Democratic messenger., 1881-09-10
CTATE OF 4RYLAND
y EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
PROCLAMATION.


Whereas by the Constitution of MARYLAND.
article ID, section /, providing for amend
ments to the Constitution, it is made the
duty of the Governor to order the publica-
ton OF any bill proposing amendments as
| therein directed
And whereas the following act of the Cen
eral Assembly. passed at the January ses-
sion. 1880, chapter All, proposes az amend
ment TO the Constitution, to wit:
CHAPTER AT.
AN ACT to amend section FIVE of article four
OF the Constitution of this State.
SECTION /. BE IL enacted by the General
assembly Of NGryl0nd three-ffths of all the
members of the two Houses concurrng. That
the following section be, and the same is
! h ereby, proposed as an amendment TO the
con sti,ution 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 five of
article four of said constitution.
Sec 5. After the election for judges as
, herein 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, by
reason Of age or otherwise. of any Judge the
Governor shall appoint person duly quail
fed 10 ELL said Office who shall hold the
same until the next general election for
members of the General Assembly, when a
| successor shall be elected. whose tern of
office shall be the same as hereinbefore pro-
| vided, and upon the expiration OF the term
OF fifteen ears for which any Judge may be
| elected 10 fill 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
sid term. and the Governor shall appoint a
person culv qualified to hold said office from
the expiration of such term of fifteen years
until the election and qualification OF his
successor.
Sec. 4Ana be Il furtLer enacted Ly he au-
MOrity aforesaid That the said foregoing Sec
ton hereby proposed as an amendment to the
constitution shall be, at the next general ell.
'eciIon 10 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, I'd at the said
general election the vote on said proposed
amendment to the constitution shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot there >hall be
writteh or printed the words ''fOr the con-
siituticnal amen iment," or against the
constitutional amendment,' as the voter
shall elect, and Immediately after ,id cleo
lion due return shall be made TO the Cover
nor OF the vote for and against s, ,ij proposed
amendment as directed by the said four
teeuth article OF the constitution
Approved April 10, 1880.
Now. therefore, I. WILLIAM T. HAM,
lLTON, Governor of The State of Marylan
do hereby order that the said act of A ssenl-
bly, proposing an amendment to the lconsli-
tuition as aforesaid be published ia two
newspapers to be designated in each county,
where so many may be published, and where
not more than one in that newsp tper a nd
in three newspapers published in the city OF
Baltimore, one OF which shall be in the Ger
man language, once "A week TOR ut least three
months preceding the general election to be
held on the sih day Of November next
Given under my hand and the great seal
OF the State at the ity OF Annapolis, this
Ilh day OF July, in The year of our Lord
o he thousand eight hundred aud eigty-one.
WILLIAM T. HAMILTON.
By The Governor:
JAS. 7. BRISCoE, Sec'y of State.