Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-08-11
PROCLAMATION
by THE
G O " Il r N O r..
STATE OF MARYLAND,
EXEcUTIvE DEPARTMENT
ANNAPOLIS, July 10, la9a.

Annapolis, July ~, lsea.
WHEREAS, Section one of Article fourteen
of the Constitution OF Maryland makes il the
duty of the Governor To order the publica-
ton in certain newspapers TO be designated
by him, Of any bill, or bills, passed propos-
ing any amendments 10 the said Cousl. lu-
ton; and
WHEREAs, At the January Session, 1892,
OF the General Assembly o Maryland. hill
was passed proposing an amendment To the
Constitution, which amendment is Chapter
81 Of the Acts OF 1892, and is AS follows, to
wit:
CHAPTER 1913.
AN ACT TO add an additional section 10 Ar
ticie four OF the Constitution of this State.
SECTION |. BE ii endcted by the General
assembly Of maryland, Three-itths OF all the
members Of the two houses coucurrink, tina,
the following section be, and the same is
hereby proposed, MS an amendment TO the
Constitution OF this State; and II adopted by
the legal and qualified voters thereof, as here
in provided the same shall supercede and
stand in the place OF Section lhlriv-niue ui
Article four OF said Constitution
Skc 80 The General Assembly shall, as
often ns II may think the same proper I'D
expedent, provide by law for the election OF
an additional Judge OF the Supreme Bench OF
Baltimore city, and whenever provision is so
made by the General Assembly, there shall
be elected by the voters OF said city another
Judge OF The Supreme Bench OF Baltimore city,
who shall be subject 10 the same constitution
al provisions, hold his Office for the same term
OF years, receive the same compensation, and
have the same powers AS are or shall he pro-
vided by the Constitution, or laws OF this
State, tor the Judges OF said Supreme Bench
OF Baltimore city, and the General Assembly
may provide by laws, or the Supreme Bench
ny It's rules, tor requiring causes in any OF
the courts OF baltimore city 10 be tried be-
tore the Court without jury, unless the lit
igants or some one OF them shall within such
reasonable time or times, as may be pre-
scribed, elect to have their causes tried be-
fore jury. And the General Assembly may
reapportion, change or enlarge the jur isdc-
ton OF the several courts in said city.
SEC 2. And be ii further enacted, By the
authority aforesaid, That the foregoing sec
ton hereby proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution shall be, at the next general
election TO be held in this State, submitted TO
the legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection in pursuance OF the d.
rection contain in Article fourteen of the
Constitution OF this State and at the said
e. neral election The vote on said proposed
amendment To the Constitution shall be by
ballot, and u, on each ballot there shall be
written or ptialai the words "For the
Constitutional Amendment or Against
the Constitutional Amendment" AS the voter
may elect, and Immediately after said cleo.
tiop due return shall be made To the Gov
ernor OF the votes Tor aud against said
proposed amendment, ~ directed by said
fourteenth Article of tbs Constitution.
Approved April 4lh, 1892.
Ne hereby certify that the atoregoing 10 a
correct copy OF an Act Of the General AS
sembly Of Mar! land, passed January Session,
1892
W. G. PURN ELL,
Secretary of tho Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Cle,k of the House of Delegates,
Now, therefore, Frank Brown, Governor
OF Maryland do hereby order and direct that
the said herenbeiore described bill or Act of
tn" General Assembly, proposing an amend
ment 10 the Constitution OF Mary land, be
published once n week Tor at least three
months 10 two newspapers published in each
county in this STATE, II so many are therein
publishrd, and Ia 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 amend
ment aforesaid will be submitted TO the legal
and qualified voters vi Maryland for adop-
ton or rejection.
Given under my hand and
THE the Great Seal al Maryland,
~ the city of Annapolis. on
dREAT SEAL the nineteenth day of July,
in the year of our Lord,
OF eighteen hundred and nine
iy-three, and OF the indie
MARYLAND. lendence of the United States
The one hundred and seven
teenlh
FRANK BROWN.
BY the Governor,
WA 7 BRASrLEY,
july % SIN Secretary OF State