The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-11-03

ELECT1ON NOTICE.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That an
i election will be held in Baltimore county

NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN, That 81
IN election will be hold in Baltimore county
on the Let Tuesday IN November msrt,
it being the 9th day OF the said month, In thu
several Election Districts Of said county, fol
the purpose of eiecting the following officers
to wit:
One person for Comptroller Of the Treasury
Of tho State of Maryland.
One person for Member of Congress for the
Second Congressional District, which comprises
the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth Tenth, Elev.
evth and Twelfth Election Districts Of Balti.
moro county. 1888
One person for Member Of Congress for the
Fifth Congressional District, which comprises
the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Eighth and
Thirteenth Election Districts of Baltimore
county.
Six persons for Members of the House Of Dol.
egates of the State Of Maryland.
Notice is also given, that the amendment to
the Constitution of Maryland proposed by the
General Assembly at it's January Session, 1865,
will be submitted to the qualified electors of the
State, for their confirmation or rejection at the
election to be held on the said 9th day of No.
vember next. The resolution proposing the
change is as follows, to wit
No. l1.-Joint resolution aboIishing the sixth
section of the eighth article of the Constitution
ResoEred By the General assembly of Maryland,
(three-fifths of the members elected to both
houses concurring,) That the Constitution be
and ia hereby amended by striking out the
sixth section Of article eight.
The said sixth section Of article eight Of the
Constitution is as follows, to wit:
"The General Assembly shall further provide
by law, at its first session after the adoption of
this Constitution, q fund for the support of the
Free Public Schools of the State, by the imposi-
ton of an annual tax of not less than five cents
on each one hundred dollars of taxable proper
ty throughout the State, the proceeds of which
tax shall be known as the public school fund,
and shall be invested by the Treasurer, togeth-
or with it's annual interest, until such time as
said fund shall, by it's own increase and any
additions which may be made to it from time
to time, together with the present school fund,
amount to six millions oil dollars, when the tax
of ten cents in the hundred dollars authorized
by the preceding section. may be discontinued
in whole or in part, as the General Assembly
may direct the principal fund of six millions
hereby provided shall remain forever inviolate
as the Free School fund of the State; and the
annual interest of said school furd shall be dis
bursed for educational purposes only, as may
be prescribed by law"
The voters of the county are also requested
to vote upon the continuance of @ county school
tax, as provided in section article 8 of the
Constitution, by printing or writing on their
ballots the words !" For" or Against" such tax.
ire R0tC0 mil DC opened at O'CLOCK a. Ms ara
closed at o'clock, p. N.
The Returning Judges are required to make
their return on the second day following the
election, to the Clerk of the Circuit Court for
Baltimore county.
For the information Of all persons concerned,
the following Act of the late Legislature is pub
lished-passed March oath, 1865, and entitled
AN ACT prohibiting the sale of spirituous or
fermented liquors in the several counties of
this State on the day Of Elections;
SECTION BE u Enacted By the General As
sensbiy Of MaYyland, Thatit shall not be lawful
for the keeper of any hotel, tavern, store drink
ing establishment, or any other place where
liquors are sold, or for any person or persons,
directly or indirectly, to sell, barter or give, or
dispose of any spirituous or fermented liquors,
ale or beer, or intoxicating drinks Of any kind,
on the day of any election hereafter TO be held
in tho several counties of this State.
SEC. 2.--Aad be it enacted, That any person
violating the provisions of this actshall be liza
Bile to indictment by the Grand Jury of the
county where the offence is committed, and
shall upon conviction before any Judge of any
of the Circuit Courts of this State, be fined sum
not less than fifty dollars nor more than one
hundred dollars for each and every offence, ono
half of the fine shall be paid the informer, the
other half to the County Commissioners for the
uso Of public roads.
JOHN K. HARVEY,
Sheriff Of Baltimore County.