Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-10-22
CTATE OF MARYLAND,
~ EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
PROCLAMATION.

/ 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 separate BILL
embodying the Article or Section, as the same
VIII stand when amended and passed by three
hfthS 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 amendments or amend
ments, shall be published by order of the Gov
ernor, in at least two newspapers, in 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 week,
for at least three months. preceding the next
ensuing general election, at which the said pro-
posed amendment shall be submitted, in a form
to be prescribed by the General Assembly, to the
qualified voters of the State for adoption 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, as part of
the Constitution thereof, and, thenceforth, said
amendment or amendments shall be part of the
said Constitution. When two more amend
ments shall be submitted, in manner aforesaid,
to the voters of this State, at the same election
they shall be so submitted, as 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 Constitl-
ton of the State, as follows:
lin -4ct to amend Section s, Of Artcle j. OF the
Constitution Of the State Of Mdryldnd'
SECTION l. Be it enacted By the General Assena-
4 MI no mon 1ha-s lf
the teoo H0nses eOnctrring, That the following sec
ton be and the same is hereby proposed, as an
and if adopted by the legal and qualified voters
thereof, as provided, ii may be the same to
supercede and stand in the place of Section s. of
Article 1, of said Constitution
SECTION s The parties to any cause may sub
init the same to the court for determination
without the aid of jury, and in all suits or ac-
tons at law, issues from the Orphans Court, or
from any court. sitting in equity, and all cases of
presentments or indictments for offences, which
are or 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 10 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 in such suit or
action, issue, preSentment or indictment to be
transmitted to some other court, having jurisdic
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 juriSiic-
ton thereof, in addition to the suggestion, in
writing, OF either of the parties to such present.
ment or Indictment, that such party cannot have
a fair and impartialtriaf in the court in which
the same may be pending, it shall be necessary
for the party making such suggestion, to make
1t satisfactorily appear to the court that such
suggestion is true, or that there is reasonable
ground for the same; and thereupon, 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 juris-
diction in such cases for trial, and such right OF
removal shall exist upon Suggestion in cases
when all the judges of said court may be disqual-
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 action issue,
presentment or indictment may be transmitted.
shall hear and determine the same in like man
ner, as if such suit or action. issue, presentment
or Indictment. had been originally instituted
therein, and the General Assembly shall make
such modification of existing law as may be ne
sion.''
SECTION 2. lind be IL further enacted 6u the au-
tority aforesaid, That said foregoing section here
by proposed as an amendment TO the Constitu-
ton, shall be- at the next general election TO be
held in this State, submitted to the legal and
qualified voters thereof for their adoption
lection, in pursuance of the directions contained
in Article II, of the Constitution of this state
and at the said general election the vote on said
proposed amendment ta the Constitution shall
be by ballot, and upon each ballot there shall he
written or printed these words, For the Const-
tutional Amendment" or Against the Consti-
tutional Amendment rs the voter shall elect,
and Immediately after said election, due returns
shall be made to the Governor OF the vote for and
against said proposed Amendment. directed by
the said Hth Article of the Constitution
Now, THEREFORE, I, 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 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
a week, for at least three months, preceding
the next general election, to be held in. Novem-
Der next, the said newspapers to be by me de-
signated.
Given under my hand and the Great
Seal of the State at the City Of
- Annapolis, this 2sth day Of July,
SEAL in the year of our Lord eighteen
Wv hundred and seventy-fve..
JAMES BLACK GROOME
By order of the Governor,
. r. C. HoLLyDAY,
au 6-3m Secretary of State.