The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-10-27
SuErrrr.s ElEcr1oS Nor1cr.


Notice Is hereby given to the Judges OF
Election and to the Qualified Voters of Prince
Georges county, that ali elect ion will be held
IN the several Election districts of
Prince Georges county, at the usual faces
of holding elections, on,
The first Tuesday after the first Mon
day, of November, 1898, it be-
ing the 9TH Of said month
For the purpose of electing
One person for Comptroller of the Treasury
of the State of Mary land.
One person 10 represent Prince Georges
county in the Senate of Maryland.
Three persons TO represent Prince Georges
county in the House of Delegates of Mary
land.
Two persons ~ be County Commissioners
of Prince Georges county,
One Person to be Sheriff of Prince Georges
county.
One person to be County Surveyor of Prince
Georges cOunty.
Voters will also cast their ballots '.for' or
against" the following Constitutional Amend
ment, IN accordance with the following Act
of the General Assembly, passed at the JArua-
ry Session, 1892, for amending the Constitll-
lion of the Sale:
CHAPTER 3l3.
AN ACT 10 add an additional section to Ar
tce four of the Constitution Of this State
SECTION |. BE ii enacted Jy the Gene al
assembly Of Maryland Three fiflhs of all tie
members OF the two houses cnncurring, thai
the following section he, and The same is here
by proposed. rs au amendment To the Con>I
tuition of this State; and il adopted by The It.
gal and qualified voters thereof, as herein pro
vided, the same shall supercede and stand in
the place Of SrcI ion thirty-nine of Article four
of said Constitution.
SEC. 80 The General Assembly shall, as
often as it ma think tie same proper and tX-
pedirnt, provided by law for the election Of
an additional Judge of the S prem. Ben.h o:
Baltimore city, ard whenever provision 8 Sc
made by The Grmr raj A.. emb y, there shall be
elected 10y the voters of said city another Judge
of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore citg, he
made be subject to the same coIstitutioIa'pro
ections, hold his office for the same term OF
ears, receive the same compensation, and
ave the sam, powers az a re. or shall be pro-
id-d by the Constitution, or laws OF this Slate
for the Judges of said Supreme Benehof Bal
timOre city. and The General Assembly may
provide bylaws, or the Supreme Bench bv It's
| rules, for rquiri' causes in any OF the courts
of Baltimore city to be tried before the Court
without a jury, unless the liliganls or some
one of them shall within such reasonable time
their causes tried before a jury. And the
General Assembly may reapportion, change
or enlarge the jurisdiction Of the several courts
III said city.
Sec. 3 And be it further enacted, by tn
authority aforesaid. That the foregoing sec
ton hereby proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution shall be, at the ne xt general cleo
ton to be held in this State, submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof for thelT
adoption or rejection in pursuance OF the dlrec
ton contained in Article fourteen OF the Con
stiiution of this State and at the said general
election the vote on said proposed amendment
TO the Constitution shall be ballot, and
upon each ballot there shall be written OF
printed the words "For the Constitutional
Amendment as the voter may elect, and i'm
mediateIl after said election due return shall
be made to the Governor OF the votes Tor and
against said prop ,sed amendment, as directed
by said four eenth Article Of the Constitution.
Approved April 4th, 1882
The Polls for said election will be opened
at a. IN. and close at 6 p m, when the bal
lots shall be publicly counled.
The returning Judges are required and d.
rected to make their returns on the seconi
day (Thnrsday) following the election. to the
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Prince George
county.
Notice to Hotel Keepers and all 9th
ers who Deal in Liquors
For the information of all persons concerned,
the following Act Of Legislature, passed March
oath, 1868, is published:
CHAPTER 191.
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE SALE OF SPIR
ITUOUS OR FERMENTED LIQUORS IN THE
SEVERAL COUNTIES OF THE STATE ON
THE DAY OF ELECTION.
SEC /. BE it enacted by the General As-
&pmbly Of Mdrgland That it shall not be law
full for the keeper of any hotel, tavern, store,
drinking establishment, or any o'her place
where liquors are sold, or for any person OF
persons, directly or indirectly, to sell barter,
give. or dispose If any spirituous or ferrnent
ted liquors, ale, beer, or Intoxicating drinks OF
any kind. on the days of election hereaf er to
be held in the several counties of the State.
SEC. 3 and be it enacted, That any per-
son violating the provisions of this Act shall
be liable to Indictment by the Grand jury OF
tho county where the offence is commit ed
and shall, upon conviction before any Judge
of any of the Circuit Courts of this State, be
fined a sum not less than fifty Collars nor more
than one hundred dollars for each and every
otleuse-one half the fine shall be paid to The
informel, the other half to the County Com
missioners. for the use of public roads.
betting Oh ElectlOns.
The attention Of all persons is particularly
called to the following sections Of Article 35,
Code of Public General Laws:
46. No person shall make any bet or wag
err on the results of any election to take plac
in this State.
II. Any person offending against the last
preceding section shall be liable to indictment
in the Circuit Courts if the offence be commit
ted in any county, or in the Criminal Court
of Baltimore, if the offence be committed in
Baltimore; and on conviction, shall be fined
not less than fifty nor more than five hundred
dollars, to be paid to the State for the use of
the School Fund.
As. Every deposit of money in any part
of the State as a wager or bet upon elections
IN this State or elsewhere shall be forfeited
and paid over to the County Commissioners
of the county; and ifdeposited in the city Of
Baltimore, to the Mayor and City Council.
II. b MIDDLETON
Sheriff of P, &. Go