Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-09-01
NTATE or MARYLAND,
- EXECUTIVE DEP ARTABNTI
bROrL4NATION.

a
Wboteas be the Constitution Of Maryland,
article IA. se-tion ], providing iot amend
ments 10 the Constitution, 1t Is made the duty
of lie Governor to order the publication OF
any bill proposing amendments as therein d.
rccied
And whereas the following act Of the Gen
eraI Assembly, passed at the January session
1880. chapter All, propose an amendment to
the Constitution, lu-wit
CHAPTER a.
Az ACT 10 amend serilon fye Of article four
Of the Constitution of this State
strrtox BE Il snacied by The Grtfrai
Assrmblg Of Mgrvigad, Thrce-htths Of ail the
rnembers Of the two Houses coucur7ing, that
lie following section he aud the.stme - here
by proposed AZ an amendment TO the conslitn-
lion 81 this State, aud Il adopted 10y the leFal
sna qualified voters thereof as herein provided
Il shah snpcrscdg and stand 10 the place and
instead Of section five Of article four Of said
constitution.
srr Amer the eleoiion FCr judges as here
ln-beiorc provided there shall be held IN this
State i'm every fifteenth year thereafter on
he Tueadav after the hrst Monday 10 Nov
emter Of such year. an election for judges -
herein provided: and IN case Of DEATH Iesig-
nation. removal or disqualification, by reason
Of age Or otherwise Of sny Judge, the Govern
or shuii appoint gcrsbn dnly qutlihrd 70
mi said Office, Who shall bold The ssme nhhl
,he next general election for members OF thr
General Assembly when successor shsll be
elected whose term 81 Office shall be the same
~ hareiabrfurt provided; and upon the expi-
ration OF the term Of httceu years tor which
any Judge may Be- elected to hll vacancy,
an election fsr his successor shall take place At
the pert general election for members Of the
General Assembly 20 occur Hpon or alter the
expiration OF the said term and the Governor
shall appoint a person daily qualified to hold
said ofIce from the expiration OF snch term
Of fifteen years until the election and qnalib-
cation Of h,s successor
SIZE g. .tud b. Il further cua6tdby ne du-
hariiy a5srssgid, Tina, the said foregoing sec
ton hereby proposed As an amendment 70
the constitution shall be, at the neat general
election 10 De hcld in this State, submitted 70
the legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption OF rejection, 10 pursuance OF the d.
rce,inns contained Ia article fourteen Of the
constitution Of this State; aud vi the said gen
efal election the vote on said proposed amend
ment 70 the constitution shall be by ballot
and upon each ballot there shalt be written
or printed the words for the constitutional
amendment, or against the constitutional
amendment N the voter shall elect, and Inn
mediatcly after seid election doe tcthrn shall
be made 10 the Governor Of the vote for and
agains, sad proposed amendment, 40 directed
by the said lourlecn article Of the cohStltu-
ton.
Approved April 10. 1880.
Now, therefore, I WILLIAM T. HANlL-
Ton. Governor Of the Stale Of Maryland, do
hereby order that the said act Of Assembly
proposing an amendment 10 the Constitution
as aforesaid be published In two newspapers
70 be designated 10 each county, where so
many may be published, aad where not mere
than one 10 that newspaper and n three
new sna pefa published In the es,y 81 Baltimore
one Of which shall be in the German Lam
guage once a week for Mt least three months
preceding the general election 10 be held on
the 9Th day Of November next.
Given under my hand and the great seal OF
The State at the city Of Annapolis, this 7ih
day Of July, in the year Of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and eighty-nne.
WILLIAM T. HAMILTON.
BY the Governor
JAS. T. BRISC0E,
July 81, fssl--3m, Secretary ofSmte.