Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-08-06
GTATE OF MARYLAND,
- Executive Department.
PROCLAMATION.
wv HEREAS, The Constitution of the
w State of Maryland, by Article IA.

w State OF Maryland, by Article II,
Section l., directs amendments to the
Constitution, to be made as follows:
'sThe General Assembly may propose
amendments to the Constitution, provided
that each amendment shall be embraced in g
separate bill, embodying the Article or Sec
ton, rs the same will stand when amended
and passed by three ffths 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 or amendments, shall be
published by the order OF the Governor, in
at least 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 newspapers
published in the City of Baltimore, one of
which shall be in the German language, once
week, for at least three months, preceding
the next ensuing general election, AT which
the said proposed amendment shall be sub
mitted, in a form to be prescribed by the
General Assembly, 10 the qualified vote of
the State, for adoption or rejection. The
votes cast for or against said proposed amend
ment or amendments, severally, shall be re-
turned TO 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 GA said amendment or amend
ments, severally, 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,
as part of The Constitution thereof and,
thenceforth, 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 be so
submitted, as that each amendment shall be
voted on separately"
Aud, Whereas, An Act of the General
Assembly. at January Session, 1874,
Chapter 264, was passed, for amending
the Constitution of the State, as follows
'tAn act to amend Section 8, of Article
4, Of Constitution Of the State Of Nary
land"
''SEcTIoN l. Be- il enacted By the General
assembly Of Maryland, tree-ffths Of all the men,-
berS Of the tpo Houses concarriRg, That the fol-
| lowing section be and the same is hereby
| proposed, as an amendment to the Constitu-
ton of this State, and if adopted by the
| legaland qualified voters thereof, as provided
it may be the same to supercede and stand
in the place of Section s, of Al ticle a. of said
| Constitution
| submit the same to the court for determine
ton without the aid of a jury, and in all
| suits or actions at law, issued from the Or
| phans' Court, or from any court, sitting in
! equity, and all cases of presentments or in
dictments for offences, which are or may be
punishable By death, pending in any Of the
| courts OF law, in this State, having jurisdic-
ton thereof, upon suggestion, in writing
| under oath, of either of the parties to said
| hal hov
| 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, preSe ntment or indict-
ment to be transmitted to some other court
having jurisdiction in such case, for trial ;
bnt, in all other cases Of presentment or in
dictment pending in any of the courts of
law in this State, having jurisdiction thereof
| in addition to the suggestion, in writing, of
| either of the parties to such presentment or
indictment that such party cannot have a 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-
sonabe ground for the same; and thereupon,
| the said court shall order and direct the
record of proceedings, in snch presentment or
| indictment, 10 be transmitted TO some other
|
and such right Of removal shall exist upon
suggestion 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,
presentment 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
| oil tod ha Az
sembly shall make such modification Of ex-
listing law as may be necessary to regulate
and give force to this provision
''SEcTloN Q. And be IL further enacted by
the authority aforesaid That said foregoing
section hereby proposed rs an amendment TO
the Constitution, shall be, al the next general
election to be held in this State, submitted to
the legal and qualified voters thereof, fol
their adoption or rejection, in pursuance Of
the directions contained in Article ID of the
Constitution of this State, and at the said
general election, the vote on said proposed
amendment TO the Constitution shall be by bal
lot, and upon each ballot there shall be written
or printed these words, 'For the Constitu-
tional Amendment" or against the Con-
sttutional Amendment" as the vote shall
elect, and Immediately after said election,
due returns shall be made to the Governor oil
the vote tor and against said proposed amend
ment, as directed by the said l4th Article Of
the Constitution
Now, THEREFORE,, |, JAMES BLACK
| GROOME, Governor of the State Of
Maryland, in compliance with the re-
quirements 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 2Sth day
E6NH of July, in the year of our
- Lord eighteen hundred and
seventy-fve.
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