Democratic messenger., 1893-08-19
Proclamation BY ythG Governor
STATE OF MARYLAND,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

WHEREAS, Section one OF Article fourteen
of the Constitution of Maryland makes II the
duty OF the Governor TO order the pubiica-
ton in certain newspapers TO be designated
by him, OF any bill. or bills, passed propos-
| ing any amendments to the said Con titution
and
WHEREAS, at the January Session. 1892. of
the General Assembly of Maryland. a bill was
passed proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution, which amendment il Chapter BIB
OF the Acts of 1892. and is as follows. to wit !:
CHAPTER 3i9.
AN ACT to add an additional section to
Article four Of the Constitution of this
State.
sLcrIox /. Be il enacte by the General
Assembly of Maryland. Three-ifths of all
the members of the two houses concurring.
that the following section be. and the same Is
! hereby proposed, as an amendment to the
constitution of this State and II adopted by
| the legal and qualified voters thereof, as
herein rovided. the same shall supercede
and stand In the place of Section thirty
of Article four of said Constitution.
SEC. 80 The General Assembly shall. rs
often as il may think the same proper and
expeiient, provided by law for the election
of an additional Judge of the Supreme
Bench of Baltimore City. and whenever p o.
visions Is so made by the General Assembly,
there shall be elected by the voters of said
city another Judge OF the Supreme Bench of
Baltimore City, who shall be subject to the
same constitutional provisions, hold his
office for the same term of years. receive the
same compensation. and have the same
power as are, or shall be 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
by laws. or the Supreme Bench by it, rules
for requiring causes In any OF the courts OF
Baltimore city to be tried before the Court
without n 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 jury. And
the General Assembly may reapportion,
change or enlarge the jurisdiction OF the
several courts in said city.
SEC. 2. And he it further enacted. by the
| authority aforesaid. That the foregoing see
tion hereby proposed as an amendment TO
| the constitution shall be. at the next general
| election to be held in this State. subm tied TO
the legal and qualified voter thereof for their
adoption or rejection in pursuance of the di-
rection contained in Article fourteen of the
Constitution of this State; and at the said
| general election the vote on said proposed
| amendment to the Constitution shall be by
| ballot, aud upon each ballot there shall be
written or printel the words ''For the Consti-
tutional Amendment or Against the Con-
l
elect. and Immediately after sail election due
return shall be made to the Governor of the
votes for aud against said proposed amend
ment, as directed by said fourteenth Artic'e
of the Constitution.
| Approved April 4th, 1892.
We hereby certify that the aforegoins is a
correct copy OF an Act of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, passed January ssion,
1892,
W. G. PURNELL.
| Secretary of the Senate
| CARLTON SHAFER.
| Chief Clerk OF the House vi Delegates.
| Now. therefore. |. frank Brown. Governor
| of Maryland. do hereby or,.e- and direct that
| the said hereinbeiore described bill, or Act
of the General Assembly. proposing an
amendment to the Constitution OF Maryland.
| be published once a week for at least three
montns in two newspapers published in each
| county in this State. II so many are therein
| publ she'd 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. 1898; at
which said election the proposed amendment
aforesaid will he submitted to the legal and
| qualified voters OF Maryland for adoption or
| rejection.
| Given under my hand an |
| THE the Great Seal of Maryland,
| at the city of Annapolis, Oh
| GREAT SEAL the 10Th day of July. in the
| year of our Lord, eighteen
| or hundred and ninety-three.
| ,,,v, and OF the Independence OF
| the United States, the one
| i----- hundred and seventeenth
| FRANK BROWN.
| Ia. th ha Goyarp1r