Democratic messenger., 1881-10-22
CTATE or NJ RYLAND
- EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
PROCLAMATION.

Whereas by the Constitution of MARYLAND,
article IA, section / providing for amend
meD,s to the Constitution, il is made the
duty OF the Governor 10 order the publica-
non of any hill proposing amendments as
therein directed.
eral Assembly. passed at the January ses-
sion. 1880. chapter All, proposes a.: amend
ment to the Constitution, to wit:
CHAPTER All.
AN ACT to amend section i've of article four
of tie Constitution of this State.
SECTION /. BE IL enacted Jy the General
Aisenijiy Of Maryland, ihree-ffths Of all the
members of the two Houses concurring. That
the following section be, and the same is
hereby proposed an amendment to the
con stituton of this State, and if adopted by
The legal and qualified voters thereof ae
herein provided, it shall supersede and stand
in The place and instead of section Eve of
article four of said constitution.
Sec 5 After the election for Judges as
herein-b before provided there shall he held in
thus 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
Cover or shall appoint person duly quaii-
fed to Gll said office, who shall mold the
same until the next general election for
members OF the General Assembly, hen II
successor shall be elected. whose term of
Office shall be the same as hereinbefore pro-
vided, and upon The expiration OF the term
OF Il teen Years for which any judge may be
elected to I'LL vacancy, an election for his
successor shall IKE place Al the next. general
election for members of the General Assembly
TO occur upon or after the expiration of the
Sid term. aud the Governor shall appoint a
person { uy qualified TO no Id said Office iron,
the expiration of such term Of fifteen years
until the election and qualification OF his
successor.
Sec. , -Ani be Il further enacted Jy TIE Gu-
horify aforesaid hat the said foregoing Sec
iiUn hereby prcpostd as an amendment to the
constitution shall be, at the next general ell
,c,ou TO be held in this State, submitted to
The legal and qualified voters thereof for
their adoption or rejection, in pursuance Of
the directions contained in article fourteen of
the constitution of this State, I'd al the said
general elecIiuu the vote on said proposed
amendment 10 the constitution shall he by
ballot. and upon each ballot there hall be
writer or printed the words ''for the CON
stitu,ir nal amen imen,' or Gag inst the
constitution amendment" as the voter
shall elect, and Immediately after said el &c
ton due rrIura Sh Ill be made to the Cover
nor OF the vote for and against id proposed
amendment as directed by the said four
leenth article %. The constitution.
Approved April TO- 1880.
Now therefore. l. WILLIAM T. HAM
lLTUN. Governor OF Tie State Of Maryland,
do heIeby order that the said act of Assem-
bly, proposing an amendment to the .consti-
tuition as aforesaid be published in two
newspapers 10 be designated in each county,
where so many may be pGhiishei, and where
net mole than one. ia That ErwSp tper and
in three newspapers published in ;hc citv ot
Balliu ore. one OF WhIch Shall he in the Ger
uIau language, onre week ior Al least three
months rr,cediu. the general election 10 be
held OF the Slh d y Il November next.
Given under NV hand aud the great seal
of tue ) ate at the city OF Annapolis, this
1lh day OF July. il the year ot our Lord
U ne thousand eight hundred and eigty-nne.
WILLIAM I. HAMILTON.
BY the Governor:
JAS. T ERlSCOE, Sec'y of State.