Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-09-10
| CTATE OF MARYLAND,
ID EXECUTIVE j. <ARTMENT

WHEREAS, < Mtion of the State of
Maryland, by III, Section /, directs a
mendments to the Constitution, to be made as
| follows
| THE General Assembly may propose amend
mentS to the Constitution, provided that each
Amendment shall be embraced in a separate bill,
embodying the Article or Section, the same
fitths 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 proposing amendment or amend
ments, shall be published by order OF the Gov
ernor in at least two newspapers i'll each coun-
ty, where SO many may be published and where
not more than one may be published, then in
that newspaper, and ill three newspapers pub
lished i'll the City of Baltimore, one of which
shall be i'll the German language, once a week,
for at least three months, preceding the next
ensuing general election, at which the said pro-
posed amendment shall be submitted in form
to be prescribed by the General Assembly, to the
qualified voters OF the State for adoption or re-
Election. The votes cast for or against said pro-
posed amendment or amendments, Severally,
shall be returned to the Governor in the man.
ner prescribed in other cases, and if it shall APP
pear to the Governor that a majority of the
| votes cast at said election on said amendment or
amendments, severally, were cast in favor there
OF, the Governor shall, by his proclamation, de-
| clare the said amendment or amendments, hav-
ing received said majority of votes, to have been
adopted by the people of Maryland, as part of
the Gonstt9tlon thereof and thencelortn, s aia
said Constitution. When two or more amend
ments shall be submitted. in manner aforesaid
| to the voters of this State, at the same election
they shall be SO submitted as that each amend
ment shall be voted on separately.
| AND, WHEREAS, An Act of the General As
sembly, at January Session, 1874, Chapter
fzof; wns pnsseay-+e amending the Constitl-
| ton OF the State, as follows:
An 1ct TO amend Section s. of article T. of the
! Consultation OF the State Of MdTyldnd.''
SECTION l. BE it enacted by the General ASSEM-
biy Of Maryland. Hree-fifths Of all the members Of
the ttc0 Houses concnTing, That the following Sec
ton be and the same is hereby proposed, as an
amendment TO the Constitution of this State
and if adopted by the legal and qualified voters
.mereoi, as proriaea; II may DE the same 70 70
Article 1, of said Constitution"
| SECTION & The parties to any cause may sub
init the same to the court for determination
without the aid of jury, and in all suits ac-
tons at law, issues from the Orphans Court or
from any court, sitting in equity, and all cases of
presentments or indictments for offences, which
are or may be punishable by death, pending in
any of the courts of law, in this State, having
jurisdiction thereof upon suggestion, in writing,
under oath, OF either of the parties to said pro-
ceedings that such party cannot have fair and
impartial trial in the court in which the same
may be pending the said court shall order and
direct the record of proceedings in such suit o
action, issue. presentment or Indictment to be
transmitted TO some other court, having jursdic-
ton in such case for trial; but in all other cases
of presentment or Indictment pending in any of
the courts of law in this State, having jursfiic-
iion thereof, in addition to the suggestion, in
writing, OF either OF the parties to such present
ment or indictment, that such party cannot have
fair and impartial trial in the court in which
the same may be pending, 1t shall be necessary
for the party making such suggestion, to make
II satisfactorily appear TO the court that such
suggestion is true, or that there is reasonable
ground for the same; and thereupon, the said
court shall order and direct the record of pro-
ceedfngs in such presentment or Indictment, to
be transmitted to some other court having iuris-
diction in such cases for trial. and such right of
removal shall exist upon suggestion, in cases
when all the judges of said court may be disquai-
fed 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 or Indictment may be transmitted,
shall hear and determine the same in like man.
ner, as If such suit or action isole, presentment
or Indictment, had been originally instituted
therein and the General Assembly shall make
such modification of existing law as may be ne
ceSsary TO regulate and give force to this provi-
sion.'
SECTION :. And be IL further enacted by the uu-
thoity aforesaid That said foregoing section here
by proposed as an amendment to the Constitu-
ton, shall be- at the next general election to be
held in this state, submitted to the legal and
qualified voters thereof for their adoption or
Jectiop, in pursuance of the directions contained
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 be
written or printed these words, "For the Consti-
tutional Amendment" or Against the Consti-
tutional Amendment" the voter shall elect
and Immediately after said election due returns
sfmIl be made to the Governor of the vote for and
AGAINST said proposed amendments, as directed by
the said 18th Article of the Constitution
Now, THEREroRE, I, JAMES BLACK
GR00ME, Governor of the State of Mary
land. in conpliance 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 newspa-
pers published 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 Novem-
Der next, the said newspapers to be by me de-
Sgnated.
Given under my hand and the Great
Seal of the State, at the City of
- Annapolis, this 2sth day of July,
SEAL in the year of our Lord eighteen
/ wv hundred and seventy-hve.
JAMES BLACK GROOME.
By order of the Governor,
/ r. c. HoLLypAY,
/ au 6-3m Secretary of State