The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-09-17
CTATE OF MARYLAND,
- EXECUTIVE EMIT.
PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by the Constitution Of Maryland, ar
tieie II. section ], providing for amendments TO
the Constitution, IL Is made the duty Of the dow
ernor TO order the publication cf any bill pro-
posing amendments as therein directed.
Aud whereas the following act of the General
Assembly, passed at the January session. lsSO.
chapter az. proposes an amendment Ia the Con
stitution. to wit:
cha PTER AZ.
An ACT to amend section Eve Of article four Of
the Constitution Of this State.
SEcTioS I. ~ IL ,a"cf.d ~ Ls G,s.rm Is..m-
Jiy If MaryiaRd, Three hfihs Of all the members
OF the two Houses concurring, that the following
section be and the same II hereby proposed a. an
amendment 10 the constitution of this state. and
if adopted by the legal and qualified voter thereof
as herein provided. il shall supersede and stand
in the place and instead 81 section five of article
four Of said constitution.
SEcrIoS ). After the election for judges a. here.
inbefore provided. there shall he heiin this State
in every fifteenth year thereafter. or the Tuesday
after the first Monday in November of such year,
an election Tor judges as herein provided and in
case Of death, resignation. removal or disqualih-
cation by reason of age otherwise. Of any judge,
the Governor shall appoint person duly quail
fed 10 Gil said Office. WHO shall hold the same
until the next general election for members Of the
General Assembly, when n successor shall he
elected. whose term uf office shall be the same
hereinbefore provided and upon the expiration
Of the term Of fifteen years for which any judge
may be elected 20 Gil vacancy, an election for
his successor shall take place at the next general
election for members of the General Assembly TO
occur upon after the expiration Of the said
term; anil the Governor shall appoint a person
duly qualified to hoii said Office from the expira-
tion 81 such term OF fifteen years until the elce
tion aud qualification Of his successor.
SEXTON .. AHd b. iiyariLer enacted by The
,Loriy eJoresaid. That the said foregoing section
hereby proposed amendment 60 the eons,i.
tuition shall be- at the next general election 10 be
held In this State. submitted 60 the legal anl
qualified voters thereof for their adoption re-
lection. in pursuance a! the directions contained
in article fourteen Of the constitution ofthis State
and ut 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 printed the words "for the Institution.
al amendment" or against the constitutional
amendment" rs the voter shall elect. and imme.
diately after said election due return shall be
made 20 the Governor of the vote for and against
said proposed amendment, rs directed by the said
fourteenth article Of the constitution.
Approved April 10. 1850.
Now. therefore. I, WILLIAM T. IIAMIL-
TON, Governor Of the State of Maryland. do here.
by order that the said act Of Assembly proposing
an amendment 60 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 In three newspapers published in the city .,
Baltimore, one Of which shall be in the German
language, once n week for at leas, three month.
preceding the general election To- be held the
sth day Of November next.
Given under my hand and the great seal of the
State at the city Of Annapolis. the 9Th day Of
July. in the year Of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and cighty-onc.
WILLIAM r. HAMILTON.
by the Governor:
JAMES r. BRISCOE. Sec'y Of State.