Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-09-23
STATE OF MARYLAND.
- EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
PROCLAHtTJON

FHOCLAHf TON
Whereas by the Constitution OF MARYLAND
article Il, section !, providing in. nrncnJ'
ments 70 the Constitution. IL IS nq,le tle i,,,r
OF inc Governor to order the pnbii,atio,, rs
sny biil proposing amendments as tbr,,,,
And where's .hc fn'lowiae act n General
Assel"Nty Ws-cj ~ the 1tnnrr, session 1ssn
Claher ~, prnn'.c- an amendment IN tbn
+ Constitution. to.vtf.
CHATTER an.
tN Not TO rr~rul -ection hve or article s,.,.
ct the constitution OF this Stare
t'vS " 2 ,rec,sa - tss Sesrrgx IL
rnemhers 81 thr two HoWses ronrurrfng tina
the following ctinn DC and the same is here
by proposed az an amendment to the constitu-
I tiou of this State. and IL ad0pted nv The LEGAL
and qualified voters thercOfas herein provided
/ il shall snpcrscde and stand in the place and
instead OF section five of article four of said
constitution.
SIZE ; AFTER the election for Judges s
herein before provided. there shall be held in
this State. ia every fifteenth year thereafter
on the Tuesday after the first Monday in Nov
einber Of such year, an election for Judges as
herein proyided aud in case Of death. resig-
nation, removal or disqualification. by reason
of age or otherwise, of any Judge, the Cover
nor shall appoint person duly qualified 10
Gil said Office who shall hold the same nm il
the next general election for mcmhers of the
General Assembly, when u successor shall be
elected, whose term of office shall he the same
rs hercinbelure provided; and upon the expi-
ration Of the term OF fifteen velrs for which
any judge may he elected to ill a vacancy
an election for his successor shall take place
ut the next general election for members OF
the General Assembly to occur uuun or after
the expiration of the said term; and the Gov
erncr shalt appoint person duty qualified TO
hold said office from the expiration OF such
I iern OF fifteen years until the election aud
/ qualification Of his success
SIC 2 And be It FURTHER eRactea by the an
4 III rlfy aforrsaid, That the said foregoing sec
| ton hereby proposed mcndment 10 The
constitution shall be, at the next general cleo
! tioi 10 be held in this State, submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof for thel
adoption or rejection, in pursuance OF the Iii
/ trct cns contained in article fourteen OF the
constitution Of this State; and at thc said
general election the vote on said proposed
! amendment to the constitution shall be by
ballot. aud upon each ballot there shall be
written or printed the words "ior the consti-
! lntional amendment or against the C0nsti.
/ tutioual amendment. a. The voter shall elect
and Immediately after said election due return
shall De made 10 the Governor OF the vote iol
aud against said proposed amendment IS di-
rcctcd by the sud fourteen article OF the CON
stitution.
Approved April 10, 1880.
Now. therefore /. WILLIAM r. HAMlL
/ TON. Governor Of thc State Of NiryanI. 1t,
hereby order that the said oct 90 Assembly
proposing an alGcudmcnt tu ihe Constitution
as aforesaid he published IN two ncN spaper.
TO he dcs ianlird in each county where 50 M
ms may lie published, and where not more