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70 CONSTITUTION OF THE [ART. 11.
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of the Governor, in all the newspapers printed in the differ-
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ent counties of this State, and in three newspapers printed
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in the city of Baltimore, (one of which shall be printed in
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the German language, ) for at least three months preceding
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the next election for members of the General Assembly, at
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which election the said proposed amendment or amend-
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ments shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the
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Governor to pro-
claim amendments
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State for their confirmation or rejection; and if it shall
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if adopted
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appear to the satisfaction of the Governor, from the re-
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turns of the said election made to him by the proper autho-
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rities, that a majority of the qualified votes cast at said
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election on the proposed amendment or amendments, were
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in favor of the said proposed amendment or amendments,
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he shall, by proclamation, declare said amendment or
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amendments to be part of the Constitution of this State.
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When two or more amendments shall be submitted by the
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Each amendment
to be voted on
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General Assembly to the qualified electors of the State at
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separately.
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the same election, they shall be so submitted that the elec-
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tors may vote for or against each amendment separately.
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Legislature may
call Convention of
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SEC. 2. Whenever two-thirds of the members elected to
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approved by the
people
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each branch of the General Assembly shall think it neces-
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sary to call a Convention to revise, amend or change this
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Constitution, they shall recommend to the electors to vote
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at the next election for members of the General Assembly
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for or against a Convention; and if a majority of all the
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electors voting at said election shall have voted for a Con-
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vention, the General Assembly shall, at their next session,
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provide by law for calling the same.
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The Convention shall consist of as many members as
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both Houses of the General Assembly, who shall be chosen
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in the same manner, and shall meet within three months
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after their election for the purpose aforesaid.
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Vote on Conven-
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SEC. 3. At the general election to be held in the year
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tion over twenty
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one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two, and in each
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twentieth year thereafter, the question " Shall there be a
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Convention to revise, alter or amend the Constitution, "
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shall be submitted to the electors of the State; and in
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case a majority of all the electors voting at such election
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shall decide in favor of a Convention, the General Assem-
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bly at its next session shall provide by law for the election
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No amendment
without the con-
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of Delegates and the assembling of such Convention, as is
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sent of the people.
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provided in the preceding section; but no amendment of
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this Constitution agreed upon by any Convention assem-
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