Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-11-03
CTATE OF MARYLAND,
PROCLAMATION.


Whereas by the Constitution OF Maryland,
article IL, se-tion I, providing for amend
ments 10 the Constitution, IL Is made the duty
or the Governor TO order the publication Of
any bill proposing amendments as therein d.
rected.
And whereas the following act Of the Gem
eral Assembly, passed at the January session,
1880, chapter ali, proposes an amendment to
the Constitution, to-wit:
: II CHAPTER Alt.
AN ACT TO amend section Rve Of article four
OF the Constitution Of this state.
4 sscrIoE 1. Be q ENACTED By he General
Assembly Of Maryland, Three-lifths Of all the
members Of the Two Houses concurring, that
the following section be aud the same Is here
by proposed as an amendment 70 the constiau-
tion Of this State, and II adopted by the legal
and qualified voters thereof as herein provided,
Il shall supersede and stand In the place and
instead Of section ave Of article four Of said
constitution.
SEc. s. Afler the election Cor Judges as here
in-besore provided, there shall be held in this
State, In every fifteenth year thereafter, on
the Tuesday after the FIRST Monday In Now
ember OF such year, an election for judges as
hefein provided; and In case Of death, fesig-
nation, removal or disqualification, by reason
Of age or otherwise, Of any judge, the Govern
or shall appoint . person duly qualified 10
GIL said Office, who shall hold the same until
the next general election for members Of the
General Assembly, when successor shall be
rlected, whose term Of Office shall be the same
as hereinbefore provided; and upon the expi-
cation Of the term Of fifteen years tor which
any Judge may be elected 70 ill . vacancy,
an election for bis successor shall take place At
the next general election Cor members OF the
General Assembly TO occur upon or after the
expiration Of the said term and the Governor
shall appoint person duly qualified 10 hold
said offire from lbe expiration OF such term
Of fifteen years until the election and qualif-
cation Of his successor.
Sac. 3. .1ad Be q further enacfed b. tks as-
tk0rity Aforesaid, That the said foregoing sec
ton hereby proposed as an amendment 10
the constitution shall be, nj the next general
election 10 be held in this State, submitted TO
the legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection, In pursuance Of the d.
recfions contained In article fourteen Of the
constitution OF this State; and ~ the said gem
eral election the vote on said proposed amend
menf 70 demonstration shall Be By ballot
and upon each bnhot there shall be wrtten
or printed the words s'for the constitutional
amendment," or against the constitutional
amendment, as the voter shall elect, and inn
Mediately after said election due return shall
be made 10 the Governor Of The sote Cor and
atsainst said proposed smendasent, ag directed
BY the said fourteen article o. the t,onstitu-
ton.
Approved April 10. 1880.
Now, therefore, WILLIAM 7. HAMIL-
TON. Governor Of The State of Maryland, do
hereby order that the said act Of Assembly
proposing an amendment 70 the Constitution
as aforesaid be published i'm two newspapers
70 be designated in each county, where 50
many may be Published, and where not more
than one, in that newspaper and In three
newspapers published In The city Of Baltimore,
one Of which shall be Isl the German LAM
guage, once . week for nj least three months
preceding the general election 70 be held on
the eth day Of November next.
Given under my hand ard the great seal of
the State at the city O. Annapolis, tlsis It'll
dag Of July, In the year Of Cur Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and eiahfy-one.
WILLIAM +. HAMILTON.
By The Governor:
JAS. II. BRISCOR,
July n, lesl--3m- Secretary ofSlass.