Democratic messenger., 1893-08-26
Proclamation blythe Governor
STATE OF MARYLAND,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

WHEREAS. Section one OF Article fourteen
OF the Constitution of Maryland makes ii the
duty of the Governor TO order the publica-
tion In certain newspapers TO he 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. bill was
passed prope sing an amendment 10 the Con-
| stitution, which amendment is Chapter 3i3
of the Acts of 1892, and is rs follows, to wit :
CHAPTER 3is.
AN ACT TO add an additional section to
Article four OF the Constitution OF this
| State.
SLcrioS l. BE II cnacte by the General
Asse nby OF Maryland. Three-fifths of all
the members of the two houses concurring.
| tn II the following section be. and the same Is
| hereby ! roposed, as an amendment TO the
| onstitutiUn of his State and il adopted by
the legal and qualified voters thereof. as
herein provided, the same shall supercede
and stan in the place OF Section thirty-nine
Of Article four OF said Constitution.
SIT. 80 The General Assembly shall. as
often as it may think the same proper and
cSpe iient, provided by law for the election
| OF an additional Judge of the Supreme
Bench Of Baltimore City. and whenever o.
visions is SO made by the General Assembly,
there shall he elected by the voters OF said
city another Judge Of the Supreme Il nch OF
Balti.i ore City. who shall be subject 10 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
10y laws. or the Supreme Bench by it, rules.
for requiring causes in any OF the courts OF
Baltimore city TO be tried before the Court
without 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.
SEC. 2. And be- 1t further enacted, by the
authority Aforesaid. That the foregoing Sec
tion hereby proposed rs an amendment to
the unstitution shall be- at the next general
election to be held in this State. subm tied 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
1 general election the vote OH said proposed
amt iidment to the Constitution shall be by
! ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be
written or prinie the words ''For the Consti-
tut:onal Amendment or against the Con-
stitutional Amendment" as the voter may
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 Article
OF the Constitution.
Approved April 4th, 1892.
We hereby certify that the aforcsoin. is n
correct copy OF an Act of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, passed January : ssion.
1892,
W q. PUENELL.
Secretary of the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER.
Chief Clerk OF the House OF Delegates
Now. therefore, l. Frank Brown. Governor
OF Maryland. do hereby order and direct that
the said hereinbefore described bill, or Act
of the General Assembly. proposing an
amendment to the Constitute Of Maryland
be published once u week for ut least three
months in two newspapers published in each
county IN THIS State. II so many are therein
publ shed. ana in three newspapers in the
City nt Baltimore. before th. next ensuing
general election, which will be held on Tues
day; the seventh day Of November. 1893, al
Which said election the proposed amendment
Aforesaid will be submitted to the legal and
qualified voters OF Maryan for adoption OF
rejection.
/ Given under my hand an I
| 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
hundred aud ninety-i hree.
N,Ry,.xn and OF the Indepcn ience OF
/ the United States, the one
>--------- hundrci ani seventeenth
FRANK BROWN.
BY the Governor.
WM. L. BRAETLY,