Democratic messenger., 1893-09-16
Proclamation by the Governor.
STATE OF MARYLAND,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

wncREAs, Section one of Article fourteen
Of the Constitution of Maryland makes !.
the duty of the Governor to order the publi-
cation in certain newspapers TO be designa-
ted by him, of any bill. or bills, passed
proposing any amendments to the said
Constitution and
WHEREAS, mt the January Session, 1892,
of the General Assembly of Maryland. n
hill WAS passed proposing an amendment Ia
the Constitution. which amendment is Chap
ter 3l3 of the Acts Of 1892, and is as follows
To wit
CHAPTER 3l3.
AN ACT 10 add an additional section to
Article four Of the Constitution of this
State.
SECTION l. BE it enacted by the General
A ssembly If Maryland. Three -fifths of all
the members of the two houses concurring,
that the following section he, and that the
same is hereby proposed, rs an amendment
TO the onstitution of the State and ii
adopted by the legal and qualified voters
thereof, as herein provided, the same shall
superccde and stand in the place of Section
thirty mine of Article four of said Constitn-
tion.
SEC. 80 The General Assembly shall, as
often As il may think the same proper and
expedient, provided by law for the election
of an additional Judge of the Supreme
Bench of Baltimore City, and whenever pro-
visions is so made by the General Assembly.
there shall lie elected by the voters of said
city another Judge of the Supreme Bench OF
Baltimore City, who shall he subject 10 the
same constitutional provisions, hold his
office for the same term of wears, receive the
same compensation, and have the same
power as are, or shall he provided by the
Constitution. or laws of this State. for the
Judges of said Supreme Bench of Baltimore
City, and the General Assembly may provide
hy laws, or the Supreme Bench by its rules,
for requiring causes in any Of the courts OF
Baltimore city to be tried before the Conri
without Jury, un,css the litigants or some
one of them shall within such reasonable
time or times, rs may he prescribed, elect to
have their causes tried before "A jury. And
the General Assembly may rcapporation,
change or enlarge the jurisdiction OF the
several courts in said city.
SEC. ?. And hc it further enacted. by the
authority aforesaid. That the aforesaid see
tion hereby proposed as an amendment Ia
the Constitution shall be, at the next general
election 10 bc held in this State, submitted 10
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 propos-
ed amendment 10 the Constitution shall he
by ballot there shall he written or printed
the words For the Constitutional Amend
ment" or Against the Constitutional
Amendment, as the voter may elect, and
Immediately after said election due return
shall be made TO the votes for and against
said proposed amendment. as directed hy
said fourteenth Article of the Con stitution.
Approved April 4th, 1892.
We hereby certify that the afoaesoing is
n correct copy of nm Act of the Gcncr Al
Assembly of Maryland. passed January
Sassion. 1892.
W. q. PURNELT..
Secretary of the Senate
CARLTON SHAFER.