Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-02-18
Proclamation by The Governor.
STATE OF MARYLAND,
Executive DEpARrMssr.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..
WHEREAS, at the January session, infhe
year eighteen hundred and ninety, OF the
General Assembly OF Maryland six separate
Amendments 70 the Constitution were pro-
posed and six separate Bills, each embody-
ing the Article or Section as the same viii
stand when amended, were passed In the
manner and forfn prescribed by the Con-
stitutioD;
And. whereas, the Governor, as required
by section one OF article fourteen Of the
Constitution, did, on the sixteenth day of
July, in the year eighteen hundred and
ninety one, issue his proclamation, con-
tanning each one Of .the proposed amend
mems in full. and submitted each one of
them to o yo1s as-she reopleUf tire ge1cr8f
election then next ensuing, which pro-
clamation was published in at least two
newspapers In each county in the State,
and three newspapers published in the city
Of Baltimore;
And, whereas, at the general election
held in this State on Tuesday, the third
day Of November, in the said eighteen
hundred and ninetY-one, each one Of the
said amendments were separately voted
upon by the people, and from the returns
Of such election made 10 the Governor in
the form required by law, giving the vote
For" aud against" each proposed a.
mendment, 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, entitled an Act to amend section
seventeen OF article two Of the Constitut on
of this State designated in the Governors
proclamation as amendment number One),
there were cast "For" fifty thousand, one
hundred and one votes, and Against"
wenty-two thousand and twenty-seven
votes, and the said amendment was adopt
cf.
In the vote on amendment known as
chapter one hundred and ninety-five ofthe
Acts of the General Assembly of eighteen
hundred and ninety, entitled.
An act to amend section forty Of
article three Of Constitution OF this State
designated in the Governors proclamation
as amendment number two.)
There were cast "For" forty seven thous-
and six hundred and seventy votes, and
Against" twenty-five thousand eight
hundred and seventy. one votes, and the
said amendment was adopted.
In the vote on the amendment known as
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
Declarations of Rights of the Constitution
of this State, designated in the Governors
proclamation as amendment number
thr,e)
There were cast aFor" thirty-two thous-
and and two hundred and eleven votes,
and against" thirty eight thousand one
hundred eighteen votes, and the said
amendment was not adopted. but was
rejected.
In the vote on the amendment known as
chapter two hundred and fifsy.five Of the
Acts 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,
| designated in the Governors proclama-
ton as amendment number four, there
were cast "For" forty-two thousand one
hundred and forty votes and Against
twenty-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 s;xty-two OF
the Act. Of the General Assembly of eigh-
teen hundred and ninety, entitled
An act TO amend section three of article
twelve Of the Constitution Of this State
4
ton as amendment number ive,) there
were cast For thirty-fiye thousand one
hundred and eighty-two votes, and
against" thirty-three thousand four hun
dred and iorty-seven votes and the said
amendment was adopted.
In the vote on the amendment known as
chapter four hundred and twenty-six ofthe
Acts of the General Assembly of eighteen
hundred and ninety. entitled
An act to amend section fifty-one of ar
ticle three of the Constitution of this State
designated in the Governors proclamation
as amendment number six,)
There were cast "For" thirty-five thcus.
and three hundred and forty votes, and
Against thirty-one thousand one hundred
and ninety mine votes, and the said amend
ment was adopted.
And whereas the said section one of arti.
/ ticle fourteen of the Consultation furth.
er provides that If 1t shall appear 70
the Governor that majority of the votes
cast ut said election on said amendment, Oh
amendments severally, were cast in favor
thereof, the Governor shall, by his procla-
nation, declare the said amendment, OF
amt ndments, having received said MAORI
ty Of votes 70 have been adopted by the
people Of Maryland as part Of the Consti-
I sltuLlOu tnCAC0l.
Now, thereof, ELIHU Z. JACKSON,
Governor of Maryland, do hereby proclaim
and declare that the amendment herein des-
ignated as amendment number one, the
amendment herein designated as amend.
ment number two, the amendment herein
designated as amendment number four, the
amendment herein designated as amend
ment number five, and the amendment
herein designated as amendment number
six, having received majority of 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
Constitution thereof, and henceforth said
amendments shall BE- part of the said Con
sliiutioG.
And that the amendment herein designa-
ted as amendment number three not having
received a majority Of the votes cast at such
election is hereby declared TO b. lest and il
not part Of the said Constitution.
4 Given under my hand
the Great Seal oI
i Maryland, at the city ol
/ THE Annapolis, ON the third
day Of December, in ths
GREAT SEAL Syear of our Lord eighteen
| hundred and ninety-ons
| OF and of the United States
the one hundred and
MARYLAND. sixteenth.