The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-10-10
NUMBER 4.
CHAPTER 255.


seven of the Constitution of this State.
SECTION l. Be ii enacted 6y the General
Asse biz of Maryland, Threefi fths of all
the members of the two Houses concurring,
That the following section be and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution of this State, and if adopted by
the legal and qualified voters thereof as here
in provided shall supersede and stand in the
place and instead of section one of article
seven Of the said constitution.
SECTION |. County Commissioners shall be
elected on general ticket Of each county by the
qualified voters of the several counties of the
State on the Tuesday next after the first
Monday ii~the month of November, com
mencing in the year eighteen hundred and
ninety-on their number in each county, their
compensation, powers and duties shall be
such as now or may be hereafter prescribed
by law, they shall be elected at such times, in
such numbers and for such periods, not ex-
ceeding six years, as may be prescribed by
law.
SECTION 2. ind be ii enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution shall be, at the next general
election held in this State, submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection, in 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, and upon each ballot there shall be
written or printed the words 'for the con-
stitutional amendment or against the con-
stitutional amendment" as the voter shall
elect, and Immediately after said election due
return shall be made to the Governor of the
vote for and against said proposed amend
ment, as directed by said fourteenth article OF
the constitution.
Approved April Sd, 1890.
We hereby certify, That the aforegoing is a
correct copy of an act of the General Assem-.
bly, of Maryland, passed January session,
1890 W. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
NUMBER 5.
CHAPTER 362.
AN ACT to amend section three of article
twelve of the Constitution of this State.
SECTION I, BE it enacted By the General
assembly of Maryland, Three iifths of all the
members of the two Houses concurring, that
the following section be and the same is hereby
Of this State, and if adopted by the legal and
qualified voters thereof as herein provided, it
shall supersede and stand in the place and in
stead of section three of article twelve of
said Constitution.
SEC. 3. The Board of Public Works is
hereby authorized, subject to such regulations
and conditions as the General Assembly may
from time to time prescribe, to sell the State S
interest in all works of Internal Improve
ment, whether as a stakeholder or a creditor,
and also the States interest in any banking
corporation, receiving in payment the bonds
and registered debt now owing by the State,
equal in amount to the price obtained for the
States said interest.
SECTION ,. Ind BE- il further enacted by
tie authority aforesaid, That the said fore
going section hereby proposed as an amend
ment to the Constitution shall be, at the next
general election held in this State, submitted
to the legal and qualified voters thereof for
their adoption or rejection, in pursuance of
the directions contained in article fourteen
of the Constitution of this State; and at the
said general election the vote on said pro-
posed amendment TO the Constitution shall
be by ballot and upon each ballot there shall
be written or printed the words "for the con-
stitutional amendment" or "against the con-
stitutional amendment" as the voter shall
elect, and Immediately after said election
due return shall be made to the Governor of
the vote for and against said proposed amend
ment, as directed by the said fourteenth
article of the Constitution.
Approved April Sd, 1890.
We hereby certify, That the aforegoing is a
correct copy of an act of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, passed January session, 1890.
w. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.