Democratic messenger., 1881-10-22

In the 9th District, at Berlin, -
Aud the election to be held is for the
purpose of electing
O0e person to be Comptroller of the
Treasury Department of the State Of
Maryland,
O0e person to represent Worcester
county 10 the State Senate,
Three persons to represent Worcester
county in the House of Delegates of the
State of Maryland,
One person to be Sheriff OF Worcester
county,
Five persons to be County Commits
sioners of Worcester county.
One person to be County Surveyor.
One person to be Wreck master vi
Worcester county.
The polls for said election will be
opened in each and every election dis
trict at 9 O'Clock A ", and closed at
o'clock P. when tue ballots shall be
publicly counted.
Voters will also cast their ballots
- For the Constitutional Amendment, "
or "Against the Constitutional Amend
ment," in accordance with the tollowis .
Act of the General Assembly, passed at
January Session, 1880, for ameudiu q
the Constitution of the State
CHAPTER III.
AN ACT TO amend section five of ar
ticle four of the Constitution of this
State.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly OF Mary laud, ,hree-
tiiths of all the members OF the House
concurring, that The following section
be aud the same is hereby proposed as
an amendment to the Con sIi,ution OF
this State, aud il adopted by the legal
aud qualified voters thereof as herein
provided, it shall supercede aud stand
10 the place and instead OF section five
Of article four OF said Constitution.
SEC. 5. After the election for Judges
as herenbefore provided thare shall be
held in the State, in every f tecnth year
thereafter. on the Tuesday after the
FIRST Monday in November OF such year,
an election for judges as herein provid-
ed; and ia case OF death. resignation,
removal or disqualification. by reason
of age or otherwise. of any Judge, the
Governor shall appoint a person duly
qualified to Gil said office, who shall
bold the same until the next general
election for members of the General
Assembly. when successor shall he
elected, whose term OF office shall be the
same as herelnbeiore provided aud
upon the expiration of the te IN Of fifteen
years for which any judge may be eject
ed to ill vacancy, an election for his
successor SHALL take place at the mex,
general election for members of the
General Assembly to occur upon or sfet
the expiration of the said term: aud the
Governor shall appoint person duly
qualified TO hold saia Office from the e x
IiTation Of such term OF fifteen years un-
Ill the election and qualification of his
successor.
SEC. =. And be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That the
said foregoing section hereby proposed
as al amendment to the Constitution
shall be, at the next general election to
be held 10 this STATE, submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof for
their adoption or rejection, in pursuance
of the directions contained in article
fourteen of the Constitution of this
State and at the said general election
the vote on said proposed amendment to
the Constitution stall be By ballot, aud
upou each ballot there sholl be written
or printed the words " for the co ustitu-
lional amendment" or "against the
constitutional amendment" as the voter
shall elect. aud Immediately after said
election due return shall be made TO the
Governor of the vote for aud against
said proposed amendment, as directed
by the said fourteenth article Of the
Constitution.
Approved April 10 1880.