The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-31
Proclamation BY me Governor,
STATE OF MARYLAND.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

WHEREAS, Section one OF Article fourteen
of the Constitution of Maryla makes 1t the
duty OF the Governor to 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, 1892. OF
the General Assembly of MARYLAND, a bill was
passed proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution. which amendment is Chapter 2l3 OF
the Acts OF 1892, and is as follows, to wit:
CHAPTER 3d.
AN ACT to add an,additional section to Arti-
Gle four of the Constitution of this State.
SECTION Be ii enacted BY the General As
semGiy Of Maryland. Three-fifths OF all the
members of the two houses concurring, that
the following section be. and tn same is
hereby proposed, as an amendment to the
Constitution ofthis State; and If adopted by
the legal and qualified voters thereof as here
in provided, the same shall supercede and
stand in the place Of Section thirty nine of
Article four Of said Constitution
SEC 80. The General Assembly SHALL az
often as it may think the same proper and
expedient, provide by law for tn, election of
an additional Judge of the Supreme Bench
of Baltimore city, aud whenever provision
is so made by the General Assem- bly, there
shall be elected by the voters of said city
another Judge OF the Supreme Bench of Bal
! timore city, who shall be subject TO the same
constitutional provisions, hold his office for
the same term of years, receive the same COM
pensation, and have the same powers as are,
or shall be provided by the Constitution. or
| laws of this State for the Judges of said Su-
preme Bench of Baltimore city and the Gen.
eral Assembly may provide by laws. or the
| supreme Bench by its rules, for requiring
causes in any of the courts of Baltimore
city to be tried before the Court without q
| 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 en-
large the jurisdiction of the several courts in
| SAID city.
| SEC. =. And be IL further enacted, by the d,e-
h0rify atoresaid. That the foregoing section
| hereby proposeu us 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 direction contained in Article fourteen Of
the Constitution of this State; and at the
said general election the vote on said proposed
W Tic eHAll Oc Dy
ballot, and upon each ballot shall be written
| or printed the words "For the, Constitutional
| Amendment" Against the institutional
Amendment" rs 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 amendment, as
directed by said fourteenth Article OF tho
Constitution.
Approved April tth, 1892,
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is y
bly, of Maryland, passed January Session, 1892
W. q. PURNELL,
Secretary OF the Senate.
| CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk ofthe House Of Delegates
Now. therefore. /, Frank Brown. Governor
of Mary do hereby order and direct that
the said hereinbefore described bill, or Act Of
the General Assembly. proposing an amend.
ment 10 the Constitution of Maryland, be
pa DliShed once a week for at least three
months in two newspapers published in each
county in the State, if so many are therein
published, and in three newspapers in the
city of Baltimore, before the next ensuing
| general cleo ION. which will be held on Tues
day, the seventh day of November, 1893; at
which said election the proposed amendment
afoI esad will be submitted 10 the legal and
qualified voters 81 Maryland for adoption or
| rejection.
| Given under my hand
! ~ and the Great Seal OF Mary
| me land. at the city OF Annap.
| cu,,... olir, on the l9th day OF July
| "H>' "T"L IN the year of our Lord
| ny Eighteen hundred and
! ninety-three, and OF the In
! MARKHAM. dependence OF the United
| states, the one hundred
| and seventeenth.
| FRANK BROWN.
| By she Governor
I WET BBASfLY,
Secretary ufSSte.