Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-08-11
Proclamation BY the Governor.

CTATE OF MARYLAND,
> ExseuTIYE DEPARTMENT
WI ereas, Section one Of Article fourteen Of
the Constitution Of MARYLAND lakes II the du-
ty OF The Governor to order the publication in
certain newspapers tc he designated by him,
OF auy Till, or hills, pissed proposing any
amendments 10 the said Con iilu,ion. aud
Whereas. ut the Jqnuary Session, 1892, Of
the General Assembly Of Maryland, bill was
passed proposing IA amendment to the Con-
sutuiion, which amendment is Chapter 1913 Of
the Ac,s OF 1892, and is as follows, to wit.
CHAPTER 3l3
AN ACT to add an additional section 10 Ar
iic,e fourof the Constitution Of this State
Section Be II enacted BY The General As
seinJiy 4 MIrylaad, Three i0hs Of all The
memi ers OF the two houses concurfng that the
follow iug section he, and ii e same Is hereby
PROPOSED, 10 an amendment TO the U0Esttu-
ton Of this State; aud # adopted by the legal
and qualified voters thereof, MS herein provid-
ed, the same shall snperc de and stand in the
place Of Sector thirty-nine Of Article four Of
said Constitution
Sec 80 The General Assembly shall as Of
ten MS ii nav link the same proper and ex-
ptdent, provide by law for the election OF an
additional Judge Of the Supreme Bench Of Bal
timore c.ty, and, whenever provision IS so
made hy the General Assembly, there shall be
elected By the voters ofsaid city another Judge
Of the Supreme Bench Of Baltimore CITY, who
shall be subject to the same constitutional
provisions, hO his uf &c for the same term Of
,ears receive the same compensation, and have
the same powers as arc, or shall he provided
by the Constitution or laws OF this State, for
the Judges Of said Supreme Bench of Balti-
more city, aud the General Assembly may
provide by laws, or the Supreme Bench by its
rules, Tor requiring causes in any OF the courts
Of Baltimore city to be tried before the court
without ju y, 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, aud the Cen
eral Assembly may re- aPportion, change or en-
large the jurisdiction of the several courts in
said lily.
Sec 2. Ind be 1t further enacted, by HE au-
horiiy atoresaid That the foregoing section
hereby proposed as an amendment TO the Con
stituton shall be, at the next general election
to he held in this State, submitted to the lie
gal and qualified voters thertoffor their adop-
lion or rejection 10 pursuance OF the direction
contained in Article fourteen Of the Constitu-
ton Of tbs State; and at the said general cleo
ton the vote on said proposed amendment TO
the Constitution shall be BY bollot, and upon
each ballot there shall be written or printed
the words "For the Constitutional Amend.
ment. or "a gainst the Constitutional Amend
ment," as the voter may elect. and immedi-
stely after said election due return shall be
made to tue Governor of the amendment, as
directed by said fourteenth Article Of the
Constitution
Approved April 4th, 1892.
{ We hrehy certify that the aforegoing Is q
correct copy OF an Act of the General Assem-
4 bly, OF Mary land, passed January Session, 1892
W. G. PURNELL,
II Secretary OF Senate.
es CARLTON SHAFFEk,
Chief Clerk OF the House Of Delegates.
Il Now, therefore, /, Frank Brown Goverao
d of Maryland do hereby order and direct tia
| the said herein before described bill, or Act 0
elthe General Assembly, proposing an amend
l. lment to the Constitution OF Maryland, be pup
dished once week tor at least three months II
}, 1.-Two newspapers published in each county il
l. his State, if so many are therein published
Ind in three newspapers in the city of Baltl
l. more, before the next ensuing general election
,b,eh will be held on Tuesday, the sevent
iay Of November, 1892; at which said electio
he proposed amendment aforesaid will be suit
lifted to the legal and qualified voters
larylaud for the adoption or rejection
......,............:G Given under my hah
and the Great Seal {
THE Maryland, at the citv (
GREAT SEAL Annapolis, en- the 1871
OF day Of July, in the yea
MARYLAND. of our Lord, eightee
..,...................... hundred and NINETY
rec. and Of the Independence Of the Unite
ate. the one hundred and seventeenth
FRANK BROWN.
the Governor,
WN. T BRANTLY, Secretary of State.
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