Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-10-22
CTATE OF MARYLAND,
- Executive Department.
PROCLAMATION.

w state OF Maryland, by Aftlcle II,
Section |, directs amendments to the
Constitution, to be made as follows:
'sThe General Assembly may propose
amendments to the Constitution, rovided
that each amendment shall be embraced in
separate bill, emhodying the Article or SEC
ton, as the same will stand when amended
and passed by three fifths of all the members
elected 10 each of the two Houses, by yeas and
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
ut least Two newspapers, in each county,
where so many may be published, and where
net more than one may be published, then
in that newspaper, and in three newspapers
published in the City of Baltimore, one of
which shall be in the German language, once
a week, for HI least three months, preceding
the next ensuing general election, at which
the said proposed amendment shall be sub
mtted, in a form to be prescribed by the
General Assembly 10 the qualified vote Of
the State, for adoption or rejection. The
votes cast for or against said proposed amend
ment or amendments, severally shall he re-
turned to the Governor in the manner pre-
scibed in other cases, and If ii snail appear 10
the Governor that majority of the votes cast
al said election on said amendment or amend
ments, severaly, were cast in favor thereof,
clare the said amendment or amendments,
having received said majority of votes, TO
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 said Constitution. When
two or more amendments shall he submitted.
in manner aforesaid, to the voters of this
State, at the same election, they shall he so
submitted, as that each amendment shall be
voted on separately"
And, Whereas, An 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. of article
4, of Constitution Of the State Of Nary
land"
.SEcTroN /. b it enacted 5y the Genrai
Assea,Jly Of MaryLund, Mree.ffths ofdHhhem
5ers Of tie tco Houses cohcarriRg, That the fol-
lowing section he aud the same is hereby
proposed, as an amendment TO the Conslitu-
ton OF this State, and if adopted by the
legaland qualified voters thereof, as provided
it may be The same To superccde and stand
in the place of Section 8, of Article i, of said
Constitution"
s,SEoTIoN 8. The parties to any cause may
submit the same TO the cour; for deiermna-
ton without the aid Of jury, and in all
suits or actions AT law, issued from the o.
phans' Court, or from any court, sitting in
equity, and all cases OF presentments or M
dictmens for offences, which are or may he
punishable by death, pending in any of the
courts of law in this State, having jurisdic-
ton thereof upon suggestion, i'll writing
under oath, of either of the parties to said
proceedings, that such party cannot have u
fair and impartial trial in the court in which
the same may he pending, the said court shall
ORDER anu ulrecl 'iie record u itoeeSuin5? :"
s"ct' sun VI ;.eu1 ~
,hen' " ~ ,;i,: ~ -, -. 60 ,,;.,t ,
having ~ =" 9"s
o"t ~ an o'"si e"1.s " - y, -
ui''ihe".' ~ l. .;sl;,.,;a tb,noar
u" ~ .n'' 80 s',asgS, ~ '.;t;n -,
~ 'uut"vi W ~ So, .' - ~
either OF 'he p'rueS 10 such p'eseni nlen' "
ihnic'Hieu' 'n"' su1n parry 0an'o' i" ~ ,
a"u iihPai ,'''i u IA. !" 'n' 80 - - ~" w
same may NC p-h"ius, 1t S"'" NC nt.eHs",
Tor tne parry ni'h'ue sue" SUI ses'lou, "
MAKE II satisfactorily "Pie". ~ 'ue gu 'ii'''
such suggestion ls true, or th''i thcre is rea-
sonaoie grouhu lot 'me SAME an,i 'neieupo on
the sad court shal ofder ana difeet 'he
record OF proceeuihgs' III shcn plesen' u'eli u
Indictment, 10 ne transmitted 70 some oinef
court haVine ~ sun ."se - til'i,
suggest lion in cases when all the judges OF
SN"'' -
provisions OF 'n.i oons,'ae'on, 70 ST. 10 any
o ef' n,oeeedings in snrb suit or acfon issue
presentmen, or Indictment may be transmit
ted, shall hear and determine the same in
like manner, as II such snit or action ISSUE
pre- Tsf instiu,e5 therein and the General As.
semblv shall make such modification Of ex-
listing law as may be necessary to regulate
and give force to this provision.
''sEcrloN 2. And be il further enacted By
the authority gjoresaid, That said foreroing
SECTION ng,e" p'"PoIGd 10 as ~ =" ha
election s to be held in this State. submitted to
the legal and qualified voters thereof, fol-
their adoption or rejection, in pursuance Of
G"n,,%,;On Of his State and a. be said
general election, the vote on said proposed
amendment TO the Constitution sha i be by bal
lot and upon eaen oao mere mere snta 9 S mp,i,e
tionai An or Against the Con.
stilulional Amendment" as The vote shall