Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-10-07
CTATE OF MARYLAND.
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0TATE or MARYLAND,
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Proclamation.
WnERRAs. The Coastitutioa AZ che
State Of MaryIaDd. By Article IA. SEQ
tioo i. directs saendmenfs 20 the Con-
stitusioo, 10 Be made = Sollous:
H. Ge.enl Assembly, nay rsoPoe amend
Dents 70 The Coasiiinaios, Psovidsd that each
ameadmens shall Be embraced 10 separate bill.
emoodying The Article or Section, q The sams
win stand vhea smenaed and passed By three
6ffhs 81 all the members elected 10 each a. the
tvo Houses. By yeas and nays, to Be entered
on the Journals, with the proposed aueadmeat.
The bill or bills. proposing amendment OF
amendments. shah be published By order Of the
Governor. In ~ last two newspapers, in each
county. vhsse % many may Be published, and
where 20, more than one may Be published,
pers pu6iishe3 In the Gty::of Baltimore, one Of
which shall be 10 the German language, once
. week. for AT least three months, preceding the
rext ensuing genersi election, at which the
said proposed amendment shall BE- fsubmitied,
In Q form TO be prescribed by the General As
sembly, to the qualified voters Of the State,
for adoption OF rejection. The votes cast fos
or against said proposed amendnent or amend
ments, severaiiy, shall be returned to the Gov
ernor. in the manner prescribed 10 other cases,
and II IL shall appear 10 the Governor that I
majority Of the votes cast at said election on
said amendment or amendments, sevesaliy, we're
go srE ~vo ~ ~ 49, q,
proclamation. declare the said amendment OF
amendments. having received said majority Of
votes. 10 have been adopted by the people oil
Mary land, rs part Of the Cons Iituion thereof,
aud, theuceforth, said amendment, or amend
ments shall be part Of the said Coustitu ZION -
W hen two or more amendments shall be sub
mitted, in manner aforesaid. to the voters oil
this State. q the same election. they shall Be %
submitted, e. thai each amendment shah be
voted on separately"
AND, WHEREAS. An Act OF the General
Assembly. at January Session. 1874.
Chapter 264. vss passed. for amending
the Constitution Of the State. - fol.
lows:
'tAn Act 10 amend Secfion 9, Of Article 4, If 81.
Constitstion Of the State Of Maryland"
''SEcTIox Be Il enacted By tie Geaeral A.
sem5iy Of Maryland, hvee.:fftAs af all the mem.
bers Of The fsro Houses eonearring, That the
following section be and the same Il hereby
proposed, rs an amendment TO the Constitution
Of this State, and II adopted by the legal and
qualified voters thereof, as provided. II may
be the same to supercede and stand in the placs
Of Section 8, Of Article Z, Of said Consti:u.
ton"
''Sscrlox Q. The parties to any cause may
submit the same to the court for determination
without the aid Of jury, and in oil suits or ac.
tons at law. issued from the Orphans Court
or from any court, sitting in equity, and ali
cases Of preseatmenis or indictments for offences
which are or may be punishable by death
pending In any of the courts of law, in this
State, having jurisdi ction thereof upon sug.
ges,ion. in writing, under oath, Of either 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-
ceediugs in such suit or action, issue, pre-.
sentiment or indictment to be transmitted "a
some other court, having Jurisdiction in such
case, Tor trial; but, in all other cases of pre-
sentiment or indictment, pending in any of che
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 canuo:
have fair and impartial trial in the court in
which The same may be pending, it shall be ne
cesssry for the party making .such suggestion.
to make It satisfactorily appear to The court
that such suggestion Is true. or that there is
reasonable ground for the same; and ihereupon.
the said court shall order aud direc, the record
Of proceedings, in such presentment or indict-
ment, to be transmitted 10 some other court
having jurisdiction in such cases for trial, and
such right Of removal shall exist upon sugges-
ton, IN cases " hen all the judges of 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 or action, issue. presentment or in
dictment may be transmitted, shall hear and
determine The same in like manner, rs If such
suit or acton, issue, presentmen, or indictment.
had been originally instituted herein, and the
General A ssemblv shall make such modiica-
ton of existing law as may be necessary to reg
ulate and give force to this provision
"SECrIox 9. And be t. further enacted bv fht
authority aforesaid, That said foregoing section
hereby proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution, shall be, AT the next general election
TO be held in this State, submitted TO the legal
anu Qu6ltucu vOtGtS kuCICOt, IBE tuelT 0uOptlOl
or rejection, in pursuance Of the directions con-
tanned in Article IA Of the Constitution of this
State. and at the said general election, the vote
on said proposed amendment to the COnsti,u.
ton shall be by ballot and upon each ballot there
shall be written or printed these words, "FoI
the Constitutional Amendment" or "Agaius,
the Constitutional Amendment" as the votei
shall elect, and immediately after said election
due returns shall be made to the Governor O
the vote for and against said proposed amend
ment, as directed by the said l4th Article Of tn,
Constitution"
Now. THEREFORE. I, JAMES BLACK
GROOME, Governor Of the State o
Maryland, in compliance with the require
meDss Of the provisions Of the Consti.u
ton. do order and direct the foregoin,
proposed amendment to the Constitution
Of the State Of Maryland. to be publishet
in two newspapers iu each county. wher'
SO many may be published. and where no
more than one may be published. then il
that newspaper. and in three newspaper
Published in the City Of Baltimore. on
Of which shall be in the German langusge
once . week. for at least three months
preceding the next general election, to b
held in November next, the said neWspa
pers to Be BY me desigDaied.
Given under my hand and the Grea
(~0 Seal Of the State. At the Cit
SEAL Of Annapolis, this 18th day O
~ July. in the year Of our Lor
eighteen hundred and seventy
Eve.
JAMES BLACK GROOME
By order of the Governor.
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