The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-10-30
ELECTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to the qualified voters
of Carroll county, that an election will be held
in the several Election Districts of Carroll
county, on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in the month of November. 1897,
being the End day of said month of Novem-
Der, 1897, at the following places in said
Election Districts, to-wit:
District No. l., in the Office of A. F. 0rn-
dorff, in the town of Taneytown.
District No. 2, in the room owned by Dr.
Kemp, in the town of Uniontown.
District No. 8, in the basement of o. A.
Haines' store, at Silver Run.
District No. 4, at the residence of Dennis
Green. at Sandyville.
District No. 5-1st Precinct, in the base
ment of Samuel Little's residence, in Elders
burg.
District No. 5-2nd Precinct, in the resi-
dence of James Francis, at Berret P. o.
District No. 6, at the store room adjoining
town of Manchester.
District No. list Precinct, in the room
adjoining the residence of G. W. Crapster, on
Main street in the City of Westminster.
District No. 7-2ud Precinct, at the vacant
storeroom adjoining W. T Wilson's store, on
Main stree, in the Civ of Westminster.
District No s, in the Enterprise office, in
the town OF Hampstead.
DistrlcJ No. 9, al the vacant storeroom of
John T. Ingles, at TayIorsville.
District No. 10, at the room Of Mrs. Emma
G. Lynn, at Middebprg.
District No. IL, in the room of Jacob
Frounfelter, in New Windsor.
District No. u, in the room of John w.
Diehl, Union Bridge, on Elder street, near
Main.
District No. 19, in Mrs. Lucinda B. Ebert s
empty storeroom, opposite Shriyer's Black
smith shop. on the Main street, in the town
of Mt. Airy.
For the purpose of electing
One Person to be Comptroller of the Treas
ury of the State of Maryland.
One Person to be Clerk of the Court of APP
peals OF the State of Maryland.
One Person to be Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Carroll county.
One Person to be Register of Wills of Car
roll county.
One Person to be Treasurer of Carroll coun-
ty and Clerk 10 the County Commissioners,
One Person to be Sheriff OF Carroll county
Ore Person to be County Commissioner of
Carroll county.
Four Persons to represent Carroll county
in the House of Delegates of the State Of
Maryland,
One Person to be County Surveyor of Car
roll county.
The voters are also notified that the follow
ing Amendment to the Constitution of the
State of Maryland will be submitted for their
ratification or rejection, at the said election:
CHAPTER 459.
AN ACT to amend the Constitution of the
State by adding an additional Section to Ar
ticle fifteen thereof, to be known as Section
eleven of said Article.
SECTION l. Be IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, (three fifths of all
the members fthe House concurring, That
the following additional section be, and the
same hereby is, proposed as an amendment
to the Constitution of this State; and, 1t
adopted by the legal and qualified voters
thereof as herein provided, it shall stand and
be known as Section eleven. of Article fifteen
of said Constitution
IL. Appointments in the Civil service of
the State, in the municipalities and counties
of the State, shall be made according to merit
and fitness, to be ascertained as far as practi-
cable by examination, which shall be COM
petitive, 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 to carry into
effect the provisions of this section.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED
BY THE AUTHORITY AFORESAID, That the
foregoing section, hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of this State
shall be, at the neXtgeneral election held in
this State, submitted to the legal aad 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, and upon each ballot
used at said election shall be printed, after the
lists of candidates, the question concerning
| 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 his vote
| is "For the Constitutional Amendment, 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 for and against
said proposed amendment, as directed by said
/ fourteenth article of the Constitution.
Approved, April 4th, 1896.
And further that there will be printed on
the official ballot the words:
For the Constitutional Amendment
Against the Constitutional Amendment
The polls will be opened at 8 0 clock A.
| NJ. and closed at o. clock, P. NJ.
The Returning Judges are required and di-
| rected to make their returns on the second day
Thursday following the election, as provid
ed by the Act of 1896, Chapter 202, Sections
| GS, SO and 20.
| HOWARD F. SCHAEFFER,
! President
CHARLES H. SAPP,
! CHARLES V. WANTZ,
Board of Supervisors of Elections for Carol
County.