The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-24
State of Maryland, Executive Department
PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS. BY the Constitution of Maryland.
article II. section |, providing for amendments 10
the Constitution, it Is made the duty of the Gov
crnur to order the publication ot any hill propos-
in@ amendlnc As therein directed.
AND WHEREAS. The following act Of the Gen
cral Assembly. passed at the January session.
1850. chapter AZ. proposes an amendment 10 the
Constitution. to-wit:
CHAPTER Al
AN ACT to amend section five OF article four Of
the Constitution of this State.
SECTION ]. BE enacted by the General assembly
Of NdIgiUnd. Threehiths OF all the members OF the
two Houses concurring that the following section
he ana the same is hereby proposed rs an amend
ment to the constitution of this State, and il
adopted 10y the legal and qualified voters thereof
as herein provided. it shall supersede and stand
in the place and instead OF section five OF article
four OF said constitution.
SEC. j. After the election for judges as herein
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 f0r Judges as herein provided: and in
ease of DEATH resignation. removal or diSqualiii-
cation by reason of age otherwise. ofany Judge.
the Governor shall appoint person duly qualified
10 fill said office. who shall hold the same until
the next general election for members of the Gen
cral Assembly. when a successor shall lie elected.
whose term Of office shall be the same herein
before provided and upon the expiration of the
term of fifteen years Tor which any Judge may he
elected to fill Il vacancy. an election for his sue
shall take place at the next general election
! for members of the General Assembly to occur
upon after the expiration of said term: and the
/ Governor shall appoint person duly aualihed to
| hold said office from the expiration OF such term
ut fifteen years until the election and qualification
ot his successor.
, SEC, =. And BE- IL further Enacted by the authority
( aforesaid. That the said foregoing section hereby
proposed as an amendment To the constitution
Skill be- at the next general election To be held i'll
! TINS State submitted to the legal and qualified
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 To the constitution shall be by ballot.
and upun each ballot there shall he written or
/ printed the words Fer the constitutional amend
/ mcnt or - Against the constitutional amend
/ mcnt'' as the voter shall elect and Immediately
after said election due return shall be made to the
/ posed amendment. rs directed by the said four
iccnth article OF the constitution.
/ Approved April TO- lSSU.
| Now therefore. |. WILLIAM T. HAMILTON.
| Governor OF the State of Maryland. do hereby
order that the said act OF Assembly proposing an
: amendment t" the Constitution as aforesaid he
! published in tw" newspapers 10 lie designated IN
each county where 81 many may be published.
! and where not more than one, i'll that newspaper.
| and in three newspapers published in the city of
! Baltimore. of which shall lac i'll the German
! language once week Tor ut least three months
preceding the general election to he held on the
/ Sth day OF November next.
Given under my hand and the great seal ~
of the State. ut the city Of Annapolis, this LIS
! nh dan of July i'll the wear of our Lord ~
one thousand eight hundred and eighty one
VILLA VI T. HAMILTON.
/ u. the Governor
! JAS +. BRlStOE.
7 Judy l6-3m Secretary VI State.