The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-10-20
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Sheriffts Election Notice.
GENERAL ELECTION, 1898.

Election and to the Qualified Voters of Prince
Georges county, that ALI elect ion will be held
IN the several Election : districts of
Prince Georges county, at the usual places
of holding elections, on.
The first Tuesday after the first Mon
day, of November, 1898, it be-
ing the 9TH of said month
For the purpose ofelecting
One person for Comptroller of the Treasury
of the State of Mary land.
One person to represent Prince Georges
county in the Senate of Maryland.
Three persons to represent Prince Georges
county in the House of Delegates of Mary
| land
Two persons to be County Commission ers
| of Prince Georges county
One Person to be Sheriff of Prince Georges
county.
| One person to be County Surveyor of Prince
Georges county.
Voters will also ca st their ballo's ''for'' Or
against" the following Constitutional Amend
meut, IN accordance with the following Act
OF the General Assembly, pas sed a. the j mn -
ry Session, 1892, for amending the ConsfitH-
ton of the State:
CHAPTER BIB
| AN ACT to add An additional section To Ar
ticle four of the Constitution of this State.
| SECTION l. BE 1t enacted by the Gene al
Assembly of Maryland, Three fifths of all the
| members of the two houses cOnrurriig, that
the following section be, and the same is here
| by proposed, as All amendment to the Cons,i
| tuition of this State; and if adopted by The le-
gal and qualified voters thereof, as herein pro
vided, the same shall superced tie and stand in
the place Of Section thirty-nine of Ar Gle four
of said Constitution.
SEC. 80. The General Assembly shall, as
often as it NAV think the same proper and ex-
pedient, provided by law for the election OF
an additional Judge of the Supreme Bench of
Baltimore city, and whenever prov isiOn is so
made by the General Ascend y, there shall be
elected BY the voters of said city another Judge
of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore city. who
shall be subject to 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 pro-
vded by the Constitution, o. laws of this 5 ate
for the judges of said Supreme Bench of Ba'-
timore city, and the General Assembly may
provide bylaws, or the Supreme Bench bv lis
rules, for requiring cau>es 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 rtas Unable time
or times, as NAV be prescribed, eiec' to have
their causes tried before jury. A; d The
General Assembly may rtapportion, change
or enlarge the jurisd clion Ut The several courts
III said city.
Sec, 2 And be it further enacted, by III
authority aforesaid. That the foregoing sec
| ton hereby proposed as all amendment TO the
Constitution shall be, at the lie xt general cleo
| ton to be held in this 5 ata submitted 10 The
legal and qualified voters thereof f3 their
adoption or rejection iii pursuance of tue dlrec
lion contained in Article fourteen Of the Con :.
stitution of this State and at the said general
election the vote OH said proposed amendment
TO the Constitution shall be ballot, aud
| upon each ballot there shall be written or
printed the words "For the Constitutional
Amendment" as the voter may elect, and i'm
| medialeiy after said election due return shall
| be Made To the Governor of the votes foi and
against said proposed amendment, as dir cted
by said fourteenth Article of the Colsii,uli"n.
Approved April 4th, 1892
The Polls for said election will be opened
at u. IN. and close at 6 p. m, when the bal
| lots shall be publicly counted.
The returning judges are required and di-
rected to make their returns on the secon
day (Thursday) foil owing the election. TO the
Clerk Of the Circuit Court for Prince Georges
county.
Notice to Hotel Keepers and all 9th
ers who Deal in Liquors
For the info. nation of all persons concerned,
oath, 1865, is published:
CHAPTER 19l
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE SALE OF sPIR
ITUOUs OR FERMENTED LIQUORS IN THE
SEVERAL COUNTIES OF THE STATE ON
THE DAY OF ELECTION.
SEC. l. Be 1t enacted by the General A.
se,ntly of Maryland. That 1t shall not DE law
full for the keeper of any hotel, tavern, store,
dinking establishment, or any o'her pl zee
,I,or a.,id far rNarS fll
persons, directly or indirectly, to sell barier,
give, or dispose VI any spirituous or terment
ted liquors, ale, beer, or intoxicating drinks OF
any kind, on the days of election hereafter To
be held in the several counties of the 5 ate.
SEC. 2. And be ii enacted, That any per
sou violating the provisions of this Act shall
be liable to Indictment by the Grand Jury Of
the county VIII re the offence is committed
and shall, upon conviction before any Judge
of any of the Circuit Courts OF this 5 ate, be
fined a sum not less than fifty dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars for each and evriN
otfense- half the fine shall be p,.."'ia
informel, the other half to the C.tlny Con.
missioners, for the use Of public roads.
Betting on Elections.
The attention Of all persons is particularly
called to the following sections Of Article 3d.
Code of Public General Law:
49, No person shall make any bet was
er on the results of any election to take plac
in this State.
AZ. Any person offending against the last
preceding section shall be liable to Indictment
in the Circuit Courts if the offence be commit
ted in any county, or in the Criminal Court
Of Baltimore. il the offence be committed in
Baltimore; and on conviction, shall be fined
not less than fifty nor more than i've hundred
dollars, to be paid TO the Sac for the use of
the School Fund.
4s. Every deposit of money in any pall
of the State as wager or bet upon elections
in this State or elsewhere shall be forfeited
and paid over to the County Comm ssioneis
of the county; and ifdeposited in the city OF
Baltimore. to tho Mayor and City Council.
+. MIDDLETON
Sheriff ii P. Il. e."