Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-08-26

Proclamation.

Proclamation.
WHEREAs, The Consfilutios - ~
State Of Maryland. By Article n. B.
ton /, directs amendments to the Co0-
stitution. to be made n follow:
aThe General Assembly may sopee anep1
meuts 70 the Ccnssituiion, provided thnt -
amendment shall be embrsrsd In . sorasAts HILL
embodyisg the Article or Sseaioe, - ~ 49,
will stand whsn amended and pasSed ~ tkz16.
sifths Of all the members elected 10 each u -
two Houses BY yeas and maya 70 - entsru1
on the Journals, with the proposed ameadHoet.
The tili or bills, proposing amendment -
amendments, shall be published BY order - -
Governor. in al last two newspapers. IN 60
county, where 90 many may b pahiished, 81
where not more than one may be pubIio1
then In that newspaper, and in thsee newl IS.
pers published in the Ctsyspf Baltimore, G. r
which shall be in the German language, &C.,
a week, for At least three monthe, Pssreding e.
next ensuing general election, at whse4 ~
said proposed amendment shall be Euhmil1o
In form 10 be prescribed BY the Genennl a.
sembly, to the qualified voters af tho $50
for adoption or rejection. The votes CO q
or against said proposed amendment Or anncn64
menfs, severally, shall be returned 70 ~ Gov-|
ernor, in the manner prescribed ID oeheT eonnns;
and IL Il shall appear to the Goveruoe tknolS
majority of the votes cast at said election -
said amendment or amendmentA 1esernlly, go
cast in favor thereof the Governor shalI 81 ~
proclamation. declare the said amendment q
amendments, having received said mniosify. of
votes. To have been adopted by the psDple Of
Maryland, as part Of the Conssisusiou tlloreof,
aud, theuceforth, said amendmenl or Amend-
ments shall be pars Of the said Constitntion.-
When two or more amendments shall be sub
mirted, in manner Aforesaid to the voters Of
this State, at the same election, they shall b. %
submitted, rs that each amendment shall Be-
voted on separately"
AND, WHEREAS. An Act Of the 0ensral
Assembly, at January Session, 1874.
Chapter 2e4. was passed. for amendipg
the Constitution of the State, a fol-
lows:
.'An Act TO omend see,ion 8, Of Article 4, u IL
Constitution Of the State u 4arytsad."
'SEcrroS l. Be it enacted By tie General A.
seabiy Of Maryland, three.ffths AZ all the meas-
bers Of the ttco Heuses eoneurring, That the
following section be aud the same Is hereby
proposed, rs an amendment tosthe Constitution
Of this State, and if adopted by the legal and
qualified voters thereof, as provided, it may
be the same 20 supercede aud stand in the place
of Section 8, Of Article 4, of said Consti;a-
tion."
''SEcriox 8. The parties to any cause may
submit The same to the court for determination
without the aid Of jury, and in all suits or ae-
tons at law. issued from the Orphans Court,
or from any court, sitting in equity, and all
cases Of presentments or indictments for offences,
which are or may be punishable by death,
pending in any of the courts of Law, in this
State having jurisdiction thereof, upon sug-
gesiion, in writing, under oath, Of either Of the
parties to said proceedings, that such party can
not have a fair and impartial trial in the court
in which the same may be pending, the said
court shall order and direct the record Of pro-
c.edings in such suit or action, issue, pre-
sentiment or indictment to be transmitted 10
S, m. other court, having jurisdiction in such
case, for trial; but, in all other cases Of pre-
sentiment or Indictment, pending in any of the
courts Of law in this State, having Jurisdiction
thereof, in addition TO the suggestion, In wri-
ting, of either Of the parties to such present-
ment or Indictment that such party csnaos
have fair and impartial trial in the curt In
which the same may be pending, Il shall Be- me-
cessary for the party making such suggestion.
TO make IL satisfactorily appear 70 tho seourt
that such suggestion Is true, or that e6ere Is
reasonable ground for the same; and thereupon,
the said court shall order and direct the record
Of proceedings, in such presentment or indicl-
meni, 10 be transmitted to some other court
having jurisdiction in such cases for trial, aud
such right Of removal shall exist upon sugges-
ton, in cases when all the judges or said court
may be disqualified, under the provisions of
this Constitution, 10 sit in any such case and
said court to which the record Of proceedings
IN such suit or action, issue, presentment or in
dictment may be transmitted, shall hear and
determine the same in like manner, rs III such
suit or action, issue, presenimeni or Indictment,
had been originally instituted therein, and the
General Assembly shall make such modifca-
ton of existing law rs may be necessary 10 reg
ulate and give force to this provision"
"SEcriox 2. -Andbe hfurther enacted bv the
authority aforesaid, That said foregoing section
hereby proposed as an amendment TO the Con-
siituiion, shall be, at the next general election
10 De held IN this State, submitted to the legal
and qualified voters thereof, tor their adoption
or rejection, in pursuance OF the directions con-
tanned in Article II of the Constitution of this
State. and at the said general election, the vote
on said proposed amendment to the Coustitu-
ton shall tie by ballot, and upon each ballot there
shall be written or printed these words, s.For
the constitutional Am endmenI" or 'tAgainst
the Constitutional Amendment" as the voter
shall elect, and Immediately after said election,
due returns shall be made 10 the Governor of
the vote for and agains, said proposed amend
meni, as directed by the said lith Article Of the
Constitution"
Now. THEREFORE,, I, JAMES BLACK
GROOME, Governor of the State Of
Maryland, in compliance with the require-
ments of the provisions Of the Consti,u-
ton. 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 Ia
that newspaper. aud in three newspapers
Published in the City of Baltimore. one
Of which shall be in the German language,
once week. for at least three months,
preceding the next general election, 70 bei
held in November next. the said pewae0r
pers to be BY me designated.
Given under my hand and the Great
90 Seal Of the State. At the City
SEAL of Annapolis. this 2Ssh day Of
~ July. in the year Of our loed
eighteen hundred aud scventy-
Eve
JAMES BLACK GROOME.
BY order Of the Governor.