Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-10-13
June 3, leel
PROCLANATTON.

PROCLAMATION.
whereas by the Constitution Of MARYLAND,
article "a, se-tinn l. providing for amend
menis 10 the Constitution, Il is made the duty
Of the Governor 10 order the publication Of
any bin proposing amendments as therein de
Tected.
And whereas the following act Of the Gen.
eral Assembly, passed ~ the January session,
1880, chapter alt, proposes an amendment TO
the Constitution, to-wit:
CHAPTER AT.
AN ACT 10 ameHd section Eve Of article four
Of the Constitution Of this State.
SEcTIog !. Be if enacted bv the General
Assembly ~ MaryEand, Threc-ffths uf all che
members Of the two Houses concuTing, that
the following section be and the same u here
By proposed as an amendment to the consiitu-
ton Of this State, and If adopted by the legal
and Qualifed voters thereof ma herein provided
II shall supeEsede and stand in the place and
instead os section ave 4 article four Of said
constitution.
SEC. S. Amer the election for Judges As here
in-beGore provided, there shall be held in this
State, In every fifteenth year thereafter, on
the Tuesday aftsr the frst Monday In Now
ember Of such year, an election for judges as
herein provided; and in case Of death, Iesig-
nation, removal or disqualification, by reason
or shall appoint q person duly qualified 20
ili said oilice, who shall hold The same until
the next general election for members Of the
General Assembly, when q suecpssor shall be
elected, whose term Of Office shall be the same
as hereinbefoFe provided; and upon the expi-
ration Of The term Of fifteen yeaFs tor which
anY judge may Be elected 70 filI Vacancy,
81 election for bis Successor shall take place ai
tue neat general election for members Id the
General Assembly TO occur upon OF afier the
expiration Of the said term and the Governor
shall appoint person duly qualified 70 hold
said once from ihe expiFaiion of such term
Of fifteen years uniil the election and analik-
cation Of his successor.
SRc. .. Ind bei further enaaisdbv Rs ar-
tk0rity Aforesaid, That the said foregoing Sec
tion hereby proposed as an amendment TO
the constitution shall he, at the next general
election TO be held In this State, submitted to
the legal nnd qnalifed voters thereof fof their
adoption OF rejection, In pnrsnanee Of the de
Fections contained in article fourteen OF the
constitution of this State; and at the said gem
eEai electfon the vote on said proposed amend
ment TO the constitution shall be by ballot,
and upon each ballot there shall be written
or printed the words s'lor the constitutional
amendment," OF s'against the constitutional
aaseudnsnt,s as the voter shall eIect, and inn
S4t0taArty osstE ett4 SttCtkou que kCtuFu snail
be made 70 the Governor Of the vote Gor and
against said proposed amendment, as directed
by the said buFtren article Of ahe constitu-
ZION.
Approved April 10. 1880.
Now, therefore, WILLIAM 7. HAMIL-
TON. Governor Of the Stale Of Maryland, do
hereby order That the said act 0f Assembly
proposing an amendment 70 the Constitution
as Aforesaid be published In two newspapers
% b desiknaifd IN eaeh cunnty. where so
many may he published, and where not more
than one, In that newspaper and in three
newspapers Published In the city Of Baltimore
oEe Of which shall be IN the German Ian
gnage, once q week for at least three months
preceding the general election % be held on
the 6lh day Of November next. @
Glven under my baud and The great saAl Of
the State at the city of Annapolis, this 7th
day Of July, IN the year Of ohF Lord one thon-
sand eight hundred and eighly-ane.
WgLL1AM 4. HAMILTON.
JAS. r. BRISCOE.
July a, Isss-am. Secrelarv AZ fSIate.