[Art. 17, Sec. 13] MARYLAND MANUAL 425
of the Constitution, the provisions of this Article shall pre-
vail, and all other provisions shall be repealed or abrogated
to the extent of such inconsistency.
VOTE ON THE CONSTITUTION.
For the purpose of ascertaining the sense of the people
of this State, in regard to the adoption or rejection of this
Constitution, the Governor shall issue his Proclamation
within five days after the adjournment of this Convention,
directed to the Sheriffs of the City of Baltimore, and of the
several Counties of this State, commanding them to give
notice, in the manner now prescribed by Law in reference to
the election of members of the House of Delegates, that an
election for the adoption or rejection of this Constitution,
will be held in the City of Baltimore, and in the several
Counties of this State, on Wednesday, the Eighteenth day
of September, in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-seven,
at the usual places of holding elections for members of the
House of Delegates in said City and Counties. At the said
election the vote shall be by ballot, and upon each ballot,
there shall be written or printed the words, "For the Con-
stitution," or "Against the Constitution," as the voter may
elect; and the provisions of the Laws of this State, relating
to the holding of general elections for members of the House
of Delegates, shall, in all respects, apply to and regulate the
holding of the said election. It shall be the duty of the
Judges of Election in said City and in the several Counties
of the State, to receive, accurately count, and duly return the
number of ballots, so cast for, or against the adoption of this
Constitution, as well as any blank ballots, which may be
cast, to the several Clerks of the Circuit Courts of this
State, and to the Clerk of the Superior Court of Baltimore
City, in the manner now prescribed by Law, in reference to
the election of members of the House of Delegates, and
duplicates thereof directly to the Governor; and the several
Clerks, aforesaid shall return to the Governor, within ten
days after said election, the number of ballots cast for or
against the Constitution, and the number of blank ballots;
and the Governor, upon receiving the returns, from the
Judges of Election, or the Clerks as aforesaid and ascertain-
ing the aggregate vote throughout the State, shall, by his
proclamation, make known the same; and if a majority of
the votes cast shall be for the adoption of this Constitution,
it shall go into effect on Saturday, the fifth day of October,
eighteen hundred and sixty-seven.
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