Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-10-27
@TATE or MARYLAND,
- EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

ERV&&s4 &AONa
Whereas hy the Constitution Of Maryland,
article IL, se-iion ., providing foF amend-
u,rnis 10 the Constitution, Il b. made the duty
Of the GovsFnor 10 order the publication 81
any bill PROPOSING ameadmenls as therein e.
secied.
And whereas the following act Of ihe Cen
eral Assembly, passed 81 the January session,
1850, ehaptif ali, proposes an amendment %
the Constitution, io-ssii
CHAPTER ait.
AN ACT 20 amend seciion ave &c article four
Of the Constitution Of this State. -
SEcTIoK I. BE e enaefsd br tie General
AssemtiH Of MorylsHd, Three-ifshs Of MI the
members Of the Two HOusts eonenfTing, that
the following section he aud the aame N here
by proposed NJ an amendment 10 The conssisu-
ton Of this State, and II adopted by the legal
aud qualified voters thereof as herein provided,
ID shall supernsae and ssapd lathe place, and
Instead Of section Eve II article four Of said
constitution. 81. -
Sac. s. Alter the election for judges - here
in-asf6re provided, there shall be held In this
State, In every filteenth year thereafter, on
The Tuesday after the first Monday Ia Nov
embeF Of such year, an election for iudges as
hefein pruyided; and ID case Of death, fesig-
nation, removal or disqualification, b. reason
Of age o. Otherwise, Of any judge. the Govern
~ shall appoint = pers0n duly qualified %
81 said Office, who shall hold The same until
ihe next general election for members of the
General Assembly, when . suceessor shall b
elected, whose term Of olIiee shall Be the saus
as hereinbei0re provided; and upon the sx,.i.
ration Of the term Of hfteen years To- which
any Judge may be elected 10 ST vaeaney,
an election Tor bis successor shall take psaea II
the next general election Tor menbeFs d III
General Assembly 20 occur upon or after tht
expiration of the said term and the. Governor
shall appoint person duly qualified 10 hold
said Office from the explfniion OF such serwi
Of fifteen yeara until the eleetion and quali6.
cation Of bis successor.
SEc. q. lad bed further enaete1 81 fks sn.
fAeritv eferssgid, That the said foregoing ser.
ton hereby PROPOSED ns an amendment tc
the constitution shall be, at The next general
election 70 Be held IN this State, Submitted q
The legal and qualified yoses thereof for sheiI
adoption oE reiections Ia Pursuance Of the al.
fections contained IN article fourteen 81 fhs
constitution Of this State; aad 1t the said sen.
eraI election the vote on said proposed amend.
ment 70 the constitution shall Be b. baElas
and upon each ballot there saa.s;I Be wrtser
or printed the words s'for the constitutional
amendmenis" or s'againsi the constitutions
amendment" ~ the voter shall eIees, and isn.
mediately After said eleetioB doe ressrn shall
1S tAssi.A1 ~ tA1 08aSFW8k u Inc vote fDF and
against said prcpoaed smendmena, M directed
BY the said fpRrt<1n article on The sxsnsAitm,
ton.
Approved April I'd. 1850.
Vow, tiassFef0u, | WILLIAM T. HAMTTr
TON. Govsrnnr of the State Of MARYLAND. II
hereby order that the said act az Aasesnhl.
proposing an anlendment 10 the ConssifusgoS
as nloresaid be pahIished IN swo newruas.sr.
70 Be DESIGNATED in each counfy, where s.
many may be pshIished, and where not nor,
than one, 10 that nesspaper and ii Par
newspapers pablisi.ed IN the city q Balsimnrs
one o. which shall be Ia ahs Gernan Ian'
gnage, once week for af least fhree monfh,
pseeeeing the general election % Be held 81
she eih day 81 Norember next.
Given under ny hard and the great seal q
ne State IS The elts 81 Annapolis, this ~
day q Jelly, In o. <eeF q our Lord one hon
sAnd eight hundred and eiRhsy-one.
WILLIAM T. HAMILTON.
BY the aosefnor:
JAS. +. BRIsC0R.
iy1is leai-sm. Secretary cfssale.