Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-09-21
Proclamation BY the Governor.
STATE or MARYLAND,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMExi


WHEREAS, Section one Of Article four
teen Of the Constitution Of Maryland makes
il the duty of the Governor To order the
publication in certain newspapers 30 be
designated by him of any bill, OF bills,
passed proposing any amendments 90 the
said Constitution; aud
WHEREAS. al the January Session, is92,
Of the General Assembly Of Maryland. a
bill was passed proposing an amendment
to the Constitution, which amendment ID
Chapter 3l3 Of the Acts og 1892, and il as
follows, 10 wit:
CHAPTER si3.
AN ACTt TO add an additional section %
Article four Of the Constitution of this
State.
SECTION /. BE q enacted ky sss Geasral
assembly Of Maryland, Three-fifths Of all
the members of the two houses concurring,
that the following section be, and the same
Is hereby proposed, as an amendment %
the Constitution of this State; and If ADOPT
ed by the legal and qualified voters thereof
as herein provided, the same shall super
cede and stand in the place of Section
thirty nine Of Article four Of said Consiiiu-
ton.
SEC. 30. The General Assembly shall,
as often as il may think the same proper
and expedient, provide by law for the elec
ton OF an additional Judge Of the Su-
preme Bench OF Baltimore city, and when
ever provision Is SO made by the General
Assembly, there shall be elected by the vo-
ters OF said city another Judge OF the Su-
preme Bench of Baltimore city, who shall
be subject % 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
provided by the Constitution, or laws of
this State, for the Judges Of said Supreme
Bench Of Baltimore city, ana the General
Assembly may provide by laws, or the SUI
preme Bench by its rules, for requiring
causes in any of the courts of Baltimore
city 10 be tried before the Court without a
jury, unless the litigants or some of them
shall within such reasonable time or times,
as may be prescribed, elect To have their
causes tried before jury. And the Gen
eral Assembly may reapportiOn, change or
enlarge the jurisdiction of the several
courts in said city.
S1S' =. anu W u fNTLttF citncteu, on IIt6
authority aforesaid, That the foregoing Sec
ton hereby proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution, shall be, at the next gen.
eral election 10 be held in this State, sub.
mitted 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
yo.e on said proposed amendment TO the
Constitution shall be by ballot, and upon
each ballot there shall be written or print
ed the words "For the Constitutional
Amendment" or against the Constitu-
tional Amendment" as the voter may
elect, and Immediately after said election
due return shall be made to the Governor
OF the votes TOR and against said proposed
Amendment, as directed by said fourteenth
Article of the Constitution.
Approved, April 4, 1892
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is
correct copy of an Act Of the General
Assembly OF Maryland, passed January
Session, 1892
w G. PURNELT.,
Secretary of the Senate.