Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-07-21
PROCLAMATION

Whereas by the Constitution of Maryland, ar
ticle IA, section l. providing for amendments to
the Constitution, it is made the duty ofthe Gov
ernor to order the publication ofany bill propos-
ing amendments as therein directed.
And whereas the following act Of the General
Assembly passed at the January session, 1880,
chapter Az, proposes an amendment to the Con-
sttution, to-wit:
CHAPTER AIT.
AN ACT 10 amend section FIVE of article four Of
the Constitution Of this State.
SECTION ! BE IL enacted By the General As
senJly Of Maryland, Three-ffths of all the mem
bers Of the two Houses concurring, that the fol-
lowing section he and the same Is hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to the constitution Of
this State, and if adopted by the legal and quail
flied voters thereof as herein provided, it shall
eupersede and stand in the place aud instead OF
section Ave OF article four OF said constitution
SIC. 5. After the election tor judges as here
in-beore provided, there shall be held in this
State in every fifteenth year thereafter, on the
Tuesday after the first Monday in November OF
such year an election for judges as herein pro-
vded: and in case Of death, resignation, reno
val or disqualification, by reason OF age or other
wise, Of any judge, the Governor shall appoint n
person duly qualified to fill said office, who
shall hold the same until the next general cleo
ton for members of the General Assembly, when
shall be the same as hereinbcfore provided; and
upon the expiration Of the term Of fifteen years
Tor which any judge ~ y be elected TO FIJI a v, =
caucy, an election for his successor shall take
place at the next general election for members OF
the General Assembly TO occur upon or after the
expiration Of tho said term and the Governor
shall appoint person duly qualified 70 hold said
Office from the expiration OF such term Of fifteen
years until the election and qualification Of his
successor.
SEC. 2. .iad JeH furihcr cnactedjy heautdor-
IL aforesaid, That the said foregoing section
hereby proposed rs an amendment to the con-
stituton shall be- at tie next general election to
be held in this State submitted to the legal and
qualified voters thereof for their adoption or re-
lection, in pursuance Of the directions contained
in articciourtccn OF the constitution Of this State;
and at the said general election the vote on said
proposed amendment TO demonstration shall be
by ballot and upon each ballot there shall be
written or printed the words 'for the coustiiu-
tiunal amendment" or against the consliiu-
tional amendment as the voter shall elect, and
Immediately after said election due return shall
be made to tic Governor Of the vote for and
against said proposed amendment, as directed by
the aid fourteen article Of the constitution.
Approved April 10, 1880,
Now. therefore, ] WILLIAM T. HAMILTON,
Governor Of the State Of Maryland, do hereby
order that the said act of Assembly proposing IN
amendment to the Constitution as Aforesaid be
published in two newspapers to be designated IN
each county, whereso many may bcpuOhshod and
where not more than one, ia that ewspaper aud
in three newspapers published in The city OF Bul-
timurc, one Of which shall be ia the German
language, once a week for at least three months
preceding the general election TO DC held on the
9Th day Of November next,
Given under my hand and the great seal Of
the State AT the city Of Annapolis, this III day
Of July, in the year Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and cghty-ouc
WILLIAM T. HAMILTON.
By the Governors
JAS. T. BRISCOE.
Jnly2l, lSsl-3m. Secretary oistate.