The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-10-29
STATE OF MARYLAND,
~ EXECUTIVE DEPA RTMENT.
PROCLAMATTON.

Whereas by the Constitution of Maryland,
article II, section !, providing foramendments
to the Constitution, it is made the duty of the
Governor to order the publication of any bill
proposing amendments as therein directed.
And whereas the following act of the Gem
eral Assembly, passed at the January session,
1880, chapter Al, proposes an amendment to
the Constitution, tO-wit:
CHAPTER Az.
SECTION |. BE il enacted or the Genernt.As
senlbly of Maryland, Three-fifths of ali the
members of the two Houses concurring, that
the following section be and the same is here
by proposed as an amendment TO the consti-
tuition of this State, and 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 ofarticle four
of said constitution.
SEC. 5. After the election for judges as here
inbefore provided. there shall be held in this
state. in every fifteenth year Thereafter, on
| the Tuesday alter the first Monday in Noyem-
/ Der OF such year, an election for Judges as
herein provided; and in case of DEATH resig-
nation, removal or disqualification, by reason
OF age OF otherwise, of anv Judge the Cover
nor shall appoint person duly qualified to
iii said office, who shall hold the same until
the next general election Tor members of the
General Assembly, when a successor Shall be
elected, whose term % office shall be the same
as hereinbefore provided; and upon the ex~
piration of the term of fifteen years Tor which
any judge may be elected TO fill a vacancy an
election for his successor shall take place at
the next general election for members of the
General Assembly to occur upon or after the
expiration of the said term; and the Cover
nor shall appoint a person duly qualified to
hold said office from the expiration of such
term of fifteen years until the election and
qualification of his successor.
SEC. 2 Ind be 10 further enacted 6ytte author
GtY dtOreSdid, That the said foregoing section
hereby proposed as an amendment to the con-
stitution, shall he, at the next general cleo
ton to he held In this state, submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof for their
auODtl0n or rejection. pursuance of the
directions contained in article fourteen of the
constitution of this State; and at the said
general election the vote on said proposed
amendment to the constitution shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be
written the words "for the constitutional
amendment" or against the constitutional
amendment" as the voter shalt elect and i'm :.
mediately after said election due return shall
be made to the Governor of the vote for and
against said proposed amendment, as direct
ed by the said fourteenth article of the consti-.
tuition.
Approved April 10, 1880
Now therefore, 7, WILLIAM T. HAMII.-
TON, Governor of the State of Maryland. do
hereby order that the said act of Assembly
proposing an amendment to the Constitution
as aforesaid be published in two newspapers
to be designated in each county, where SO
many may be published, and where not more
than one, in that newspaper and three news
papers published in the city of Baltimore, one
of which shall be In German language, once
a week for at least three moths 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 this It'll
day ofJuly, in the year of our Lord one thous-
and eight hundred and eighty-one.
WILLIAM 7. HAMILTON.
By the Governor:
JAS. T. BRISCOE,
jy l6, 3m Sce'y of State