Democratic messenger., 1893-09-30
Proclamation by the Governor.
STATE OF MARYLAND,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.


Of the Constitution of Maryland makes j:
the duty of the Governor to order the puhli-
cation in certain newspapers to be designa-
ted by him, Of any bill. or bills, passed
proposing any amendments to the said
Constitution AID
WHEREAS, at the January Session. 1892.
Of the General Assembly of Maryland, a
ill WAS passed proposing an amendment 10
the Constitution. which amendment is Chap
ter 3l3 of the Acts Of 1892, and is rs follows
10 wit
CHAPTER 3l3.
AN ACT to add an additional section to
Article four Of the Constitution of this
State.
SECTION |. BE il enacted by the General
Assembly If Maryland. Three -iifths 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 Constitution of the State /; and if
adopted by the legal and qualified voters
thereof, rs herein provided, the same shall
supercede and stand in the place of Section
;hirty-nine OF Article four of said Constitu-
tion.
SEC. 80 The General Assembly shall. as
often as il may think the same proper and
expedicnt, 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 he elected by the voters of said
city another Judge of the Supreme Bench of
Baltimore City, who shall lie subject to the
same constitutional provisions, hold his
Office for the same term of years, receive the
same compensation, and have the same
power rs 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 Court
without jury. unless 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 citr.
SEC. p And he it further enacted. hy the
authority aforesaid. That the aforesaid Sec
ton hereby proposed as an amendment tn
the Constitution shall he. at the next general
election to be held in this State, submitted t.
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 aud at the
said general election the vote on said propos-
ed amendment To the Constitution shall be
by ballot there shall be written or printed
the word. ''For the Constitutional Amend
ment' or against the Constitutional
Amendment, MS the voter may elect, and
Immediately after said election due return
shall be made 10 the votes for and against
said proposed amendment. rs directed by
said fourteenth Article of the Constitution
Approved April 4th, 1892.
We hereby certify that the afoaegoing is
correct copy of an Act Of the General
Assembly Of Maryland, passed January
Sassion, 1892
w. G. PURNELL.
Secretary of the Senate
CARLTON SHAFER,