Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-07-22
CTATE OF MARYLAND,
- EXECUTIVE DEpA RIM EMF
PROCLAMATION

Whereas bv the Constitution of Maryland
article IA, section l, providing for amendments
TO the Constitution, it is made the duty of The
Governor to order the publication ofany bill
proposing amendments as therein directed.
And whereas the following act of the Genera
Assembly, passed at the January session, 1880
chapter, All, proposes an amendment to The
Constitution, tOwit:
CHAPTER4l7.
AN ACT to amend section FIVE Of article foII
of the Constitution of this State.
SECTION | . BE II enactedbg tie Gener9i Assem-,
bin Of HrglInd. Threc-ftths of all the mem
hers of the two Houses concurring, that the fol
lowing section DE and the same is hereby pro
posed MS an amendment 10 the constitution o
this State, and il adopted by the legal ant
qualified voters thereof as herein provided, i
shall supersede and stand in the place ant
instead of section five ofartcle four of said con
stitution.
SEC. ). After the election for judges as here
inhefore provided. there shall be held in thi:
State. in every fifteenth year thereafter on the
Tuesday after the first Monday in November 0
such year, election for judges as hereir
provided aud in case of death, resignation
removal or disqualification, by reason of age OIL
oAhVi "'sNs " Guy J"HE'' wv N'b''IA e''Hi
appoint a person duly qualified to fill said of
fee, who shall hold the same until the mex
general election for members of the Genera
Assembly, when a successor shall he elcCttC
whose term of office shall be the same as here
inbefore provided; and upon tho expiration
OF the term of fifteen years for which any judg,
may be elected to fill a vacancy, an election fol
his success shall take place at the next genera
election for members OF the General Assembly
TO occur upon or after the expiration Of tn,
said term: and the Governor shall appoint :
person duly qualified TO hold said Office from
the expiration OF such term of fifteen year:
until the eject ton and qualification OF his success
sJr
Sc. ,. -iHi Be il turthrr enacted ~ h
Iuftorifg for,sl,d. That the said foregain.
section hereby proposed as an amendment t,
the constitution shall be, at the next genera
election TO be held in this State, submitted Il
the legal and qualified voters thereof for iheil
adoption or rejection in pursuance OF the direc
lions Con'aiuci in article fourteen of the con
stitulion of this State and at the said genera
election the vote on said proposed amend mel
10 the constitution shall be bv ballot, aud upoI
each ballot here shall be written or printed
the words for the constitutional amendment,
or against the constitutional amendment,
AZ the voters shall elect, and Immediately atie
SalI election Que return shall De made 10 TIT
Governor of the vote for and against said pro
posed amendment a. directed ~ the said four
teen article Of the constitution,
Approved April 10 1880.
Now, therefore |, WILLIAMT HAMILTON
Governor Of the State Of Maryland, do hereto
order that the said act Of Assembly proposing
Al SmeIment to the Constitution ss aforeSatt
be Published in tao new spapefs TO be dcs EnAt
Ell 10 each county here 50 many may be pub
sIshed, aud where not more than one, in tha
newspaper and in three newspapers published il
the city of Baltimore, one of which shall he II
the German language, once a week Tor at leas
;hgec months preceding tho general election Il
DC held on the sih day of November next.
Given under my hand and the great seal o
the State al the city Of Annapolis, this s,h da'
% July, 10 the year Of our Lord one thousand
eight huairel aud eiShly-one.
WILLIAM T HAMILTON.
BY the Governor
JAS T BRISCuE Ssc' y ofSa;e.
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