Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1875-10-08
CTATE OF MARYLAND,
- EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
q PROCLAMATION.

Il n Il
WHEREAS, The Constitution of the State of
Maryland, by Article IA, Section l, directs a
mendments to the Constitution, to be made as
follows: --t.ssttsE sE@stft>E
"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 as the same
will stand when amended and passed by three
ffths of all the members elected to each of the
the Journals, with the proposed amendment.
The bill or bills, proposing amendmento or amend
ments, shall be published by order of the Gov
ernor, In at least two newspapers, in each coun-
ty, where SO many may be published and 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
snail be In the German language, once week,
for at least three months, preceding the next
ensuing general election, at which the said pro-
posed amendment shall be submitted in q form
to be prescribed by the General Assembly, to the
qualified voters of the State, for adoption
lection. 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 eases, 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 Constitution thereof, and, thenceforth, said
amendment or amendments shall be part of the
said Constitution, When two or more amend
ments shall be submitted, in manner aforesaid,
to the voters of this State, at the election,
they shall be submitted, as that each amend
1nent shall be voted ON separately.
AND, WHEREAS, An Act of the General As
sembly, at January Session, 1874, Chapter
264, was passed, for amending the Constitl-
tlon OF the State, as follows:
An act to amend Section s. of 4rticle l. of the
Constitution Of the State Of -NaTyimd.
SECTION l. BE it enacted by the General -iSsem-
bty OF Maryland hree-fftts Of all the members Of
ne t'Go HonSes conc,tTiag That the following see
tlon 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
thereof, as provided, it may be the same to
supercede and stand in the place of Section S, of
Article t. of said Constitution
.SECTIoNS s The parties to any cause may sub
nit the same TO the court for determination
without the aid of jury, and in all suits or ac-
tions at law, issues from the Orphans Court, or
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
under oath. OF either of the parties to said pro-
ceedings, that such party cannot have q 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 or
action, issue, preSentment or indictment to be
transmitted to some other court, having juriSdic
ton in such case for trial. but. in all other
of presentment or indictment, pending in any of
the courts of law in this State having juristiic
ton thereof, in addition to the suggestion, in
writing of either of the parties to such present
ment or Indictment that such party cannot have
a fair and impartial trial in the court in which
the same may be pending, it shall he necessary
for the party making such suggestion, to make
it 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-
ceedings, in such preSenfment or Indictment 10
be transmitted to some other court having juriS
dction in such cases for trial. and such right OF
removal shall exist upon suggestion, in eases
-N.atN Of
fed, under the provisions of this Constitution. 10
sit in any such case and said court, to which the
record OF proceedings in such suit action issue.
presentlnent or indictment may b. transmitted
shall hear and determine the same in like man
ner as If such suit or action, issue, presentment
or Indictment. had been originally instituted
therein, and the General Assembly shall make
such modification of existing law as may be
ceSsary to regulate and give force TO this provi
sion.''
SECTION >. ind be IL further enacted by the du-
tio'y aforesaid, That said foregoing section here
held in this state, submitted to the legal and
qualified voters thereof for their adoption or re,
lection in pursuance of the directions contained
in Article II, of the Constitution of this State,
and at the said general election. the vote 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. as the voter shall elect.
and Immediately after said election due returns
shall be made to the Governor of the vote for and
the said 18th Article of the Constitution
Now, THEREFORE,, |, JAMES BLACK
GR00ME, 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 tie 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
a 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-
signated. .-.. go ....=.
p Given under my hand and the Great
Seal of the State. al the City Of
- Annapolis, this 2Sth day of July,
SEAL in the year of our Lord eighteen
NV hundred and seventy-fvc.
-sttss5f' JAMES BLACK GROOME
By order of the Governor,
r. C. HoLLYpAY
au 6-3m Secretary of State.