Democratic messenger., 1893-08-12
Proclamation blythe Governor.
STATE OF MARYLAND,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

| WHEREAS. Section one OF Article fourteen
| OF the Consti' ution OF Maryland makes II the
duty of the Governor TO order the publica-
| tion in certain newspapers TO be designated
by him, of any bill or bills, passed propos-
ing any amendments to the said Con titution
and
WHEREAS, at the January Session, 1892, of
| the General Assembly of Maryland, a bill was
passed proposing an amendment to the Con-
| stitution, which amendment is Chapter 3l3
of the Acts of 1892, and is as follows, to wit ::
CHAPTER si3.
| AN ACT TO add an additional section to
Article four of the Constitution OF this
State
SLcrroS I. Be II enacte by the General
Asse nby OF Maryland. Three flfths Of all
the members OF the two houses concurring,
that the following section be. and the same Is
hereby proposed, as an amendment to the
tonstitu tion of his State and If adopted by
the legal and qualified voters thereof, as
herein provided. the same shall supercede
and stand in the place OF Section thirty-ni
of Article four of said Constitution.
SEC. 80. The General Assembly shall. as
often as il may think the same proper and
expedient. provided by law for the election
of an additional Judge of the Supreme
Bench OF Baltimore City. and whenever p o.
visions Is so made by the General Assembly,
city another Judge of the Supreme Bench Of
Baltimore City. who shall be subject TO the
same constitutional provisions, hold his
Office for the same term of years. receive the
same compensation, and have the same
power as are, or shall be provided by the
Constitution, or laws OF this State. for the
Judges OF said Supreme Bench OF Baltimore
City, and the General 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 shall within such reasonable
time or times, as may be prescribed, elect to
have their causes tried before jury. And
the General Assembly may reapportion,
change or enlarge the jurisdiction OF the
| several courts in said city.
SIC. 2. And be it further enacted, by the
authority aforesaid. That the foregoing Sec
tion hereby proposed rs an amendment to
the Constitution shall be. at the next general
election to be held in this State, submitted to
the legal and qualified voter thereof for their
adoption or rejection in pursuance of the di-
rection contained In Article fourteen OF the
Constitution of this State; and at the said
| general election the vote on said proposed
| amendment to the Constitution shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be
written or printed the words "For the Consti-
tutional Amendment or against the Con-
elect, and Immediately after said election due
return shall be made to the Governor OF the
votes for and against said proposed amend
ment, as directed by said fourteenth Artic Q
| OF the Constitution.
Approved April 4th, 1892.
We hereby certify that the aforegoins is "A
correct copy of an Act of the General Assem-
| bly, of Maryland, passed January ssion,
1892, n,,
Secretary of the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER.
Chief Clerk OF the House OF Delegates.
| Now, therefore, I. Frank Brown. Governor
o: Maryland, do hereby order and direct that
! the said hereinbefore described bill, or Act
amendment TO tine Constitution OF Maryland
he published once a week for at least three
months in two newspapers published in each
county in this State, II so many are therein
| publ shed, 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 su upmitted to the LEGAL and
qualified voters OF Maryland for adoption or
| rejection.
| Given under my hand AMI
| THE the Great Seal of Maryland,
| at the city Of Annapolis on
| GREAT SEAL the 18th day OF July, In the
| year of our Lord, eighteen
| of hundred and ninety-three.
| v,px,,xn and OF the Indcpen dence Of
| the United States, the one
| N----' hundred and seventeenth.
FRANK BROWN
| n A..