Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-08-05
'CTATE OF MARYlANo.
- KxncurisE DxPARrxrxr.
Proclamation.

TOCbOtA10t
WuxxRAs. The Constitution Of n,
So, u Maryland, b Article II. See.
Hon 1. directs anendments 70 the Con.
10 b made - 6ollovs:
sfhs General Assembly may propose amend.
meats 10 the Constitution, provided tha, esra
aneadment shall b embraced II aeparsse hin,
embcdyinx the Article or Section, ~ The ssms
win stsnd when amended and passed by Inv
lfths az Ill the members elected TO each Of n.
tue Housrs BY yes and maya TO Be ea,esri
On the Journals. with the proposed amerdness
ia hin or bills, propoGing amendment =.
ausadneats, sAall b psblfshed By order Of -
Gososoos, O a bst tvo nswspapeu, IN -
ces1ay. vhers - many nay b PsblbAsd, ssd
where nos more than one may be published.
pers pueIishe1 In The Gy Of Baltimore, one -
xhsch shAl BE In The German language eucs
. week, for At least three months, preceanr tss
next ensuiRR general eseetica, at which In
said propoeed amendment shall be submi,,ea
IN 4 iorm 10 BE- prescribed by the General A.
sembly, % the qualified voters Of the S,sse
Tor adoption or rejection. The votes Cas-, kr
or against said proposed amendmen, OF amend.
meats, ssverufly, shAll be returned 10 the Gov.
ef0Cf.
and II e shall appear - the Governor Tia, =
majority Of the votes cass ~ said election a
said amendment or amendmeuts, severally, vere
cast In favor thereof, the Governor shall, by hs
proclamaaioa, declare the said amendmeat .,
ameudments. having received said majority q
votes, 20 have been adopted by the people 81
Maryland, - part Of the Constitution s.iereot
and, thenceforth, said amendment or aueaA.
ments shall b part cf the said Coasti,u tica--
1T
misted. In manner aforesaid, 70 the voters a
this State, at the same election, they shall be ~
submitted, a. that each amendment shall !,
voted on separately"
AND, WHEREAS. An Act Of the General
Assembly. at January Session, 1874.
Chapter 264. Vas passed, for amending
the Constitution Of the State. q 81.
lows:
"As Aes 10 smend Ssetion 9, Of Arfie,, 4, sfM
Constssstioa Of tAs State Of karyissd."
"Sscros 1. Be a esaefed by tie Gsssrsl A.
ses.Sly Of Naryiaad, tayss.eftks AZ all tie nss.
bers Of fhs reo Rogsss eoserrr,ng, That The
following section be and the same l. herrey
proposed, as an amendment TO the Constitu,ica
Of This State. and if adopted by the Il. d aad
qualified voters thereof, rs provided IL mar
be the same TO supercede and stand in the piass
OF Section g, Of Article Z, Of said Constita.
ton"
ssSrcr.ox g. The parties to any cause mar
submit the same to the court for determination
without the aid Of jary, and in all suits orae.
tious as isw. issued from the Orphans Court,
or from any court, sitting In equity, and ali
cases of psseentments or indis tments Tor ofencs
which are or may be punishable by death
pending in any Of the courts Of Law, iu tho
State, having Jurisdiction thereof. upos GU.
gcstion. in writing. under oath. Of either Of ihs
parties TO said proceedings, that such party can.
| not have fair and impartial trial in the court
| in which the same may be pending, the saia
court shall order and direct the record Of Pre-
ceediugs in such suit or action, issue, pss.
sentiment or indictment TO be Transmitted 10
some other court, having jurisdiction in sasa
| case, for trial; bat, in all other cases Of PIE
sentiment or indictment, peuding In any Of ta
| courts Of Law in this State, having jurisdicsiM
thereof, In addition TO the suggestion, Ia WI.
ting, Of either Of the parties TO such presea,.
men, or indictment, that such party canno.
have q fair and impartial trial In the cour, ia
which the same may % pending, u shall be %.
c~ssAry sor the party making such sugg~toa,
| TO make Il satisfactorily appear to tie oout
| that such suggestion is true. or that there 3
| reasonable ground fos the same; and thercupoa,
the said court shall order aad direct the recota
| Of prvceedings, in such presentment or indic.
| ment, to be transmitted 10 some Other cour
having Jurisdiction In such cases for trial, and
| ouch right Of removal shall exist upon sugge<
ton, in cases when oil the judges Of said court
may be disc uali6ed, under the provisions d
this Constitution, to sit in any such case, and
said court. to which the record Of proceedings
Ia such suit OF action, issue, presentnent o. To-
dictment may b transmitted, shall hear and
determine the same In like manner, as II suea
suit or action, issue, presenimeut or indictment
had been originally Instituted therein, and The
| General Assembiy shall make such modihe+
ton of existing law as may be necessary 10 re-.
ulaie and give force to this provision"
"SEcr,ox 2. And be aJurther enacted By III
authority aforesaid, That said foregoing sectcs
hereby proposed as an amendment 10 the Cor
sti,ution, shall be, at the next general eleciiO;
| 10 be held in this State, submitted 10 the egs
| and qualified voters thereof, for their adoptioa
or rejection, in pursuance Of the directions COZ
tanned in Article IA Of the Constitution Of ths
State. and a, the said general election, the VOC
on said proposed amendment to The Gons'its
ton shall be by ballot and upon each ballot then
shall be written or printed ihcse words 'fs
the Constitutional A mendment," or "Agana
the Constitutional Amendment" as the vos
shall elect, and Immediately sfter said elec,ioa,
due returns shall be made 10 the Governor o.
the vote for and against said proposed amend
ment, as directed by the said lSth Article oi ne
| Constitution"
Now. THEREFORE, l, JAMES BLACK
GROOME, Governor Of the State o.
Mary land, in compliance with the require
menis Of the provisions Of the Conssiss'
ton, do order and direct the foregolss
proposed amendment to the Constitu.ios.
Of the State Of Maryland. to be publishes
in two newspapers in each county. wbs's
70 many may Be published. and where OF
more than one may be published. then .
that newspaper, and in three pewspapen
pablnhed in the City Of Baltimore. o.
Of which shall b in the German Language.
once . week, for 1t least three monthA
preceding the next general election, 10 y
held in November next. the said nevsPs
pers 70 b By ne dssigsassd.
Given under my hand and the Gres
| 60 Seal Of the State. at the ca!
| SEAL Of Annapolis. this 2sth day I
/ (~) July. in the year Of our Lad
| eighteen hundred and ssvesg'
i ave.
| JAMES BLACK GROoNI
By order Of the Governor,
/ Il. G. HoLLYpAr.
Secretary Of Stass.
Aug 8, 1s75-1 w-3ns