Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1881-08-12
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STATE OF MARYLAND,
~ Executive Department
PROCLAMATION.


Whereas by he Constitution OF MARYLAND.
Article IA, section |, providing for amend
ments TO the Constitution, il is made the duty
OF the Governor to order the publication OF
any bill proposing amendments as therein d.
rccied.
And whereas the following act Of the Cen
eral Assembly, passed at the January Session,
1880, chapter All, proposes an amendment To
the Constitution, to-wit
CHAPTER All.
SECTION J.. be il enacted 5g lie General IA
sembiy 9 Maryiand, Three-fifihs of all the
members concurring, that the following Sec
ton be aud the same Is hereby proposed rs an
amendment TO the Constitution OF this Stale.
and !! adopted by the legal and qualified vot-
crs thereof as herein provided Il shall super.
sede and stand In the place and instead OF seq
ton five Of article four OF said Constitution
SrS. 3. 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 November
OF such year, 40 election Tor judges as herein
provided and ia case OF DEATH resignauy.a.
removal or disqualification, by reason of age
or otherwise, Of any Judge, the Governor shall
appoint person duly qualified to I'LL 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 here
inbciorc provided and upon the expiration
OF the term Ut fifteen years for which any
Judge may be elected to ill n vacancy, AN elec-
ton for his successor shall take place at the
next general election for members OF the Gem
ernl Assembly 10 occur upon or after the ex-
pirali0n OF the said term and the Governor
shall appoint person duly qualified to hold
said Office from the expiration Of such term of
fifteen years until the election and qualinca-
ton Of his successor.
SIC. Q. AHd be u further enaeted By he aa.
hority aforesaid, That the said foregoing see
tion hereby proposed Us an amendment TO the
Constitution shall be, NJ the next general cleo
ton TO be held In this State, submitted 10 the
legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection, Ia pursuance OF the d.
rections contained In article fourteen of the
Constitution OF this State and ut the said gen
eral election the vote on said proposed amend
meni 20 the Constitution shall DO by ballot
and upon each ballot there shall be written or
printed the words, "For the constitutional
amendment or against the constitutional
amendment as the voter shall elect, and i'm
mediately after said election due return shall be
made TO the Governor OF the vote for and
against said proposed amendment as directed
BY the said fourteenth article OF the Consii-
tuition
Approved April TO- 1880.
Now, therefore, /, WILLIAM T. HAMlI.-
TON, Governor Of the State OF Maryland do
hereby order that the said Act Of Assembly
proposing an amendment TO the Constitution
AS Aforesaid be published IN two newspapers
TO be designated 10 each county, where 50
many may be published, and where not more
than one, In that newspaper, and In three
new spapers published ia the city OF baltimore,
one OF which shall be In the German Ian
gunge, once week for al least three months
preceding the general election TO be held on
the 9Th day OF November next
Given under my hand and the great seal Of
the State at the city Of Annapolis, this 18th day
Of July, in the year Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-one
WILLIAM T. HAMlLTON.\
By the Governor \
JAMES r. BRlSCOE.
july l5-3m Secretary Of State.