Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-09-17
CTATE OF MARYLAND,
- Executive Department.
PROCLAMATION.

w State of Maryland, by Article IA,
Section /, directs amendments to the
Constitution, to be made as follows:
nThe General Assembly may propose
amendments to the Constitution, provided
that each amendment shall be embraced in a
separate bill, embodying the Article or Sec
ton as the same will stand when amended
and passed by three 6fths of all the members
elected TO each of the two Houses, by yeas and
NAYS 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, md where
not more than one may be published, then
ia that newspaper, and in three newspapers
published 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 ensuing general election, at which
the said proposed amendment shall be sub
znitted, in form. to be prescribed by the
General Assembly, 10 the qualified vote of
the State, for adoption or rejection. The
votes cast for or agains, said proposed amend
ment or amendments, severally, shall be re-
turned 10 the Governor, in the manner pre-
scibed in other cases, and if it shall appear to
the Governor that majority of the votes cast
at said election on said amendment or amend
ments, severaly, were cast in favor thereof
the Governor shall, by his proclamation de-
clare the said amendment or amendments,
having received said majority of votes, 10
have been adopted by the people of Maryland,
ms part of the Constitution thereof, and,
thencefortb, 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
State, at the same election, they shall he so
submitted as 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:
adm Act to amend Section 8. of article
4, Of Constitution Of tie State Of Nary
land"
''SEcTroN l. Bs Il enacted by he General
AsseD.bly Of Mdryland Mree.ffHs ofaH Memcm-
Jers Of tie tiCo Houses cOncurriRg, That the fol-
lowing section he aud the same is hereby
proposed, as an amendment to the Consttu-
ton of this State and it adopted by the
legal and qualified voters thereof. provided,
it may he the same to superccde and stand
in the place of Section 8, of Article a of said
Constitution
tSEcrioN s. The parties to 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 o.
phaus' Court from any court sitting in
equity, and all cases OF presentmens or in
dlctments for offences, which are or may be
punishable By death, pending in any of the
courts of law, in this State, having jurisdc
ton thereof upon suggestion, in writing,
under oath, of either of the parties 10 said
proceedings, that such party cannot have Il
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. rresenimen' orindict-
ment to he transmitted to some other court,
having jurisdiction in such case, for trial ;
lnt in all other cases of presentment or in
dictment, pending in any of the courts Of
law in this State, having jurisdiction The reof
in addition to the suggestion, in writing, of
either of the parties TO such preseutment or
indictment that such party caunot have fair
and impartial trial in the court in which the
same may be pending, it shall be 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-
sonable ground for the same; and thereupon,
the said court shall order and direct the
record of proceedings, in snch presentment or
indictment, TO he transmitted 10 some other
court having jurisdiction in such case or trial,
and such right of removal shall exist upon
sugges ion 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,
presentmeut or Indictment may be transmit
ted, shall hear and determine the same in
like manner, as if such suit or action, issue,
presentment or indictment had been origin
ally instituted therein, and the General AS
semblv shall make such modification Of ex-
listing law as may be necessary TO regulate
and give force to this provision"
stSEcrioN 2. and be il further enacted by
the authority qforesdid That said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution, shall be, ri the next general
election to be held in this State, submitted to
she legal and qualified voters thereof, for
their adoption or rejection, in pursuance OF
the directions contained in Article a. of the
Consultation of this State, and at the said
general election the vote on said proposed
amendment 10 the Constitution shall be by bal
lot. and upon each ballot there shall be written
or printed these words, ''For the Constitu-
tionaI Amendment" or against the Con-
stItutional Amendment, as the vote shall
elect and Immediately after said election,
due returns shall be made 10 the Governor OF
the vote tor and against said proposed amend
ment, as direct ed by the said 18th Article oil
lhe Constitution"
Now. THEREFORE,. l, JAMES BLACK
GROOME, Governor of the State of
Maryland, in compliance with the re-
quirernents 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
HHS% of July, in the year of our
Lord eighteen hundred. and
seventy-6ve.
Or