The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-08-27
Miscellaneous.
STATE OF MARYLAND,
- EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..
PROCLAMATION,

WHEREAS by the Constitution Of Maryland, ar
ticle -, sectiOn !, providing for amendments to
the Constitution, IL 10 made the duty of the Gov.
ernor to order the publication of any bill pro-
posing amendments as therein directed.
Aud whereas the following act Of the General
Assembly, passed nj the January session, 1850,
chapter AZ, proposes an amendment TO the Con.
stituiion, TO wit:
CHAPTER az.
An ACT 10 amend section FIVE Of article four Of
the Constitution Of This State.
SECTION !. Re Il enacted BY tie General Asses..
Liy of MaTyisHd, Three.ffths Of all the members
Of the two Houses coneurring, that the following
section be and the same Is hereby proposed rs an
amendment to the constitution Of this state, and
II adopted by the legal and qualified voters thereof
Ne herein provided, Il shall supcrsede and stand
in the place and instead Of section Eve Of article
four Of said constitution.
SECTION ;. After the election for judges ~ here
inbcfoTc 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 rs herein provided and in
ease Of death. resignation, removal or disquali6
cation, by reason Of age otherwise. Of any judge,
the Governor shall appoint person duly quail.
fed 10 GIL said office. who shall hold the same
until the next general election for members Of the
General Assembly, when n successor shall 10
elected, whose term of Office shall be the same n
hcreinbcfore provided and upon the expiration
Of the term Of fifteen years for which any judge
may be elected 10 ell \ vacancy, m 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 the said
term; and the Governor shail appoint u pcrson
duly qualified TO hold said Office from the expira-
tion OF such term Of fifteen years until the eIec.
tion and qualification Of his successor.
SECTION 2. And Be a. further enacted Ly the aH.
hority g(oresaid That the said foregoing section
hereby proposed ~ an amendment 20 the consti.
tuition shall be, at the next general election 10 DO
held In this State, submitted 20 the legal and
qualified voters thereof for their adoption or 70.
lection, In pursuance Of the directions contained
in article fourteen Of the constitution Ofths State
and n, the said general election the vote on said
proposed amendment 10 the constitution shall be
by ballot. and upon each ballot there shall be
written or printed the words "for the constitution.
al amendment" or against the constitutional
amendment, rs the voter shall elect, and imme.
diatcly after said election due return shall be
made 10 the Governor Of the vote for and against
said proposed amendment, as directed BY the said
fourteenth article Of the constitution.
Approved April 10. 1880.
Now. therefore. I, WILLIAM I. HAMII..
TON. Govcrnor Of the State Of Maryla land, do here.
by order that the said act Of Assembly proposing
an amendment 10 the Constitution rs aforesaid
be published in two newspapers 90 be designated
in each county. where 50 many may be Published,
AMI where no, more than one. in that new spaper
and ia three newspapers published In the city -:
baltimore. one Of which shall be in the German
language. once a week for at least three month.
preceding the general election t. be held on the
sth day Of November next.
Given under my hand and the great seal &c the
State at the city of Annapolis, the eth day u
July. Ia the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and cigh,y-onc.
WILLIAM I. HAMILTON.
liy the GOyernor:
JAMES r. BRIscoE. seey Of State.
July iG.--lm.