The Baltimore County union., 1881-10-01
CTATE OF MARYLAND,
- EXECUTIVE ENT.
PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by the Consultation Of Maryland, ar
tiele ~, section !, providing for amendments to
the Constitution. IL IL made the duty Of the Gov.
ernor 10 order the publication of any bill pro.
posing amendments as therein directed.
Aud whereas the following act of the General
Assembly. passed at the January session. iSSo.
chapter Az. proposes an amendment to the ton.
stituiion. to wit:
CHAPTER az.
AN ACT to amend section Eve Of article four Of
the Constitution Of this State.
SECTION !. II, u eaaeisd By the Gsssrai Issen-
by ef Maryland, ThEec.ffths Of all the members
OF the two Houses concurrins. that the following
section be and the Same IL hereby proposed n an
amendment to the constitution Of this State, and
u adopted by the legal and qualified voters thereof
rs herein provided. IL shalt supersclc and stand
in the place and instead of section i've of article
four VI said constitution.
SEcTIoS ). After the election for judges n here
inbefore 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 for judges a. herein provided: and In
case of death, resignation, removal or disqualii-
cation by reason Of age dr otherwise. of any judge,
the Governor shall appoint person duly quail
fed 10 I'LL said office. Who shalt hold the same
until the next general election for members of the
General Assembly, when u successor shall Lc
elected, whose term of Office shall be the same ~
hcreinbcforc provided and upon the expiration
may be elected TO fli a vacancy. an election for
his 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 n person
duly qualified TO hold said Office from the expira-
tion Of such term Of fifteen years until the elee
tion aud qualification of his successor.
SECTION .. Iad Je iIaf'er sSacfsd bs he aH-
hoTiiy afoTs."id. That the said foregoing section
hereby proposed amendment 20 the consii.
tuition shall be. ut the next general election 20 be
held in this State. submitted TO the legal and
qualified voters thereof for their adoption or re.
lection. In pursuanee of the directions contained
In article fourteen OF the constitution ofths State
aud Mt the said general elcction the vote on said
proposed amendment 10 the constitution shall be
by ballot. and upon each ballot there shall be
written printed the words "for the constitution
al amendment or against the constitutional
amendment" as the voter shall elect, aud imme-
diatcly after said election due return shali be
made 60 the Goseraor of the vote for aud against
said proposed amendment. ss directed by the said
fourteenth article Of the constitution.
Approved April 10. 1850.
Now. therefore. I, WILLIAM T. HAMIL-
TON, Governor OF the State Of Maryland, do here.
by order that the said act Of Assembly proposing
amendment to the Constitution as aforesaid
be published In two newspapers 20 be designated
In each county, where 50 many may be published.
and where not more than one. in that newspaper
huu IN thtec newspapers puoHsncd ~ the city OF
Baltimore, one Of which shall be in the German
language. once week for at least three months
preceding the general election to be held on the
sth day Of November next.
Given under my hand and the great seal Of the
State at the city Of Annapolis, the 9Th LAY Of
July. In the year Of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-one.
WILLIAM T. HAMILTON.
by the Goyernor:
JAMES r. BRISc0E. sec'y Of State.
July lG.-3m.