Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-08-18
@TATE OF MARYLAND,
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EXPERIMENTATION.


Whereas by the Constitution Of Maryland,
article Il, se-tion /, providing for amend
ments 10 the Constitution, IL 10 made the duty
of the Governor 70 order the publication OF
any bin proposing amendments as therein dr.
rected.
And whereas the following act Of the Cen
eral Assemble, passed At the January session,
1880, chapter ait, proposes an amendment to
the Constitution, to-wit:
CHAPTER AIT.
AN ACT 10 amend section flveof article four
Of the Constitution Of this State.
SEcrIoS L. Be Il enacted BIZ hs General
AssensJlg Of Maryland, Three-ftths Of all the
members Of the two HOUSES concnEring, that
the following section he and the same IS here
by proposed as an amcndmentao the constitn-
ton Of this State, and If adopted BY the legal
and qualified voters thereof as herein provided,
II shall supersede and stand In the place and
instead of section Eve Of article four Of said
constitution.
Sac. s. After the election for judges rs here
in-beSore provided, there shall be held in this
State. in every fifteenth year thereafter, on
the Tuesday after the first Monday in Nov
ember Of such year, an election for judges as
herein proyided; and in case Of death, Iesig-
nation, removal or disqualification, by reason
of age or otherwise, of any judge, the Govern
or shall appoint a person duly qualified TO
GIL said Office, who shall hold the same until
the next general election for members Of the
General Assembly, when successor shall be
elected, whose term Of Office shall be the same
As hereinbefore provided; and upon the expi-
ration Of the term of fifteen years tor which
any Judge may be elected toffil vacancy,
an election for his successor shall take place at
the next general election for members of the
General Assembly TO occur upon or after the
expiration OF the said term and the Governor
shall appoint a person duly qualified TO bold
said Office from the expiration OF such term
Of fifteen years until the election and quali6-
cation Of his successor. =
SEc. 2. had beif further snGoted by the aus
tkorify 0fOresaid, That the said foregoing sec
ton hereby proposed as an amendment 20
the constitution shall he, at the next general
election 20 be held in this State, submitted TO
the legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or n lection, in pursuance Of the d.
reciions contained in article fourteen Of the
constitution of this State; and at the said gen.
eral election the vote on said proposed amend
ment 70 the constitution shall be by ballot,
and upon each ballot there shall be written
or printed the words siior the constitutional
amendment" or against the constitutional
amendment" as the voter shall elect, and inn
tktr0tAtSAg AttSt S1l4 GtCltk0s uOC hGtuAn eta@ta
be made 10 the Governor Of the vote for and
against said proposed amendment, as directed
by the said fourteen article Of the cOnstifu-
ton.
Approved April 10. 1880.
Now, therefore, WILLIAM T. HAM1L-
TON, Governor Of the State or Maryland, do
hereby order that the said act Of Assembly
proposing an amendment TO the Constitution
80 aforesaid be published in two newspapers
20 be designated in each county, where so
many may be published, and where not more
than one, In that newspaper and in three
newspapers published in the city Of Baltimore,
one Of which shall be in the German LAM
guage, once q week for at least three months
preeeoing the general election 70 be held on
the Sth day OF November next.
Given under my hand and she great seal Of
the State at the rity Of Annapolis, this 7sh
day Of July, IN the year Of our Lord one thou
sand eight hWndFr&~ aud eigssy-nne.
WILLIAM r. HAMILTON.
By the Governor:
JAS. T. ,BRISC0E,
July 81, Issl--snl. Secretary ofStnis.