Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-08-10
Proclamation BY the Governor.
STATE OF MARYLAND.
ExEcUTryE DEPARTNESr.


WHEREAS, Section one Of Article Jour-
teen Of the Constitution Of Maryland makes
IL the duty Of the Governor 10 order the
publication in certain newspapers TO be
designated by him of any bill, or bills,
passed proposing any amendments to the
said Constitution; and
WHEREAS. at the January Session. 1897,
OF the General Assembly Of Maryland, n
bill was passed proposing an amendment
TO the Constitution, which amendment is
Chapter 3lS Of the Acts Of 1892. and is as
follows, 10 wit:
CHAPTER sia.
AN ACT TO add an additional section n
Article four Of the Constitution Of this
State
SECTION /. Be Il enacted bv the GeaeraE
Assembly Of Maryland, Three-tifths OF all
the members OF the two houses concurring,
that the following section be, and the same
Is hereby proposed, as an amendment 70
me Constitution of this State; and ii adopt
Ell by the legal and qualified voters thereof,
as herein provided, the same shall super
cede and stand in the place of Section
thirty nine Of Article four Of said Constitu-
ton
SEC. 80. The General Assembly shall,
as often as IL may think the same proper
and expedient, provide by law for the cleo
ton OF an additional Judge of the Su-
preme Bench of Baltimore city, and when
ever provision is So made BY the General
Assembly, there shall be elected by the vo.
tiers OF said city another Judge of the SUI
Preme Bench of Baltimore city, who shall
be subject % the same constitutional pro-
visions, hold his office for the same term Of
years, receive the same compensation, and
have the same powers as are or shall be
provided by the Constitution, or laws OF
this State, for the Judges of said Supreme
Bench OF Baltimore city, ami the General
Assembly may provide by laws, or the Su-
preme Bench by its rules, for requiring
causes in any of the courts Of Baltimore
City TO be tried before the Court without a
| jury, unless the litigants or some of them
| shall within such reasonable time or times,
as may be prescribed, elect 10 have their
causes tried before jury. And the Gen.
eral Assembly may reapportion, change or
enlarge the jurisdictiJ IN of the several
courts in said city.
SEC. 2. And Be IL further enacted, 6y the
authority aforesaid, That the foregoing Sec
ton hereby proposed as an amendment TO
the Constitution, shall be, at the next gen.
eral election 10 be held in this State, sub.
mitted To the legal and qualified voters
thereof Tor their adoption or rejection in
| pursuance Of the direction contained in
Article fourteen of the Constitution of this
State; and at the said general election the
l VnAn said FAFAnnEa1 a.
Constitution shall be by ballot, and upon
each ballot there shall be written or print
ed the words "For the Constitutional
Amendment" or Against the Constitu-
tlonal Amendment" as the voter NAV
elect, and Immediately after said election
due return shall be made To the Governor
OF the votes Tor aud against said proposed
Amendment, as directed by said fourteenth
Article Of the Constitution.
Approved, April 4, 1892.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing i.
a correct copy of an Act Of the Genera
Assembly OF Maryland, passed January
Session, 1892.
VIC. PURNELf.,
Secretary OF the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk OF the House of Delegates
Now, therefore, I, Frank Brown, Gov
ernor Of Maryland, do hereby order anf
ai Eefdt 81 ft4ka tr i b As.emblyf n-o
posing an amendmenf 70 the Constitution
OF Maryland, be published once week foI
at least three months in two newspaper
published in each county in this State, i
SO many are therein published, and il
three newspapers in the city of Baltimore
before the next ensuing general election
which will be held on Tuesday. the sew
enth day of November, 1898: at which
said election the proposed amendment
aforesaid will be submitted TO the legal and
| qualified voters Of MARYLAND for ADOPTION
or rejection.
Given under my hand
c---~ and the Great Seal of Ma
| ryland, at the city of An.
| THE napolis, on the 10Th day
| GREAT SEAL of July, in the year of our
OF Lord, eighteen hundred
| MARYLAND. and ninety three, and OF
| the Independence of the
l------ United States, the one
hundred and seventeenth.
FRANK BROWN.
BY the Governor,
WM. T. BRASTLY,