Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-09-02


proposing amendments rs therein directed.
And whereas the following act of the General
Assembly, passed at the January session, 1880
chapter, All, proposes an amendment to the
Constitution, towit:
CHAPTER4I7.
AN ACT to amend section five of article 70 ar
of the Constitution of this State.
SECroN l . BE ii enactedh IN he GenerH assem-
Hg of Hryland, Three-fflhs of all the mem
beers of the two Houses concurring, that the fol-
lowing section he and the same is hereby pro-
posed MS an amendment to The constitution OF
this State, and if adopted by the legal and
qualified voters thereof as herein provided, il
shall superSede and stand in the place and
instead of section five ofarticle four Of said CON
StitutiGn.
SEC. }. After the election for judges rs here
inbefore provid A. there shall he held in this
State, in every fifteenth year thereafter. on the
Tue sdav after The first Monday in November OF
such year. cI,cion Tor Judges as herein
provided and in of death, resignation
removal Or disqualification, hv reason Of age or
otherwise, OLA judge, the Governor shall
appoint person duly qualified to fill said Of
fee who shall hold the same until the next
general election for members of the General
Assembly, when successor shall lie elected
whose term OF office shall be the same here
inbctore provided; and upon the expiration
of the term of fifteen years Tor which any judge
may he elected To till vacancy, an election for
his success shall take place at the next general
election for members OF the General Assembly
TO occur upon or after the expiration OF the
said term and the Governor shall appoint &
person dulV qualified to hold said office from
the expiration OF such term of fifteen years
until the election and qualification of his success
sor.
SsC ? Ind be II tllrfAer enacted By the
dat6,rity q torssa d, That the said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment TO
the constitution shall be, at the next general
election To he held in this State, submitted to
the legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection in pursuance OF the dlrec-
lions contained in article fourteen OF the con-
stituiion of this State and at the said general
election the vote on said proposed amendment
to the constitution shall be by ballot, aud upon
each ballot here shall be written or printed
the words for the constitutional amendment
or against the constitutional amendment,
as the voters shall elect. and Immediately after
said election due return shall be made TO the
Governor OF the vote for and agains, said pro-
posed amendment. as directed by the said four
teen article Of the constitution.
Approved April 10, 1880
Now, therefore l. WILLIAM 7. HAMILTON.
Governor Of the State OF Maryland, do hereby
order that the said act Of Assembly proposing
an amedmeni to the Constitution as aforesaid
bc Published in two newspapers to be designat-
ed 10 each eounty where so many may be pub
iished, and where not more than one, in thar
ne newspaper aud in three newspapers published in
the city of Baltimore, one Of which shall be in
the German language, once a week for al least
three months preceding the general election 10
be held on the 9Th day Of November next
Given under mr. hand and the grea, seal Of
the State at the city Of Annapolis. this eth day
OF July. 10 The year Of our Lord one thousand
eight hgadFcd and eighty-one.
WILLIAM r HAMILTON
By the Governor
JAS. 7. BRISCuE, Sso'y ofStsie,
is. SIN.