Democratic messenger., 1893-10-07
Proclamation by The Governor.
STATE OF MARYLAND,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

W..agEas, Section one of Artirl fourteen
of the Constitution of Maryland makes :.
the duty of the Governor to order the publi-
cation in certain newspapers to he dcsi.na-
ted by him. of any hill, or bills. passed
proposing any amendments Ca the said
Constitution and
WHEREAS. at the January Session. 1892.
of the General Assembly of MARYLAND. II
hill was passed propnsn. an amendment 10
the CONSTITUTIONS. which amendment is Chap
ter 3l3 of the Acts nf 1892. AMI j. as follows
"a wit
CHAPTER 3I3
AN ACT to add an additional section to
Article four Of the Constitution of this
State.
SECTION |. BE il enacted by the General
Assembly nf MARYLAND Thrcc-ffths of all
the members of the two houses concurring.
that the following section Ice. and that the
same is hereby proposed. rs an amendment
to the Cons titntinn of the State ani if
adopted hy the legal and qualified voters
thereof. as herein provided, the same shall
-upcrccde and stand in the place of Section
thirty-nirc uf Article fonr of said Constitu-
ton.
SEC. 80 The General Assembly shall, as
often as il may think the same proper and
expc,licnt provided hy law for the election
of an additional Judge of the Supreme
Bench If baltimore City. and whenever pro-
visions Is so made hv the General Assembly.
there shall lc elected hv the voters of said
city another Judge of the Supreme Bench oi
Baltimore Citv, who shall he subject Ia the
| same constitutional provisions, hold his
office for the same term of wears. receive the
same compensation. and have the same
power as are. or shall he provided hv the
Constitution. or laws of this State, for tie
Judges of said Supreme !cnch of baltimore
CITY. and the General Assembly may provide
hv laws. or the supreme i'cnch hv its rules,
for rcquirin. causes in any Of the courts of
Baltimore city to be tried before the Court
without a jury. nn'css the litigamis or some
one ol them shall within such reasonable
time ar times, rs may he prescribed. elect t"
have their causes tried before Jury. And
the General Assembly may renpporaiion,
.han.e or enlarge the jurisdiction of the
several conris iu said citr.
Sic ? And lie il further enacted by the
| authority aforesaid. That the aforesaid sec
| ton hereby proposed as an amendment To
the Constitution shall l,e, ut the next general
election 10 bc held in this State submitted Ia
| the legal and qualified VOTERS thereof for
their adoption or rejection in pursuance of
| the direction contained in Article fourteen
nf the CONSTITUTION of this State and nj the
said General election the vote nn said prol'o>-
ed amendment To- the Constitution shall he
| hy ballot there shall hc written printed
| the word. For the Constitutional Amend
mcni' or ''A.ninst the Constitutional
| Amendment, a. the v"icr may elect. and
Immediately after said election due return
shall he made to the Yates for and against
said proposed amendment. as directed hy
said uurieenth Article "f the Con ,tituiion.
Approved April 'th, lS9=
We hereby certify that the afoae.ning is
n correct copy nf AN Act ol the icncr Il
Assembly of MARYLAND. pas>c.! .Ianuar.
| SasSion. 1892.
W G. fURNELL.
Secretary of the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER,