Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-09-02
STATE or MARYLAND,
~ ExEcUxIys DKrARrMExr.
Proclamation.

Il
| Proclamation.
WHEasAs. The Ccrstitusioa Of III,
State Of Maryland. BY Article II. Sec
tioa 1. directs smendmeuss 10 the Con,
| stitution. TO be made as follows:
/ "Ths General Assembly mar prcpose amend
ments 70 The Coestitution. provided that each
amendment shall be embraced In . separate bill
embed ling the Article or Section, - she same
viii stand whea amended and paased By three
hfths at all the members elected to each Of the
two Houses, BY yeas and nays. to be entered
on the Jourrals, with the proposed amendment.
The bill or bills. proposing amendment or
amendments. shall be Published BY order Of the
Governor, In at last two newspapers, in each
coaniy. where 90 many may be Published, aud
| where not more than one may be published,
then in that newspaper, and in three aewspa-
| pers pshlishea in the Gsy:Of Baltimore, one OF
which sha.l be In the German language, once
/ week, for at least three months, preceding the
next ensuing general election, at which the
said proposed amendment shall be fsubmitsed,
In = form to b prescribed by the General AS
/ sembly, 70 the qualified voters Of the State,
<bna6optiop q l&ipe1ioa. The6sotss cast sas
Of against said peop0sed amendment or amend.
ueuts, sevcrally, shall be returned TO the Gov
ernor. In the manner prescribed in other cases.
/ and II IL shall appear 10 the Governor that q
| majority Of the votes cast at said election on
said amendment or amendments, severally, were
cast in favor thereof, the Governor shall BY his
proclamation, declare the said amendment or
| amendments, having received said majority OF
votes. 10 have been adopted by the people OF
Maryland, rs part of the Cons titution thereof,
4 -
ments shall be part Of the said Constitu ton -
W hen two or more amendments shall be sub
! mitted, in manner aforesaid. to the voters OF
this State, at the same election they shall be so
| submitted. as thai 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 fol-
lows:
"An Act 10 amend Section 8, of Article 4, Of the
Constitution Of the State Of Maryland"
"SEcrIax /. Be IL enacted BIZ Tie General As
senbiy Of Maryland, three-ffths gf all tie men,
| bers u The fro Uouses eoaegrTing, That the
following section be aud the same Is hereby
proposed, as an amendment TO the Constitution
Of this State, an if adopted by the legal and
qualihed voters thereof as provided, il may
be the same TO superecde and stand in the place
Of Section 8, Of Article 4, Of said Consti:u-
| tion."
"SEcTIox g. The parties to any cause may
| submit the same TO the court for determination
without the aid of jury, and in all suits or a ;.
tons at law. issued from the Orphans Court,
or from any court, sitting in 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 jurisdiction thereof, upon sug-
gestion, in writing, under OATH of eli Their OF the
parties TO said proceedings, that such party can
| not have fair and impartial trial in the cour,
| In which the same may be pending, the said
| court shall order and direct the record Of pro-
ceediues in such suit or action, issue, pre-
| sentiment or indictment 10 he transmitted TO
| soma other court, having jurisdiction in such
case, for trial; bat, 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 canno:
have fair and impartial trial in the court in
which the same may be pending, il shall be ne
| cessary for the party making such suggestion.
| to make 1t satisfactorily appear to the court
that such suggestion is true, or that there is
reasonable ground for the same; and thereupon,
the said court shall order aud direct the record
oil proceedings, in such presentment or indict-
nent, TO be transmitted TO some other court
having jurisdiction in such cases for trial. and
such right of removal shall exist upon sugges-
ton, in eases when all The judges of said court
may he disqualified, under the provisions of
this Constitution, TO sit in any such case and
said court, 10 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, MS if such
suit or actiCn, issue, presen,ment or indictment,
had been originally instituted therein and the
General Assembly shall make such modi6ca-
ton OF existing law as may be necessary to reg
ulaie and give force to this provision.''
"SFcTioS 2. Aad Be t. further enacted bv the
authority aforesaid, That said foregoing section
hereby proposed rs an amendment to the Con-
stitution, shall be, at the next general election
10 be held in this State, submitted TO the legal
and qualified voters thereof, for their adoption
or rejection, in pursuance OF the directions con-
tanned in Article IA of the Constitution of This
State. and al the said general election, the vote
on said proposed amendment to The Consiitu-
ton shall lie by ballot, andNpon each ballot there
shall be written or printed these words. "For
the Constitutional Am endmenL" or ..Agains,
the Constitutional amendment" as the voter
shall elect, and Immediately after said election.
due returns shall be made TO the Governor of
the vote for and against said proposed amend
meni, as directed by the said l4lh Article of the
Constitution"
Now. THEREFORE, I, JAMES BLACK
GkOOME, Governor Of the State of
Maryla in compliance with the require
mcnts Of the provisions Of the Cons,itu-
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 10
that newspaper, and in three newspapers
Published in the City Of Baltimore. one
Of which shall be in the German language,
once week, for ut least three mouths,
preceding the next general election, to be
held In November next. the said newspa-
pers to oe by me designated.
Given under my hand and the Great
80 Seal Of the State. a, the City
SEAL Of Annapolis, this 2sth day OF
~ July. in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred aud seventy
Eve.
JAMES BLACK GROOME