The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-10-01
CTATE OF MARYLAND,
y Executive Department
DECENTRALIZATION.

Whereas by the Constitution Of Maryland,
article IA, section I, providing tor amend
ments to the Constitution, 1t is made the duty
of the Governor to order the publication OF
any bill proposing amendments as therein d.
rected.
And whereas the following act of the Cen
erai Assembly, passed at the January session.
1880, chapter Az, proposes an amendment
to the Constitution, to-wii;
CHAPTER All.
AN ACT to amend section FIVE Of article four
of the Constitution of this State.
SgcT1oS i. BE IL enacted By the General
ASSEMBLY, of Maryland, Three htths Of all the
members OF the two Houses concurring, that
the following section be and the same IS here
by proposed as an amendment 10 the Lopsl-
tuition Of this State, and il adopted BY the
legal and qualified voters thereof as herein
provided, il shall supereede aud stand IN the
place and instead Of section i've OF article tour
Of said Constitution.
SEC. 5. After the election for judges as
hereiubefore provided, there shall be held IN
this State. in every 6Reenth year thereafter,
ON the Tuesday after the first Monday Ia 40
veulber Of such year, an election for Judges
as herein provided and in case OF DEATH res
ignaiion, removal or disqualification, BY
reason Of age or otherwise, Of any judge, the
Governor shall appoint a person duly qualified
TO iill said Office, who shall hold the same I'M
Ill the next general election for members o.
the General Assembly, when successor shall
be elected. whose term Of Office shall be the
same as hereiRbefere provided and apon the
expiration Of the term Of Eileen years Tor
ghich any Judge may be elected 10 MI va
caney. an election for bis successor shall take
place al the next general elesti9a for mem
bers Of The General Assembly to occar upon
or after the expiration Of the said terra anG
the Governor shall appoint q person daily
qualified to hold said office from the expsraa
ton Of such term Of fifteen years until the
election and qualification Of bis successor.
So. >. Ind Be il further enacted bg The
aslfhoTffy aforesaid, hat the SAID foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment 10
the Constitution shall be, AZ the next general
eIeefioa 70 be held 10 this State, submitted to
he legal and qualified Folers thereof for their
adoption or rejection, IN pursuance q The a.
rections contained IN article fourteen Of the
Constitution Of this State; and 81 the sail
general election the vote on said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot there shall ee
,gri;teu or printed the words ssfor the constr
tutionaI amendment, or against the constr
tntional amendment, as the voter shall elect,
and Immediately after said election due re-
turn shall be made TO the Governor Of the
vote for and against said proposed amend
meni, as directed BY the said tOarise9ia Or
iicle Of the Constitution.
Approved April 10, 1880.
Now. therefore, /, WILLIAM I. HAMll.-
TON. Governor Of the State Of Maryland, 90
hereby order that the said act Of Assembly
proposing an smendment TO the Constitution
IS aforesaid be published in tao newspapers
70 be designated in each county wbere SO
many may be published, and where not Isore
than one, in that newspaper, aud m three
newspapers published in the city Of baiu'
more. enc OF which shall be 10 the German
language. once q week for At least three
n.onths preceding the general election 10 DC
held on the sth day Of November, next.
Given under my hand and the great seal q
che State at the city Of Annapolis, this 1th
day Of July. in the year Of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighty.one.
WILLIAM T. HAMILTON.
JAS. T. BRISCoE,
ialv l6.sm Secretary Of State.