The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-03
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
fate OF MARYLAND.
~ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
PROCLAMAT TON.

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whereas by the Constitution of Maryland
arttciel4, secttonsJ ], providing for amendment
to the Constitution. 1t 10 made the duty OF the
Governor TO order the publication OF any bill
proposing amendments as therein dlrected.
And whereas the following act OF the Cen
eral Assembly y, passed at the Jan uary session,
1880; chapter Az, proposes an amendment to
the Constitution, to-wit:
CHAPTER Az.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted By the General As
senlblSg OF Maryland, Three-fifths of all the
meniscrs OF the two Houses concurring that
ny proposed as an amendment to the consti-
tuition of this State and If adopted by the
legal Uo.ers a STAND az e be
place andinsteaG 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 Novem-
Der OF such year, an election for Judges as
herein provided; and in case of death, resig-
nation removal decentralization, by reason
of age or otherwise, of anr JUICE the Cover
nor shall appoint person duly qualified to
ia; said Office, who shall hold the 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
grovidedt snd upon tas ed
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 Gover-
nor shall appoints 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 q ind be IL farther enacted 6y The 0utho1'-
dV aforesaid, That the said foregoing section
hereby proposed as an amendment to the con-
stituIion. Shall be. at the next general cleo
ton to be held in this State, submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection, in 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 'fer the constitutional
amendment" CT against the constitutional
amendment" as the voter shall 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
sd by the said fourteenth ARTICLE o6ths consti-
tuition.
Approved April 10, 1880.
Now, therefore, I, WILLIAM T. HAMTL-
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, on g
of which shall be in German language, once
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 greet seal OF
the State at the city of Annapolis, this 7th
day OF July, jnthe year of ONT Lord one thows-
and eight handred and eighty-one.
WILLIAM r. HAMILTON.
By the Governor.
JAS. T. BKISC0E,
jy le, SIN See'y of State.