Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-09-03
CtTATE OF MARYLAND
y EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
PROCLAMATIOE.

Whereas by the Constitution of MARYLAND,
article II, section |. providing Tor amend
ments 10 the Constitution, it is made the
duty of the Governor to order the publica-
ton OF any I'LL proposing amendments as
therein directed
Aud whereas the following act of the Cen
eral Assembly passed al the January SEES
sion. 1880 chapter At, proposes a. amend
ment TO the Constitution, TO wit;
CHAPTER AT.
AN ACT n amend section five of article four
~ tie Constitution Of this State
Section Be Il enacted IN tie General
A;stnblq II KoTgiond three-ftlhs of all the
members of the two Houses eoncurring, That
the following section be, and the same is
b erebv, proposed as an amendment to the
con sttution Of this STATE, ard il adopted by
The legal and qualified voters thereof as
herein provided, il shall supersede and stand
in he place aud instead of section five Of
article four of said constitution.
Sec >. After the election for judges as
helein-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, by
reason Of sge or otherwise, of any Judge, the
Governor shall appoint person duly quali-
fed 10 Ell said Office, who shall hold The
same until the next general election for
members o { the General Assembly, when u
successor shall be elected. whose term of
Office shall be the same as hereinbeiore pro-
vided, and upon The expiration of the term
o. f teen years for which any Judge may be
elected 10 fiji vacancy, an election tor his
successor shall take place al the next general
q iprftpr s,f
10 occur upon or after the expiration of the
sid term. and the Governor shall appoint o
person sulv qualified TO hold said Office from
the expiration OF such term Of fifteen wears
until the election and qualification OF his
successor.
Sec. 2 And Js Z further enacted by The att
hort,y aforesaid That the said foregoing sec
ton Hereby proposed as an amendment to the
constitution shall De, at the next general el-
cctiCu to lie held in this State. submitted To
he legal and qualified voters thereof for
their adoption or r.iection, in pursuance of
The directions contained in article fourteen of
he constitution of this State, nj at the said
general election the vote on said proposed
amendment 10 the constitution shall be by
ballot and upon each ballot there shall be
written or printed the words "for the CON
s'itutcnal amen imeni," or against the
constitutional amendment as the voter
shali elect and immedidtclr after said cleo
Ion due return shall be made to the Cover
nor OF the vote for and against ID proposed
amendment as directed by the said four
.ecuth article o. the constitution.
Approved april 10 1880.
Now. therefore, /. WILLIAM 7. HAM,
LION Governor Of the State Of Maryland,
do hereby order that Tire said act of ssem-
bly, proposing m amendment 10 the .consti
tniiun aforesaid be published in two
newspapers to he designated in each county,
where so many may be published, and where
net more than one, in that newsp iper. and
n three newspapers published in the city OF
Baltimore one OF which shall be in the Ger
nan language, once a week FOR at least three
months. preceding the general election to be
held on The Ssh day Of November next.
Given under any hand and the great seal
If the State at the ity of Annapolis, this
III day OF July, in The year of our Lord
ne thousand eight hundred and egty-one.
WILLIAM I. HAMILTON.
By The Governor:
JAS. T. GRISCOE, Scc'y Of State.