Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-08-27
CTATE OF MARYLAND
- EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
PROCLAMATION.

Whereas by the Constitution of Maryland
article IA, section J. providing for amend
menis to the Constitution. it is made til
duty of the Governor to order the publice
ton of any bill proposing amendments a.
therein directed.
And whereas the following act of the Gen
eral Assembly. passed at the January SEES
sion. 1880, chapter All, proposes az amend
ment TO the Constitution, 10 witt
CHAPTER AT.
AN ACT to amend section five of article fouc
of the Constitution of this State.
SECTION l. Be IL enacted IN the Genera
AsSemJlg Of Maryland, three-lifths of all the
members of the two Houses concurring. That
the following section be- and the same IL
b ereby, proposed as an amendment TO the
con sttution of this State, and il adopted By
the legal and qualified voters thereof as
herein provided, it shall supersede and stand
in the place aud instead of section FIVE Of
article four of said constitution.
Sec 5. After the election for judges as
hei elm before provided, there shall be held il
this State, in every fifteenth year thereafter,
on the Tuesday after the first Monday in
November of such fear. an election for judges
as herein provided, and in case of death,
resignation, removal OF disqualification, bs
reason OF age or otherwise of any Judge, the
Governor shall appoint person duly quail
fed TO Ell said Office, who shall hold the
same until the next general election for
members o. the General Assembly, when
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 years for which any judge may be
elected 10 fill a vacancy. an election for his
successor shall take place al the next. general
election fer members of the General Assembly
to occur upon or after the expiration of the
sid term, and the Governor shall appoint 2
person Gully qualified TO hold said Office from
the expiration of such term of fifteen years
until the election and qualification OF his
successor.
Sec. 2 .4nd be 1t further enacted Jg The GR-
MOrity aforesaid, That the said foregoing sec
ton hereby proposed as an amendmenttO the
constitution shall be- at the next gcaeFsl ei-
tcIion 10 held in this State, submitted TO
| The legal and quslifed voters thereof for
their adoption or r. lection, in pursuance OF
| the directions contained in article fourteen OF
The constitution of this State, I'd at the said
general election the vote on said PROPOSE
amendment to the constitution shall be b.
ballot and upon each ballot there >haf he
written or printed the words "for the ..eon-
icnal amen imeni," or ''ag,inst the
constitutional amendment" as the voter
shall elect, and Immediately after sud cleo
| ton due return shall be made 10 the Cover
nor OF the vote for and against i'd proposed
| amendment as directed by the Said four
| tenth article O. the constitution.
Approved April 10. 1880.
Now, therefore, |. WILLIAM T. ham,
| lLTUN, Governor OF Tie Sttt" of Mary land,
/ do hereby order that the said act of ssem-
bly, proposing AN amendment TO the .consti~
tuition AS aforesaid be published in two
| newspapers to be designated in each county,
where so many may be published, and where
not more than one, in that newsp sper, and
| in three newspapers pshliShed in the CITY OF
| Baltimore, Que of y hirh shall De in the Ger
| man language, once week Tor at least three
months preceding the general election to be
held ON the Ssh day Of November next.
Given under my hand and the great seal
of the State at the c iiy OF Annapolis, this
9Th day OF July, in the year OF our Lord
| o ne thousand eight hundred and eigty-oHe.
/ WILLIAM I. HAMILTON.
by the Governor:
JAS. r BRlSC0E, Sec'y of State.