The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-01-16
PROCLAMATION BY THE
L GOVERNOR
STATE OF MARYLAND,

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STATE OF MARYLAND,
Executive DEPARTMENT.
Whereas at the January session, in the
year eighteen hundred and ninety, of the
General Assembly of Maryland six separate
Amendments to the Constitution were pro
posed, and six separate Bills, each embody-
ing the Article or Section as the same will
stand when amended, were passed in the
manner and form prescribed by the Constitu
ton;
And whereas the Governor, as required by
section one of article fourteen Of the Consti-
tuition. did, on the sixteenth day Of July, in
the year eighteen hundred and ninety one,
issue his proclamation, containing each one
of the proposed amendments in full, and sub
hitting each one of them TO q vote of the
people of the general election then next en-
suing, which proclamation was published in
at least two newspapers in each county in the
State and in 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 to the
Governor in the form required by law, giving
the vote For and Against each proposed
amendment, it appears that in the vote on the
amendment, known as chapter one hundred
and ninety four of the Acts ofthe General As
sembly of eighteen hundred and ninety, enti-
tied an Act to amend section seventeen of
article two of the Constitution of this State,
designated in the Governors proclamation
as amendment number one, there were cast
For fifty thousand and one hundred and
one votes, and Against twenty-five thou
sand one hundred and twenty-seyen votes, and
the said amendment was adopted.
In the vote on the amendment known as
chapter one hundred and ninety-fve of the
Acts of the General Assembly of eighteen
hundred and ninety, entitled
An act.to amend section forty eight of arti-
Gle three of the Constitution Of this State, de
signated in the Governors proclamation as
amendment number two
There were cast For forty seven thou
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 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 De-
claration of Rights of the Constitution of this
State, designated in the Governors procla-
nation as amendment number three,)
There were cast "For" thirty-two thousand
two hundred and eleven votes, and Against
thirty eight thousand one hundred and eigh-
teen votes, and the said amendment was not
adopted, but was rejected.
In the vote on the amendment known as
chapter two hundred and fity-fve 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, de
signated in the Governors proclamation as
amendment number four,) there were cast
For forty two thousand one hundred and
forty votes and Against eny-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 ive,) there were cast
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 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 fifty-o of article
three of the Constitution of this State, lde-
signated in the Governors proclamation as
amendment number SKI
There were cast For thirty-live thousand
three hundred and forty votes, and Against
thirty one thousand one hundred and thirty
"a; ,-ot,s and tho caid aman1,nauf tuoc
was adopted.
And whereas the said section one of article
fourteen of the Constitution further provides
that IF it shall appear to the Governor that
a majority of the votes cast at said election on
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 said
majority of votes to have been adopted by the
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
ment herein designated as amendment number
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
a majority of all the votes cast at said
election for the said respective amend
ments, have been adopted by the people of
Maryland as parts of the Constitution there
of and heneetorth said amendments shall be
part of the said Constitution.
And that the amendment herein designated
as amendment number three not having re-
ceved 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
4 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 our
OF Lord eighteen hundred and
MARYLAND. ninety-one and of the indie
----,--- pendence of the United
States the one hundred and sixteenth.
ELIHU f. JACKSON.
By the Governor.
E. ". LECoMPrE Secretary of State.
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