The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-10-15
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
STATE OF MARYLAND,
~ EXECUTIVE DEPA RTMENT
PROCLAMA TTON.

Whereas by the Constitution of Maryland
article IA, sectioal providing Tor amendments
to the Constitution it is made the duty Of the
Governor TO order the publication of any bill
proposing amendments as therein directed
And whereas the following act of the Gen
eral Assembly, passed at the January session,
1880, chapter Az, proposes an amendment TO
3he Constitution, to-wit:
CHAPTER 4l7.
SEcToN1. Be il enacted or 0te Geeey1A As
seDa6iy Of Maryland, Three-fifths of all the
members of the two Houses concurring, that
Jhe following section be and the same is here
ny proposed as an amendment to the constt-
tuition of this State and ii adopted by the
legal and qualified voters thereof as herein
provided, 10 shall supersede and stan s. In the
place andinsteaG of section five ofaFticle four
of said constitution.
SEC s. After the election for judges az here
inbefore provided. there shall be held in this
State, in every fifteenth yeAr thereafter, on
the Tuesday after the first Monday in Novem-
ber OF such year, an election for judges as
herein provided; and in case Of death, resig-
nation removal or disqualification, by reason
OF age or otherwise of am js,Ige the Cover
nor shall appoint person duly qualified TO
il said office, who shall hold the same until
the next general election for members Of the
General Assembly, when n successor shall be
elected, whose term of Office shall be the same
as herein before provided; and upon the ex-
piration of the term of fifteen years tor which
any judge may be elected to ill a vacancy, an
election for his successor shall take place at
General Assembly to occur upon or after the
expiration OF the said term and the Cover
nor shall appoint a person duly qualified to
hold said Office from the expiration of such
term of fifteen years until the eIeetfon and
qualification of has successor.
SEC. 2 Ind be IL fofIler enacted 6V me C7tsaey~-
Ty aforesaid, That the said foregoing sectiom
hereby proposed as an amendmeft TO the con-.
stitution, shall be, at the next general elee~
ton TO be held in thks State, submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof for their
AI nNNt ION ~refan
directions contained in article fourteen of the
constitution of this State; and at the SAID
general election the vote on said proposed
amendment to the constitution shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be
written the words "fOr the constitutional
amendment" or against the constitutional
amendment" as the voter shall elect, and i'm
mediately after said election duo return shall
be made to the Governor OF the vote for ana
against saidproposed amendment, US direst-
ed by the said fourteenth article ofthe ceasti-.
tuition.
Approved AprillO, 1885,
Now. therefore, l.. WILLIAM T, Fl l2Nf1I,-
TON, Governor of the State of Maryland do
hereby order that the said act of Assembly
proposing an amendment to the Constitution
as aforesaid be published in two newspapers
to be designated in each county, where 50
many may be published, and where nocnSore
than one, in that newspaper and three news
papers publisfecsi in the city OF Baltimore on e
of which shall be IN German langulye. O0ee
week for at least three moths preceding the
general election tOebe held on the Sth day OF
November next.
Given under my hand and the great seal Of
the State at the city of Annapolis, this 18th
day ofJuly, in the year of our Lord one thops-
and eight hundret@and eighty-one.
WILLIAM T. IIAMIItTbSN.
By the Governor:
JAS. T. BRrSCOE,
~ 10, BIN Sce'y of State.