The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-09-18
State OF MARYLAND.
~ ENEctTTHE DEPARTMENT
PROCLAMATION.

A-'~ IVA "A AS<AN.
wHraKls, The Constitution Of the State al
Maryland, by Article IA, Section |. direetl
amendments TO the Constitution, to be mad'
as follows.
. The General Assembly may propOsl
amendmeats 20 the Constitution, provided
that each amendment shall be embraced IN
sepanAte bill, embodsing the Article or Sec
ton, as the same will stand when amended
and passed by ihree-6tihs OF al the member,
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,
proposing amendment or amendments, shall
be published BY order Of the Governor, in al
least two newspapers, in each county, where
SO many may be Published, and where moi
more than one mas 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 a week, for
at least three months, preceding the next en-
suing general election, at which the said pro
posed amendment shall be Submitted, in a
1 form 10 be prescribed BY the General Assem-
I bly,, TO the qualified voters Of the State, for
adoption or rejection. The votes cast for or
( against said proposed amendment or amend
ments, seyerally, shall be returned To the
4 Governor, in the manner prescribed in other
cases, and if it shall appear to the Governor
that majority of the votes east at said cleo
ton ON said amendment or amendments, sew
orally, were cast in favor thereof, the Govern
or shall, By his proclamation, declare the
said amendment or amendments, having re-
eeived said majority OF votes, TO have been
adopted by the people Of Maryland, as part of
the Consultation thereof, and, theuceforth,
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 he so submitted, as
tina, each amendment shall be voted on sepa-
ratclyi
AND WnEREAs, An Act OF the General As.
sembly, at January Session, 1874, Chapter
pa, was passed, for amending the consiitu.
tor Of the State as follows:
ia Act 10 ascend Seciioa s, Of Artiole 1,
81 ne Consultation Of the State Of Mary
land.
4SsCrIoS /. Re Il enacted By TIE GeHeral
1sseBsbiy Of Maryland, three .ftlAs Of all
he members Of The FRO Houses coacHTriHg,
That the following section be and the same is
hereby proposed, as an amendment to the
Constitution of this State, and il adopted by
AAN anu AaaAAHUA NQleEe AAtNtbts ~ fFN-
vided, 1t may be the same TO supereede and
stand in the place OF Section S, of Article 4,
Of said Constitution.
SECTION $. The parties to any cause may
submit the same to the court for determine
ton without the aid Of jury, and in all suits
or actions at law, issued from the Orphans
Court. or FROM any court, sitting in equity,
and all cases Of 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 jurisdiction thereof, up
on suggestion, in writing, under oath, OF
either of the parties TO said proceedings, that
such party cannot have fair and impartial
trial in The eOur, 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
jurisdiction in such case, for trial but, in all
other cases Of presenimeni or indictment,
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 pFesentment OF indictment,
that such party cannot have fair and i'm
partial trial in the court in which the same
may be pending, il shall be necessary Tor the
party making such suggestion, TO make il sat.
appear to the court that such sug
gesti0n is true, or that there is reasonable
ground for the same and thereupon, the
said court shall order and direct the record OF
proceedings, IN such presentment or indici-
ment, TO be transmitted To some other court
having jurisdiction in such cases for trial, and
such right Of removal shall exis, upon sug.
gession, in cases when all the judges Of said
court may be disqualified, under the provis-
lens Of this Constitution, 20 sit in any such
case, and said court to which the record Of pro.
ceedings in snch suit or action, issue, present.
ment or indictment may be Transmitted, shall
hear and Determine the same in ike manner,
as Il such salt or action, issue, presentmeni or
indictment, had been originally instituted
therein, and the General Assembly shall |
make such modification Of existing law us
may be necessary 70 regulate and give force |
TO this provision.
SECTION . Aad h Il further enacted Jy |
tie authority aforesaid, That said foregoing /
section hereby proposed as an amendment 10 /
the Constitution, shall be, at the next general |
election TO be held in this State, Submitted TO
the legal and qualified voters thereof, for |
their adoption or REJECTION, in pursuance Of
the dIreetoHs eoniAineain Article IA ofthe con.
stlfs1ion Of this State, and al the said general
election, the vote On said proposed amend.
Eent 70 the Constitution shall Be BY ballot,
ard upoa each ballot there shall De writtea
OF pEiated these worls, '-FoF the consiitu-
t0azl Amendment. or Against the Consti-
tzf10aal Amendment a. the voter shall elect,
and i1neaiately 3lsF said election, due re-
turns shall be made 10 the Governor OF the
Scse for and against said proposed amend
szeai, Is directed b. the said l4th Article Of
The Constitution.
Nos, .I-JAS. BLACK GROoME,
Governor Of the State Of Maryland, IN con-
p.lAaes with the requirements Of the pruyis-
ioGs Of the C0nssstzti0a, DO order Aad direct
The foregoing proposed amendment TO the
CessrsEtion o. thr State Of Maryland. TO be
pablsSed IN tEo newspapers in each county,
EheEs 50 many rzzy Re pablizhed, And where
nCt more than one mar be pablished, thea in
that newspaper. and IN three newspapers pah-
Exhe1 IN the city q Baltimore, Que Of which
shall Be "a the German language, once
seek tor - least three nOaths, preceding the
nsxi geserzl election, To Be held IN NoYem-
Der next the sAid newspapers to b< By me
aessznz-e3-
GsFea 1Eder ny kAai and the Great Seal
Of the State, !; the City Of Annapolis,
ia tbs 9Th day Of July, 10 the year Of
80 Oa- Lord eighteen hundred and sew
sn,y-fre.
JAMES BLACK GRoOME-
B. order 81 The Geyerno-,
T. G. HoLLYB4Y,
Aas l-Sz Secretary Of State.