Democratic messenger., 1881-10-15
CTATE OF NJ RYLAND
- EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
PROCLAMATION.

Whereas by the Constitution of Maryland,
article IA section | providing for amend
menis TO the Constitution, il is made the
duty OF the Governor TO order the publica-
ilon OF any bill proposing amendments as
therein directed
And whereas the following act of the Cen
eral Assembly, passed af the January ses-
sion. 1880, chapter All, proposes az amend
ment 10 the Constitution, to wit
CHAPTER Az.
AN ACT to amend section five of article four
Of tie Constitution Of this STATE.
SEcTIoX /. BE IL enacted 6y tie Gencrai
A. iSemJiy Of NdTylOnd, tbree-ffihs of all The
members of the two Houses concurring That
the following section be, and the same is
II erehy, proposed as an amendment to the
con stirulion of this State, aud If adopted by
the legal and qualified voters thereof as
herein provided. it shall supersede and stand
in The place and instead of section FIVE OF
article four of said constitution.
Sec 5. After the election for judges IS
heI ein-beIUre provided, there shall be held ia
this State, in every fifteenth year thereafter,
on the Tuesday after the first Monday in
November OF such year, an election for Judges
as herein provided, aud in case of death,
resignation, removal or disqualification, be
reason Of age or otherwise, of any Judge, the
Governor shall appoint person duly qunli
fed 10 fll said Office, who shall hold the
same until the next general election for
members o the General Assembly, when "a
successor shall be elected. whose term of
Office shall be the same as bereinbefore pro-
vidsd, and upon the expiration OF the term
oi Fl fteen wears for which any judge may be
elected TO I'LL vacancy, an election for his
successor shall take place at the next. general
election for members of the General A Ssenbiy
TO occur upon or after the expiration of the
sid term, and the Governor shall appoint "a
person c uly qualified 10 no Id said cfiice from
the expiration of such term uf fifteen years
until the election and qualification oil his
successor.
Sec. . -Ani BE- Il. f.rther enacfed Jy tie au-
hoTiiy aforesaid That the said iorguing Sec
ion hereby proposed as an amendment to the
constitution shall be, ut the next general tl-
ecIion To lie held in this State, submitted 10
The legal and qualified voters thereof for
heir adoption or r.. lection, in pursuance Of
The directions contained in article fourteen of
he constitution of this State, I'd at ths said
general election the vote on said proposed
amendment TO the constitution shall be by
ballot, and upon ea ach ballot there hail be
written or printed the words for the .cOn-
Siitutic nal amenimeni,' or against the
| ronstiIu Iual amendment, as the voter
alt 'ttt. ftu liHiIttidtSlN dilSt StlN I'll u
iuu dn. return S'l,il be III mtd- to the Cover
nor OF the VOTE fur and against il proposed
aniendmrnt a> directed 10y the said four
teeulh article 4. the constitution.
Approved April 10, 1880.
Now, therefore, |. WILLIAM T. HAM
lLTON, Governor OF Ike State OF Maryland,
do hereby order that the said act uf Assem-
bly proposing an amendment to the .cOnsli-
tuition as aforesaid bc. published in two
ne wSpnpeiS to be- dcSigna'ed in each county,
where 20 Hany may he published, AMI whers
net moic ,han one. in that newspaper. and
III thiec new papers publ >h'd ia tie civ ct
Baitin ore, one oi which shall be in iiis Ger
,nau language, once week SCR Ht least three
months preceding The general election to te
held OF the 9Th d,y Il November next
Given under my hand aud The great seal
Of The STATE at the c ity OF Annapolis, this
7ih day OF July. in The year of our Lord
o lie thousand eight hundred and eigty-nne
WILLIAM 4. HAMILTON.
by the Governor:
JAS. Z ERlSC0E, Sec'y of State.