Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-08-13
CTATE or MlRYLAND.
y EXECUTiEE DEPARTMENT.
PROCLAMATION

Whereas by the Constitution of Maryland,
article IA, section /. providing for amend
ments TO the Constitution, il is made the
duty OF the Governor 10 order the pnblica-
ton Of any hill proposing amendments as
therein directed.
And whereas the following act of the Gen.
eral Assembly. passed At the january ses-
sion, 1880, chapter AT, proposes az amend
ment to the Constitution, 10 wit
CHAPTER All.
AN ACT to amend section five of article four
of the Constitution of this State.
SECTION L. Be Enacted Jy tie General
Asstn,Jly If McTyIGnd. three-fifths Of all the
members of the two Houses concurring. That
the following section be- and the same is
h ereby, proposed as an amendment to the
con stituiion of this State, ard If adopted by
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 s. After the election for Judges as
herein before provided, there shall be held in
this Stale, in every fifteenth year thereafter,
on the Tuesday after the first Monday in
November OF such year. an election for judges
as herein provided, and in case of death,
resignation, removal or disqualification, bv
reason OF age or otherwise. of any Judge, the
Governor shall appoint person duly quail
fed to hl said office who shall hold the
same until the next general election for
members OF the General Assembly, when a
successor shall be elected. whose term of
office shall be the same as hereinbefore pro-
vided, and upon the expiration of the term
OF fifteen ears for which any judge may be
elected TO fill a vacancy an election for his
successor shall take place al the next. general
election for members of the General Assembly
10 occur upon or after the expiration of the
sid term. and the Governor shall appoint a
person Culy qualified TO old said Office from
the expiration of such term of fifteen years
until the election and qualification OF his
successor.
Sec. . And be Il furtLer enacted be- tie at
Horify aforesaid That the said foregoing Sec
ton hereby proposed as an amendment to the
constitution shall be, Mt the noxt general ell
rciicn 10 le held in this State, submitted TO
The legal ard qualified voters thereof for
heir adoption or rejection, in pursuance OF
The dir cions conisined in article fourteen of
The constitution of this State, I'd at the said
general election the vote on said proposed
amendment to the constituii lion shall be by
ballot and upon each ballot there >hall be
write" or printed the words ''for the con-
Siitu'cnll anl-nimant,' or Sag inst the
CONSTITUTE lnnl amendment rs the voter
Shal elect and Immediately after lid cleo
ton due return shall be made TO the Cover
nor OF the vote for and against ID proposed
im"ndment directed l,y the said four
eeir article o. the constitution.
Approved April 10 1890.
Now. therefore. |. WILLIAM T. HAM
LTON Governor OF the State of Maryland,
10 hereby order that the said act of A ssem-
olr proposing m il neniaient to the .consti-
tuition as aforesaid he published in two
newspapers to be designated in each county,
where so many mag be published, and where
net more than one. in that newsp 'per, and
'hiee newspapers published in tie city OF
iaiiwore one OF which shall be- in the Ger
iian language, once week Tor ut least three
Months preceding the general election to be
,tli on the sh dry Of November next.
Given under my hand and the great seal
Jf the State ut the ity OF Annapolis, this
7lh day OF Jrly. ia the year OF our Lord
, ne thousand eight hundred and eigty-one.
WILLIAM /. HAMILTON.
By III G0veInnr:
JAS. 7 BRlSCOE, Sec'y Of State.