The Cecil Whig., 1881-09-10
EIKTON , MD.
State of Maryland, Executive Department.
PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS. BY the Constitution of Maryland,
article II. section l. prov idin% for amendments To
the Constitution. il Is made the duty OF the Gov
to order the publication OF any bill propos-
ing amendments as therein directed.
AND WHEREAS. The following act of the Gen
eml Assembly. passed at the January session.
1850. chapter III. proposes an amendment 10 the
Constitution. to-wit:
CHAPTER ~
AN ACT to amend section five OF article four of
the Constitution of this State.
SECTION |. Be IL enacted By tie General assembly
Of NdTyiand Three lliths OF all the members OF the
two Houses concurring. that the following section
he and the same is hereby proposed rs an amend
mcut to the constitution of this State. and il
adopted by the legal and qualified voters thereof
as herein provided it shall sGpcrsedc and stand
in the place and instead OF section five OF article
four of said constitution.
SEQ. 5. After the election for Judges as herein
before provided there shall lie held i'll this State.
i'll 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
of death. resignation. removal OF diSqualiti-
cation by reason OF are or otherwise. ofanv Judge.
the Governor shall appoint person duly quaiihed
to I'LL said office. who shall hold the same unit!
the next general election for members ot the Gen
era Assembly. when Il successor shall be elected,
whose term of Office shall be the same as herein
before provided: and upon the expiration OF the
term OF fifteen years for which any Judge may be
elected to ill II vacancy, an election for his sue
shall take place at the next general election
for members OF the General Assembly to occur
upon OF after the expiration Of said term: and the
Governor shall appoint person duly qualified to
hold said office from the expiration OF such term
% fifteen years until the election and qualification
oi his successor.
SE,, , And BE- IL further enacted By the authority
uf0iTSaid. That the said foregoing section hereby
proposed as an amendment to the constitution
shall be- at the next general election tn be held in
this State. submitted to the legal and quallhed
voters thereof TOR their adoption or rejection, in
pursuance of the directions contained in article
fourteen of the constitution of this State and at
said general election the vote on said proposed
amendment tn the constitution shall be by ballot
and upon each ballot there shall be written or
printed the words " For the constitutional amend
inpnt or Against the constitutional amend
nIcnt as the voter shall elect. and Immediately
alter said election due return shall be made to the
Governor of the vote for and against said pro
posed amendment as directed by the said four
teenth article OF the constitution
Approved April 10. 1850.
Now. therefore l. WILLIAM T. HAMILTON.
Governor of the State of Maryland, do hereby
order that the said act OF Assembly proposing an
amendment to the Constitution as aforesaid he
published in two newspapers to be designated III
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 OF
Baltimore. one of which shall be in the German
language Il week for at least three months
preceding the general election to he held on the
sth day oi November next.
Given ull,icr my hand and the great seal !
oi The state at the city of Annapolis this LIS
eth llay OF July. in the year ri our Lord ~
WILLIAM 7. HAMILTON.
IiI the Governor
JAS. 7. BRISCOE,
luly l6-Gm Secretary OF State