The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-08-13
CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER III.
AN ACT 10 amend section five oi article four of
the Constitution Of this State.
SECTION !. Il, II rlGCtCd By the general iSScElbiy
Of MGryiGld, Three-tths OF all the members OF the
two Houses cuncurIing. that the following section
he and the same is hereby proposed as an amend
mcnt 10 the constitution OF this STATE. and if
adopted by the legal and qualified voters thereof
a. herein provided. ii shall supcrSedc and stand
in the place and instead OF section iNe oi article
four ui said constitution.
SEC !. After The election tor Judges a. herein
before provided thcrc shall he held i'll this State.
in every fifteenth year thereafter. un the Tuesday
after the first Monday in November of such year.
an election Tor Judges as herein provided: and III
Of death. resignation. removal or diSqualiiI-
cation. by reason OF aye OF otherwise any Judge
the Governor shall appoint person duly qualihcd
to I'LL said office who shall mold the same until
the next general election for members al the Gen
cral Assembly. when a successor shall b" elected.
whose term ui uh"t' -hall he the same A. herein
before provided: and upon the expiration of the
oi fifteen years for which any Judge may he
elected 10 I'LL vacancy. AN election Tor his sue
rcSsOr shall take place at the next general election
Tor members OF The General Assembly t" occur
upon after the expiration Of said term: and the
GuN crnur shall appolnt Il person duly qualified to
hold said office from tho expiration OF such term
of fifteen years until the election and qualification
ut his Su"rcssUr.
atOyrSHid. That the said foregoing" section hereby
proposed amendment Ia the constitution
shall be. al the next general election t" u" held III
this state, submitted to the legal and qualified
pursuance of the directions contained in article
tourtreu oi the run-tituiUn Oi this STATE: AMI at
said general election the vote on said proposed
amendment 10 HE constitution shall he 10y ballet.
and upon each ballot there shall lie written or
printed the wor,lS - For the constitutional amend
,uent." or Against The constitutional amend
mci,t a. the voter shall eject. and Immediately
after said election due return shall Ice made 10 the
Governor ni the vote Tor and against said pro
posed amendment. a. directed hy the said tour
tccnth article ul the cnn-tiuti"n.
Approved April ~ iAH1.
Now. therefore. |. WILL NJ L. ii AMBITION.
tiuN crnur ri The State ul Maryland do hereby
order that the laid act OF Assembly proposing an
amendment To the Constitution as aforesaid he
Published in two newspapers to he designated in
each county. where 80 many may be published.
and where not NOR" than one. in that newspaper.
and in three newspapers published in the city III
Baltimore. one Of which shall he in the German
language. week Tor ut least three months
preceding the general election to be held on the
sth day OF November next.
Given under my hand ana the great seal
of the State. at the city nj Annapolis. this LIS
1th day ui Iuly. in the wear ot our Lord -
one thousand eight hundred and eight -Onc.
WILLIAM +. HA NlLTON.
by the Governor:
JAS. T. BRlSCDE.
July l6-3m Secretary OF state: