Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-11-05
PROCLAMATION.

the year eighteen hundred and ninety
six Of the General Assembly Of MARY
land bill was passed proposing Al
amendment to the Constitution Of IN,
State BY adding an additional section 1,
Article fifteen thereof. to be known a,
Section eleven Of said Article. which
said bill aud amendment are in the word
following. to wit:
CHAPTER 400.
AN Acr to amend the Constitution OF Inc
State BY adding an additional Section "a
Article fifteen thereof TO be known as Section
eleven Of Said Article.
SECTION l. BIZ IT ENACTED By the Ggxra.t
AssnMnLy OF MARYLAND, three ffths OF All
The members OF the House concurfilgl, Thai
the following additional section be and the
same is hereby proposed As an amendment @
the Constitution OF this State; and if adopted
BY the legal ard qualified voters thereof az
herein provided, II 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
Of the State shall be made according 70 merit
and fitness, to be asrertained as far as prac-
tieable by examination, which shall DC com
pentive except appointments which are sub
iect to confirmation by the Senate, and The
General Assembly shall pass all such laws as
may be Necessary more fully tn carry into
effect the provisions Of this section.
SKcrioS 2. AND BIZ IT FuRrHER ESAerrn nv
tins AUTHORITY AFORESAID, That the fore.
going section, hereby proposed as an amend.
ment TO the Constitution Of this State shall be
a. tic aex; general election beid in 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 Consiitu-
ton shall be by ballot, upon each ballot
used n said election shall be printed, after
the lists nj candidates the question concern
ing the adoption or rejection or said proposed
constitutional amendment 50 that each voter
at such election can designate thereon in the
manner prescribed by Law, whether bis vol,
IS For the Constitutional Anedmentn or
Against the Constitutional Amendment as
he shall elect and Immediately after said
election due return shall be made to the Gov
ernor Of the State Of the vote tor and againsl
said proposed amendment, as directed BY said
fourteenth article Of the Constitution
Approved, april 4th, 1896.
Now THERrEoRE. l, LLOYD LowxDEs.
Governor of the State of Maryland. in
pursuance Of the provisions of Section
one Of Article fourteen of the CoDstitu.
ton Of the State. hereby order and
direc; that copy Of said bill proposing
said constitutional amendment Be pub.
lisbed in at least two newspapers in each
county, where SO many may be publish
ed and where not more than one may
DC published then il that newspaper,
and in three newspapers in the City Of
Baltimore, one Of which shall be 10 the
German language, once a week for at
least three months preceding the next
ensuing general elestion. whish said
general election will be held on Tues.
day the Second day of November. eigh
teen hundred and ninety seven) al
which election the said proposed amend
ment shall be submitted in the form and
manner prescribed by the general As
sembly to the qualified voters of tb,
State for adoption or rejection.