Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-09-24
CTATE OF MARYLAND,
y EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
PROCLANTATION.

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WHEREAS, The Constitution Of the State of
Maryland, by Article IA, Section l, directs a.
mendments to the Constitution, TO be made as
follows:
THE General Assembly may propose amend
mentS to the Constitution, provided that each
amendment shall be embraced in IL separate bill,
embodying the Article or Section, as the same
Will stand when amended and passed by three
fifthS 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, proposing amendment or amend
ments, shall be published by order of the Gov
ernor, in at least two newspapers, i'll each coun-
ty, where so many may be published and where
not more than one may be published, then in
that newspaper, and in thee newspapers pub
lished in the City of Baltimore, one OF which
shall be in the German language, once q week,
for at least three months, preceding the next
ensuing general election, at which the said pro-
posed amendment shall be submitted, in Il form
to be prescribed by the General Assembly, to the
qualified voters OF the State, for adoption or re-
lection. The votes cast for or against said pro-
posed amendment or amendments, severally
shall be returned to the Governor in the man.
ner prescribed in other cases, and if it shall APP
pear to the Governor that majority of the
votes cast at said election on said amendment or
amendments, severally, were cast in favor there
of, the Governor shall, by his proclamation, de
clare the said amendment or amendments, hav-
ing received said majority of votes, to have been
adopted by the people of Maryland, rs part of
the Constitution thereof, and, thencefOrth, said
amendment or amendments shall be part of the
said Constitution. When two or more amend
ments shall be submitted, in manner aforesaid.
to the voters of this State, at the same election,
they shall be so submitted, rs that each amend
ment shall be voted on separately.
AND, WHEREAS, An Act of the General As
sembly, at January Session, 1874, Chapter
264, was passed, for amending the ConstitI-
ton of the State, as follows:
an act to amend Section s. Of 4I9icle /, Of the
Constitution Of the State Of MaT,yiGRd."
po sJ I,,ff he 4
bly Of Maryland Hree-ffths Of al the members Of
the tco HoRses c0HcUrfng, That the following Sec
ton be and the same is hereby proposed, as an
amendment to the Constitution of this state,
and if adopted by the legal and qualified voters
thereof, as provided, it may be the same to
supercede and stand i'll the place of Section ), of
Article l. of said Constitution
SECTION S. The parties to any cause may sub
nit the same to the court for determination
without the aid of a jury, and in all suits or ae-
lions at law. issues from the Orphans Court, or
from any court, sitting i'll equity, and all cases of
preSentments or indictments for offences. Which
are may be punishable by death, pending in
any of the courts of law, in this state, having
jurisdiction thereof upon suggestion, in writing,
under oath, of either of the parties to said pro-
ceedingS, that such party cannot have a fair and
impartial trial in the court in which the same
may be pending, the said court shall order and
direct the record OF proceedings i'll such suit or
action. issue. presentment or indictment TO be
transmitted to some other court, having juriSdc-
ton in such case, for trial but in all other cases
of preSentment or indictment. pending in any of
the courts of law in this State, having iurisdic-
ton thereof, in addition to the suggestion, in
writing of either of the parties 10 such present
ment or Indictment, that such party cannot have
a fair and impartial trial in the court i'll which
the same may be pending, il shall bs necessary
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 theTeupon- the said
court shall order and direct the record of pro
ceedings, in such presentment or Indictment. to
be transmitted to some other court having JuFiS-
dictcn in such for trial, and such right Of
removal shall exist SUGGESTION
when all the judges of said court may he disquali
fed. 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 Indictment may be transmitted,
shall hear and determine the same in i'se man
ner, as if such suit or action, ISSUE pre>cntmeEt
or indictment, had been originally instituted
therein. and the General Assembly snail make
such modification OF existing law n may he ne
cessary TO regulate and give force 10 this pruvi-
sion.'
SECTION , And be IL further erected "a tie a-
HtoTiy foresdid That said foregoing section here
by proposed as an amendment 10 the ConStitu-
ton, shall be, at the next general election to bc
held in this state, submitted t. the legal and
qualified voters thereof, for their adoption or re-
lection, in pursuance of the directions contained
in Article IL, of the Constitution OF this State.
and at the said general election, the vote on said
proposed amendment 10 the Constitution shall
be by ballot and upon each ballot there shall he
written or printed these words, For the Consti-
tutional Amendment or against the C1uSti-
tutional Amendment" rs the voter shall elect.
and Immediately after said election, due returns
Snail OF the vote ana
against said proposed amendment - directed by
the said 18th Article of the Constitution"
Now, THEREFORE,, /, JAMES BLACK
GRO0ME, Governor of the State of Nary
land, in compliance with the requirements of
the provisions OF the Constitution, do order
and direct the foregoing proposed amendment
TO TIE 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 newSpa-
pers 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 general election, TO be held in Novem-
Der next, the said newspapers 10 be by me de-
signated.
Given under my hand and the Great
Seal of the State, al the City of
- Annapolis, this 2Sth day of July,
SEAL in the year Of our Lord eighteen
wv hundred and seven;y-hve.
JAMES BLACK GR0OME
By order of the Governor,
r. c. HoLLYDAY,
an 6-3m Secretary of State.