The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-10-15
g L A Il II OF NJ ARYLA Nd.
~ Il X Gu tive Departm ent.
PROCLAM-AT ION

WHEREAS The Constitution of the Stale
of Maryland, by Article IA, Section / directs
amendments to the Constitution, to be made
as follows:
''rhe General Assembly may propose amendments To
the Constitution, provided that each amendment shall
be embraced in separate bill, embodyng the Article
Section, the same will stand when nnlenrd and
passed by three ifths of all the members elected to
each of the two Houses by yeas and nays to be enter
ed ON the Journals with the proposed amendment. The
bill or bills, proposing amendment or amendments
shall lie published by order of the Governor in ut least
two newspapers in each county, where so many may be
published, aud where not more than one may he pub
sed than in that newspaper, and in three newspapers
punished III tho City of Baltimore, of which shall
be IN the Herman language, once week, for at least
three months, preceding the next ensuing general cleo
tion, at winch the said proposed amendment shall he
submitted in form to be prescribed hy the Geneial
Assembly, to the qualified voters OF the State for adop.
ton or rejection The votes cast for against said pro-
posed amendment or amendments, seyerally, shall be
returned to the Governor in the prescribed ia
other cases, and if it shall appear the that
majority of the votes cast said election on said
amendment or amendments, Severally were cnst in f
vor thereof, the Governor SHALL by his procIamaton
declare the said amendment amendments, having re.
ceiVed said majority of votes to have been adopted Ivy
the people OF Maryland, part Of the Constitution
thereof and, thencefOrth, said amendment or amend.
ments shall be part of the said Constitution When two
or more amendments shall he submitted, in manner
Aforesaid to the voters of this State MT the same cleo
ton, they shall be so submitted, that each amend
ment shall be voted on separately
AND, WHEREAS, An Act of the General As
sembly, at January Session, 1874, Chapter
2G4, was passed, for amending the Consttu-
ton OF the State, as follows:
an Act TO amend Section s, Of article 4, Of tie
Constitution Of the State Of Maryland.
"sEcTIcs l. BE IL enacted by tie General assembly oC
Mryland three ffS Of all ne members oCthe t,U0 Illus.
es coHcW11"9, That the following section be and the
same is hereby proposed amendment to the Com
sttuton of this State and adopted by the legal and
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t. supercede and stand in the place of Section s. Of Ar
tice !, of said Constitution"
SECTION 8. The parties to any may submit the
same to the court for determination without the aid of
Jury, and in all suits actions at law issued from the
Orphans Court, or from any court tngin equity and
all cases OF presentments indictments for offences
which are or may be punishable by DEATH pending in
any OF the courts of law in this State having urisdc.
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
in which the same may be pending the said court shall
order ana direct the record Of proceedings in such suit
or ACTON, issue, presentment Indictment, to be
transmitted to some other court having jurisdiction in
such case for trial but in all other cases of present.
ment or indictment, pending in any of the courts flaw
in this Stale, having jurisdiction thereof, in addition
to the suggestion in writing of either of the parties to
such presentment indictment, that such party cannot
have fair and impartial trial in the court in which the
same may he pending it shabe necessary for the party
making such suggestion, to make it satisfactorily an.
pear 10 the court that such suggestion ia true that
there ~ reasonable ground for the same and there
upo' the said court shall order and direct the record of
proceedings, in such presentment Indictment to he
Transmitted to some other court having jurisdiction in
such cases for trial. and such right of removal shall cy
list upon suggestion, in when all the Judges said
court may be 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 prescntment or indictment may be transmitted,
snail hear and determine the same in like manner,
such suit or action ISSUE presentment Indictment
had been originally Instituted therein and the General
Assembly shall make such modification of existing law
as may D. necessary to regulate and give force to this
SECTION 2. And be IL further enacted by he authority
aforesaid, That said foregoing section hereby proposed
us an amendment to the Constitution, shall he Mt the
next general election to be held in this State submit
ted to the legal and qualified voters thereof iOr
their adoption or rejection, in pursuance of the drcc
tous contained in Article H. OF the Constitution Of this
State aud at the said general election the said
proposed ainendmr mt to the Constitution shall he by
ballot and upon each ballot there shall be written
printed these words. "For the Constitutional Amend
ment" or against the Constitutional Amen dment as
the voter shall elect, and Immediately nftcr said cleo
ton due returns shall be made to the Governor of the
vote Tor and against said proposed amendment di-
reced by the said 14th Article of the Constitution "
Now, THEREFORE,, l JAMES BLACK
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 |
lished, and where not ore than one may be |
published, then in that newspaper, and in
.hree newspapers published in the City of
Baltimore, one of which shall be in the Ger
nan language once week, for at least three
months, preceding the next general election,
o be held in November next, the said news.
'apers to be by me designated.
Given under my hand and the Great
JAHNSeal of the State, at the City ofAn-
SEAL luapois, this 2Sth day of July, in
~ Dthe year our Lord eighteen hun
drcd and seventy five.
JAMES BLACK GROOME.
By order of the Governor,
r. G. HoLLYDAY,
au2-3m Secretary of State