Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1881-10-07
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

NOTICE is hereby given TO the Judges of
IN Election and to the Yotersof Montgom-
cry county, that an Election will be held in
the several Election Districts of Montgomery
county, at the usual places of holding Flee
tons, on
TUESDAY, the 9th of November, 1881,
for the purpose OF eecting one person for
Comptroller of the Treasury of the Sta tie of
Maryland.
One person for Chief Judge of the Sixth
Judicial Circuit Of the State OF Mary land.
One person to be State Senator from Mont
gomery county for The General Assembly OF
Maryland
Three persons for Members of the House OF
Delegates from Montgomery county for the
General Assembly of Maryland
Five persons for County Commissioners of
Montgomery county.
One person for Sheriff of Montgomery
county.
One person for County Surveyor OF Mont
gomery county.
And the qualified voters will also express
upon their ballots "For the Constitutional
Amendment" or against the Constitu-
tional Amendment" as each voter shall elect
III accordance with the provisions contained
in article Ia Of the Constitution Of this State,
as follows:
CHAPTER AT.
SECTION |. Be IL enacted By the General As
senbLy Of Maryland. Three-fifths of all the
members concurring that the following sec
ton be and the same is hereby proposed rs an
amendment TO the Constitution OF this State.
and if adopted by the legal and qualified vot-
ers thereof, as herein provided, il shall super
sede and stand in the place and instead of Sec
ton five of article four Of said Constitution
SEC. g. After the election for judges as here
inbefore provided, there shall be held in this
Stale, in every fifteenth year thereafter, on the
Tuesday after the first Monday in November
OF such year, an election for judges as herein
provided; and in case of death, resignation,
removal or disqualification, by reason of age
or otherwise, ofany judge, the Governor shall
appoint 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 here
inbelore provided; and upon the expiration
OF The term OF fifteen years for which any
Judge may be elected TO fill vacancy an cleo
ton for his successor shall take place at the
next general election for members of the Gem
eral Assembly 10 occur upon or after the cx-
piration of the said term: and the Governor
shall appoint person duly qualified to hold
said office from the expiration OF such term of
fifteen years until the election and quAifca-
ton Of his successor.
SEC. 2. And be IL further enacted Jy The au-
hority aforesaid, That the said foregoing Sec
ton hereby proposed.as an amendment TO the
Constitution shall be, at the next general cleo
ton to be held in this State, submitted TO the
legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection, ia pursuance OF the di-
rections contained in article fourteen of the
Constitution Of this State and at the said gen.
eral election the vote on said proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall be by ballot.
and upon each ballet there shall be rtten or
printed the words, "For the constitutional
amendment or Against the constitutional
amendment" as the voter shall elect and i'm.
mediately after said election due return shall be
made to the Governor Of the vote for and
against said proposed amendment, as directed
by the said fourteenth article Of the Const-
tuition
Approved April 10, 1880.
The polls for said Election will be opened
in each and every Election Di'trict OF said
county, at the usual places OF holding the
polls, at O'Clock, A. NJ, and will be closed
at clock, p. NJ, when the ballots shall be
publicly counted.
The polls in the Ninth Election District will
be held at Gathersburg. The polls ia the
Tenth Election District will be held al OfTutts
X Roads.
JOHN II. KELCHNER.
Sheriff Of Montgomery county.
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