The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-01-09
DRoCLAMATIoN BY THE
Il GOVERNop
STATE OF MARYLAND.
ENrr.Ir-.Ir.r. L.

EXECUTIVE DEPARrMEyT
Whereas at the January session n Il
year eighteen hundred and ninety 81 5 ~ .Is
General Assembly of Maryland six sa, y. sae
Amendments to the Constitution wera r a'e
posed, and six separate Bills, each embaJo
ing the Article or Section as the same M
stand when amended, were passed in VI. VI
manner and form prescribed by the Consi ss
ton;
And whereas the Governor, as reon;rodL /
section one of article fourteen of the Cons;
tuition, did, on the sixteenth day of JnIv !.
the year eighteen hundred and ninetv,onaA
issue his proclamation, containing each nv
of the proposed amendments in full. and snI
hitting each one of them to a vote If u
people of the general election then nev, ' a1
suing, which proclamation was published u
at least two newspapers in each county in tLn
State and in three newspapers published l.
the city of Baltimore;
And whereas at the general election bon
in this State on Tuesday, the third d,r "
November, in the said eighteen hundred .N NJ
ninety one, each one of the said amendment
were separately voted upon by the people, and
from the returns of such election made to,Is
Governor in the form required by law, giv;n.
the vote "For" and Against each pro 1.
amendment, il appears that in the vote on t5a
amendment, known as chapter one bupdrsS
and ninety four of the Acts ofthe G neral A.
sembly of eighteen hundred and ninety. emf,
tied an Act to amend section seventeen If
article two of the Constitution of this Stat
designated in the Governors proclamatioT
as amendment udmber one,) there were css,
For fifty thousand and one hundred and
one votes, and Against twenty-five tbon,
sand one hundred and twenty seven votes and
the said amendment was adopted
In the vote on the amendment known nc
chapter one hundred and ninety.fve of ,Ss
Acts of the General Assembly of eighteen
hundred and ninety, entitled
An act to amend section forty eight of art
Gle three Of the Constitution of this State, ida.
signated in the Governors proclamation a,
amendment number two,)
There were cast For forty.seyen tbor
sand six hundred and seventy votes. and
Against twenty-five thousand eight hundred
and seventy-one votes, and the said amend
ment was adopted.
In the vote on the amendment known AZ
chapter two hundred and forty-two of the
Acts of the General Assembly of eighteen
hundred and ninety, entitled
An act to amend article fifteen of the De-
claration of Rights Of the Constitution this
State, designated in the Governors proca.
nation as amendment number three,
There were cast For thirty-tw Thousand
two hundred and eleven votes, and Against"
thirty eight thousand one hundred and egh
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-ive of the Act,
of the General Assembly of eighteen hundred
and ninety, entitled
An act to amend section one of article
seven of the Constitution of this State, lde.
signated in the Governors proclamation as
amendment number four, there were cast
"For" iorty-two thousand one hundred and
forty votes and Against tweny-six thousand
six hundred and ninety-six votes, and the
said amendment was adopted.
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, de
signated in the Governors proclamation as
amendment number fve,) there were east
'For" thirty-fve thousand one hundred and
eighty-two votes, and Against" thirty-three
thousand four hundred and forty-seven votes
and the said amendment was adopted.
In the vote on the amendment known as
chapter four hundred and twenty-Six Of the
Acts of the General Assembly of eighteen
hundred and ninety, entitled
An act to amend section fitty-one of article
three of the Constitution of this State, tde-
siguated in the Governors proclamation as
amendment number siX,)
There were cast For thirty-hve thousand
three hundred and forty votes, and Against
thirty one thousand one hundred and thirty.
nine votes, and the said amendment wa:
was adopted.
And whereas the said section one Of artie e
fourteen of the Constitution further provides
that IF it shall appear to the Governor thai
a majority Of the votes cast at said election OIL
said amendment, or amendments severally,
were cast in favor thereof, the Governor shall,
by his proclamation, declare the said amend
ment, or amendments, having received salt
majority of votes TO have been adopted blythe
people of Maryland as part ofthe Constitution
thereof"
Now, therefore, |, ELIHU L. JACKSON
Governor of Maryland, do hereby proclaim
and declare that the amendment herein desig
mated as amendment number one, the amend
LlCAt 5htAlGb sih uuuue'
two; the amendment herein designated as
amendment number four, the amendment
herein designated as amendment number
FIVE, and the amendment hereind esignated
as amendment number six, having received
majority of all the votes cast at salt
election for the said respective amend
ments, have been adopted by the people o.
Maryland as parts of the Constitution there
of, and hencetorth said amendments shall be
part of the said Constitution.
And that the amendment herein designated
as amendment'number three not having re
ceived a majority of the votes. cast at sHel
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
------ land, at the city of Annapo-
THE lis, on the third day of De
GREAT SEAL cember, in the year Of onI
OF Lord eighteen hundred anC
MARYLAND. ninety one and of the inde
---y---- pendence of the UniIeC
States the one hundred and sixteenth.
ELIHU Il. JACKSON.
BY the Governor.