The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-10-08
NEW ADVERTISEMENT S.
GTATE OF MARYLAND.
~ EXECUTIVE DEPA RTMENT
PROCLAMATI ON.

Whereas by the Constitution Of Maryland.
article Il, section !, providing Commandments
TO the tonstit ation. il is made the duty of the
Governor TO order the publication of any bill
PROPOSE ny amendments as therein directed.
And whereas the following act NJ the GEN
eral Assembly. passed at the Jan tVsry session,
lSSO, chapter Al, proposes an aMehdment TO
she Constitution, tO-wit:
CHAPTER 81.
SECTION l. BE enacted by the GeserWt As
senebLy of N0TyiCfld Three-fifths of all the
members Of thetw HO1ses cpneurriDg, that
the following section be and the same Is here
Ny proposed as an amendment to the eOnstk
tuition of this state, and IF adopted by the
legal and qualified voters thereof as herein
provided IL shall superSedc and stand in the
place andinsteaG Of section FIVE OGaTtiVle four
of said constitution.
SEC 5. After the election for judges as here
nbefore provided. there shall be held in this
State. in every fSteenth year thereafter. on
the Tuesday alter the first Monday in NOyem-
Der oil sseb year, an election for judges as
herein provided; and in case of death, resig-
nation, removal or DISC uali ticatiOD. by reason
of age or otherwise, OF any in ige the Cover
nor sha appoint u person duly qualified to
Ill said office who shall hold the same until
the next general election for members Of the
General Assembly, when successor shall be
elected. whose term of Office shall be the same
as herein before provided; and upon the ex-
piratiOn of the term Of fifteen years tor which,
any judge may be elected to I'LL q vacancy, an
election fol ms successor shall take place al
the NEXT general elestiOn kDf BsembeTs Of the
General Assembly to occur upon or after the
expiratiO Of the said tenn: and the Cover
nor shall appoint person iuly qualified to
hold said Office from the expiration Of such
term of fifteen years until the election and
qualification OF ms suseessOr-
SEC. 2. A,scg6e ttfofsew enacted 6Vsse author
~ dtoresccitg That the said foregoing section
hereby proposed as an esryeDtlmeHb to the con-
stitutlon shall be- at the next general cleo
ton to be held in this State subn itted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption OF rejection, in pursuance Of the
directions contained IN article fourteen Of the
constitution Of this StSte and at the said
general election the vote on said proposed
amendment to the constitution shall be by
ballot. and upon each ballot there shall be
written the words -lfOF the cOnstit utiOnv
amendment" or against the eOnstit utiOn al
amendment" as the voter Shal elect, and iII1
mediately after said election a'sss BsJHvn shsh
De made to the Governor Of tlsH' vote. for and
against said proposed am eNxfn,Rf,t as direct
ed by the SAID SO0vueenth artScieOSthe cOnss5-
tuition.
Approved April TO- 1850
Now. therefore, I, WILLIAM r. HAMEf,-
TON, Governor of the SrIte Of Maryland, dcs
hereby order that the said act of Asse aG6fy
proposing ar amendment to tine Constellation
as aforesaid be pub Fshed in two newspapers
10 be designated in each county, where 40
many may be published, and where not more.
Than one, Id that newspaper and three news
papers publistaed In the city of Baltimore, ore
Of which shall be in GeYmaM Language, 0mes.
week for at least thsee moths preceding the
general election to be held on the sta LAY 81
November next.
Given under my hand and the great seal Of
Me state at the city of Annapolis, this 7th
dRyofJ1ly, III the year Of our Lord one thons-
and eight hundred anu efghty-one.
WILLIAM T. HAMILTON.
By the Governor:
JAS. T. BRISCOE,
Jy is, 5m Scey of State.