The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-10-29
"a 4 A Il II OF MARYLAND.
~ Execu tive Depart IN t.
PROCDANTAHTON-

WHEREAS The Constitution of the State
Of Maryland, by Article II, 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 separate bill enihodymg the Article
or Section as tho same will stand when amended and
passed by three iths of all the members elected TO
each OF the two Houses by yeas and nays he
ed ON the Journals, with the proposed amendment The
bill or bills, proposing amendment amendments
shall be published by order Of the Governor in ut lea
two newspapers, in each county, where so muy may lie
published, and where not more than Que may he pub.
lIsed than III that newspaper, and in thee newspapers
published IN the CITY OF Baltimore, Of which shall
be in the German language, II week. for at least
three months, preceding the next ensuing general pcc.
ton, ut which the said proposed amendment shall be
submitted III form to he prescribed by the General
Assembly to the qualified voters OF State for adn-
ton or rejection The votes for or against said pro-
posed amendment or amendments seyrrulIy shall bo
returned to the Governor, in the manner prescribed
other cases, and il shall appear the GOV that
majority OF the votes cast at said election said
amendment or amendments, aovfaiIy were east in ia
yor thereof the Governor shall, by his proclamation,
declare the said amendment amcndmcnts having re.
ceiyed said majority OF votes, to have been adopted by
the people of Maryland, part Cf the Constitution
thereof and, thencefJrth said amendment or amend
ments shall he part OF the stid Constitution. When two
or more amendments shall he submitted, in Kramer
aforesaid to the voters of this State the same clrc.
ton, they shall he submitted, rs that each amend
ment shall be voted on separately"
AND, WHEREAS, An Act ofthc General AS
sembly, at January Session, 1874, Chapter
2G4, was passed, for amending the Constitu-
ton of the State, as follows
".tn Act 10 0mcnd Section 9, Of .t,ticlc 1, Of Me
Constitution" 9t the state Gt' NnY,and,
"SECrIcS |. BE endc'ed IN he General dssembiy oJ
Mryiod three GJthS 0CaL M members Of me- hpo HGys
cS cOGcJ1tHg That the following section be and the
same Is hereby proposed, amendment TO the Con.
stilntion OF this State and iadoptel by the legal aud
qualified voters thereof, provided it NAV he tie same
|? Supercede and stand IN the place objection s. of Ar
tcle !, OF said Constitution"
"SEcTIoN s. The parties to any cause may submit The
same TO the court for dctermina without thc aid of
Jury aud in all suits actions Mt law issued from the
Orphans Court or from any court sitting in equity ard
all cases of prcsenmens or indictments for offences
which are or may he punishable by DEATH bending i'm
any OF the conrt of law in this State having iurisdic
ton 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
III which the same may be pending, the said court shall
order and direct the record of proceedings in smc suit
or action, ISSUE presentnent or indictment, to be
transmitted to some other court having jurisdiction in
such case, for trial but in all other cases of present
men or indictment, pending in any of the courts flaw
IN this state having jul i3diction thereof in addition
TO the SUGGESTION III writing Of either of The parties to
such presentment indictment, that such part cannot
have fair and impartial trial in the in which the
same may he pending it shallbc necessary for tho party
making such suggesIiun to make it satisfactorily ap.
pear to the court that such suggestion is true or that
there is reasonable ground for the same ard there
upon, the said court shall order and direct the record OF
proceedings, in such presentment Indictment 10 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 be disqualified under the provisions Of tais
Constitution, TO sit in any such case, and said court 10
which the record of proceedings in such suit or action
a hrsr m %, M may 6e transmitted
if such suit action ISSUE pres"nmon " or S IT,
had been originally Instituted therein and the General
Assembly shall make such modification Of existing law
provision"
f SacIoS ~ a a. hf m1aer cnased by NE authority
as an amendment to the C"nsrtntio so pof' ,
next general election 10 be held in this State submit.
tea, tea to me legal ond qualified voters thereof Tor
tons contained in Article IL Of The " atG
State aud at the said general election the yo:c on said