The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-09-28
Proclamation BY The Governor.
STATE OF MARYLAND.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

" hETNEAo, fcCC'loH Olie vi lVuIIcCn
of the Constitution of Maryland makes 1t the
duty of the Governor to order the publication
in certain newspapers to be designated by
him, Of any bill, or bills, passed 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-
stitution. which amendment is Chapter 3lS OF
the Acts OF 1892, and is as follows, to wit:
CHAPTER 3l3.
AN ACT to add an additional section to Arti-
Gle four of the Constitution of this State.
SECTION Be ii enacted By the General A.
sen,bly Of Maryland, Three -fifths of all the
members of the two houses concurrng, that
the following section be, and tn same is
hereby proposed, as an amendment to the
Constitution ofthis State; and II adopted by
the legal and qualified voters thereof, as here
in provided. the same shall supercede and
stand in the place Of Section thirty-nine of
Article four of said Constitution.
SEC. 80. The General Assembly shall. az
often as it may think the same proper and
expedient, provide by law for thu election of
an additional Judge of the Supreme Bench
OF Baltimore city, ana whenever provision
is so made by the General Assembly. there
Sh"ii pC citCicu ny lnt voters Oh Sal0 CITY
another Judge of the Supreme Bench of Bal
tlmore city, who shall be subject 10 the same
constitutional provisions. hold his office for
the same term OF years. receive the same COM
pensation, and have the same powers as aIe,
or shall be provided by the Constitution, or
laws OF this State for the Judges of said Su.
preme Bench OF Baltimore city, and the Gen.
eraI Assembly may provide by laws or the
supreme 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 litgants or some one of them
shalt 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 jurisdiction of the several courts in
SAID city.
SEC. 2 And be IL further enacted by the au-
ho'1ty aforesaid, That the foregoing section
hereby proposeu as an amendment to the
Constitution Shall be, at the next general
election To be held in this Estate, submitted
to the legal and qualified voters thereof Tor
thelr adoption or rejection in pursuance of
the direction contained Ia Article fourteen of
the Constitution OF tiis State; and at the
said general election the vote IN said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall be bv
ballot. and upon each ballot shall be written
or printed the words '''For the Constitutional
Amendment" ORA gainst the institutional
Amendment" as the voter may elect. and
Immediately alter 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 4th. ls!I2
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is a
correct copy OF an Act OF the General Assem-.
bly, Of Maryland passed January Session. 1892.
W. g. PURNELL,
Secretary OF the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chlef Clerk OF the House of Delegates.
Now. therefore, /, Frank Brown, Governor
OF Maryland, do hereby order and direct that
the Said hereinbelOrc described b1ll. or Act of
the HeheIal Assembly. proposing AN amend
Ihcht 10 the Constitution of Maryland. be
Pu IIsheu once week for at least three
'hoH'hS IN Two newspapers published in each
count! III Inc Stale, if so many are therein
Pu"Iishei' ana la three .newsp papers in the
CITY Oh baltimore, Lei1rc the next ensuing
general election, which will be held on Tues-
uay' the seventh day OF November. 1893: at
men sald election the proposed amendment
''o' esI'iu VIII bcsu' miitcd TO the legal and
qua'iheu voters OF Maryland for adoption or
rel ection.
C Given under my hand
| THE and the Great Seal OF Mary
| lard. III The city OF Annap-
| GREAT sE.t Olson he 18th day of July
| IN The Year OF our Lord
/ OF eighteen hundred and
| hinctS-three, and Of the In
! MARYLAND. ! dependence OF the United
@---- states, the one hundred
and seventeenth.
FRANK BROWN.
b the GovsrAer,