Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-08-12
CTATE OF MARYLAND,
- EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Proclamation.

WHEREAS, The Constitution of the
state Of Maryland. BY Article IA. Sec
ton |, directs amendments to the Con-
s,itu,ion, to be made as follows:
"The General Assembly may propose amend
,nea,s to the Constitution, provided that each
amendment shall be embraced In separate bill,
embed, ing the Article or Section, as the same
will stand when amended and passed by three
6f,hs Of all the members elected 10 each of the
Two houses by yeas and nays, 10 be entered
on The Journals. with the proposed amendment
Tie bill or bills, proposing amendment or
amendments, shall be published by order of the
Governor, in at last two newspapers, in each
county. where so many may be published, aud
where no, more than one may be published,
them in that new spsper, and in three aewspa-
n.,s published in the Cry Of baltimore, one of
xh,,h 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 submitted,
in a form TO be present. ed by the General As
ssmblv 20 the qualified voters Of the State,
for adoption or rejection. The votes cast for
or against said proposed amendment or amend
mems severally shall be returned to the Gov
ernor in the manner prescribed In other cases,
and If IL shall appear TO the Governor that q
majority of the votes cast at said election on
said amendmen, or amendments, severaliy, we're
cast in favor thereof, the Governor shall, by his
proclamation, declare the said amendment or
amendments, having received said majority of
yo,es 10 have been adopted by the people Of
MARYLAND as part Of the Cons Ii,uiion thereof,
and thenceiorth said amendment or amend
Fnenis shall be part of the said Constitu ton
htn two or more amendments shall be sub
miI.ed in manner Aforesaid, TO the voters of
al hoy hall ba an
euhmited, rs tina, each amendment shall be
voted Oh separa;eiy."
AND, WHEREAS, An Act Of the General
Assembly. at January Session, 1874,
Chapter 2G4. was passed, for amending
the CobsIlution vi the State, as fol-
lows:
"An .ict 10 onond Section 9, Of 4rticic 4, Of the
Constitution Of the State u NaryidHd.'
"SEcTIoS !. BE IL enacted Ly The Gsnerai As
seTpiiy NJ Mryidnd Mrse-ftths AZ all The Nam
Jrrs q, III, itro HOUs,s coEtHTT,By, That the
following section be and the same IL hereby
proposed, as an amendment To- the Constitution
OF this State, and IT adopted by the legal and
qualified voters thereof, provided, II may
he the same to supcIcede and stand IN the place
OF Section 8, of Article !, OF said Consti:u-
tom
"SECTIoS 8. The parties TO any cause mny
snbm; the same TO the cour, for determination
without the aid Of jury, AID in al! suits or
tons at law. ISSUED :Iom he Orphans Court,
or from any court, sitting III equity, and NIL
cases oi pTvscnim,nts or indictments for fences
which are or may lee punishable 10y death
PENDING in any Of the courts OF law, in hi:
State. having jurisdiction thereof, upon sug-
HcstiCn, IN writing, under cath, OF ilhcr OF the
parties 10 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 oIdcr and direct the record Of pro-
ceedings in such suit or action, issue, pre-.
sentiment or indictment TO be transmitted IL
some other court, having jurisdiction in such
case, Tor trial; but, in all other of pre-.
sentiment or indicme n, pending in any o: the
courts OF law in this State, having Jurisdiction
thereof, in addition to the suggestion, in wri-
ting, OF either of the parties 10 such present
m.nt or indictment, that such party canno:
have fair and impartial trial in the court IN
which the same may be pending, IL shall be ne
cessary for the party making such suggestion.
10 make IL satisfactorily appear to the court
that such suggestion Is true, or that there is
reasonable ground foi the same; aud thcreupon
the SAID court shall order aud direct The record
Oi Proceedings, in such prc>enluent or indct :
mchl, 10 Tee transmitted 10 some DINER court
having jurisdiction IN such cases for trial aud
such RICH, of removal shall exis, upon sugges-
ton, in cases when all the judges of said cour,
may lie disqualified, under the prov visions oi
this Constitution, 10 sill in any such case. and
SAID court, to which the record Of proceed II = 3
in such suit or action, issue, pr,senImcnt or IN
dicim, mt may he trans miled, shall hear and
determine The same in ike manner, MS il SUI, h
suit ar action, issue prCscnimeul or indictment.
IN b,t N fpi
General Assembly shall make such moiitc;l-
ton OF existing law rs may be necessary 10 re-
uiatc and give force 10 this provision
'SECrIoS >. And he rfurfAcr enacted bs tie
0EihorttV Gtorcs.id, That said foregoing section
hereby proposed as an amendment 10 the Con-
sututlon, shall he NJ the next general election
10 he held in this State submitted To the legal
and qualified voters thereof for their adoption
ar rejection in pursuance oi the directions con-
tanned in Article II OF the Con> t,,uiion OF this
State. and at the said general election, the vote
on said proposed amendment 10 the Consllu-
ton shall beby ballot. and upon each bal lot there
shall lie written ar printed these words, For
the Constitutional \ mtnimcnt." or Against
the Constitutional Amendment" rs the voter
shall elect and Immediately after said election.
due returns shall be made To the Governor q!
the vote for and against said proposed amend
men,, directed by the said l4Ih Article OF the
Constitution"
Now. THEREFORE,, |, JAMES BLACK
GRuuME, Governor of the State OF
Mary land, in compliance with the require
ments Of the provisions of the Cousliiu-
ton. do order and direct the foregoing
proposed amendment to the Constitution,
Of the State OF Mary Wand. to be published
IN two newspapers IN each county. where
so many may be published, aud where not
more than one may be published. then in
that newspaper, aud in three newspapers
published in the City of Baltimore. one
Of which shall be in the German Language,
once a week. Cor at least three months.
preceding the next general election, to be
held in November next. the said newspa-
pers to be by me designated.
Given under my hand and the G -eat
49, Seal of the State. a, the City
SEAL of Annapolis. this 18th day Of
~ July. in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred aud seventy
Eve.
JAMES BLACK GROOME.
BY order Of she Governor.
Il. {. IIoLLYpAY.
Secretary Of State.
Aug 5, lS75-l w-3ms
NorR.-The papers designated will receive
slips from he Governor, and are the only one :
authorized 'e publish 81 the expense of III,