Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1881-09-30
O r cIAL.
CTATE OF MARYLAND, , ~
~ Executive Department.
PROCLAMATION.


Whereas by the Constitution OF Maryland,
Article Ii, section /, providing for amend
ments To the Constitution, It is made the duty
Of the Governor 10 order the publication OF
amy bill proposing amendments as therein d.
rected
And whereas the following nc, vi the Cen
eral Assembly, passed At the January Session,
1880, chapter All, proposes IN amendment TO
the Constitution to-wit w
CHAPTER All.
SECTION l.. BE il enacted BY the General As
sen'Jly Of Maryland Thrce-fifths of all the
members concurring, that the following Sec
ton be and the same is hereby proposed us an
amendment to the Constitution OF this State,
and If adopted by the legal and qualified vot-
ers thereof MS herein provided, IL shall super
sedc and stand in tho place and instead OF seq
ton five OF article four of said Constitution.
SIC. 5. After the election for judges as here
inbefore provided, there shall he held in this
Stale, In every fifteenth year thereafter, on the
Tuesday after the first Monday in November
OF snch year, Az election for judges as herein
provided; and in case of death, resignation,
removal or disqualification, by reason of age
or otherwise, ofany Judge, the Governor shall
appoint II person duly qualified to fiji said
office, who shall hold the same u MIL the next
general elec,ioa tor members of the General
Assembly, when successor shall be elected,
whose term of Office shall be the same as here
inbeIore provided and upon the expiration
Of the term OF fifteen years for which any
Judge may be elected to fill IA vacancy, an cleo
ton for his successor shall take place nj the
next general election for members of the Gen
cral Assembly 10 occur up0n or after the ex-
piraiion OF the said term and the Governor
shnl appoint II person duly qualified to hold
said office from the expiration OF such term of
fifteen years until the election and qualifca-
ton OF his successor.
SEo. 2. Ind be il further enacted By The au-
horiy dtoresdid That the said foregoing Sec
lion hereby proposed as an amendment 10 the
Constitution shall he NJ the next general cleo
ton to he held in this State, submitted TO the
legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection, in pursuance OF the di-
rcctl0ns coniaincd in article fourteen of the
Constitution of this State aud ut the said gem
cral election the vote on said proposed amend
meni to the Constitution shall he by ballot,
! and upon each ballot there shall be written or
printed the words, For the constitutional
amendment or against the constitutional
amendment rs The voter shall elect, and inn
mediately after said election due return shall be
made TO the Governor of the vote for and
| against said proposed amendment, rs directed
by the said fourteenth article of the Consti-
| tuition.
| Approved April 10, $50
Now, therefore, |, WILLIAM u HAMlI.-
| TON, Governor OF the State of Maryland, do
| hereby order that the said Act OF Assembly
proposing IN amendment to the Constitution
4 ms aforrsi,id hr published in two newspapers
I 10 he designated in each county where SO
| many mmy be published and where not more
| than one in that newspaper. and in three
new spapers published in he city Of Baltimore,
one OF which shall he in the German Ian
| gunge once week for at least three months
| preceding the general clertion 10 bc held on
/ the 9Th day OF November next
! Given under my hand aud the great seal OF
the State AT the cilyot Annapolis, this 18th day
Of july, in the year Of our Lord one thousand
4 eight hundred aud eipbly-one
/ WILLIAM r. HAMILTON.
| by the Governor:
/ JAMES 7 BRlSCOE,
| july la-3m Secretary OF State.