The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-08-07
STATE OF MARYLAND,
~ EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
PROCLAIM NATION.

WHEREAS, The Constitution of the State
of Maryland, by Article IA, Section 1,
directs amendments to. the Constitution, to
be made as follows:
Tho General Assembly may propose amendments to
tho Constitution, provided that each amendment shall
be embraced in separate bill embodyng the Article
Section, the will stand when amended and
passed 10y threeifths Of all the members elected TO
each Of the two Houses by aud to he entered
oil tho Journals with the proposed amendment. The
bill or bills, proposing amendment amendments.
shall be published by order Governor in at least
two newspapers in each county, where many may he
lished, then in that newspaper, and in three news
papers 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 ensuing
general election at which the said proposed amendment
shall be submitted in form to be prescribed BY the
General Assembly to the qualified voters of tho State,
for adoption rejection The votes for against
said proposed amendment amendments, severally
shall he returned to the Governor in the pre-
Governor that majority of the votes said
ton on said amendment or amendments, severay,
in favor thereof the Governor shall by his procl
nation, declare the said amendment amendm ents
having received said majority Of votes. to have been
adopted by the people of Maryland part of the Con-
stitution thereof and tn nceforth 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 submitted that each
amendment shall be voted on separately
AND, wAKREAs, An Act of the General
Assembly, at January Session, 1874, Chap
ter 264, was passed, for amending the Con-
stitution of the State, as follows:
"An Aet to amend Section S. of lrticls of the Con-
stitution Of the State Of MargLand.'
"sEcrIox /. Be it enacted by the General Assemble
of Maryland threefths Of all the members of the t,vo
Houses eoneurring, That the following section be and
the same is hereby proposed amendment to the
Constitution Of this State and if adopted by the legal
and qualified voters thereof provided it NAV be the
same to supercede and stand in the place Section
of Article 1, of said Constitution"
"SEc1IoN S. The parties to any may submit
the the court for determination without the aid
of jury, and i'll all suits actions issued from
tho Orphans Court, from court sitting in equity
and ali of presentents for offences
which may be punishable by DEATH pending in
any of the courts Of law this State having jursdic
ton thereof upon suggestion in writing, under OATH
of either of the parties to said proceedings that
party cannot have fair and impartial trial in tho court
in which the may be pending, the said shall
order and direct the record of proceedings suit
or action ISSUE presentent or indictment to be trans
mtted to some other court, having jurisdiction in such
case for trial but in all other of presentment or
Indictment pending in Of the courts of law in this
State, having jurisdiction thereof in addition to the
suggestion in writing of either of parties to such
Indictment that such party cannot have
fair and impartial trial in the in which the same
may he pending it shall be necessary the party
making such suggestion to make it satisfactorily appear
to the court that such suggestion is true that there
reasonable ground for the same and thcreupon the
said shall order and dir ec the record of proceed
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mtted to some other court having Jurisdiction in
trial, and such right of removal shall exist
upon suggestion in cases when all the judges of said
court may be disqualified. under tho provisions of this
Constitution to sit in any such and said court to
which the record of proceedings in such suit action
issue, pres.ntment indictment may be transmitted
shall hear and determine the in like manner as
such suit or action, ISSUE presenment indictment
had been originally instituted there aud the General
Assembly shall make such modification of existing law
be necessary to regulate and give force
provision
SicrIos , And Be it further enacted by the aathor
y aforesaid, That said foregoing section hereby pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution, shall be- at
the next general election TO he held in this State sub
mitted to the legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection, IN pursane" Of the directions
contained in Article A. OF tho Constitution of this
State and ut the said general election the said
proposed amendment to the Constitution shall lie by |
ballot, and upon each ballot there shall he written
printed these words For the constitutional Amend
ment, or Against the Constitutional Amendment" as
the shall elect and Immediately after said cleo
ton due returns shall be made to the Governor Of the
vote for and against said proposed amendment. as
directed by the said ith Article Of the Constitution
Now, THEREFORE,, l, 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 |
to the Constitution of the
State of Maryland, to be published in two
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 pub
lished in the City of Baltimore, one of
which shall be in the German language,
once week, for at least three months,
preceding the next general election, to be
held in November next, the said news
papers to be by me designated.
Given under my hand and the Great
Seal of the State, at the City
of Annapolis, this 2Sth day of
1 SEAL duly, in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and seventy
five.
JAMES BLACK GROOME.
By order of the Governor,
r. G. HoLLYDAY,
August Z, 1875. Secretary of State.
NofE-The papers designated will receive slips from
he Governor and tho only authorized pub
ish at the expense of the State. Bill to Executive
H. C. HOLIDAY
0qss Woek for Smo Secretary Of State