The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-09-17
- Il A Il Il OF NJ ARYLAND,
~ E x Gu tive Depart M n t.
PROCI.A-M MI

WHEREAS, The Constitution of the State
of Maryland, by Article IA, Section /, directs
amendments 10 the Constitution, to be made
as follows:
"Tlle General Assembly may propose amendments TO
the Constitutions provided that each amendment shall
be embraced in separate bill, emhodyng the Article
or Section, the same will stand when amended and
passed by three fths of all the members elected to
each of the two Houses by yeas and nays be enter
ed the Journals, with the proposed amendment The
bill or bills, proposing amendment or amendments
shall he published by order of the Governor in at least
two newspapers in each county, where many may he
published, and where not more than one may he pub
ised than in that newspaper and in three newspapers
published in the City of Baltimore, of which shall
be in the German language once week, for at lens
three months preceding the next ensuing general cleo
ton, ut which the said proposed amendment shall he
submitted, in a form to he prescribed by the General
Assembly to the qualified voters of the State, for adop
ton rejection The votes cast for against said pro-
posed amendment amendments, soverally, shall he
returned to the Governor in the manner prescribed in
other cases. and if it shall appear to the Governor that
majority of the votes cast at said election said
amendment amendments, severally, We're cast in f
vor thereof the Governor SHALL by his proclamation,
declare the said amendment amendments, having
ceived said majority of votes to have been adopted by
the people of Maryland, as part Of the Constitution
thereof md, thenceforth, said amendment amend
ments 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 tho cleo
tion, they shall be SO submitted that each amend
ment shall be voted on separately"
AND, WHEREAS, An Act of the General AS
sembly, at January Session, 1874, Chapter
2G4, was passed, for amending the Consttu
ton of the State, as follows:
".in act 10 amend Section q Of ArticLe 4, Of tile
Constitution Of tie Stdtc Of MmylaRd.
"sECTIcN l. Be it enacted By the General AsseuJlyor
Mdrydnd three fthS IF all the members Of tie ttoo HOY
rs c0Ecur11ng, That the following section be and the
same is hereby proposed an amendment to the Com
snon of this State and adopted by the legal and
qualified voters thereof AS provided it may he the
u sulercede and stand in the place Section S. of Ar
tiCle l. OF said Constitution
SECTION S. The parties to any may submit the
to the for determination without the aid of
jury, and in all suits actions law issued from the
Orphans Court, or from any court sitting in equity, and
all cases of presentments indictments for offences
which are or may be punishable by death. pending in
OF the courts of law, in this State, having jnrsdc
ton thereof upon suggestion in writing, under OATH
OF either of the parties to said proceedings that such
party cannot have fair aud impartial trial in the court
in which the same may be pending the said shall
order and direct the record of proceedings in such suit
or action, issue, presentment or indictment, to be
transmit ted to some other court having jurisdiction in
such case, for trial but in all other of present.
ment or Indictment pending in any of tho courts 0faw
in this State, having jurisdiction thereof in addition
to the suggestion, in writing of either of the parties to
such presentnent or Indictment that such party
have fair and impartial trial in the court in which the
same may be pending it shabe necessary for the party
making such suggestion, to make it satisfactorily APP
pear to the court that such suggestion is true, that
there is reasonable ground forthe same aud there.
proceedings in such presentment or indictment, to he
transmitted to other court having jurisdiction In
such cases for trial. and such right o removal shall cX
list upon suggestiOn in when all the judges of said
court may he disqualified, nnder the provisions OF this
Constitution to sit In any such and said court
which the record of proceedings in Such suit action
issue, prcsenncnt indictment may be transmitted
shall hear and determine the same in like manner,
if such suit or action, ISSUE presentnent or Indictment
had been originally instituted therein and the General
Assembly shall make such modification of existing law
as may b. necessary to regulate and give force to this
provision"
SECTION > and BE- IL FURTHER e,acted by the authority
GioeSdid That said foregoing section hereby proposed
ms an amendment to the Constitution, shall he Mt the
next general election to be held in this State submit
| ted to the legal and qualified voters thereof Tor
their adoption rejection in pursuance of the drec
ous contained iu Article H. of the Constitution of this
State aud at tho said general election the vote said
proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be by
ballot and upon each ballot there shall be written
printed these words. "For the Constitutional Amend
mcnt' against the Constitutional Amendment" as
the shall elect and Immediately after said cleo
ton, due returns shall be made to the Governor of the
vote for aud against said proposed amendment di-
recied by the said llth Article of the Constitution
| Now, THEREFORE,, | JAMES BLACK
GR0OME, 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 amend
ment to the Constitution of the State of
Maryland, to published in two newspapers
in each county, where so many may be pub
lished, 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 Ger
man 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
IAHSS Seal of the State, at the City of An
SEAL napolis, this 2Sth day of July, in
W. pthe year our Lord eighteen hun
dred and seventy five.
JAMES BLACK GRO0ME.
BY order of the Governor,
r. @. HOLIDAY,
au2-3m Secretary of State
LEWIS KELLUM. J. II. LIVINGSTON.
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