Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-08-06
PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS at the January session il
the year eighteen hundred and ninety
six Of the General Assembly Of Mary
land bill was passed proposing an
amendment to the Constitution Of the
State by adding an additional section to
Article fiften thereof, to be known as
Section eleven Of said Article, which
said bill and amendment are in the words
following to wit:
CHAPTER $50.
An ACT to amend the Constitution Of the
State by adding an additional Section to
Article fifteen thereof to be known as Section
eleven Of Said Article.
SECTION |. Be 1T ENACTED BY THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, three fifths Of al!
tbs members OF the House concurriug), That
the following additional section be and the
same is hereby proposed as an amendment 10
the Constitution Of this State; and if adopted
by the legal ard qualified voters thereof as
herein provided, it shall stand and be known
as Section clever, OF Article fifteen Of said
Constitution:
IL. Appointments in the Civil service of
the State, IN the municipalities and counties
and fitness, to be aseertained as far as prac-
ucable by examination, which shall be COM
pehtive except appointments which are sub |
ject TO confirmation by the Senate, and the |
General Assembly shall pass all such laws as |
may be necessary more fully IN carry into /
effect the provisions Of this section.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED BY |
THE AUTHORITY AFORESAID, That the fore
going section, hereby proposed as an amend
ment TO the Constitution Of this State shall be
at the next general election held in this State
submitted to the legal and qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection, in
pursuance OF the directions contained in
Article fourteen OF the Constitution of this
State and at the said general election the vote
on said proposed amendment to the Constitu-
ton shall be by ballot, upon each ballot
used at said election shall be printed. after
The lists Of candidates, the question concern
ng the adoption or rejection Of said proposed
constitutional amendment so that each voter
It such election can designate thereon in the
manner prescribed by law, whether bis vote
s "For the Constitutional Amedment,n or
Against the Constitutional Amendment as
lie shall elect and Immediately after said I
lection due return shall be made to the Gov
rnor of the State of the vote for and against |
aid proposed amendment, as directed by said I
ourteenth article of the Constitution
Approved, April 4th, 1896.
Now THEREFORE, l, LLOYD LowNDEs,
Governor of the State of Maryland, in
pursuance of the provisions Of Section
ne of Article fourteen of the Constitu- n
ion of the State. hereby order and
irect that copy of said bill proposing
aid constitutional amendment be pub
shed in at least two newspapers in each A
ounty, where so many may be publish
d and where not more than one NAV
e published then in that newspaper,
nd In three newspapers in the City of
BALTIMORE, one of which shall be in the 9
ferman language, once week for at
last three months preceding the next g
nsuing general election, (Which said u
eneral election will be held on Tues
ay the Second day of November, eigh-
zen hundred and ninety at
hich election the said proposed amend
tent shall be submitted in the form and
tanner prescribed by the general As
'mbly to the qualified voters of the
tate for adoption or rejection.
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