The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-17

article u. section !. providing tor amendments 10
the Constitution. i is made the DUTY oi the Gov
ernor to order the publication OF any bill pfopUs-
Ing amendments as therein directed.
AND WHEREAS. The following act OF the Gen
eral Assembly. passed ut the January session.
1889. chapter al. proposes an amendment to the
Constitution. t0-Wit:
CHAPTER Al
AN ACT to amend section five OF article four OF
the Constitution of this State
SECTION /. Be ii enacted By the General assembly
of Maryland Threeiiiths o! all the members OF the
two Houses concurrng that the following section
be and the same is hereby proposed us au amend
ment to the constitution OF this State. and i
adopted by the legal and qualified voters thereof
as herein provided. it shall supcrScle and stand
in the place and instead OF section five OF article
four of said constitution.
SEC. s. After the election for judges as herein
before provided there shall he held in this State,
i'll every fifteenth year thereafter, the Tuesday
after the first Monday in November Of such year
an election for Judges herein provided: and in
case of DEATH resignation removal or disqual!ti-
cation by reason of are or otherwise, otany judge
the Governor shall appoint person duly qualified
to fill said office. who shall hold the same until
the next general election for members of the Gen
eral Assembly, when a successor shall he elected
whose term of office shall he the same as hereln-
before provided and upon the expiration OF the
term OF fifteen years for which any Judge may he
elected to fill vacancy. election for his sue
shall take place ut the next general election
for members of the General Assembly TO occur
upon after the expiration of said term: and the
Governor shall appoint person duly qualified To
hold said office from the expiration OF Sucn term
OF fifteen years until the election and qualification
OF his successor
SEC .. And be ii further cGGCtcd By the authority
aforesaid. That the said foregoing section hereby
proposed as an amendment to the constitution
shall be- at the next general election To be held III
this State. submitted to the legal and qualihed
voters thereof for their adoption or rejection. III
pursuance of the directions contained in article
fourteen of the constitution OF this State: and at
said general election the vote on said proposed
amendment to the constitution shall be by ballot.
and u,,un each ballot there shall he written or
printed the words For the constitutional amend
mcnt or Against the constitutional amend
ment" as the voter shall elect and immediately
after said election due return shall he made to the
Governor of the vote for ami against said pro
posed amendment. as directed by the said iour-
ieenth article OF the constitution.
Approved April To- 1850
Now. therefore. |. WILLIAM I. HAMILTON.
Governor of the State of Maryland. do hereby
order that the said act OF Assembly proposing an
amendment to the Constitution as aforesaid he
published in two newspapers to be designated III
each county. where so many may be punished
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 Il week for at least three months
preceding the general election to he 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 LIS
18th dav OF July in the year of our Lord ~
one thousand eight hundred and ei@hty-one.
WILLIAM T. HAMILTON.
BY the Governor ,
i JAS. L. BR1SCOE,
July Ism Secretary oil state,