The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-08-27
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PROCBAMATION-

WHEREAS The CONSTITUTION of the state
of Maryland, by Article Ia, Section / directs
amendments TO the Constitution, TO be madc
as follows:
THE General Assembly may propose anne ndments To
the Constitution, provided that each amendment lniI
be embraced in separate bill cmLodyiug tho \ rtcir
or Section, as tho same will stand when amenlr
passed by three ffths IF all the members elected rn
each OF the two Houses by yeas and NAYS 10 liz rur
cd on the Journals with tho proposed amendment til"
bill or BILLS propnSihS amendment or amendments.
shall lie published by order of the Governor in NJ least
two newspapers in each county, where many may
published, and where not more than may he pHL.
sed than IN that newspaper aud in three newspapers
puDilsned III the CITY OF Baltimore one of which shall
he IN the German language, once week. for AT Least
three months, preceding the ensuing general cleo
tion at which the said proposed amendment shall he
submitted in form to be prescribed 10y the General
Assembly to the qualified voters of the State for aup
tio or rejection. Tho votes cast for against said pre-
posed amendment or amendments, severally shall be
returned to the Governor in the prescribed in
other Cases. and il shall appear the Governor
majority OF the votes cast ut suid election IN sad
amendment or amendments, scverally were eat III la
vor thereof the Governor shall, by his proclamation
declare the said amendment amendments having re-
ceved said majority of votes to have been adopted by
tue people oil Maryland, as part of the Constitution
thereof, and, thenceforth, said amendment amend
ments shall be part Of the said Constitution. When
or more amendments shall be submitted. in manner
aforesaid to the voters Of this State at the same oec
ton, they shall DO submitted, that each amend
ment shall he voted on separately"
AND, WHEREAS, An Act oft the General AS
sembly, at January Session, 1874, Chapter
1854, was passed, for amending the Constitu-
ton of the State, as follows:
Gin act to an.ca,d Section s, OF Aytiele t. OF the
Constitution Of the State Of Maryland.
"sEerIos l. Be enacted by tie General Assembly, of
Maryland, three tS Of all the members Of the tho HOtS
eS coRcn1ing That the following section be and the
same is hereby proposed amendment to the Con-
sttuton OF this State and adopted by the legal aud
qualified voters thereof provided it may be the
place s..
ticle !, OF said Constitution"
SECTION s. The parties to any cause may submit the
same to the court for determination without the aid OF
jury, and in all suits actions law Issued from the
Orphans Court, or from any court sitting in equity and
all cases of pIosentments or indictments for offences,
which are or may be punishable by death. pending in
any OF the courts oflaw, in this State, having jursc
tion thereof upon suggestion in writing under OATH
Of either of the parties to said proceedings that such
party cannot have fur and impartial trial in the court
in which the Same may be pending the said shall
order and direct the record of proceedings in such suit
or action, issue, presentment indictment, To he
transmitted to other court, having jurisdiction
such ease tr trial hut In all other cases of present.
nent or Indictment pending in any OF the courts olaw
IN tins Stale, having jurisdiction thereof in addition
- the suggestion in writing of either of the parties
such presennent or indictment, that such party
have fair and impartial trial in the conrt in which the
same may be pending it shabe necessary for the party
making such suggestion, to make it satisfactorily a.
pear to the court that such suggestion is true
there is reasonable ground Tor the same and there.
upon, the said court shall order aud direct the record
proceedings, IN such presentment Indictment to be
other court having jurisdiction
such cases for trial. and such right of removal shall
ist upon suggestion, in when all the judges of said
court may be disqualified, nnder the provisions this
Constitution, to sit in any such case and said court
which the record of proceedings in such suit action
issue, presentment or indictment may he transmitted,
snail hear and determine the in like manner,
If such suit or action ISSUE presentment Indictment
had been originally instituted therein and the General
Assembly shall make such modification of existing law
as may b. necessary TO regulate and give force to this
provision"
SECTION .. And BE- Hfurtler enacted by The authority
aforesaid That said foregoing section hereby proposed
NJ an amendment to the Constitutions shall be Mt the
next general election to be held in this State submit
ted to the legal and qualified voters thereof iUr
their adoption rejection in pursuance of tho dec-
tous contained in Article IL, OF the Constitution of his
State, aud ut the said general election the vote said
proposed amendment to the Constitution shall DO by
ballot and upon each ballot there shall be written
printed these words "For the Constitutional Amend
ment," or against the Constitutional Amendment" as
the voter shall elect and Immediately after said cec.
ton due returns shall be made to the Governor of the
vote for and against said proposed amendment di-
rected by the said l4th 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 amend
ment to the Constitution of the State of
Maryland, to published in two newspapers
in each county, where so many may be pub
lished, 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 Ger
man language, once a 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 An
SEAL |napolis, this 2Sth day of July, in
W. Dthe year our Lord eighteen hun
drcd and seventy five.
JAMES BLACK GROOME.
BY order of the Governor,
r. @. HoLLYDAY,
au2-3m Secretary off State