Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-07-30
CTATE OF MARYLAND.
- EXECUTIEE DEPARTMENT.
PROCLAMATION.


Whereas By the Constitution of Maryland,
article IA, section ]. providing for amend
ments TO the Constitution. it is made the
duty of the Governor to order the publica-
ton OF any hill proposing amendments as
therein directed
And whereas the following act of the Gen.
eral Assembly. passed at the January ses-
son. 1880. chapter All, proposes az amend
ment TO the Constitution, to wit:
CHAPTER All.
AN ACT to amend section five of article four
of the Constitution of this State.
SECTION L. BE IL enacted by tie General
Assemjiy If Maryland three lifths of all the
members of the two Houses concurring. Tha:
the following section be, and the same is
ereby, proposed ms an amendment TO the
con stitu ton Of this State, and if adopted by
the legal and qualified voters thereof as
herein provided. il shall supersede and stand
in The place and instead of section Eve OF
article four of said con stitution.
Sec s. After the election for judges as
eiein- 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 tor judges
as herein provided, and in case of death,
resignation, removal or disqualification, bv
reason OF age or otherwise, of any Judge, the
Governor shall appoint person duly quail
fed TO FIJI 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 term 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 to fill vacancy. an election for his
election for members of the General Assembly
10 occur upon or after the expiration of the
Sid term. and the Governor shall appoint n
person Gully qualified to hol Id said Office from
the expiration of such term of fifteen years
until the election and qualification OF his
successor.
Sec. 2 And be ii further enacted BIZ The Gu-
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 he held in this State, submitted 10
The legal and qualified voters thereof for
their adoption or rejection, in pursuance o.
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 i've by
ballot and upon each ballot there hall be
written or printed the words "for the con-
siitutic nal amenimeni,' or rag inst tn.
constitutional amendment as the vo'et
shall elect, and Immediately after s,i cleo
ton due return shall be mad to The Cover
nor OF the vote for and against ID proposed
amendment as directed log the said four
tenth article o. The constitution.
Approved April 10 1889.
Now. therefore, l. WILLIAM T. HAM
ILTON. Governor Of the State of Maryland
do hereby order that the said act of Assem-
bly, proposing an amendment to the .consti-
tuition as aforesaid be published in two
newspapers to be designated in each county,
where so many may be published, and VII re
net more than one, in that newsp 'per, and
in three newspapers published in the CITY Of
Baltimore. one OF which shall be in the Ger
man language, once week Tor at least three
months preceding the general election to be
held on the sh d,y 'f November next.
Given under my hand aud the great seal
of The State at the c ity OF Annapolis, this
18th day OF July, in The year OF Our Lord
ne thousand eight huudred and eigty-onc.
WILLIAM I. HAMILTON.
BY the Governor
JAS. T BRlSCOE, Sec'y of Stale.