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CTATE OF MARYLAND.
y EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS, The Constitution of the State of
Maryland, by Article IA, Section l, directs a
mendments to the Constitution, to be made as
follows:
''The General Assembly may propose amend
mentS to the Constitution, provided that each
amendment shall be embraced in n separate bill,
embodying the Article or Section, as the same
Will stand when amended and passed by three
hfthS of all the members elected to each OF the
two Houses, by yeas and nays, to be entered on
the Journals, with the proposed amendment.
The bill or bills, proposing amendment 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
shall be in the German language, once a week,
for at least three months, preceding the next
ensuing general election, at which the said pro
posed amendment shall be submitted, in a form
to be prescribed by the General Assembly, to the
qualified voters of the State, for adoption or re-
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 cases, and if it shall APP
pear to the Governor that majority of the
votes cast at said election on said amendment or
amendments, severally, We're cast in favor there
of, the Governor shall, by his proclamation, de-
clare the said amendment or amendments hay
ing received said maj ority of votes, to have been
adopted by the people of Maryland, part of
the Constitution thereof, and, thenceforth, said
amendment or amendments shall be part of the
said Constitution. When two more amend
mentS shall be submitted, in manner aforesaid,
to the voters of this State, at the election,
they shall be so submitted rs that each amend
ment 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 ConstitI-
ton of the State, as follows:
An Act to amend Section s, Of article ], Of the
Constitution Of the State Of MdTyiand.''
SECTION l. Be ii enacted By the General ASSEM-
he ll,sS IA
the tco HOses cOilcurriHg, That the following sec
ton be and the same is hereby proposed, as an
and if adopted by the legal and qualified voters
thereof, as provided, it may be the same 10
supercede and stand in the place of Section 5, of
Article t. of said Constitution
SECTION s. The parties to any cause may sub
NIT the same to the court for determination
without the aid of a Iurv and N all suits or ac-
tions at law, issues from the Orphans Court, or
from any court, sitting in equity and all eases of
presentments or indictments for offences. which
are may be punishable by death, pending in
any of the courts of law, in this state, having
jurisdiction thereof upon suggestion in writing,
under oath, of either of the parties TO said pro-
ceedingS, that such party cannot have n 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 cases
of preSentment or indictment. pending i'll any OF
the courts of law in this State, having juristlic-
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, IL shall be necessary
for the party making such suggestion. to make
it satisfactorily appear to the court that such
suggestion Is true, or that there Il reasonable
ground for the same; and thereupon, the said
court shall order and direct the record of pro-
ceedings. in such presentment or indictment, To
be transmitted TO some other court having juriS-
dction in such cases for trial, and such right of
removal shall exist upon suggestion, in cases
when all the judges of said court may bc diScI ua-
fled, under the provisions of this Constitution, TO
sit in any such ease and said court to which the
record of proceedings in such suit action issue,
presentment or indictment may be transmitted,
shall hear and determine the same i'll like man
her, AS if such suit or action. issue. pre>entmcnt
or Indictment. had been originally instituted
therein, and the General Assembly shall make
such modification of existing INV AZ may be ne
cessary 10 regulate and give force 10 this provi-
SION
SECTION >. Ind be IL further enacted by The Gu-
thoriy aforesaid, That said foregoing section here
by proposed as an amendment 10 the Constitu-
ton, shall be- at the next general election to be.
held in this State, submitted to the legal and
qualified voters thereof Tor 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 on said
proposed amendment TO the Constitution shall
be by ballot, and upon each ballot there shall he
written or printed these words. For the Consti-
tutional Amendment, or Against the ConS;i-
tutional Amendment, the voter shall elect.
and Immediately after said election. due returns
shall be made to the Governor Of the vote for and
against said proposed amendment, A. directed ny
the said lith Article of the Constitution
Now, THEREFORE, |. JAMES BLACK
GROOME, 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.
Given under my hand and the Great
Seal of the State, at the City OF
- Annapolis, this 2sth day of July,
SEAL in the year of our Lord eighteen
Wv hundred and seventy-fve.
JAMES BLACK GROOME.
By order of the Governor,
r. C. HoLLyDAY,
au 6-3m Secretary of State.