Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-09-23

State u Maryland. Ly Article Ia, See
ison l, directs ameudmensS 10 the Cua-
stitation. to be made as ns.ous:
he General Assembly may propose ameod-
MEETS 10 the Constitution, pscrided thai ssSh
asnsrdsasn, shsl! be em6rssea in a separate bill
enaboe.ing the Article or Seciien, IS the same
wall siaad when amended ard passed by taEse-
htshs OF all The nseEnbers elcc.ed 10 each q the
Two Houscs, BY Yeas and navS 10 he sairsed
on the Journals. With The rroloset asnvadmtas
The bill or bills. proposing sfssnsssssni or
amendments. shall be published ey order II the
coyefiSor. IN at Essi two newsfsslxrS. IN p~ch
county, wksre so many mas lie ,s,.eliehsd. ausi
where not more than one May - ,.sbi:sa,sl
then IN ilst tea siSper, a1d Ia three se.ss a.
Pets paellshei in the N:y..oG BslIlmsrc, one q,
Nhsch shall Dc IN the German lsngesSe. oace
a week, Tor 81 least thTrc months, p,eScslSns the
next ensuing general election, st wh.ch the
said proposed amendment shall be ssahn,i,Iesi.
IA form 10 he prescribed hy The Grnvral AS
seaioly, TO the qualified voters OF ,hs state.
for adoption or rejection. The vctrs east for
or against said proposed amendment or amend
men,s, seveTaiiy, shall h RETURNED 10 the Gov
ernor, m the manner prescribed in other eases
and II i. shall APPEAR TO the Governor that a
majority of the votes cast at said election on
said amendment or amendments, severaliy, were
east In. favor thereof, the Governor shall 5y his
proclamation, declare the said amendment or
amendments, having received Said majority Of
2o;es. 50 have been adopted oy tie people o.
Mary land, rs part OF the Constitution thereof.
and, lbencsforth, said amendment or amend
ments shall be par; of the said Constitution -
" hen TWO or more amendments shall De sab
mitied. In manner aforesaid. 20 the voters of
this State, at the same election they shall he SO
submitted. as thai each amendment shall be
voted on SEPARATELY
AND. WHEREAS. An Act Of the General
Assembly, at January Session, 1874.
Chapter 2G4. was passed, for amending
the Constitution OF the State. as fol-
lows
"Aa Act 70 orstnd S-cfior 9, of iriie's t. Of iLs
Constitution q a1s State e, Niry'iad."
'SEcTrox l. b il enacted 5y ne General H.
senfbiy of larylg'.&, fArsc-.flhs AZ all tae g,~a-
hers Of IT, frp Houses coAcuTFrag, That The
following section be and the same Is hereby
proposed, as al amendment 30 the Constitution
OF this Stale. aud il adopted by the legal ani
qualified voters thereof. rs provided ii may
be the same 10 snpercede and stand in The place
of Section 5, OF Article !, OF said Ccnsii:u-
ton"
SECTION s. The parties 70 any cause may
submit the same TO IN, court for ieierm ulrion
without the all Of jary, and in all suits or a.
tons AZ law. issued from the Orphans Court,
or from any court, sitting in equity, and all
cases OF prvsentmCnjs or indictments for Offences,
which are or may be punishable b. death
pending in any Of the courts of law, il this
State, having Jurisdiction ihsrcof. upon sUc-
gcslion. in writing, under oath, OF either OF the
parties TO said progecdiDgs that sugli part, can
no; have fair and impartial trial in the court
in which the same may be pending, the said
cOur, shall order and direct the record Of pro-
crcdings in such suit or action, issue, pre-
sentiment or indictment TO be transmitted to
some other ecurt, having jurisdiction IN such
case, for trial; but, in AL other cases Of pre-
sentiment or Indictment, pendlng in any o' the
courts of law in this State, having jurisdiction
thereof, in addition To the suggestion. IL wri-
ting Of either Of the parties 10 sgch present.
ment or Indictment that such l.arty c:uno
have fair aud impartial trial IN the cogrt in
" hich the SAME may be pending, il shall DC ne
ccssark Tor tie party max ny fGCn suggestion.
10 make il satisfactorily appear n the court
that such suggestion IS true or that there Is
reasonable ground fuT the same; and thereupOn
the SAID court shall order aud direct the record
OF proceedings, in such prcScntu.ent or iUc!Cl-
hay;aI is"'-.!'".'".. N such cases Tor trial and
such right Of removal shall exist upon sugPes-
ton, in cases when al the judges Of sait court
may he disc Ualii;cl,' under tie provisions Of
this Constitution, Ia sit IN any such case, ana
said court, 10 which the record Of proceedings
in such suit or action, issue, presentuicnt or ia
iic;ment may be transmitted, shall hear ard
determine the same IL like MANNER, rs II such
suit or ac,on, issue. prescnlnl,n or Indictment
had been originally Instituted therein, and the
Geucral Assembly shall make such mniitcs-
ton Of existing law may be necessary 10 reg
u!atc and give force to this provision
"SEcrIoS ?. AEiLs i. fHriisr eRr.tsf 81 The
CHftoTtiV g,orssId That said foregoing set ,iu'
hereby proposed As "A amendment 10 the Con
situation, shall! be, at the next general election
To hp hcii in this State, submitted TO the Legal
and qualified voters thereof, Tor their adoption
OF rcg ction, in pursuance OF thu directions con-
tanned in Article Il Of the Constitution o: this
State. and At the said general election, tie woe
on said proposed amendment 10 the Cons'itu-
tjcn shall by ballot, and upon each ballot there
shall be written or printed these words, "For
the Constitutional Amendment or Against
the constitutional Amendment" 20 the voter
shall elect, aud Immediately afler said, election
due returns shall b. made TO the Governor Of
the vote for aud agains: said proposed amend
ment, as directed by the said !4Ih Article Of tae
Constitution
Now. THEREFORE,. I, JAMES BLACK
GROONE, Governor Of the State -;
MAry land, il compliance with the require
ments Of the provisions of the Consti:a-
ton. do order and direct the foregoing
proposed ameudmen. TO the Constitution.
of the State Of Mary land, to be published
IN two newspapers in each county. where
80 many may be published. ani where not
more than one may be published, then IN
thai newspaper. aud 10 three newspapers
published in The City Of Baltimore. one
OF which shall be in the German language,
once n week. for at least three months.
preceding the next general election, to be
held in November next. the said pcwspa-
pers TO De By me designated.
Given under my hand aud the Great
- Seal of the State. At the City
SEAL / of Annapolis, this 2Sth day al