The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-08-21
STATE OF MARYLArn
- EXECUTIVE DEP1siSt
PROCLAMATION

PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, The Constitution osn.e
Maryland, by Article IA, Section" ~ a'sle q
amendments TO the Constitution. 4 useis
as follows; " e made
The General Assembly ma.
amendments to tho Constitu,ion propose
that each amendment shall be ami psossded
separate bill, embodying the Artsis "a
ton, as the same will stand whss y ses
and passed by three.iiflhs Of nlriho smeldsd
elected to each Of the two House, Ismesn
and nays, to be entered on the Ior,ns lsM
the proposed amendment The Nh sh
proposing amendment or amendms.sa' plls
be published by order of the Coye,nn.si saai
least two newspapers, in each coun,v I
so many may be published, and N saae
more than one may be published. ,haa ~
newspaper, and in three newspaper, nr,Tl saa
in the City Of Baltimore, one Of MIA S'l ~,
| be in the German language, once 4 ~ Ae
at least three months, preceding ~ 49, ~
suing general election, at which ths vi NJ. q
posed amendment shall be subm;,lsI ~
form to be prescribed by the General A..
bly,, TO the qualified voters of the Sla,s y
adoption or rejection. The votes cast Il, Z
against said proposed amendment or am..9
ments, seyernlly, shall be returned 4 \.
Governor, in the manner prescribed n -
cases, and If it shall appear to the (io,s......
that a majority Of the votes cas-, at said ~.
| ton on said amendment or amendment. =.
orally, were cast in favor thereof. the Co.
or shall, by his proclamation, fdeela,s 4.
said amendment or amendments, hayins
ceiyed said majority Of votes, 10 have ~.
adopted by the people Of MARYLAND, 4, -. ~. /,
/ the Constitution thereof, and, ihencsia.,
said amendment or amendments HhaT -
of the said Constitution. When two 4, -.
amendments shall be submitted, IN ms. -
aforesaid, to the voters Of this State, 4 Il.
same election, they shall be so submi,tpa 4
thu each amendment shall be voted on ~.
rately."
AND WHEREAS, An Act of the General 4,
sembly, at January Session, 1874, Chws,,
264, was passed, for amending the Cons5,.,
ton Of the State as follows:
"AH Act 10 amend lSection 8, of Aytid,
Of the Constellation Of tie State Of Nm
/ land. "
SECTION /. BE Il enacted 6y he Gsa,,a
Assembly, Of Maryland, three ffihs N i
the members Of The tlco Houses oohafyris,
Tint the following section be and the sansh
hereby proposed, as an amendment "a Il.
I Constitution Of this State, and IL adoulsdI /,
the legal and qualified voters thereof, q ~
vided, il may be the same to snpercede ~
stand in the place Of Section 8, Of. Article
Of said Constitution.
SECTION 8. The parties to any cause ma,
a. Il
ton without the aid Of jury, and in all N,
OF actions at Law, issued from the 0rphsw
Court, or from any court, sitting in equiv
and all cases Of prcsentments or iudiclneas
for offences, which are or may be punish,k,
by death, pending in any Of the courts Of av
in this State, having jurisdiction thereof. m
on suggestion, in writing, under oath. Il
either Of the parties to said proceeding, Ia,
such party cannot have fair and impafiil
trial in the court in which the same NAV !,
| pending, the said court shall order and dine
the record of proceedings in such sui, ),
action, issue, presentment or indictment "a
/ be transmitted to some other court, having
jurisdiction in such case, for trial bot, in al
/ other cases Of preseutment or indicimeu.
\ pending in any Of the courts Of law IL ihs
State, having jurisdiction thereof, in addition
to the suggestion, in writing, Of either Of h.
| parties to such presentment or ndietmehi,
that such party cannot have iair and IN.
| partial trial in the court in which the ans
may be pending, il shall be necessary for tss
| party making such suggestion, to make il a.
isfactorily appear to the court that such sas
gestion is true, or that there is REASONABLE
/ ground foi the same and thereupon. IL
81 ~. IL
/ proceedings, in such presentment or indei
nent, to be transmitted to some other coan
having jurisdiction in such cases for trial, and
/ such right OF removal shall exist upon sHF
l gestion, in cases when all the judges Of saa
court may be disqualified, under the provis
ions Of this Constitution, TO sit in any saeA
case, and said court, to which the record ofpp
ceedings in such suit or action, issue, present
ment or indictment may be transmitted, shAl
hear and determine the same in like manner
as IL such suit or action, issue, presentmeni Of
indictment, had been originally instituted
therein, and the General Assembly shall
make such modification of existing Law a,
may be necessary to regulate and give fons
to this provision.
''SEcrloY ?. IHd be IL further enacted b
I The authority aforesaid, That said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment %
the Constitution, shall be, ut the next general
election to be held in this State, submitted 70
the legal and qualified voters thereof. ior
their adoption or rejection. in pursuance x
the directions contained in Article IA ef,he coz.
stitution OF this State, and at the said general
election, the vote on said proposed amend.
ment to the Constitution shall be by baIlol,
and upon each ballot there shall be wr;lira
or printed these words. iFor The Consliln.
tionai Amendnaot . ~. >. A -, ~, $500.