Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-08-20
CTATE OF MARYLAND,
- Executive Department.
PROCLAMATION.

w State of Maryland, by Article IA.
Section 1, 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 bin, embodying the Article or Sec
ton, 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, 20 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
a week for at least three months, preceding
the next ensuing general election, at which
the said proposed amendment shall be sub
mitted, in form TO be prescribed by the
General Assembly, TO the qualified vote OF
the State, for adoption or rejection. The
votes cast for or against said proposed amend
ment or amendments, severally, shall be re-
turned to the Governor, in the manner pre-
scibed in other cases. and If it shall appear to
the Governor that majority of the votes cast
at said election on said amendment or amend
monts 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 so
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:
"An act to amend Section 8. Of article
4. Of Constitution ct The State Of nary
land"
SECTION !. 30 il enacted By the Gcaeya1
ASSEMBLY, Of AfaryJaad, three-tttas Of all themea-
here o. tie fgoo Houses coacHrTing, That the fol-
lowing section be and the same is hereby
proposed, es an amendment to the Constitu-
ton of this State, and if adopted by the
lcgalnnd qualified voters thereof, as provided,
il may be the same to supeic edc and eland
in the place of Section 8, Of Article a. of said
Constitution
submit the same to the court for determine
ton without the aid Of jury, and in all
suits or actions at law, issued from the o.
phans' Court, or from any court, sitting in
equity, aud all cases Of presentments or in
dictmen,s 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 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 in
such suit or action issue Erese n men or indict-
inent TO be transmitted to some other court,
having jurisdiction in such case, for trial !;
bnt, in all other cases Of rresentnent 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 q fair
and impartial trial in the court in which the
same may be pending, it shall be necessary
for the party making such suggestion, to
make il satisfactorily appear TO the court that
such suggestion is true, or that there is rea-
sonable ground for the same; and tbereupon
the said court shall order and direct the
record of proceedings, in snch presentment or
indictment, TO be transmitted to some other
court having Jurisdiction in such case or trial
md such right of removal shall exist upon
suggestion in cases when all the judges oil
said court may be disqualified, under the
provisions of this Constitution, to sill in any
such case and said court, 10 which the record
of proceedings in such suit action, issue,
presentment or indictment may be transmit
ted, shall hear and determine the same in
like manner, ms if such suit or action, issue,
prcsentment or Indictment, had been origin
ally Instituted therein, and the General AS
semi,ly shall make such modification Of ex-
isting law as may be necessary to regulate
and give force TO this provision"
'tSEcrioN 2. Ind be IL further enacted By
the authority aforesaid, That said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment 10
The Constitution. shall be, ut the next general
election to be held in this State submitted to
the legal and qualified voters thereof, foi
their adoption rejection, in pursuance oil
the directions contained in Article IA, of the
Constitution of this State, and at the said
general election, the vote on said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall bcby bal
lot. and upon each ballot there shall be written
or printed these words, 'For the Constitn-
tional Amendment or against the Con
stuulfonal Amendment" ns the vote ehal
elect, and Immediately after said election,
due returns shall he made 10 the Governor d
the vote tor and against said proposed amend
ment, rs direct ed by the said l4th Article O
the Constitution"
Now, THEREFORE, l, JAMES BLACK
GROONE, Governor of the State Of
Maryland, in compliance with the re-
quircmcnts Of the provisions Of the
Constitution, do order and direct tho
foregoing proposed amendment to tho
Constitution Of the State Of Maryland
TO be published in two newspapers il
each county, where so many may be
published, and where not more than one
may be published, then in that news.
paper, and in three newspapers publish
ed in the City of Baltimore, one of whicl
shall be in the German language, once 8
week, for at least three months, preced
ing the next general election, to be held
in November next, the said newspaper
to be by me designated.
Given under my hand and the Grcaf
Seal Of tic State, at the CITY
e5szza Of Annapolis, this 18th daJ
n s4Selsl Of July, in the year Of on
w. Lord eighteen hundred ant
seventy-fye.
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