The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-09-10
e. L A Il X OF Nj ARYLAND.
~ Elk e GU tive Departm e t.
PROCIAMATION

WHEREAS The Constitution of the State
OF Maryland, by Article IA, Section l, 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 II separate bill, embodyng the Article
or Section, as the same will stand when amended 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 be published by order of the Governor at least
two newspapers in each county, where many may he
published, and where not more than ono may be pub
sed than in that newspaper and in three newspapers
published in the City of timore one of which shall
be in the German language, once week, for least
three months preceding the next ensuing general cleo
tion at which the said proposed amendment shall be
submitted, in form to be prescribed by the General
Assembly, to the qualified of the State for ado
tion or rejection The votes cast for against said pro-
posed amendment or amendments severally, shall be
returned to the Governor in the prescribed in
other cases. aud if shall appear to the Governor that
majority of the votes at said election on said
vor thereof, the Governor SHALL by his proclamation
declare the said amendment or amendments, having
coved said maory of votes, to have been adopted by
the people of Maryland part of the Constitution
thereof, end, thencctorth, said amendment or amend
ments shall be part OF the said Constitution. When
more amendments shall be submitted, in manner
aforesaid, to the voters OF this State at the cleo
tion they shall be so submitted, that each amend
ment shall be voted on separately"
AND, WHEREAS, An Act of the General AS
scmby, at January Session, 1874, Chapter
264 was passed, for amending the Constitu-
ton of the State, as follows:
"l@ Act TO amend Section s Of A,ticle 4, Of tic
Constitution Of the State Ct MoryaHd.
SECTION l. BE enacted By The General AssenJIy Of
Mrryiand hree pms Of all he members Of Hetco HOas-
rs c0GcDrtHg, That the following section be and the
same is hereby proposed as amendment the Com
stuton of this State aud adopted by the legal aud
m p tlps mo
u supercedo and stand in the place of Section S. of Ar
ticlel 1, of said Constitution"
same to the court for determination without the aid
jury, aud in all suits actions law issued from the
Orphans Court. or from any court sitting equity. and
all cases OF presentments indictments for offences
which are or may be punishable by death, pending in
any OF the courts ofaw, in this State having iursc.
ton thereof upon suggestion, in writing, under oath
OF either of the parties to said proceedings that such
party cannot have fair and impartial trial in the court
in which the same may be pending, the said shall
order anu direct the record of proceedings in such suit
or action, issue, presen tment Indictment TO he
transmitted to some other court having jurisdiction in
such ease, for trial but in all other Of present.
ment Indictment pending in any of the courts of law
i'll this state, having jurisdiction thereof in addition
to the suggestion, in writing Of either of the parties
such esentment or Indictment that such party
have fair and impartial trial in the court in which the
same may be pending it shalbe necessary for tho party
making such suggestion to make it satisfactorily APP
pear to the court that such suggestion is true that
there is reasonable ground Tor the and there
upo the said court shall order aud direct the record
III such prcSentment Indictment, to he
transmitted to some other court having jurisdiction in
such cases for trial and such right of removal shall
list upon suggestion in whom all the judges of said
may he disqualified under the provisions Of this
Constitution to sit in any such case, and said court
which the record of proceedings in such suit or action
issue, presentment or indictment may be transmitted,
snail hear ana determine the same in like manner,
if such suit or action, issue, presenment Indictment
had been originally Instituted therein and the General
Assembly shall make such modification of existing law
as may necessary Ia regulate and give force to this
! provision
SECTION , And BE- il Jtsier enacted By he authority
GreSad, That said foregoing section hereby proposed
an amendment to the Constitution shall DO Mt the
next general election to be held in this State submit
ted to the legal aud qualified voters thereof Tor
their adoption or rejection in pursuance of tho drec
tous contained in Article H. of the Constitution of this
State aud ut the said general election, the vote said
proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be by
ballot aud upon each ballot there shall DO written or
printed these words. "For the Constitutional Amend
men" or Against the Constitutional Amendment" as
the voter shall elect and Immediately after said cleo
tiOn due shall be made to tho Governor of the
vote Tor and against said proposed amendment d.
recied by the said 18th Article of the Constitution
Now, THEREFORE,, | JAMES BLACK
GROOME, Governor of the State of Mary
land, i'll 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
J lished, and where not n ore 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
months, 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
LAHNSc of the State at the City OLA
SEAL (napolis, this 2Sth day of July, il,
W. Dthe year our Lord eighteen hun.
dred and seventy five.
JAMES BLACK GROOME
! BY order OF the Governor,
r. G. HoLLYDAy,
au2-3m Secretary Of State
LEWIS KELLUM J. II. LIVINGSTON.
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