The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-09-17
GTATE OF MARYLAND,
= Executive Department..
PROCL1M1TION.

Whereas by the Constitution of Maryland,
article IA, section !, providing for amend
ments TO the Constitution, it is made the duty
of the Governor to order the publication OF
any bill proposing amendments as therein di-
rected.
And whereas the following act of the Gen.
eral Assembly, passed at the January session,
1880, chapter All, proposes an amendment
to the Constitution, towit:
CHAPTER All.
AN ACT to amend section five Of article four
of the Constitution of this State.
SECTION l. BE 1t enacted By the General
Assembly Of Maryland, Three-iitths 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, it shall supercede and stand in the
place and instead of section five of article four
of said Constitution.
SEC. 5. After the election for judges as
hereinbefore provided, there shall be held in
this State, in every fifteenth year thereafter,
on the Tuesday after the first Monday IN No
vember of such year, an election for judges
as herein provided and in case of death, res
ignation, removal or disqualification, by
reason of age or otherwise, of any Judge, the
Governor shall appoint person duly qualified
to fill said office, who shall hold the same un-
til 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 hereinbefsre provided and upon the
expiration of the term of fifteen years for
which any Judge may be elected to fill va
caucy. an election for his successor shall take
place at the next general election for mem
bers of the General Assembly to occur upon
or after the expiration of the said term; and
the Governor shall appoint person duly
qualified to hold said office from the expira-
ton of such term OF fifteen years until the
election and qualification of his successor.
SIC. 2. And be IL further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, I hat the said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment 10
the Constitution shall be, at the next general
election TO be held in this State, submitted to
the legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection, IN pursuance Of the d.
rections contained IN article fourteen Of the
Constitution Of this State and at the said
general election the vote on said proposed
amendment 10 the Constitution shall he BIZ
ballot, and upon each ballot there shalt be
written or printed she words FOR the consji-
tutional amendment, or against the cousti-
tutional amendment, as the voter shall elect,
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turn shall be made 90 the Governor Of the
vote for aud against said proposed amend
meni. as directed by the said fourteenth ar
iicle Of the Constitution.
Approved April 10, lsso.
Now, therefore. /. WILLIAM T. HAMll.-
TON. Governor Of the State of Maryland, do
hereby order that the said act Of Assembly
proposing an amendment 80 the Constitution
Is aforesaid be published in two newspapers
to be designated IN each eoauiy. where so
many usay be puhlishei, aud where uoi more
than one, Ia that newspaper, asd Ia three
newspapers Published in The city % Raiti
niorc, one al which shall be in the German
language once . week for a. least three
e.outbs preceding thr general election 20 he
held on he S,h day Of November, next
Given under ms band and the great seal Of
the State AZ the city Of Annapolis, ;his Eth
day az July, ia the year Il our lord one
Thousand cish; handTcd and eiehty.oue.
WILLIAM T. HAMILTON.
Isy the G0veEucr;
JAS. T. BBiSCOE,
ialy H. Gan Secretary of State.