Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-07-23
CtTATE OF NJ tRYLAND.
- EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
PROCLAMATION.

Whereas by the Constitution of Maryland,
article IA. section /. providing for amend
ments 10 the Constitution. it is made the
duty of the Governor to order the publica-
ton of any hill proposing amendments as
therein directed
And whereas the following act OF the Gen.
eral Assembly. passed at the January ses-
sion. 1880 chapter All, proposes az amend
| ment TO the Constitution, TO wit:
CHAPTER All.
AN ACT to amend section FIVE of article four
of the Constitution of this State.
SEcTIoN /. Be IL enacted By tie General
Assembly Of MarylGnd, three-ffihs of all the
members of the two Houses concurring. Thai
the following section be, and the same is
h ereby, proposed az an amendment 10 the
con stitution of this State, and il adopted by
the legal ard qualified voters thereof as
herein provided. il shall supersedt and stand
in the place and instead of section FIVE OF
article four of said constitution.
Sec 5. After the election for judges as
hei EN- before provided, there shall be held in
this State, in every fifteenth year thereafter,
on the Tuesday after the first Monday in
November OF such year, an election TOR judges
as herein provided, and in case of death,
resignation, removal or disqualification, be
Governor shall appoint person duly quail
fed 10 Gil said Office, who shall hold the
same until the next general election for
members OF the General Assembly, when a
successor shall be elected, whose term of
Office hall be the same as hereinbefore pro-
vided, and upon the expiration OF the term
of fifteen ears for which any judge may be
elected TO fill vacancy, an election for his
successor shall take place at the next. general
election for members of the General Assembly
TO occur upon or after the expiration of the
ssid term. and the Governor shall appoint
person Gully qualified 10 no Id said Office from
the expiration of such term of fifteen years
until the election and qualification OF his
successor.
Sec. And be IL further enacted Jy The 0u-
Morify aforesaid. That the said foregoing sec
ton hereby proposed as an amendmentto the
constitution shall be, at the next general el
eciion TO he held in this State, submitted TO
the legal and quilted voters thereof for
their adoption or rejection in pursuance Of
the directions contained in article fourteen of
The constitution of this State a ID nj the said
general election the vote on said proposed
amendment 10 the constitution shall be by
ballot, ana upon each ballot there hall be
written or printed the words 'for the con-
siitutiC nal amen !ment," or ''ag inst the
constitutional amendment as the voter
shall elect and Immediately after said cleo
ton due return shall be mad. TO the Cover
nor OF the vote for and against ID prop sed
amendment as directed 10y the said four
ieelih article o: the constitution.
Approved April 10 1880.
Nnw, therefore, |. WILL M T. HAM
lLTON. Governor OF the State of Maryland,
do hereby order that the said act Of As'enl-
bly, proposing an amendment; to the .consti-
tuition rs aforesaid be published in two
newspapers to be designated in each county,
where so many may be published, and where
not more than one in that newspaper. and
in three newspapers published in the CITY OF
Baltimore, one oil which shall be in the Ger
man language, oncc week Tor ut least three
months preceding the general election to be
held or the SIN DIV If November next.
Given under my hand and the e,eai seal
of the State ~ the ity OF Annapolis, this
9TH day OF July. in The year OF our Lord
o nc thousand eight huud red and eigiy-one
WILLIAM I. HAMILTON.
BY the Governor
JAS.T BRiSC0E. Scc'y of State.