The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-07-23
GTATE OF MARYLAND,
~ EXECUTIVE EPA RTMElNI
-PROCL.AMA ZION.

Whereas by the Constitution of Maryland,
article IA, section providing for amendments
to the CONSTITUTIONS. it is made the duty of the
Governor TO order the publications of any bill
proposing araepdnaents az therein directeG.
And whereas the following asst of the Gem
eral Assembly, passed at the January session,
$3.50, chapter Az, proposes an amendment TO
the Constitution, to-wit:
CHAPTER Az.
SECTION L. Belt enacted b9 the General AS
senlbLp of Maryland, Three.fitfhs of all the
members of the two Houses ecneurring, that
the following section be and thp same is Bers-
by proposed as an amendment 20 the conSti-
tuition of this, State, and If adopted by the
legal and qualified voters thereof as herein
provided, it shall supersede' and stand in ths'
place and INSTEAD CT section five ofartiele Gour
of said constitution.
SECS. After the election Or judges s,Aere-
5nbefoRe provided, there shall be held ia this
State, Nh evsay hAeenthi year thereafter, on
the Tuesday adter the first Monday in Noven-
Der OF such year. an elesten for judges as
herein provided, and. la. case of DEATH resig-
nation, removal ca disq uIel iticatbon, by reason
of age or otherwise, at ANY jgdge the Cover
nor shall appoint person duly qualified to
iii said office, who shall hold the same until
tine next general election Ton members OF the
slected. whose term Of once shaiAbe the sam g
as hareinbefore Provided and upon the en-
pir9tion of the term of fittaen, Y9&rS>tor whiehl
any Judge may be elected, t9fill. d vacancy anI
election for his successor shallta<a place at
bhe next general election Cor members OF the
expiration OF the said term and the Cover
nor shall appoint ~ person duly qualified to
hold said office from the expiration of such
term of fifteen years until the election and
qualification of his successor.
SEC. q And be it further enacted By the caaher-
ay aforesaid, That the said foregoing section
hereby proposed as an amendment to tbs con-
stitution, shall Ne, at thG next general aleG-
ton to be held in this state, submitted. to, the
legal anls qualified. voters. thereof for their
adoption, or rejection. in pursuance OF the
directions contained in. article fourteen of tho
constitution OF this State :; and at the said
general election the vote on said proposed
amendment to- the constitution shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballet thaEe shall be
written the words "foC the constitutional
amendment or against tbs constitutional
amendment" as the voter shall elect, and ina-
mediately after said election due yaturn shall
be made to the Governor of the vote for and
against said proposed amendment, as direct
sd, by the said fourteenth article ofthe eonsti-
mtion.
Approved April 10, 8SCa
Now therefore, I, WILLIAM r. R&NfIA,
TON, Governor Of the State of Maryland, &c
hereby order that the said act OF Assembly
proposing an amendment to the Constitution
as Aforesaid be published in two newspapers
to- be designated in each county. where sc
many may be published, and where NOT more
than onS; in that newspaper and three news
papers published in the city of Baltimore, one
of which shall be in German Language, once
awaeS for at least three moths preceding the
general election tO.be held On the Sth day o
NovemNe Der next.
Given under nay hand and the great seal o
1he state at the city OF ANNAPOLIS, this It'll
day OF July, in the year of our Lord one thous
and eight hRndred and eighty-one>
WILLIAM t. HAMILTON.
By the Governor:
IAS..T. BKTSCOE,
jy 49, 3m, See'y Of State.