The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-08-13
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
STATE OF NJ MARYLAND,
NJ EXECUTIVE DEPA RTMENT.
PROCLAMAT ION.


Whereas by the Constitution of Maryland
article IA, section providing Tor amendment Is
to the Constitution, tits made the duty of the
Governor TO order the publication of any bill
proposing amendments as therein directed.
And whereas the following act of the Gen.
eral Assembly, passed at the January session,
$780, chapter AZ, proposes an amendment to
the Constitution, to-wit
CHAPTER AT.
SECTION ]. BE 10 enacted by the General As
senebLy of Maryland, Three-fifths of all the
members of the two Houses concurring that
the following section be and the same is here
by proposed as an amendment to the consti-
tuition of this State, and if adopted by the
legal and qualified voters thereof as herein
provided, ii shall supersede and stand in the
place andinsteaG of section five ofarticle four
of said constitution.
SEC 8. After the election for Judges as here
inbefore provided. there shall be held in this
State, in every fifteenth year thereafter, on
the Tuesday after the first Monday In Novem-
Der OF such year, an election for judges as
herein provided; and in case of death, resig
nation, removal or disqualification, by reason
of age or otherwise, of any Judge the Cover
nor shall appoint person duly qualified to
fill 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 herein before provided and upon the ex-
piration of the term of fifteen years tor which
any judge may be elected to fill 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 Cover
hold said office from the expiration of such
term of fifteen years until the election and
qualification of his successor.
SEC. 2. ind belt Further enacted 6ythe author
au aforesaid, That the said foregoing section
hereby proposed as an amendment to the con-
stitution, shall he, at the next general cleo
ton to be held in this State submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection, in pursuance Of tbs
directions contained in article fourteen OF the
constitution of this State; and at the said
amendment to the constitution shall be by
ballot and upon each ballot there shall be
written the words ''fo3 the constitutional
amendment" or against the constitutional
amendment" as the voter shall elect and inn
mediately after said election due return shall
be made to the Governor of the vote for and
against SAID proposed amendment, as direct
ed by the said fourteenth article oftbe consti
tuition.
Approved April 10, .}SSo
Now. therefore, I, WILLIAM T. HAMIL,-
TON, Governor OF the State of Maryland, do
hereby ORDER that the said act of Assembly
proposing an amendment to the Constitutions
as aforesaid be published in two newspape
10 be designated in each county, where so
many may be published, and where not more
than one, in that newspaper and three news
papers published in the city of Baltimore. on
of which shall be in German language once
a week for at least three moths preceding the
general election to be held on the Sth day OF
November next.
Given under my hand and the great seal of
the state at the city of Annapolis, this 9TH
day ofJufy, IN the year of our Lord one thous-
and eight hundred and eighty-one.
WILLIAM T. HAMILTON,
By the Governor:
JAS T. BRTSCOE,
Jy is, 3m Sce'y Of State