The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-10-01
- L A Il Il OF MARYLAND.
~ e Gu tive Department.
PROCLAM "A TION.

WHEREAs, The Constitution of the State
OF Maryland, by Article IA, Section 1, directs
amendments to the Constitution, to be made
as follows:
/ 1.-The General Assembly may propose amendments ia
the Constitution, provided that each amendment shall
be embraced in separate bill, embodyiug tho Article
or Section as the same will stand when amended and
passed by three ffths of all the members elected Ia
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 amendments
shall he published by order of the Governor in least
two newspapers, in each county where many may be
published aud where not moro than one may be pub.
lisied than in that newspaper and in three
published in the City Of Baltimore, which shall
! be IN the German language once a week. for at least
three months preceding the next ensuing general elcc.
ton, at which the said proposed amendment shall be
submitted, IN form to he prescribed by the General
Assembly, to the qualified voters of the State for adop.
ton or rejection Tho votes for against said pro-
posed amendment amendments, Scvernlly, shall lie
returned to tho Governor in the manner prescribed in
other cases. and ii it shall appear the cruor that
majority OF the votes cast at said election said
amendment or amendments severHly, cast in il.
vor thereof, the Governor SHALL by his proclamation
declare the said amendment amendments having re.
cevod said majority OF votes, to have been adopted by
the people oil Maryland as part Of the Constitution
| thereof and, thencefOrh, said amendment or amend.
ments shall be part of the said Constitution When two
! or more amendments shall be submitted in manner
aforesaid to the voters OF this State, at the cleo
tion they shall be so submitted tina; each amend
| ment shall he voted on Separately
AND, WHEREAS, An Act the General AS
semby, at January Session, 1874, Chapter
264, was passed, for amending the Constitu.
ton of the State, as follows:
"1m Act to amend Section s, of Ilticle 4, of tie
Constitution" Of tile state Of Muyland.
"SEcTIcN |. BE enacted By The General AssemJiy Of
Mdryidnd three GJS of all tie members Of tIgo UcJ,s
es coGcarriHg That the following section be and the
same Is hereby proposed, amendment to the Con-
stntion OF this State, and if adopted by tho legal aud
qualified voters thereof, provided il NAV he the same
t. snpercede and stand in the place dissection s. of Ar.
ticle !, of said Constitution"
SECTION s. The parties to any may submit the
same TO the court for determination without the aid of
jury, aud in all suits actions at law issued from the
Orphans Court or from any court sitting in equity and
all cases OF presenmens or indictments for Offences
which are or may be punishable by DEATH pending in
any OF the courts ofaw in this State, having ursdc.
ton thereof, upon suggestion, in writing under oath
OF either of the parties to sad 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 action, issue, prcscntment Indictment to he
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 ofaw
IN TINS stale having jurisdiction thereof in addition
70 Tue snsgeon IN writing OF either of the parties to
such presentment Indictment that such PARTY cannot
have fair and impartial trial in the in which the
same may he pending it shabc necessary for the uaty
making such suggestion TO make it satisfactorily a
pear TO the court that such suggestion is true or that
there is reasonable ground Tor the same and there
po 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 ex-
ISL upon SUGGESTION in cases when all the judges of said
court may be disqualified nnder the provisions Of this
Constitution to sit in any such and said court to
which the record of proceedings in such suit action
issue, prcsenment or indictment may be transmitted
snail hear and determine the same in like manner M
if such suit action issue presentent or Indictment
had been originally instituted therein aud the General
Assembly shall make such modification of existing law
as may BE- necessary to regulate and give force to this
provision"
SECTION . And be FURTHER enacted by The ay,Joyitv
GoreSatd That said foregoing section hereby proposed
ms an amendment to. the Constitutions shall be at/the
next general election to be held in this State submit
ted to the legal and qualified voters thereof Tor
their adoption rejection. in pursuance of the drec
tious contained in Article H. OF the Constitution of this
state and ut the said general election, the vote said
proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be by
ballot and upon each ballot there shall be written or
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 as d.
reced by the said 18th 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 /
lished, and where not 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 Ger
man language once week, for at least three
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
(AS Seal of the State at the City of An
SEAL Iuapolis, this 2Sth day of July, in
Y ~ Dthe year our Lord eighteen hun
dred and seventy five
JAMES BLACK GROOME.
BY order of the Governor,
r. G. HoLLYDAY,
au23m Secretary of State