Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1892-02-06
Proclamation by the Governor
STATE OF MARYLAND.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

Whereas ut the January session. In the year
eighteen hundred and ninety. of the General
Assembly of Maryland, six separate Amend
mcnts to the Constitution were proposed. and
six separate Bills, each embOdying the Article
or Section as the same will stand when amend
ed were passed in the manner and form pre-
scribcd ny the Constitutions:
And whereas, the Governor, as required by
section one of article fourteen of the Consti-
tuition. did. on the 18th day of July in the
year eighteen and ninety one. issue his proc
lamatiOn. containing each one of the pro-
posed amendments in fnll. and submitting
each one OF them to vote or the people at the
general election then next ensuing. which
proclamation was published in at least two
newspapers in each county in the State and in
three newspapers published in the city OF Bal
timorc:
And whereas at the general election held in
this State on Tuesday the third day of Nov
ember. in the said year eighteen hundred and
ninety one. each one of the said amendments
was separately voted upon by the people, and
from the returns of such election made tn the
Governor in the form required by law giving
the vote For and Against" each proposed
amendment II appears that in the vote on the
amendment known as chapter one hundred
and ninety four OF the Acts of the General
Assembly OF eighteen hundred and ninety en-
titled an Act to amend section seventeen OF
article two of the Constitutions of this State,
designated in the Governors proclamation as
rs amendment number oneJ we're cast For
fifty Thousand one hundred and one votes. and
Against" twenty-five thousand one hundred
and twenty-scven votes and the same amend
mcnt was adopted,
In the vote on the amendment known as
chapter one hundred and ninety five of the
Acts OF the General Assembly of eighteen hun
drcd and ninety, eutitled
An Act TO amend section forty-eight of arti-
Gle three of the Constitution of this State,
designated in the Governors proclamation as
amendment number two.)
There were cast For forty seven thousand
six hundred and seventy votes. and Against"
twenty two thousand eight hundred and sew
| cnty one votes, and the said amendment was
adopted
In the vote on the amendment known as
chapter two hundred and forty two OF the \ cts
| of the General Assembly OF eighteen hundred
An act 10 amend article fifteen of the Dccla-
ration of Rights of the Constitution OF this
State designated in the Governors proclama-
ton rs amendment number threeJ
There were cast For" thirty-two thousand
two hund red and eleven votes. and Against
| thirty eight thousand one hundred and cigh-
| teen votes. and the said amendment was not
adopted but was rejected
In the vote on the amendment known as
chapter two hundred and fifty five of the Acts
of the General Assembly of eighteen hundred
and ninety. entitled.
| OF the Constitution of this State. designated
| in the Governors proclamation as amendment
number fOur.)
There were cast For" forty two thousand
one hundred and forty votes and Against
| twenty six Thousand SIX hundred and nirety
six votes and the said amendment was adapt
cd.
In the vote on the amendment known as
| chapter three hundred and sixty two OF the
| Acts of the General Assembly of eighteen
| hundred and ninety, entitled.
| An Act to amend section three of article
| twelve OF the Constitution OF this state. dies
| ignatcd in the Governors proclamation rs
/ amendment numDcr hvc.l
There were east For thirty five thousand
one hundred and eighty two votes. and
Against thirty three thousand four hundred
and forty seven votes. and the said amendment
In the vote on the amendment known as
h.,F AMI s,f
| Acts Of the General Assembly of eighteen
hundred and ninety. entitled.
An Act to amend section fifty one OF article
| three OF the Constitution of this State. tdcsg-
mated in the Governors proclamation as
amendment number sikh
| There were east For thirty five thousand
three hundred aud forty votes. and Against
thirty one thousand one hundred and thirty
nine votes, and the said amendment was
adopted.
| And whereas, the said section one Of article
fourteen Of the Constitution further provides
that IF IL shall appear To the Governor that
majority OF the votes cast at said election ON
said amendment or amendments scvcrally was
east in favor thereof. the Governor shall by
proclamation. declare the said amendment or
amendments having received SAID majority Of
votes To- have been adopted by the people of
MOryland rs part OF the Constitution thereof.
New. therefore. I. ELlHU f. JACK SON,
Governor of Maryland. do hereby proclaim
| that the amendment herein designated as
amendment number one. the amendment here
in designated as amendment number two, the
number four. the amendment therein deslgn0-
ted as amendment number five, and the
amendment herein designated rs amendment
number six, having received q majority all
the votes cast at said election for the said re-
| spective amendments. have been adopted by
the people OF Maryland as parts OF the Consti
tuition thereof and henceforth said amend
mcnts shall be parts OF the said Constitution
And that the amendment herein designated
as amendment number three, not having re-
ccved majority of the votes cast at such
election. is hereby declared to be lost and is
not part of the said Constitution.
Given under my hand and
the Great Seal OF Mary
l THE GREAT land. Mt the city OF AnnaT-
SEAL oils. on the third day OF
\ or MARY December in the year OF
LAND. ourLori eighteen hundred
and ninety-One. and OF the
Independence OF the Uni
ted States the one hundred
and sixthcenth
ELIHU +. JACKSON.
BY the Governor:
+. W. LECoMpTR.
Secretary Of State,