Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-10-21
PROCLAMATIO ON.

WHEREAS NJ the january session in
the year eighteen hundred and ninety
six OF the General Assembly OF hary-
land q bill was passed proposing an
amendment to the Constitution Of the
State by adding an additional sect5on To
Article fifteen thereof, to he kne wn as
Section eleven of said Article which
said bill and amendment are I'M thecwords
following, TO wit:
CHAPTER 400.
AN AcT TO amend the Constitut ION Of
the State by adding an additional Sec.
ton TO article fifteen thereOf,to he.znown
as Section eleven OF said Article
SECTION 1. BE 1T ENACTED az THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY or MAEYLANp.
three nfths OF all the meinbers of the
House concurring), That the following
additional section be, and the saele here
by Is, proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution of this State; and, II adopt
ed by the legal and qualified voters
thereof as herein provided. il stall stand
and be known as Section eieveI, of Ar
ticie fifteen of said Consultation:
II. Appointments in the Cij5l service
OF the State, In the municipal Sites and
counties of the State, shall be made ac-
tanned as far as practicable bySexamina-
ton, which shall be cornpetitise. except
appointments which arc subject TO con
firmation by the Senate, and t;,e General
Assembly shall pass all such Aws as NAV
De necessary more fully TO- CARRY into eli
feet the provisions of this se1ion.
SECTION 2. AND BE nj FURTHER
ENACTED BY THE AUTHORITY AFoRE-
SAID, That the foregoing section, here
Dy proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution of this State shall be. AT the
next general election held in this State,
submitted to the legal aud Qualified yo-
tiers thereof for their adOptisn or reject
ion, in pursuance of the objections con
tanned in Article fourteen IF the Con-
stitution of this State andA at the said
general election the vote on said promo
sed amendment to the ConAtitution shall
be by ballot, and upon eack ballot used
at said election shall be printed, after
the list of candidates, the Question con
corning the adoption CIR REJECTION of said
proposed constitutional Amendment. so
that each voter at such el3:tion can de-
signate thereon in the maiter prescribed
by law, whether his yose is "Fof the
constitutional Amendmeat," or 'Agains.
me constitutional Amendment" as he
SACNts anu tIifHA.uiftGlN after EIlu
election due return shall BE made To the
Governor of the State Of HE vote for and
against said proposed AMENDMENT, as di-
rected by said fourteenth article of the
Constitution.
Approved, April 4, Iaat
Now THEREFORE,. LIoYD LowsDFs
Governor of the Stated MARYLAND. in
pursuance of the provHsious OF Section
one of Article fourteenth she Constitu-
ton of the State, do 1reDy order and
ui.sc' tnat copy OF sag blu proposing
s: a,u constitutional ainfndment be pub
.ioncu IN ~ ieast Two neg spapers in each
Ss.un.y' where SO niaisy may be pub
Isu, anu Wnere nots more than one
may oe pupiished, theat IN that newspa-
PET ana IN three newspapers In the City
"a baltimore, one of ghich shall be in
the German Language Ionce a week for
at least three nionths pt.ceding the next
ensuing general eiecfios. which said gen
erai election will be seld on TUESDAY.
the Second day OF NoEember. eighteen
hundred and ninety tyenl. az which
election the said pru.sbsed amendment
shall be submitted, in HE form and man
ner prescribed by the fIneral Assembly
TO the qualified v0ter3 of the State for
adoption or rejection. 1
xxza. f.sven under my
:, han5 and the Great
Inc Seal tf Maryland.
.Cyeat csaI- DSne at the City of
viva. Sooi Annbolis on the first
Oh day ii July in the year
maryland q o Fl Lo ond eighteen Eighteen
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LLOYD LoWFDEs.
Govef.sor of Maryland.
By order of the Govesnor: