The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-05-20
Petition for Mandamus Against
Gov. Hamilton.

The Annapolis correspondents of the Balii-
more N,iH. under date OF Monday last, writes
Ia that paper as follows
Ia the Circuit Court to-day y. Claude 81
A., attorney for the petitioners. filed petit
tiou Tor mandarin, to compel the Governor To
send or deliver the bid. entitled ''Aa set 10 re-
peal aud re-ruaet section - az chapter las Of
thc acts Of lsSo. entitled au aet To- repeal
chapter lsl ut the aeis passed 81 the january
session. 1874. being su act 60 repeal article I
II the Code af Public General Laws. entitled
.'o,stcrs. a- amended and sg-cuacird hy
chapter 3Ci ut the acts passed no January SEES
slo;. 1870, and also chapter l",, q; the acts
passed 81 January session ls7-- and h. Ts-au-
aCt the same with amendments, &C,. which
thcv claim Is nuw law under tas cun~tJtu-
t5oB. a. the office oi she Court ot Appeals,
tina. /. mas hs recorded and ju due t.Iae pub
lsbyd aud certified Is required ny IAN. The
petition ior maudamgs Is slsaci hy Senator
GeoFly Wells. who introduced the bilI Ia
question before thc Legislature, aud Jaac>
4. Har,lc-ty. au FISHERMAN, oi thc cliy ot An
uaVoiis- The petitioners represent ihat ihr
ah0yr- mentioned hil passed bath houses Of
the Legislature iu due and proper fotiu 1T ias,
a. prescribed Gy the constitution oi the state
% Maryland aud that after 3uly passing the
Ssusie and House oi Delegates Was present
81. according e. law. Co Wan. T. Hamilton.
the tioyryuoT ci Maryland, for %, approval,
81, fhc executive chamber uu Friday che
1Eh day ~ March and iaas Dc BIAS vsUsaia
ed ls ihs possession 81 the Governor. ur
Bis a-,-ut. from that iay aud date until the
present time. and that the Legislature did
not ADJOURN un,, Monday. the ,bird 1T April,
and that the hill vas ia the possession 90
the Governor er his asents for nsur DAYS
g. Oh ..H. O.
The petitioners iaEihrr represent that the
constitution. article ?, srgt.Oa ~. declares
tbs, 81 ans b.il shall ua, he uc3arps3 hy the
t1usrTrnr wlghin ssN DAYS Sunday excepted
after shall have h--rH presented ip hiIn. ihg
same shall b. law ia IKE manner as II be-
bad 0Eucd Is, gnltss Jhc GeRyral Assembly
sh4l by Adjournment prvteng its rriBrn, IN
whieh case jt shall no, h. . IAN. that che siid
hiil was in uassess1a 81 the GnycrpUg Cor
NOR, than SIX DAYS. aHi that the Legislature
dii NOS ad,ugYu within that time, aud that
ihc7vinrc she said bili 3, q iav andev tho CO.'S.
srituginu aud laws 81 the State; that yogr Fyll-
nnnvEs further represent tbs. iasy arv inform.
ed and ;hvrrf5sre charge. thsi Nt.lism 7.
Hamj.,gs. Governor % Nargland has under
taken % eriain IA his possession ia an Illegal
aud unconstitutional manner ihe biil above
r!oryri 'a and gha, ); is the daty nf the SAID
nf the C0arJ ~ Appeals. S. required by section
sn, arfsrl, s. at tb- constitution. The peti-
iionyrs further claim that thrv arr without
remedy IN the premises SAVE tY wrSt Of
maulamus.
Whsfrupou Jsdse Miller has ordered thar
a rule h- laid ga the Hon. VIM. 7. Hamilton.
GovvTboF of Maryland. So shov cause why
syii 0t maptlamas shoalf nos issue rs prayed,
on or hgiorv the alss day ul Nav. lss2. PRIV
r,ded a c0pr u the role he served upon ham
on o. before the 2sA instant
senator Wells !; viH b. remembered. sssava
q card several DAYS sgn, va whirh Be charged
chs. Go1egror with OBTAINING this bi.! illegally
and ia violation IL the constitution. The
questions a, issns invnl,rsa constitutional test
a. Ia lhr date u presentation 81 bills 20 the
Executive. aud whether 81 Is required by the
constitution that sach presentation shaali be
naie 90 the Governor personally OF To has
agrass. The bin also affects the uysteFmen.
one of whom Joins in the petition srith senator
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