The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-10-12
Proclamation bv The Governor
STAFF OF MARYLAND.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

WHEREAS, Section one of Article fourteen
OF the Constitution ofNaryland makes 1t the
duty of the Governor to order the publication
sE certain newspapers to be designated by
him, Of any BILL or bills, pa sed 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-
stitntion, which amendment is Chapter 3l3 of
the Acts Of 1892, and is as follows, to wit:
CHAPTER 1913.
AN ACT to add an additional section to Arti-
Gle four of the Constitution OF this state.
SECTION Be dxnocted by&he General As
senbly Of Mdryl@rd Three -hfths of all the
members of the two houses concurring, thSt
the following section be, and tn same Us
hereby proposed, an amendment to 'file
Constitution ofthis State; and If adoptsd by
the legal an5 qualified voters thereof, as+lerc-
In proVide<, the same shall supcfcaS9 and
stand in tie place Of Section th'rt,'-pine OF
Article fur of said Constitution.
SEC. e.. The General Assembly Shall, as
often IT, it may think the samc,p.oper and
expedi ent, provide by law for tn election Of
an additional Judge of the Sahreme Bench
ofEaltimore city, ana wherever provision
is so made by this General Assembly, there
shall be elected by the votes of said city
another Judge or the Supreme Bench of Bal
timore city WiIt shall be sub,cc to the same
constitutional provisions, bold his office for
the same teTmsf years, receive the same COM
pensation atnt have the spene powers as aye,
or shall be rrt-yided by the Constitution. or
laws of thif State for the Judges of said Su-
preme BeDdh 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 5e tired before the Court without a
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 a jury. And the General
Assembly may reapportion, change or en-
large the,i Jurisdiction of the several courts in
SAID city.
SEC. 2. And be il further cl0ctcd, b1j Ghe at
S5lority QfOresdid That the foregoing section
thereby proposed amendment to the
Constitution shall be, at the next general
election To be held in this State, submitted
to the legal and Qualified vO,ers thereof Tor
their adoption or rejection in pursuance of
the direction contained in Article fourteen. OF
the Constitution of isis State; and at the
said general election the vote IN said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall he by
ballot. and upon each ballot shall be written
or printed the words "For the Constitutional
Amendment Mt" or"Against the Con stitutional
Amendment" 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 the
Constitution.
Approved April 4th, 1892.
> We hereby certify that the afor~soing is a
correct copy OF an Act Of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, passed January Session 1892
w. G. PURTELL,
Secretary Of The senate.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk Ofthe House Of Delegates
Now, therefore. /, Frank Brown, Governor
of Maryland, do hereby order and direct that
the said hereinbefore described bill, or Act OF
the General Assembly. proposing az amend
ment to the Constitution of Maryland. be
pu 1lished 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 election, which will be held on Tues
day, the seventh day of November 1893; at
which said election the proposed amendment
alOI esaid will be submitted 10 the legal and
qualified voters OF Maryland for adoption or
rejection.
Given under my hand
and the Great Seal OF Mary
THE land, at the city of Annap-
..u 49,. oils on the 18th day Of July,
"kEAl ZEAL in the year OF our Lord
or eighteen hundred n d
ninety-three, and ofthe m
MARYLA Nj. dependence Of the United
States, the one hundred
and seventeenth.
FRANK BROWN.
By the Governor,
VIZ. 7. BRATTLY,
Secretary ofBtsAo-