Democratic messenger., 1893-09-09
Proclamation blythe Governor.
STATE OF MARYLAND,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

WHEREAS Section one OF Article fourteen
of the Constitution OF Maryland makes it tue
duty Of the Governor TO order the publica-
tion in certain newspapers 10 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. a bill was
passed roposlng an amendment TO the Con-
stitution. which amendment is Chapter 3l3
OF the Acts of 1892, and is rs follows, to wit j;
CHAPTER sis.
AN ACT TO add an additional section to
Article four of the Constitution of this
State.
SEcTIoS l. De II enacte by the General
Asserby OF Maryland Three-ffths OF all
the members OF the two houses concurring,
tn 1 the following section be. and the same Il
hereby roposcd, aS an amendment to tho
onsiitution Of this State and II adopted by
the legal and qualified voters thereof, as
herein provided, the same shall superccdo
and stau | In the place Of Section thirty-nine
OF Article four Of said Constitution.
SEC. SO. Tho General Assembly shall. rs
often as it may think the same proper and
expe iieBf. provided by law for the election
of an additional Judge OF the Supreme
Bench OF Baltimore City. and whenever p o.
visions j. SO made by the General Assembly.
there shall be elected by tho voters OF said
city another Judge of the supreme Bench of
Balti orr 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 tho
Judges OF said Supreme Bench OF Baltimore
City, and the General Assembly may provide
hy laws, or the Supreme Bench by it sules
for requiring causes in any OF the courts Of
Baltimore city TO be tried b fore the Court
without jury. unless the litigants or some
one Of them shall within su.h reasonable
time or times, as may be prescribed. elect to
have their causes tried before a 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 thi. State. subm tied TO
the legal and qualified voter, thereof for their
adoption or rejection in pursuance of the di-
reciion contained IN Article fourteen Of tho
Constitution Of this State; and at the said
general election the vote OH 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-
tuticnal Amendment" or Against the Con-
stitutional Amendment" rs the voter may
elect. and Immediately after said election duo
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 aforegoing is
correct copy of an Act of the General Assent
bly, of Maryland, passed January ssion,
1892,
W. C. PURNELL.
Secretary of the Senate
CARLTON SHAFER.
Chief Clerk of the House OF Delegates
Now. therefore. |, Frank Brown. Governor
of Maryland. do hereby order and direct that
the said hcreinbefore described bill. or Act
Of the General Assembly. proposing an
amendment TO tie Con>titu;io of Maryland,
be published once u week for Mt least three
mont 5 in two newspapers puhlishe in each
county in this STATE. ii 50 many are therein
puhl she'd, and in three newspapers in the
City OF Baltimore, before the next ensuing
general election. which vii! be held on Tues
dav, the seventh day Of November. 1898; at
which said election the proposed amendment
aforesaid VIII be III united TO the legal and
qualified voters OF Maryan for adoption or
rejection.
Given under my hand AMI
THE the Great Seal of Maryland
Mt the city OF Annapolis. on
GREAT SEAL the 18th day of July. in the
year OF our Lord. eighteen
OF hundred and ninety-ihree.
and or the independence OF
'aN"i the United States, the one
(--y hundred and seventeenth.
FRANK BROWN