The Cecil Whig., 1875-10-23
NOTICES, &c.
STATE OF MARYLAND,
. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..
PROCLAIM NATION.
NOTICES., &c.

WHEREAS, The Constitution of the State
of Maryland, by Article IA, Section l,
directs amendments to the Constitution, to
be made as follows:
"The General Assembly may propose amendments to
the Constitution, provided that each amendment shall
be embraced in separate bill, emhodyng the Article
Section as the same will stand when amended and
passed 10y thre-ffths of all the members elected to
zach of the two Houses ly and to be entered
on the Journals, with the proposed amendment The
bill or bills. proposing amendment or amendments,
shall be published 10y order of the Governor in least
Nv" newspapers in each county, where many may lie
published, and where not more than may he pub
i'fhcd' then in that newspaper, aud in three news
papers published in the City of Baltimore, of
which shall Ice in the German language, once a week
for at least three months preceding the ensuing
general election, at which the said proposed amendment
shall he submitted in form to be prescribed by the
General Assembly t" the qnaie, voters of the State
for adoption rejection The votes cast for against
SAID proposed amendment or amendments, screraiiy.
shall he returned to the Governor, in the pre-
scribed in other and if it shall appear to the
Governor that majority of the said cleo
tion said amendment amendments severally were
cast i'll favor thereof the Governor shall by his procla
nation declare the said amendment or amendments
having received said majority of votes to have been
adopted ~ the people of Maryland, part of the Con-
stituon thereof and, tn nc"orth, said amendment
amendments shall be part of the said Constitution.
When two or more amendments shall be submitted, in
aforesaid to the voters Of this State, at the
same election they shall b. submitted, that each
amendment shall be voted separately
Il a y, 4 ~ M
Stit"tion Of the State Of Maryland"
"SEcrroN l. Be it enacted By the General Assembly
Of Ndrgidnd r. cfhs Of all the members of the t,co
Houses coneuring That the following section be and
the same is hereby proposed, amendment TO the
Constitution of this State and if adopted by the legal
and qualified voters thereof provided may be the
To supercrie and stand in the place of Section .,
of Article I. of said Constitution.
..SEcTIoN s. The parties to any cause may submit
the the for determination without tho aid
of jury and in all suit, or actions at law issued from
fh,An frt,I1
and all cases of presentmcnts indictments for offences
which are or may be punishable by death, pending in
of the courts OF law, in this State having jGrsdc
t"n thereof upon suggestion in writing. under oath,
of either of the parti said proceedings that such
party cannot have fair and in,par, trial in the court
in which the may be pending the said shall
order and !rect the record of proceedings in suc suit
or action issue" prtscntmrnt indictment to lie trans
mittcd 10 ut court having jurisdiction in such
for trial but, in all other of prcsentment
Indictment, pending in any of the Of law in this
State, having jurisdiction thereof. i'll addition t" tn"
suggestion ill writing of either of the parties such
prcsenmen or Indictment that such party cannot have
fair and impartial trial in the court in which the
may bo pending, it shall be necessary for the party
making such suggestion to make it satisfactorily
to th- court that such suggestion is that there
is reasonable ground for the sam" md thcremro; the
said shall order and direct the recur proceed
ngs, i'll such pr sentiment Indictment to be trans
mitted to some other court having jurisdiction i'll such
Tor trial. and such right Of removal shall sIst
upon suggestion, i'll when all the judges of said
court may be disqualified under tho provisions of this
Constitution to ht in any such aud said court to
IL
ssir pres htmeit or Indictment may he Transmitted
shall hear and determine the i'll like if
such suit action, ISSUE pres-m,rut indictment,
had been originally Instituted therein AMI the General
Assembly shall make such modification Of existing law
he necessary to regulate and give force To this
provision
"srcTIos . And be it further enacted By the author
r aforesaid That said foregoing section hereby pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution shall be- at
the general election to be held in this State sub
mted TO the legal and qualified thereof for their
alp nj he T. fipns
contained i'll Article II, of the Constitution of this
State and at the said general election the said
proposed amendment the Constitution shall be by
ballot and upon each ballot there shall be written
printed these words, For the Constitutional Amend
ment, or A gainst the Constitutional Amendment"
the voter shall elect and Immediately after said cleo
ton due returns shall be made to the Governor of the
vote for and against said proposed amendment, as
directed 10y the said l4th Article of the Constitution
AND, wAEREAs, An Act of the General
Assembly, at January Session, 1874, Chap
ter 264, was passed, for amending the Con-
stitution of the State, as follows:
Now, THEREFORE,, l, 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
amendment to the Constitution of the
State of Maryland, to be published in two
newspapers in each county, where so many
may be published, aud where not more
than one may be published, then in that
newspaper, and in three newspapers pub
lished in the City of Baltimore, one of
which shall be in the German language,
once a week, for at least three months,
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
Seal of the State, at the City
of Annapolis, this 29th day of
SEAL )July, in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and seventy
five.
JAMES BLACK GROOME.
By order of the Governor,
r. G. HoLLYDAY,
August Z, 1875. Secretary of State.
NoTE.The papers designated will receive slips from
the Governor, and the only authorized to pub
lish at the expense of the State. Bill to Executive
r. C. H0LLYDAY,
20 "a yanE for np1n Sacr.f .fpryn # Stat.