Democratic messenger., 1881-10-22
GTATE OF NJ RYLAND
- EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
PROCLAMATION.

Whereas by the Constitution of MARYLAND,
sriicle IA, section /. providing for amend
ments TO the Constitution, il is made the
duty OF the Governor to order the publica-
lion OF any hill proposing amendments as
therein directed.
eral Assembly, passed at the January ses-
sion. 1880, chapter All, proposes a: amend
ment TO the Constitution, to wit:
CHAPTER All.
AN ACT to amend section five of article four
OF tie Constitution of this State
SECTION |. BE IL enacted Jy the Generol
A;sem6ky Of Maryland three ffths Of all the
members of the two Houses concurring That
The following section be, and the same is
h ereby, proposed SIS an amendment to the
con stituiion 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 Ave of
article four of said constitution.
Sec ) After the election for Judges as
heiein- before provided there shall be held in
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, bv
reason OF age or otherwise, of any jndge, the
Governor shall appoint person duly quail
fed to Gll said Office, who shall hold the
same until the next general election for
members o the General Assembly, when n
successor shall be elected whose term of
Office shall be the same as hereinbefore pro-
yided, and upon the expiration OF the term
OF f teen Years for which any judge may be
elected TO fill a vacancy, an election for his
successor shall take place ai the next general
election for members of the General ASSembly
10 occur upon or after the expiration of the
sid term. aud tire Governor shall appoint
person { uly qualified TO hold said Office from
the expiration OF such term of fifteen years
until the election and qualification OF his
successor.
See. > Ani 6e Il further enacted Jy the au-
hority aforesaid 7 hat the said foregoing Sec
iiun hereby propose as an amendment to the
constitution shall be, at the next general ell
tcrion 10 he held in this State, submitted to
the legal and qualified voters thereof for
their adoptor or r.. ecIiOn in pursuance OF
the directions contained in article fourteen of
The constitution of this State, a nd at the said
general election the vote on said proposed
amendment 10 the constitution shall he by
ballot. and upon each ballot there hall be
writ'en or printed the words 'for the CON
stitu,irual amen iment," or Gag inst the
consti,u iinnl amendment" as the voter
shall elect, and Immediately after said el &c
ton due rrturn shdi I've made to the Cover
nor Of The vote for and against iii proposed
amendment as directed by the said four
ieeuth article o. The constitution
Approved April 10, 1880.
Now. therefore, /. WILLIAM T. HAM
lLTUN Governor OF the State OF Maryland,
do hereby order that the said act of Assem-
bly, proposing amendment to the .consti-
tuition as aforesaid be published in Two
newspapers to be designated in each county,
where so many may be puAiished, and where
net more than one, in that hewSp 'pcr and
IN three new papers published In ihe citv ot
Baluu ore. Uue OF " hich shall be in The Ger
man language, once n week iur AT least three
months preceding the general election 10 be
held oI the Sth c y I November next.
Given under mS hand aud the great seal
OF Tue Sale at the e ity OF Annapolis, this
Tth dag OF July. il the year Of our Lord
. ue thousand eight hundred and eigty-one.
WILLIAM L. HAMILTON.
by the Governor:
JAS. 7 BRlSCOE, Sec'y of State.