Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-10-15
PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAs at the January session ia
the year eighteen hundred and ninety.
isix Of the General Assembly Of Mary
land a bill was passed proposing an
amendment TO the Constitution Of the
State ny adding an additional section to
Article fifteen thereof. to be known rs
Section eleven Of said Article, which
said bill aud amendment are 10 the werds
following. to wit:
CHAPTER 400
Az 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
SKcrIox 1 BIS IT ENACTED ny rHK GENERAL
ASSEMBLY oF MARYLAND, lthree 6fths Of all
tbs members Of the House concurrilg) That
the following additional section be and the
same is hereby proposed as an amendment 10
the Constitution OF this State; and II adopted
BY the legal ard qualified voters thereof ss
herein provided. IL shall stand and be known
as Section eleven, OF Article fifteen Of said
Constitution:
II. Appointments in the Civil service Of
the State, IN the municipalities and counties
and fitness, TO be asrertained as far as prac-
tieAble BY examination, which shall be com
petitive except appointments which are sub
lect TO confirmation BY the Senate and the
General Assembly shall pass ali such laws as
may be necessary more fully tn carry into
effect the provisions Of this section.
SEcrIos O. AND BIZ 1T FURTHER ESAcrKp ny
rHE AUTHORITY AFORESAID, That the fore.
going section, hereby proposed as an amend
meni TO the Constitution Of this State shall be
at the next general election held 10 this State
submitted TO the legal and qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection, 10
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 Coustiiu-
ton shall be by ballot, upon each ballot
used at said election shall be printed. after
the lists nj candidates the question concern
ing the adoption or rejection Of said proposed
constitutional amendment, so that each voter
at such election can designate thereon in the
manner prescribed by Law, whether bis vote
IS For the Constitutional Amendment" OF
Against the Constitutional Amendment as
be shall elect and Immediately after said
election due return shall be mace to the Gov
ernor Of the State Of the vote tor and against
said proposed amendment, as directed by said
fourteenth article Of the Constitution
Approved, April 4th, 1896.
Now THEREFORE, l, LLOYD LowSDEs
Governor Of the State Of Mary and, in
pursuance Of the provisions Of Section
one of Article fourteen Of the Constitu-
ton Of the State. hereby order and
direct that COPY of said bill proposing
said constitutional amendment be pub
lished in at least two newspapers in each
county, where so many may be publish
ed and where not more than one may
De Published then in that newspaper,
and in three newspapers in the City of
Baltimore, one Of which shall be 10 the
German language, once week for at
least three months preceding the next
ensuing general election, which said |
general election will be held on Tues
day the Second day of November, eigb-
teen hundred and ninety-seveu) at
which election the said proposed amend
ment shall be submitted in the form and |
manner prescribed bv the general As
sembly to the qualified ve,ers Of tie !
State for adoption or rejection.
Given under my /;