Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-07-16
CTATE OF M4RYLANn
- EXECUTIEE DEPARTMENT.
PROCLAMATION.

Whereas by the Constitution Of MARYLAND,
article IA, section ]. providing for amend
ments % the Constitution. 1t is made Tie
duty of the Governor to order the pnb'Iea-
tion of any bill proposing amendments as
therein directed.
And whereas the following act Of the Gem
eral A ssembly. passed at the January ses-
sion. 1890 chapter AIT, proposes az amend.
ment to the Constitution, 70 wit:
CHAPTER AIT.
AN ACT tn amend section Eve of article four
of the Constitution of this State.
SRcrIoN /. Be Il enacted By he General
Atsersblv Of Maryland three-ffths OF all the
members OF the two Houses cOncurring. That
the following section be- and the same IL
hereby, proposed AS an amendment to the
con stituiion of this State, and If adopted by
the legal and qualified voters thereof As
herein provided, il shall supersede and stand
in the place aad instead of section FIVE of
article four of said constitution.
Sec. s. After the election for judges as
heI ein- before provided, there shall be held i'll
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, and in case of death,
resignation, removal or disqualification, BY
reason OF age or otherwise, of any judge, tie
Governor shall appoint person duly quali-
fed TO 6ll said Office, who shall hold the
Same until the next general election for
members of the General Assembly, when n
8 uccessor shall be elected. whose term of
Office shall be the same as hereinbefore pro-
vided, and upon the expiration OF the term
OF fifteen years for which any judge may be
elected 10 fill q vacancy. an election for his
successor shall take place at the next general
ell ectiOn for members of the General Assembly
to occur upon or after the expiration of the
Sid term. and the Governor shall appoint q
person July qualified 10 hold said Office from
the expiration of such term of fifteen years
until the election and qualification of his
successor.
Sec. q And be 1t further enacted 5y tie GU-
III ority aforesaid, That the said foregoing Sec
ton hereby proposed as an amendment to the
constitution shall be, at the next general el-
ection to be held in this State, submitted to
the legal and Qualiied voters thereof for
their adoption or rejection, in pursuance OF
the directions contained in article fourteen of
the constitution of this State, I'd at the said
general election the vote on said proposed
amendment to the constitu ton shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be
written or printed the words ''for the CON
stituticnal amendment" or "against the
constitutional amendment, as Inc voter
shall elect and Immediately after said cleo
ton due return shall be made to the Cover
nor of the vote for and against said proposed
amendment, as directed by the said four
tenth article OF the constitution,
Approved April 10, 1880.
Now, therefore, I. WILLIAM T. HAM
ILFOE, Governor ef the State Of Maryland,
do hereby order that the said act Of Assem-
bly, proposing an amendment to the lconsti-
tuition 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
in three newspapers published in the city of
Bal timore, one Of which shall be il the Ger
man language, once q week tor at least three
months preceding the general election to be
held on the 9Th day of November next
Given under my hand and the great seal
of the State at the ity of Annapolis, this
18th day of July. in the year of our Lord
o ne thousand eight hundred aud eigty-one.
WILLIAM T. HAMILTON.
BY the Governor
JAS. T. BRISCoE, Sec'y of State.