The Baltimore County union., 1881-10-22
STATE OF MARYLAND,
- EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS by the Constitution Of Maryland, ar
tiele II, section !, providing for amendments TO
the Constitution, II 10 made the duty Of the Gov
ernor to order the publication Of any bill pro-
posing amendments rs therein directed.
And whereas the following act Of the General
Assembly. passed at the January session, 1850,
chapter IL !, proposes an amendmsn, to the Con.
stitution, TO wit:
CHAPTER az.
AN ACT to amend section i've Of article four Of
the Constitution Of this State.
SEcrIoS ]. he Il enacted by the Geaerai A.ssH.
Liy cf MaryiaHd, Three. .hfths Of all the members
OF the two Houses concurring, that tho following
section be and the same is hereby proposed as an
amendment TO the constitution of this state, and
if adopted BY the legal and qualified voters thereof
rs herein provided, Il shall supersede and stand
In the place and instead Of section Ave Of article
four Of said constitution.
SEcrioS s. After the election orjudges as hero.
inbefore provided there shall be held In this State
In every hfteenth 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 disqualiG-
cation, by reason of age otherwise. Of any judge
the Governor shall appoint person duly quail.
fed 20 I'LL said Office, who shall hold tho 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 a.
hereinbcfore provided; and upon the expiration
Of the term Of fteen years for which any judge
may be elected 20 Gil o vacancy, an election for
his shall take place at the next general
election for members Of the General Assembly 20
occur upon or AFTER the expiration Of the said
term; and the Governor shall appoint q person
duly qualified 10 hold said ofice from the expira.
tion Of such term Of fifteen years until the elee.
tion and qualification Of his successor.
sEcrfoS ?. Aad Be IL (artier esacfsd Jy tie am.
ihority Aforesaid, That the said foregoing section
hereby proposed a. an amendment 10 the consti.
tuition shall be, at the next geneml election 10 be
held In this State, submitted 90 tho legal aud
qualified voters thereof for their adoption or re.
jection, In pursuance Of the directions contained
In article fourteen Of this State:
and at the said general election the vote on said
proposed amendment 20 the constitution shall be
by ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be
written printed the words "for the heeonstitution-
ai amendment" or against the constitutional
amendment" as the voter shall elect, and imms.
diately AFTER said election due return shall be
made 10 the Governor Of the vote for and against
said proposed amendment, as dirested by the said
fourteenth article Of the constitution.
Approved April 10, 1850.
Nov. therefore, I, WILLIAM 7. HAMIL.
TON, Governor Of the State OF Maryland, do here.
BY order that the said act Of Assembly proposing
an amendment 20 the Constitution as aforesaid
be published In two newspapers to be designated
In each county, where 90 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 In the German
language, once q week for at least three months
preceding the general election 10 he held on tho
sth day Of November next. #t
Given under my hand aud the great seal Of the
State at the city Of Annapolis, The 9Th day Of
July, In the year Of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and sighty:one.
JAMES 7. BRISc0E, ssc'y Of State.
July l6.--Sm.