Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1881-08-26
StTATE MARYLAND.
- EXECUTIVE DEP ENT
PROCLAIM ALTON.


Whereas hv the Constitution of Maryland
article II, section |, providing for amendmen Is
to the Constitution, it is made the duty OF the
Governor to order the publication ofany bill
proposing amendments as therein directed
And whereas the follow ing act OF the General
Assembly, passed At the January session, 1880,
chapter Az, propuS-s an amendment to the
Constitution, towii:
CHAPTER
AN ACT to amend section five Of article foLr
OF he Constitution of this State.
SFCruN | . BE II eaacted hg tie Geh,rR issea,-
big Of HargtfHd, Threc-iIhS of all the mem
hcrS of the Two Houses cnncurring, that the fol
lowing section he and the same is hereby pro-
posed rs an amendment 10 the constitution OF
This State and it adopted 10y the legal and
qualified voters thereof as herein provided, it
shall supcfSedr and stand in the place and
instead OF >ecIiun trc OF article four of said con-
s,iiu'iuu.
SIC. ). Atfrr the election for JUDGES as here
inbctufr yrovid 4 there shall he held Ia ths
State. in Ver. fifteenth wear thereafter, on the
ru, sd.v after The hr>I Monday in November OF
such year. an election tor judges rs herelu
provided aud in r.,S. OF death, resignatiou,
removal or di,quIihgniiou. hy reason otnge OF
otherwise, of Hhv Judge, the Governor shall
appoint II person duIy ulihed to fill said OF
flee. who shall h0d the same until the next
general election for memters of the General
Assembly. when successor shall be elected
~ hose term of otfiye shall be the same as here
intefore crowded and Gpon the expiration
ut the term OF fifteen Years tor which anv Judge
may lie elected To ill vacancy, an election for
his success shall take pace at the next general
election for members OF the General Assembly
10 occur upon or after the expiration of the
said term aud the Governor shall appoint Il
person iuh qualified to hold said Office from
The expiration OF such term Of fifteen Years
until the election and qualification OF his success
SOr.
Sc , Ind be II trfhcr enacted Ly TIE
rsfirrIfg . for,sI 4, That the said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment 10
the constitution shall be, at the next general
election 10 lie held in this State, submitted 10
tbe legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption OF rejection in pursuance oi the dErec-
iiuUs cuulaired in article fourteen Of the con-
stitutipu Of this State and Al the said general
election the vote said proposed amendment
10 The constitution shall be bv ballot, and upon
each ballot here shall be written or printed
the words for the constitutional amendment, -
or against The constitutional amendment,
- the voters shall elect. and Immediately after
said election due return shall be made 10 the
Governor Of the vote for and against said pro-
posed amendment. a. directed ty the said four
teen article Of The constitution.
Approved April %. 1880.
Now, therefore |, NiLLlAMT 7 HAMILTON
Governor Of the State q Maryland, do hereby
order that the sid act OF Assembly proPosiEE :
an ameimcpt 10 the Constitution - aforesaid
be p8bished in iwo newspapers 10 be desIguat-
cd Ia each county shere SO many may hc pub
ljshed, and y here not more than one. in that
newspaper ui IN three newspapers published In
the Jity O; Baltimore, one OF which shall be IN
tho German language, once a week fer a, least
three mouihs preceding the gsncSai election 10
be held OF The -;h day OF November next.
Given ualcr my hand aud the great seal o.
the State at iar city Of Ann tpoiis, this 1ih ias
OF Jaiy. in the year Of our Lord one Thousand
eight Agaigti sad Al .hiy-ouc.
WlLLfAN 7 HANLToN-
Bf the tiovcraor
JAS. T BRlSCUE. Syy'y otSgate.
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