The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-10-22

"ral Assembly. PASSED at the January session
1850. chapter AZ. PROPOSES Amendment to the
Constitution. tu-wit
CHAPTER III
AN ACT TO amend section live of article lour of
the Constitution OF this State
SECTION J. b, ii "HGrfcG i'm tie ti,ncrgI iSycmhJy
~ HdtB0dd. Three iithS Ot III the members of the
NV" Houses c"mcurrIn@. that the following section
he and the sam" l. hereby proposed rs an amend
mrnt I" the constitution OF This State and ii
adopted Icy thu legal and qualified voters thereof
~ herein provided. ii shall >mpcrScdc and stand
in the place and instead of section i've OF article
tour vi said constitution.
SEC ). Alter the election Tor Judges as herein
before provided, there shall he held in this State
IN every fifteenth year thereafter on the Tuesday
after III" iirst Monday in November of such ye,r
an election ion Judges aS herein provided: and in
ease -! death. resignation. removal OF dSuual lii
vati" by reason OF age or otherwise. otany Judge.
the Governor shall appoint person duly qualified
(" NIL said office. VIII" shall mold the same until
the next general election for members of the Gen
rral Assembly. when successor shall he elected
whose term OF office shall be the same as herein
before rroIidci: and upon the expiration of the
term ct fifteen years for which any Judge NAV ht.
elected 10 MI II Vacancy. an election Tor his sue
cc$Sor shall take place ut the general election
for members of the General Assembly to occur
upon ur alter the expiration Of said term and the
,i",crn"r shall APPOINT person duly qualified to
hold SAID Office from the expiration OF such term
uf hi successor.
SEQ. =: Ind BE- il tprthcr enacted 5v the Griho,ify
Gfoi'SGtd. mat the SAID foregoing section hereby
proposed rs an amendment To the constitution
>hr II he. ut the next general election to be held in
ih$ State. submitted to the legal and qualified
voters thereof Tor their adoption or rejection in
pursuance ui the directions contained in article
fourteen OF the constitution of this State: and at
said general election the vote on said propoScd
amendment to the constitution shall he hv ballot
and upon each ballot there shall he written or
printed the words - For the constitutional amend
mcut. or " Against the constitutional amend
mcut.' ~ the voter shall elect. and immediately
alter said election due return shall he made to the
Governor Ui the vote for and against said pro-
posed amendment. a. directed hy the said four
Icentl article III the constitution
Approved April IL. 1850.
Now therefore. |. VILLA AM + HANII.TD
Governor ut tn" Stat" OF MARYLAND, do hereby
order that tn" said act OF Assembly proposing an
amendment to the Constitution as aforesaid he
published in two newspapers to ho designated in
each county. where :" many may he published
and where not more tina one in that newspaper
and in three newspapers published in the city OF
Baltimore. one Of which shall be in the German
language. unce Il wcrl, iur Ut least three months
preceding tie general election 10 DE held on the
18th ,llv OF Novcml er next
Given under my hand and the great seal 81
oi the State. at the cay Of Annapolis. this L.St
TIh day OF July. in the year OF our Lord ~
one thousand eight hundred and cighty-one.
WILLIAM I. HAAIILTt N
Fly the Cow NOR
las. T. BRISCOE.
July l6-3tn Secretary Vi State,