The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-16
NOTICES, &c.
NOTICES., &c.
STATE OF MARYLAND,
~ EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
PROCLAIM ATOM.

WHEREAS, The Constitution of the State
of Maryland, by Article IA, Section l.,
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 bill, embodying the Article
passed by threefths of all the members elected to
each of the Houses by and nays, be
on the Journals with the proposed amendment. The
bill or bills. proposing amendment or amendments,
shall be published by order of the Governor in at least
two newspapers in each county, where many may be
published, and where not more than may be pub
lished, then in that newspaper and in three news
papers published in the City of Baltimore, 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 proposed amendment
shall be subitted, in form to be prescribed by the
General Assembly TO the qualified of the State
for adoption re.con. The cast for against
said proposed amendment amendments, severally
shall be returned to the Governor in the manner pre-
scribed in other cases, and if it shall appear the
Governor that majority of the votes said cleo
ton said amendment amendments. seycraly, were
in favor thereof the Governor shall by his procl
nation declare the said amendment amendments
having received said majority of to have been
adopted by the people of Maryland part of the Con.
stituon thereof and tn nee forth, said amendment
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
election they shall be submitted that each
amendment shall be voted on separately"
AN Act to amend Section s. of Article T. of the Con
stitutton Of the State Of Maryland'
"SECTIoS l. Be II enacted BY the General Assemble
Of Maryland, hreefhs Of all the members Of the t,rC
Houses concuITing, That the following section be
the same is hereby proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution of this State and if adopted by the legal
and qualified voters thereof provided it may be the
to supercede and stand in the place of Section
Of Article 1, of said Constitution"
"SEcTIoN s. The parties to any may submit
the same to the court for without the aid
of jury, and in all suits actions at law issued from
the Orphans Court, from court sitting in equity
and all of presentments indictments for offences
which are may be punishable by death, pending in
of the courts of law i'll this STATE having urisdc
ton thereof upon suggestion in writing under oath
of either Of the parties to said proceedings that such
party cannot have fair and impartial trial in the court
in which the may be pending the said court shall
order and direct the record of proceedings in such suit
action issue presentment indictment to be
mtted to some other court having jurisdiction in such
case for trial but, in all other of presentmen
indictment, pending in any of the courts of law in this
State, having jurisdiction thereof in addition to the
suggestion. writing. of either of the parties such
presentment indictment that such party have
fair and impartial trial in the in which the
NAV be pending it shall be necessary for the part,
making such suggestion to make it satisfactorily appear
to the court that such suggestion true that there
reasonable ground for the and thereupon, the
said court shall order and direct the record of proceed
inSs, in such or Indictment to be trans
mtted to other court having jurisdiction in such
Tor 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 thi,
Constitution, to sit in such and said court
which the record proceedings such suit or action
issue prcsentment or indictment may be transmitted
shall hear and determine the same in like manner as il
such suit or action, issue, prcsentment indictment
had been originally instituted therein and the General
Assembly shall make such modification of existing law
be necessary TO regulate and give force to thi.
provision
SECTION .. And be it further enacted by the author
itg aforesaid That said foregoing section hereby pro
posed amendment to the shall be-
the next general election to be held in this State sub
mted to the legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection, in pursuance OF the directions
contained in Article H. of the Constitution of this
State and at the said general election the 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
ment or A gainst the Constitutional Amendment" As
the voter shall elect and Immediately after said cleo.
ton due shall be made the Governor of tn.
vote for and against said proposed amendment, a.
directed by the said 4th Article of the Constitution
AND, wAEREAs, An Act of the General
Assembly, at January Session, 1874, Chap
ter 264, was passed, for amending the Con.
stitution of the State, as follows:
Now, THEREFORE,, l, 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 the 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 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 general election, to be
held in November next, the said nows-
papers to be by me desig mated.
Given under my hand and the Great
Seal of the State, at the City
of Annapolis, this 2Sth day Of
SEAL July, in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and seventy.
five.
JAMES BLACK GROOME.
By order of the Governor,
r. c. HOLIDAY,
August Z, 1875. Secretary of State.
NoTE-The papers designated will receive slips from
the Governor, and the only authorized pub
lish at the expense of the State Bill to Executive
r. C. HOLLYDAY,
once week for 3mo Secretary Of State