The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-09-03
Miscellaneous.
OTATE OF MARYLAND,
- EXECUTIVE DEPARTM ENT.
PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by the Constitution Of Maryland, ar
ticle ~, section !, providing for amendments 10
the Constitution. Il Il made the duty Of the Gov
rrnor to order the publication Of any bill pro.
posing amendments as therein directed.
Aud whereas the following net Of the General
Assembly, passed ut the January session, lssO,
chapter az, proposes an amendment To the Con-
stitution, TO wit:
CHAPTER Az.
AN ACT 60 amend section Eve Of article four Of
the Constitution Of this State.
SECTION I. Ne - enacted BY fAe GeasraI AsseE-
Dig Of MaryiaSd. Three.6 Of all the members
OF the two Houses eoncurring. that the following
section be and the same IL hereby proposed rs an
amendment 20 the constitution Of this State, and
IL adopted by the legal and qualified voters thereof
as herein provided, Il shall supeFsede and stand
In the place and instead of section Eve Of article
four Of said constitution.
SECTION 5. After the election for judges rs here
nbeorc provided. there shall be held In this State
in every ffteenth year thereafter, on the Tuesday
after the first Monday in November Of such year,
an election for judges as herein provided; and in
case Of death, resignation, removal or disqualh-
cation. by Of age otherwise. any judge,
the Governor shall appoint person duly quail
fed TO I'LL said Office, who shall hold the same
until the next general election for members Of the
General Assembly, when successor shall be
elected, whose term Of Office shall be the same as
hcreinbcfor provided; and upon the expiration
Of the term u ifteen years for which any judge
may be elected 20 Git vacancy, an election for
his successor shall take place at the next general
election for members Of the General Assembly 10
occur upon or after the expiration Of the said
term and the Governor shall appoint a person
duly qsalihed To hold said Office from the expira-
tion ofeueh term Of fifteen years until the elec.
tion and qualification Of his successor.
SECTION 2. ARd BE- nJHrfker ssaeisd By tie aa-
hoTity Aforesaid. That the said foregoing section
hereby proposed AZ an amendment 20 the consti.
fufion ahali he a. the nax al IN h.
held In this State, submitted 10 the legal and
qualified voters thereof for their adoption or re-
lection, In pursuance Of the directions contained
in article fourteen Of the ofthis State
aud nj the said general election the vote on said
proposed amendment 60 the constitution shall be
by ballot, aud. upon each ballot there shall be
written or printed the words "for the nstitution
al amendment" or against the constitutional
amendment a. the voter shall elect. and imine-
diatcly after said election due return shall be
made to the Governsr Of the vote for and against
said proposed amendment, ~ directed by the said
fourteenth article of the constitution.
Approved April 10. 1850.
Now. therefore. I, WILLIAM I. HAMIL-
TON. Governor or the State Of Mary land, do here.
by order that the said act Of Assembly proposing
an amendment to the Constitution as aforesaid
be Published in two new. papers Co be designated
in each county. where 80 many may be published,
and where not more than one, In that newspaper
aud in three newspapers published in the city OF
baltimore. one Of which .ha be in the German
language, once a week for at least three months
preceding the general election To- be held ON the
sth day of November next.
Given under my hand and the great seal Of the
State at the city Of Annapolis. the 9TH day u
July. In the year 81 our Lord one thousand eight
hundred aud cighty-onc.
WILLIAM r. HAMILTON.
Uy the Gnvernor:
JAMES T. BgISCOE. See'y Of State
July lG.-:;m.