The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-10-22
- L Il Il OF ARYLANn.
~ Exc Gu tive department. t.
PROCLA-MATION-

WHEREAS The Constitution of the State
Of Maryland, by Article IA, Section / directs
amendments to the Constitution, to he made
as follows:
"'rhe General Assembly may propose amendments to
the Constitution, provided that each amendment shall
be embraced in separate bill, cnbO1yiug the Article
or Section, as tho same will stand when amended and
passed by three iiths Of all the members elected to
each of the two Houses by yeas and nays he enter
ed on the Journals with the proposed amendment The
bill or bills, proposing amendment OF amendments,
shall he published byUder of the Governor in least
two newspapers in each county where many may he
published, aud where not more than one may be pub.
lsed than in that newspaper and in three newspapers
published in the City of Baltimore, one ofwhch shall
be in the German language week, for ut least
three months preceding the ensuing general cleo
ton, at which the said proposed amendment shall he
submitted, in form to he prescribed by the General
Assembly, to the qualified voters Of TIA" State for adOp-
ion or rejection The votes for against said pro-
posed amendment or amendments, sevcraly, shall he
returned to the Governor in the manner prescribed 10
other cases. and if it shall appear to the Governor that
u majority OF the votes cast at said election said
amendment or amendments, aCveny, were cast in IA
vor thereof the Governor shall, by his proclamation
declare the said amendment amendments having
ceved said norty OF votes, to have been adopted by
the people OF Maryland, part If the Constitution
thereof and, thencefOrh said amendment or amend
mens shall be part of the said Constitutions When two
amendments shall he submitted, in manner
aforesaid, to the voters Of h, State the stne p!cc.
ton, they shall be so submitted, that each amend
ment shall he voted on separately
AND, WHEREAS, An Act of the General AS
sembly, at January Session, 1874, Chapter
264, was passed, for amending the Constitu-
ton of the State, as follows:
"4m Act to amend Section s, of article 1, Of Mf
Constitution Of the state Ct lEary'dRd,
"SEcTIrN l. BE snoc'sd by he General Asse0bIy oj
Mry'oRd hree Gihs Of all ne memLrS Of Hshc ho"s.
IS cD"cHITtng, That the following section be aud the
same Is hereby proposed amendment to the Con-
stIluton OF this State and adopted by the legal aud
qualified voters thereof as provided may he the same
t. snercede and stand in the plce dissection s, of Ar
ticle /, of said Constitution"
SECTION S. The parties to any may submit the
to the for determination without the aid of
Jury, aud in all suits actions at law, issued from the
Orphans Court, from any sitting in equity and
all cases OF Wesontments or indictments for offences
which aye or may he punishable by DEATH pending in
any of the courts of law in this State having iurisdc
ton thereof upon suggestions, in writing, under oath
OF either oil the parties to said proceedings that such
party cannot have lair and impartial trial in the court
III which the same may be pending, the said shall
order and direct the record of proceedings in such suit
or action, issue, rrescntment or indictment, to he
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 OIL
in this State, having jn isdiction thereof in addition
to the suggest0n in writing of either of the parties
such presentment or Indictment that such part
have fair and impartial trial in the court in which the
same may he pending, ii shallbe necessary for the party
making such suggestion, to make it satisfactorily APP
pear to the court that such suggestion is true that
there is reasonable ground Tor the same and there
proceedings in such ptesentment or Indictment TO he
transmitted to some other court having jurisdiction in
such cases for trial. and such right of removal shall
st upon SUGGESTION in cases when all the judges OF said
court may he disqualified under the provisions Of this
Constitution to sit in any such case, and said court to
which the record of proceedings in such suit action
ISSUE presehment or Indictment may he transmit ted
snail hear and determine the in like manner
If such suit or action issue, prcsenmcut or Indictment
had been originally instituted therein and the General
Assembly shall make such modification of existing law
as may b. necessary to regulate aud give force to this
provision"
SECrIoN . And be il Gu9ter enacted by The auiIoriy
aoreSdid That said foregoing section hereby proposed
amendment to the Constitution, shall he At the
next general election to be held in this State submit-
ted to the legal aud qualified voters thereof Tor
Their adoption or rejection in pursuance Of the drcc-
tious contained in Article H. of the Constitution ;h.
State, aud ut the said general election the vote said
proposed nmendm mt to the Constitution shall hc by
ballot aud upon each ballot there shall lie written
printed these words. "For the Constitutional Amend
ment,' or against the constitutional Amendment MS
the voter shall elect, and Immediately after said cleo.
ton, due returns shall be made To the Governor of the
vote Tor and against said proposed amendment di-
rected by the said llth Article of the Constitution
Now, THEREFORE,, | 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
lishcd, and where not II ore than one may he
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 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
Al AHASeal of the State at the City OfAn-
I SEAL Juapolis, this 2Sth day of July, in
W. Othe year our Lord eighteen hun
drcd and seventy five.
JAMES BLACK GROOME.
BY order of the Governor,
r. g. loLLYDAY,
au2-3m Secretary of State