Democratic messenger., 1881-10-22

Ia the 9th District, at Berlin
And the election to be held is for the
purpose of electiDg
One person to be Comptroller of the
Treasury Department of the State Of
Maryland.
OOe person to represent Worcester
county 10 the State Senate,
Three persons to represent Worcester
county in the House Of Delegates of the
State of Mary land,
One person to be Sheriff OF Worcester
county.
Five persons to be County Commits
sioners of Worcester county,
Que person to be County Surveyor
One person to be Wreck k-master oi
Worcester county.
The polls for said election will be
opened in each and every election dis
trict at 9 O'Clock A NJ, and closed at
o'clock P. NJ when tie ballots shall be
publicly cUunted.
Voters will also cast their ballots
. For the Constitutional Amendment, +"
or "Against the Constitutional Amend
ment," in accordance with the tpllowib .
Act of the General Assembly, passed al
January Session, 1880, for amendiu 9
the Constitution of the State
CHAPTER III.
AN ACT to amend section five IF ar
ticle four of the Constitution of this
State.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly OF Mary laud, three
fiths OF all The members OF the House
concurring, that The following section
be aud the same is hereby proposed as
an amendment to the Con s,i'utiou OF
this State, aud il adopted by the legal
aud qualified voters thereof as herein
provided. il shalt supercede aud stand
in the place aud instead of section five
Of article four OF said Constitution.
SEC. 5. After the election for iaiges
as hereinbefore provided. thare shall be
held in the State, 10 every Fl teenth year
thereafter. on the Tuesday after the
first Monday in November of such year.
an election for judges as herein provid-
ed; and ia case of death. resignation
removal or disqualification. by reason
of age or otherwise. Of aHy Judge, tue
Governor shall appoint a person duly
qualified to Gil said office, who shall
hold the same until the next general
election for members Of the General
Assembly. when a successor shall hc
elected, whose term OF office shall be the
same as hereiubeiore provided aud
upon the expiration of the te III Of fifteen
years for which any Judge may be eject
ed to till vacancy, an election for his
successor shall take place at the next
general election for members of the
General Assembly to occur upon or sf,e,
the expiration of the said term: aud the
Governor shall appoint person duly
qualified to hold saia Office from the X
piratlon Of such term Of filteen years un
Ill the election and qualification of bis
successor.
SIC. .. And be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That the
said foregoing section hereby proposed
as eh amendment to the Constitution
shall be. at the next general election to
be held 10 this State, submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof for
their adoption or rejection, 10 pursuance
of the directions contained in article
fourteen of the Constitution of this
State and at the said general election
the vote on said proposed amendment TO
the Constitution SHALL be BY ballot, aud
upon each ballot there sholl be written
or printed the words =" for the coustitu-
lionol amendment" or "against the
constitutional amendment" as the voter
shall elect. and Immediately after said
election due return shall be made TO the
Governor OF the vote for aud against
said proposed amendment, as directed
by the said fourteenth article of the
Constitution.
Approved April 10 1880.