The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-30
TUESDAY, The End day Of November, 1875


at the usual places of voting in the several Election
Districts of Cecil county, as follows:
In the First Election District, at Cecilton;
In the Second Election District at Chesapeake City;
In the Third Election District, at Elkton;
In the Fourth Election District at Fair Hill;
In the Fifth Election District at North East;
In the Sixth Election District, at Rising Sun
In the Seventh Election District, Port Deposit;
In the Eighth Election District at Mount Pleasant
In the Ninth Election District, at Brick Meeting
House.
And tn. Election to be held is for the purpo,. OF
electing gentlemen to fill the following Offices viz:
One person to be Governor of the State of Maryland
One person to be Attorney-Genersl of the State Of
Maryland;
One person to be Comptroller of the Treasury of the
State of Maryland;
One person to be Sheriff of Cecil county:
One person to lie States Attorney for Cecil county,
Three persons to represent Cecil county in the House
| of Delegates of Maryland;
Three persons to be County Commissioners of Cecil
county;
Three persons to be Judges of the Orphans, Court for
Cecil county; and
one persons to he County Surveyor fer Cecil county
Voters will also their ballots For the Constitu-
tonal Amendment" Against the Constitu tional
Amendment, in accordance with the following Act of
the General Assembly passed at January Session. 1874
for amending the Constitution of the State:
"An Act to amend Section s. of Article T. of the Con-
stitutton Of the State Of Maryland"
"SEcrIoN l. Be II enacted by the General Assembly
Of Maryland, mreetths Of all the members Of the t,co
Houses concurring, That the following section be and
the same is hereby proposed, amendment to the
Constitution of this State and adopted by the legal
and qualified voters thereof provided it may be the
to supercede and stand in the place of Section
of Article 4, of said Constitution"
"SEcTIeN s. The parties to any cause may submit
the same to the court for determination without the aid
of jury, and in all suits actions law issued
the Orphans Court, from any court sitting in equity
and all cases of prescntments indictments offences
which are or may be punishable by DEATH pending in
of the courts of law in this State having ursdc-
ton thereof upon suggestion, in writing under OATH
of either of the partis said proceedings that such
tial in
in which the may be pending the said shall
order and direct the record of proceedings suit
action issue, presenment indictment he trans
mtted to other court. having jurisdiction in such
for trial but in all other of presentnent or
State, having jurisdiction thereof in addition the
susgsson in writing of either of the parties such
preseutment Indictment that such party have
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 it ar pear
to the that such suggestion true or that there
is reasonable ground for the same; and hereupon the
said court shall order and direct tho record
ings in such preseniment Indictment to be trans
mtted to some other court having jurisdiction in such
for trial. and such right of removal shall exist
upon suggestion in cases when all the Judges of said
court be disqualified under the provisions of this
Constitution TO sit in such and said court to
which the record Of proceedings in such suit or action
ISSUE pres-ntment or indictment may be transmitted
shall hear and determine the in like manner "A IL
such suit or action, issue, prcsentment or Indictment
had been originally instituted therein, and the General
Assembly shall make such modification of existing law
provision
"SEcrIoS . And be il further enacted bu m, author
ip aforesaid That said foregoing section hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to the Constitution shall be- at
the next general election to be held in this State sub
mtted TO the legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption rejection, in pursuance of the directions
contained in Article IA, of the Constitution of this
State and the said general election the vote on said
proposed amendment to the Constitution shall DO by
ballot and upon each ballot there shall be written or
printed these words, For tho Constitutional Amend
ment, or Against the Constitutional Amendment" a.
the voter shall elect and Immediately after said olsc
tiou due returns shall be made the Governor Of the
vote for and against said proposed amendment. Il
directed by the said 18th Article Of the Constitution
ia The Polls will be opened at nine o'clock in the
morning, and closed at six o'clock in the evening
The Judges of the several Election Districts are ro
que'ted to make their returns on Thursday, the 4th,
w. w. SCOTT,
Sheriff Of Cecil county.
Notice to Hotel Keepers and all Others
who deal i'm Liquor.
For the information of all persons concerned tin, fol-
lowing Act of the Legislature, passed March oath is
published:
CHAPTER 1s1.
AN ACT prohibiting the sale OF sprtuous or
liquors in the several counties OF the State on hs
day of election. III"
SECTION l. Be it enacted by tho General A,..mbx NJ
Maryland That it shall not be lawful for the keeper Of
hotel tavern store drinking establishment other
place where liquors sold any person or
directly or indirectly to sell barter give or dispose Of
any spiritu"us or fermentei liquors. ale or beer or
cans drinks of any kind on the day OK slecti5t
hereafter TO be held in the several Counties of this State
SEC = And be it enacted, That any person violating
the provisions OF this act shall be liable to indictment
by the Grand Jury of the county where tho offence il
committed and shall upon conviction before any Judge
OF any Circuit Court of this State be fined sum not
less than nifty dollars than one hundred dol
lars for each and every offence half of the ne to
he paid to the nformer and the other half to the County
commissioners for the use Of public roAds." - r"'
". W. SCOTT,
Oct B7o-te Sheriff of cecfl county.