of
Jury and III all suits actions law issued from the
Orphans Court, from any court sitting in euuty and
all cases OF presentmentS indictments for offences
which are or may he punishable by death. pending in
any OF the courts law in this State having urisdic
ton thereof, upon suggestion, in writing, under oath
OF either OF the parties to said proceedings that such
party cannot have fair aud impartial trial in the court
In which the same may be pending the said court shall
order and direct the record of proceedings ia such sut
action, issue, presentment or Indictment IN lac
transmitted to other court having jurisdiction in
such case, for trial but in all other of present.
ment or Indictment pending in any of the courts of law
in this State, having jurisdiction thereof in addition
to tile suggestion in writing of either the PARTIES to
such presentmen or Indictment that such party cannot
have iar and impartial trial in the conrt in which the
same may he pending it shallbe necessary for the
making such suggestion to make 1t satisfactorily nm.
pear TO the court that such suggestion is true or that
upon tho said shall order and direct the record of
proceedings, in such presentmeu or Indictment TO be
tr Snittod to some other court having jurisdiction in
suc cases Tor trial. and such right of removal shall eX-
list upon suggestions in whom 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, presentment indictment may be trapsmitteJ
snail hear and determine the In like manner as
sueh SUIT or action, issue, presentment orindctment
had been originally Instituted therein and the General
Assembly shall make such modification Of existing law
as may be necessary to regulate and give force this
provision"
aforesaid That said foregoing section hereby proposed
MS an anenlmeUt to the Constitutions shall he at the
next general election to be held in this State submit
ted to the legal and qualified voters thereof, Tor
ther adoption or rejection in pursuance of the direc
tious contained in Article H. of the Constitution Of this
State and at the said general election the vote on said
proposed amendment to the Constitution shall he hy
ballot and upon each ballot there shall be written or
printed these words. "For the Constitutional Amend
nent, or against the Constitutional Amendment MS
the voter shall elect and Immediately after said cleo
ton due returns shall be made To tho Governor of the
vote Tor and against said proposed amendment as d-
rected by the said l4th 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 amend.
ment to the Constitution of the State of
Maryland, to published in two newspapers
in each county, where so many may be pub
lshed, 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 Ger
man language, once week. for at least three
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
(A-A& Seal of the State, at the City ofAn-
SEAL napolis, this 2Sth day of July, in
w 1the year our Lord eighteen hun
dred and seventy five.
JAMES BLACK GROOME.
BY order of the Governor
r. G. HoLLYDAY,
au2-3m Secretary of State