The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-10-08

WHEREAS, The Constitution of the State
OF Maryland, by Article IA, Section /, directs
amendments TO the Constitution, to be made
as follows:
"The General Assembly may propose amendments to
the Constitution provided that each amendment shall
be embraced in u separate bill, embodyug the Article
or Section AS the same will stand when amended and
passed by three ffths of all the members elected to
each of the two Houses by yeas and nays to be
Ell on the Journals with the proposed amendment The
bill or bills, proposing amendment or amendments
shall be published by order of the Governor in at least
two newspapers, in each county whore many may he
published, aud where not more than may be pub
lsed than in that newspaper, and in three newspapers
published in the City of Baltimore, Of which shall
be in the German language week, for at least
three MONTHS preceding the next ensuing general cleo
ton, at which the said proposed amendment shall be
submitted in a form to be prescribed 10y the General
Assembly, to the qualified voters of the State for adOp
tun rejection The votes for against said pro-
posed amendment or amendments, severaly, shall be
returned TO the Goyclnor III the manner prescribed in
other cases, and If shall appear the Governor that
majority of the votes cast said election ON SAID
amendment or amendments, 6everaly, were in ia
vor thereof, the Governor shall by his procamatun
declare the said amendment or amendments having
ceived said morty Of votes to have been adopted
the people of Maryland, MS part cf the Constitution
thereof, Bnd, thencetOrth said amendment amend
ments shall be part of the said Constitutions. When two
or more amendments shall be submitted, in manner
aforesaid to tho voters of this State, Mt the cleo
ton, they shall lie So submitted as that each amend
meut shall lie voted on separately"
AND, WHEREAS, An Act of the General AS
sembly, at January Session, 1874 Chapter
264, was passed, for amending the Consttu-
ton of Tie State, us follows:
"AW Act 10 amend Section s, Of Article t. Of the
Constitution Of the State Of Maryland.
"SEcTIcS l. Be IL enacted by he General assembly Of
NarydHa .ne EtMS Of all he members Of the too Hots
es concur That the following section be and the
same Is hr''IY proposed as an amendment to the Con-
sution Of his State and if adopted by the legal and
qualified vors thereof provided, it may he the same
l! Snperc I1 stand IN the place dissection s, of Ar
ticle /, oi ".. Constitution"
"sEcrlaN IN" parties to any cause may submit the
same - 90 l"rt for determination without the aid of
Jury aud al suits or actions Mt law, issued from the
Orphans Court or from any court sitting in equity ard
all cases Of presontments or indictments for offences
which are or may be punishable by death, pending in
any OF the courts of law in this State having jrsdc-
toD thereof, upon suggestion in writing, under oath
OF either of the parties to said proceedings that such
party cannot have fair aud 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 jurisdiction in
such case, for trial but in all other of present.
ment or Indictment pending in any of the courts Ofaw
in this State having jurisdiction thereof in addition
to the suggestion, in writing of either of the parties
such preSentment or Indictment that such party
have fair and impartial trial in the in which the
may he pending it shallbe necessary for the party
making such susgestion to make it satisfactorily APP
pear to the court that such suggestion is true that
there is reasonable ground rthe and there
upom the said court shall order aud direct the record OF
transmitted to some other court having jurisdiction in
such cases for trial, and such right Of shall
sa upon Snssdiom ia eases when all the judges of ad
Constitution to sit in ay s"ch case and s"d court to
which the record proceedings in such suit or action
issue presentmsnt or Indictment may be transmitted,
if such suit or action issue or
had been originally Instituted therein and the General
a pnW b. e nI OF arc m law
provision"
sEcrIoS 2 And Dc i further enacted By he authority
~ s t % IS,om hereny h proPo t
next genera" election to be held in ibis State shmit
ted to the legal aud qualified voters thereof, Tor
.iSs nuopti"n or fJeGtoh, IN pursuance Gl tnc Irec-
State, aud at tho said general election, the vote on said