The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-09-11
AND, wAEREAs, 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:
''AR Act to amend Section s. of Irtic1e l. of the Con
stitution Of the State Of Maryland"

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stitution Of the State Of Maryland."
"sEcrIoN l. Be it enacted by the General Assenll,
Of Maryland, hreefths Of I'LL the members Of the ttcl
Houses eoncurri,g, That the following section be am
the same is hereby proposed, amendment to thu
Constitution of this State and if adopted by the lega
and qualified voters thereof provided it may be the
to supercede and stand in tho place of Section
of Article 4, OF said Constitution.
"SECTIoN s. The parties to any cause may submit
the to the court for deter without the
of jury, and in all suits actions at law issued from
the Orphans Court from any sitting in equity
and all cases Of presentments indictments for offences
which are may be punishable by death, pending in
of the courts of law in this State having urisdic
ton thereof upon suggestion in writing under oath
of either of the parties TO said proceedings, that such
party cannot have fair and impartial trial in the
in which the may he pending the said court shall
order and direct the record of proceedings such suit
or action ISSUE presentment or indictment to be trans
mtted to other court having jurisdiction in such
for trial but in all other of presentment
Indictment pending in any of the courts of law in this
State having jurisdiction thereof in addition the
suggestion in writing of either of the parties to such
presentment Indictment that party cannot have
fair and impartial trial in the in which the same
may be pending it shall be necessary for the party
making such suggestion to make it satisfactorily appear
to the court that such suggestion is true that there
Is reasonable ground for the same; and thcrcupon the
said court shall order and direct the record of proceed
ings in such PR sentiment indictment, to be
mited to some other court having jurisdiction in such
cases for trial, and such right of removal shall exist
upon suggestion, in when all the judges of said
court may be disqualified under the provisions of this
Constitution, to sit in any such and said court to
which the record of proceedings in such suit action
issue, prestntment or indictment may be transmitted
shall hear and determine the same in like manner
snch SUIT or actoh issue presentment or Indictment,
had been originally instituted therein the General
Assembly shall make such modification of existing law
as may be necessary to regulate aud give force to this
provision
SECTION 2 And be il further enacted by the adthor-
ty aforesaid, That said foregoing section hereby pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution shall be- at
the next general election to be held in this State
mitted TO the legal and qualified voters thereof their
adoption rejection in pursuance of the directions
contained in Article H. of the Constitution of this
State and at the said general election the on said
proposed amendment TO the Constitution shall be by
ballot and upon each ballet there shall be written or
printed these words, For the Constitutional Amend
ment" or d" Asans: the Constitutional Amendment" as
the voter 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 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
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
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 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
I SEAL duly, in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and seventy.