Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-10-20
Proclamation By the Governor.

CtTATE OF MARYLAND, -s4-sa
- f ExEeuTivs DEPARTMENT.
Whereas, Section one OF Article fourteen OF
the Constitution Of MARYLAND i.akes IL the du.
" OF the Governor to order the publication ia
certain newspapers to be designated by him,
Of sny bill, or hills, passed proposing an
amendments TO the said COn,tiiu:ion. and
Whereas, At the January Session, 1892 Of
the General Assembly Of Maryland, a bill va,
passed proposing al amendment to The Con-
siituiion, hich amendment is Chapter 3l3 OF
the Acts Of 1892 and is "a follows, TO wit:
I, CHAPTER 3l3.
AN ACT to add an additional section to Ar
ticle fonrof the Constitution OF this State
! Sector. | Be II enacted b. the General A.
sfmblg cf Mrruicnd, Three ifths Of all the
members OF thrtwo houses concurTing that the
l6lloWihs ssetob Ne. and the same IS hereby
r,tposed. rs IN amendment TO the CvESlitn-
i'm Of this Stsis ard n adopted by the legal
srid qualified voters hrrtut rs herein pro,id-
ed, the $, the sha'L srperctde nrd s'ani in tbe
place Of Sector lh,rty-nine OF Atticle four Of
said Constitution
Sec 80 The General Assembly shall as Of
ten rs il NAV Link the sane IJcpor and ex-
prdieni, provide By law for ,heelectlon OF an
additional Judge OF the Slpreme Bench OF Bal
timore ic.tv, and wheuevtr provision IS go
made by the General Assemble, there shall be
elected by the voters Of said ciiS another Judge
of the Supreme Bench Of Baltimore citt, who
shall he subject TO the same constitutional
provisions, hOl ! his " &c for the same term Of
years receive the same compensation, and have
the same powers as are, or shall he provided
by the Constitution or laws OF this State, Tor
the Judges Of said Supreme Bench Of Balti-
more city, and the General Assembly may
provide by laws, or the Supreme Bench by its
rules, for requiring causes iuany Of the courts
OF Baltimore city TO he tried before the court
without ju 8, unless the liiiganu or some
one OF them shall within such reasonable lime
or times, as may be prescribed. electto have
their causes tried beforeh jury, and the Cen
eral Assembly may re-arportion, change or en-
large the jurlsdivuon Of the several courts in
said City.
Sec, 2. And be 1t further enacted, ty lie. az
hority qfor&qid, That the foregoing se,tion
hereby proposed as an amendment 70 the Con
stitntiOn shall he, at the next general eiertiun
TO be held in this State, submitted 20 the lie
gal and qualified voters thertoffor their adop-
ton or rejection in pursuance OF the direction
contlined 10 Article fourteen of the Consiitu-
ton Of tbs State; and ut the said general elec-
ton the vote on said proposed amendment to
the Constitution shall be by bollot, ahd upon
each ballot there shall be written 9r priniei
the words "For the Constitutional .m.nt
ment. or against the Cons,itnIjuai ! a. nj
mem" as the voter may elect and immef
stely- after said election due return shall o..
made to the Governor of the amendment, as
directed by said fourteenth Article Of tue
Approved April 4th, 1892.
We hEehy eetIfs thai the aforernino il a
correct copy OF an Act Of tue General Assem-
bly, OF Mary Wand, passed January Session, 1892
W. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of Senate.