Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-10-15
OF MARYLAND,
y Executive Department
PROCLAMATION.


w State Of Maryland, by Article II,
Section /, directs amendments to the
Constitution, to be made as follows:
"The General Assembly nay propose
amendments to the Constitution, provided
that each amendment shall be EN- raced in a
separate hill, euhoi ing The Article or Sc
ton, as the sdme will stand when amended
aud passed by three ffths Of all the members
elected to each Of the two louses by yeas aud
nays TO be entered on the Journals with The
proposed amendment. The bill or bills pro-
posing amendment or amendments, shall be
published by the order Of the Governor, in
at least two newspapers, in each county,
where so mnny may be published, and where
not more than one may be published, then
Ia til newspaper, and in three newspapers
published in the City of Baltimore, one Of
which shall be in the German language, once
Il week, for ut least three months, preceding
the next ensuing general election nj which
the said proposed amendment shall he sub
mittel in form to be prescribed by the
General Assembly, 10 the qualified vote ef
the State, for adoption or rejection. The
votes east for or against said proposed amend
meut or amendments, seyeutly, shall be re-
turned TO the Governor, in the manner pre-
scibed ia other cases, and il it shall appear TO
the Governor that majority Of The vuteS cast
at said election % said amendment or amend
:nents, severally, were cast in favor thereof,
the Governor shall, by his proclamation de-
clare the said amendment or amendments,
having received said majority Of votes, 10
have been adopted by the people Of Maryland,
as part Of The Constitution thereof. and
thenceforth, said amendment or amendments
shall be part Of the snid Constitution, When
two OF more amendments shall he submitted
in manner aforesaid to the voters of this
State, at the same election they shall be so
submitted, as that each amendment shall be
voted on separately"
Aad, Whereas. Al Act of the General
Assembly, at January Session, 1874,
Chapter 264, was passed, for amending
the Constitution of the State, as follows:
"An Act to amend Section 8. .af Anjcle
a, Of Constitution Of the State n Mary
land"
''SEcTioS l. b il enac'ed By The Genryal
Assembiy Of Marylgnd, hree.ffbs ofailMemem-
hers Of tie tvo Houses concarriag, That the fol-
loving section be and the saiDe is hereby
proposed, Us amendment to the ConslitH-
ton OF this State, and if adopted by the
legaland qualified voters thereof as provided
it may he The same TO supetcede and stand
in the place of Section 8, Of Article A. of said
Constitution"
s'SEoTIoN 8. The parties TO any cause may
submit The came IN The court for determina-
ton without the aid OF ii jury, and in all
suits or actions at law, issued from the o.
pans' Court, or from any court, sitting in
equity, aud all Cases of presentueuts or in
dictments for offences, which are or may lie
punishable by death. peudibg in any Of the
ion hereof nu,n sn,ryestion in wrijing
,oier o,th nj other al The n,rties IN s.i,l
,r.nn,.si,,s tI,at ami ,art, c,r,uf,, h,re.
ma iii,,,,ijo1 tri,i IN he ,.o,,,.t in which
he SINE r,,1 IL, ,,4fino he said court shah
orier,,nd direct Ii. record Of proceedings IN
such suil or action issue, preseu'ment orinaiet-
ment to he transmitted to seine other court
having jurisdiction IN such case, for trial;
Int, il all other eases Of pfcsenlment or in
dietncnt, pending n any OF me courts q
l1w in tins Silttei having JURISDICTION thereof
in addition to the Suggestion, IN writing, OF
either Of the parties TO such preseniment or
Indictment that such party cannoi have fair
and impartial lrlal ~ tie court ~ which the
same may De pen'ilnA, Il snail he necessary
for the party making sueh suggestion, TO
make II satisfactorily appear 10 he court thai
such suggestion Is irhe, or that therc is rea-
sonaole ground ior me same; and iHtFeupon,
the sad court shall order ana direct the
record of proceedings, insneh preseptmeni or
indictment 10 he transmitted 70 some other
court having jurisdiction in such case or trial,
and such right oil removal shali exist npon
said conr, nav he disqualified. under ,be
provisions Of mis- Constitution 10 sill in any
such case and said court to which The record
o. proeeepi T., s,l s1, a. " s. saG9
led i@' shah hear and determine The same in
like manner. as if such suit or action. issue
presen'ment or indictment, had been origin
ay ,ns'l,u'e o onflsi s "u a .s fngr", e ~
is'in@ l,tw vas. as nav be necessary ts-regnlate
ana give force to This provision"
"sEeros >. AaJ5e Il farler enacted bg
Tie autaorify qjoresqjd That said FOREGOING
section hereby proPes,eedl as an amendment to
tue Gonst''Nlon s" ~, e, :, lhe neSi genera
,be ''I hal AID ia agaitird yaters ,brreof to,
their adoption or rejection, in pursuance Of
the directions contained in Article II, Of ihe
Consli,uiloa q NJ ~, sue, aug 4 NC saad
amendiuenr to Tie Constitution shall 6cby bal.
LOT and uponeach ballot there shall be written
or printed these words, For the CGnsi'tu-
'louHi A'he.dlnf'' ~ -isI''S. 'ne G IN