Democratic messenger., 1881-10-01
CTATE OF n RYLAND
y EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
PROCLAMATION.

Whereas by the Constitution of Maryland,
article IA. section !. providing for amend.
ments I o the Constitution. il is made the
duty OF Il g Governor to order The pAblica-
ton of ary bill proposing amendments as
therein directed.
And whereas the following act Of the Gen
eral Assembly. passed ai the January ses-
sion. 1880, chapter All, proposes al amend
ment to the Constitution, to wit:
CHAPTER AIT.
AN ACT to amend section FIVE of article four
Of the Constitution Of this State.
SEcTmN l. Be IL enacted 5y tie General
A.Stmbly Of M0Tyl0nd, three-ifihs OF all the
members of the two Houses concurring. That
the following srction be- and the same is
hereby, proposed as an amendment TO the
con siiution Of this State, and il adopted by
the legal and qualified voters thereof as
herein provided, il shall supersede aud stand
in The place aud instead of section 6ye OF
article four of said constitution.
Sec 5. After the election for judges as
herein -beiure provided, there shall be held in
this State, in every fifteenth year thereafter,
on the Tuesday al er the FIRST Monday in
Nov, mber OF such year, an election tor judges
as herein provided, and in case of dea'hy
resignation, removal or disqualification, By
reason Of age or otherwise, OF any Judge, the
Governor shall appoint person duly qnali-
fed to 6ll said office, who shall hold the
same until the next general election for
members OF the General Assembly, when II
successor shall be elected. whose term of
Office shall be the same AS hereinbefoTe pro-
vidtd, and upon the expiration OF The terHs
OF fifteen years for which any judge may bS
rlect, d TO fill vacancy, an election for his
successor shall take place ai the next: general
to occur upon or after the expiration Of tbs
s"id term. and :he Governor shall appoint
person culv qualified TO hold said Office from
the expiration of such term of fifteen years
until the election and qualification OF his
successor.
Sec. 2 lind be Il further enacted by the 0u-
hority aforesaid That the said torgOing Sec
ton hereby pre- posed as an amendment 10 the
constitution shall be, At the next general eli.
+ciiUn TO he held in this State, submitted TO
the legal and qualified voters thereof for
their adoption or rejection, in pursuance OF
the direclions contained in article fourteen OF
the constitution Of this State, Il Id at the said
general election THE vote on said proposed
amendment to the constitution shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot there >hall he
written or printed the words ;!For the SON
stitutir nal amendment" or against ths
duGhuncuNt no Atho NOtCA
sh. II elect. and Immediately after said cleo
iiOn due return shtli he made to the Cover
nor oi the vote for aud against I'D proposed
amendment as directed by the said four =
teenih article o: the constitution.
Approved April 10, 1880.
Now, therefore, I. WILLIAM T. HAM.
lLTON. Governor OF the State of Mary land,
do hereby order that the said act Of A sseu-
bly, proposing an amendment to the teonsii-
tuition AS aforesaid be published in two
newspapers to be designated in each county,
where SO many may be published, and where
not moie than one, in that newspaper. ami
in three newspapers published in the CITY OF
Bal tinOre, one Of " hIch shall be in the Ger
man language, once week Tor at least ihres
months preceding the general election I'D be
held OF The 9Th diy If November next.
Given under my hand and the great seal
of III. State at the c ity of Annapolis, this
9Th dizzy OF July. in the year of our Lord
o he thousand eight hundred and eigIy-one.
WILLIAM I. HAMILTON.
by the Governor
JAS. 7. BRISC0E, Sec'y of State.