The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-08-14
STATE OF MARYLAND,
~ EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
PROCLAM

WHEREAS, The Constitution of the State
of Maryland, by Article IA, Section 1,
directs amendments to the Constitution, to
be made as follows:
Tho General Assembly may propose amendments to
III" Constitution, provided that each amendment shall
be embraced in separate bill, emboiying the Ar lie
or Section as the will stand when amended and
PASSED 10y threefths of all the members elected to
zach OF the two Houses by and be entered
on the Journals, with the proposed amendment. Tho
bill or bills, proposing amendment or amendments
shall be published by order Of the Governor in Mt least
two newspapers in each county, where many may be
published, and where not more than one may be pub
lish,d, then in that newspaper, and in three
papers published in the City of Baltimore, of
which shall be in the German language, II week,
for at least three months preceding the ensuing
general election at which the said proposed amendment
shall be submitted in form TO he prescribed by the
General Assembly to the qualified voters of tho State
for adoption rejection The votes cast for
said proposed amendment or amendments ssyeralIy
slal lie returned to the Governor in the pre-
scthed in other and if it shall appear to the
Governor that majority of the votes ut said cleo
ton said amendment amendments sevcrally were
cast in favor thereof the Governor shall by his procl
III ttior, declare the said amendment amendments
having received said majority of votes to have boon
adopted by the People of Maryland partof the
stitutiun thereof and, tn nceorth, said amendment
amendments shall bs part of the said Constitution.
When two more amendments shall be submitted, in
manner aforesaid to the voters of this State, at the
election, they shall be submitted, that each
amendment shall be vote'l OIL separately
AND, wAEREAs, An Act of the General
Assembly, at January Session, 1874, Chap
ter 2G4, was passed, for amending the Con.
stitutiou of the State, as follows:
AN Act to amsad Section s. of Article L. of the Con-
sttution Of the State Of Maryland"
"sKcrIoy l. Be it enacted BY the General Assembly
Of hdryii, hree.ffhs Of all the members of the tVo
Houses concerning, That the following section be and
the is hereby proposed, amendment TO the
Constitution Of this State and if adopted by the legal
and qualified voters thereof provided it be the
to supercede and stand in the place of Section g.
of Article !, OF said Constitution
"SEcrIoN S. The parties to any cause may submit
the to the court for determination without the aid
OF jury and in all suits actions at law issued from
the Orphans Court from any court sitting in equity
and all 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 jursc-
tim thereof upon suggestion in writing under oath
of either Of the parti to said proceedings that such
party cannot have fair and impartial trial in tho
in which the same may he pending, the said court shall
order and direct the record of proceedings such
action, issue presen indictment be
mted to other court, having jurisdiction in such
for trial but in all other of presenment or
Indictment pending in any of tn. courts of law in this
State, having jurisdiction thereof in addition to the
suggestion in writing of either Of the parties to such
pr-sntment Indictment that such party cannot have
fair and impartial trial in the court in which the
may be pending it shall be necessary for the party
making such suggestion to make satisfactorily appear
to the court that such suggestion is true that there
is reasonable ground for the and thereupon, the
said court shall order and direct the record of proceed
ing>, i'll such pr sentiment or Indictment to be trans
mtcd to some other court having Jurisdiction in such
Tor trial and such right of removal shall exist
upon suggestion in when all the judges of said
may be disqualified under tho provisions of this
Constitution, to sit in any such case and said court
which the record of proceedings in such suit action
ISSUE presentment or indictment may be Transmitted,
shall hear and determine the in like manner if
such suit or action issue, preseltment Indictment
had been originally instituted therein, and the General
Assembly shall make such modification of existing law
may be necessary to regulate and give force this
provision
"SEcroN . And be it further enacted by the adthor-
ty aforesaid That said foregoing section hereby pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution, shall he, at
the general election to lie held in this State, sub
mtted TO the legs. and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection in pursuance of tho directions
contained i'll Article IA, of the Constitution Of this
State and at the bald general election. the vote said
proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be by
ballot and upon each ballot there shall he written
printed these words, " For the Constitutional Amend
mcnt" or Against the Constitutional Amendment"
the voter shall elect, and Immediately after said cleo
ton due returns shall be made TO the Governor Of the
vote for and against said proposed amendment,
directed by the said 18th Article of the Constitution"
Now, THEREFORE,, l, 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
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
newspaper, and in three newspapers pub
lished in the City of Baltimore, one of
which shall be in the German 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
Seal of the State, at the City
- of Annapolis, this 2Sth day of
SEAL duly, in the year Of our Lord
eighteen hundred and seventy
JAMES BLACK GROOME.
By order of the Governor,
r. G. HoLLYDAY,
August Z, 1875. Secretary of State.
SorE.-Tho papers designated will receive slips from
the Governor and are-the only authorized to pub
lish At the expense Of the State. Bill to Executive
Il. e. IIOLLYDAY,
"n;c week far 3mo Secretary Of State
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