Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-09-03
CTATE OF MARYLAND,
. Executive Department.
PROCLAMATION.

Wv State of Maryland, by Article IA.
Section /, 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
separate bill, emhodying the Article or Sec
ton as the same will stand when amended
and passed by three ffths Of all the members
elected to each of the two Houses, by yeas and
nays TO be entered on the Journals with the
proposed amendment. The bill or bills, pro-
posing amendment or amendments, shall be
published by the order of the Governor, in
at least two newspapers, in each county,
where so many may be published, 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 German language, once
week, for at least three months, preceding
the next ensuing general election at which
the said proposed amendment shall be sub
mittcd, in form TO be prescribed by the
General Assembly 10 the qualified vote Of
the State, for adoption or rejection. The
votes cast for or against said proposed amend
. ment amendments, severally, shall be re-
turned to the Governor in the manner pre-
scbed in other cases, and If it shall appear TO
the Governor that a majority of the votes cast
at said election on said amendment or amend
:nents, severally, were cast in favor thereof,
the Governor SHALL by his proclamation de-
clare the said amendment or amendments,
having received said majority of votes, 10
have been adopted by the people of Maryland,
as part of the Constitution thereof, and,
thenceforth, said amendment or amendments
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 same election, they shall be
submitted, as that 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 follows:
am Act to amend Section 8, Of Article
a, Of Constitution Of the State Of Nory
land"
''SEcTIoN L. Ba il enacted By the General
Assen.5iy Of Adrytand Mree:ftths ofdH the mem-
bers Of the fp0 Houses concnrriag, That the fol-
lowing section be and the same is hereby
proposed, amendment to the Consitu-
ton of this State aud if adopted by the
legal and qualified voters thereof, rs provided,
it may he the same to supeIcede and stand
in the place of Section 8, Of Article 4, of said
Constitution"
''SEcTIoN 8. The parties TO any cause may
submit the same TO the court for determna-
ton without the aid Of Il jury, and in all
suits or actions at law, issued from the o.
phans Court, from any court, sitting in
equity, and all cases of presentments or in
nictmcnts for offences which are or may be
punishable by death, pending in any of the
courts OF law, in this State, having jurisdic-
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 III which
the same may be pending, the said court shall
a III. vi
such suit or action, issue rreseutmen or indci-
nent 10 bc transmitted to some other court,
having jurisdiction in such case, for trial:
int in all other cases Of preseniment or in
dictment pending in any of the courts Of
law in this State having jurisdiction thereof
in addition to the suggestion, in writing, of
either Of the parties TO such presentment or
indictment that such party cannot have fair
and impartial trial in the court in which the
same may be pending, it shall be necessary
for the marty making such suggestion, to
make il satisfactorily appear to the court that
snch suggestion is true or that there is
sonabIe ground for the same; and thereupon
the said court shall order and direct the
record of proceedings, in snch prcseni ment
indictment, 10 be transmitted 10 some other
court having jurisdiction in such case or trial,
aud such right Of removal shall exist upon
suggestion in cases when all the Judges of
said court may be disqualified under the
such case and said court, to which the record
of proceedings in such suiror action, issue,
presentment or indictment may be transmit
ted shall hear and determine the same in
like manner, as if such suit action, issue,
preseut ment or Indictment had been origin
ally instituted therein, aud the General As
scmbly shall make such modification of ex
isting law as may be necessary to regulate
and give force to this provision"
H., n , l..
the authority qtoreSaid, That said foregoing
section hereby proposed As an amendment to
the Constitution. shall he, nj the next general
election TO be held in this State submitted to
the legal and qualified voters thereof, for
their adoption or rejection, in pursuance of
the directions contained in Article II, Of the
Constitution of this State, and at the said
general election, the vote snid proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall be by bal
lot and upon each ballot there shall be written
or printed these words, 'For the Constitu
tionnl Amendment" or against the Con
stIiuiioual Amendment" as the vote shall
elect and Immediately after said election,
due returns shall be made TO the Governor Of
the vote Tor aud against said proposed amend
meut, as directed by the said l4th Article Of
the Constitution"
Now. THEREFORE,, [, JAMES BLACK
GROOME, Governor of the State Of
MAI Yldnu, W pohPudhcS VIII thC It.
qurements of the provisions Of the
Constitution 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 in that news
paper, aud in three newspapers publish
ed in the City of Baltimore, one of which
shall be in the German language, once a
week, for at least three months. preced-
ing the next general election. to be held
in November next, the said newspapers
to be by me designated.
Given under my hand and the Great
Seal of the State, at the City
1N of Annapolis, this 28th day
M of July, in the year Of our
Lord eighteen hundred and
sevcnty-fve.