The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-09-07
Proclamation bT The Governor.
STATE OF MARYLAND.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

WHEREAS, Section one OF Article fourteen
OF the Constitution ofMaryland makes It the
duty or the Governor to order the publication
In certain newspapers to be designated by
him, ofany bill, or bills, pa sed proposing any
amendments to the said Constitution: and
WHEREAS, at the January Session, 1892 of
the General Assembly OF MARYLAND, bill was
passed proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution, which amendment ia Chapter sl3 Of
the Acts OF 1892, and is as follows to wit:
CHAPTER 3d.
AN ACT to add an additional section to AIti-
Gle four of the Constitution OF this state.
SECTION BE IL enacted by the General As
sembiy Of Maryland Three.fi OF all the
members of the two houses concurring, that
the following section be, and tn same 10
hereby proposed, as an amendment to the
Constitution orthis state; aud IL adopted by
the legal and qualified voters thereof, as here
in provided, the same shall supercede and
stand in the place OF Section thirty.nine OF
Article four OF said Constitution
SEC. 49, The General Assembly shall, 40
often as II may think the same proper and
expedient. provide by law for the election of
an additional Judge of the supreme Bench
OF Baltimore city, ana whenever provision
is so made by the General Assembly, there
shall be elected by the voters of said city
another Judge of the supreme Bench of Bal
timore city, who shall be subject TO the same
constitutional provisions. hold his office for
the same term of years, receive the same COM
pensation, and have the same powers as aIe
or shall be provided by the Constitution, or
laws OF this state for the Judges of said SUI
preme Bench of Baltimore city, and the Gen.
eral Assembly may provide by laws, or the
supreme Bench by its rules, for requiring
causes in any of the courts of Baltimore
city to be tried before the Court without q
jury, unless the litigants or some one of them
shalt within such reasonable time or times,
rs may be prescribed. elect to have their
causes tried before a jury. And the General
Assembly may reapportion, change or en-
large the jurisdiction of the several courts in
said city.
SEC. ?. And DC 10 further enacted, by the du-
Hority aforesaid That the foregoing section
hereby proposeu as an amendment to the
Constitution shall be- at tine next general
election 10 be held in this State, submitted
TO the legal and qualified voters thereof Tor
their adoption or rejection In pursuance OF
the direction contained in Article fourteen OF
the Constitution of this State; and at the
said general election the vote IN said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot shall be written
or printed the words "For the Constitutional
Amendment" or"Against the Constitutional
Amendment" as the voter may elect. and
Immediately after said election due return
shall he made to the Governor of the votes
for and against said proposed amendment, az
directed by said fourteenth Article OF the
Constitution.
Approved April 4th, 1892.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is a
correct copy OF an Act Of the General Assem-
bly, OF Maryland, passed January Session, 1892
w. q. PURNELL,
Secretary of the senate.
CARLTON sHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House OF Delegates.
Now. therefore, /, Frank Brown, Governor
of Mary land, do hereby order and direct that
the said hereinbefore described bill, or Act of
the General Assembly, proposing an amend
mout To the Constitution OF Maryland, be
pu ph>hcd once a week for at least three
mouths in two newspapers published in each
county in the State, if so many are therein
published, and in three newspapers in the
city of baltimore, before the next ensuing
general election. which will be held on Tues
day, the seventh day OF November. 1893; at
which said election the proposed amendment
Aforesaid Will be submitted TO the legal and
qualified voters of Maryland for adoption or
rejection.
Given under my hand
and the Great Seal OF Nary
i"h land. at the city OF Annap-
| crY,r 49,, ollSon the 18TH day of July,
""fN' SEAL in the yeSr OF our Lord,
M eighteen hundred and
ninety three. and of the In
! MAINLAND. ! dependence Of the Cntte1
states, the one hundred
and seveateenth-
FRANK BROWN.
By the Governor,
We. 7. BRANTIT.
Secretary ofaiAle,