Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-08-13
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 al
amendment to the Constitution of tn
State by adding an additional section t.
Article fifteen thereof, to be known a
Section eleven of said Article, which
said bill and amendment arein the word,
following, to wit:
CHAPTER 459.
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 IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY or MARYLAND, three ffths of al.
tbs members Of the House concurriLg) That
the following additional section be and the
same is hereby proposed as an amendment TO
The Constitution Of this State; and il adopted
by the legal ard qualified voters thereof as
herein provided, it shall stand and be known
as Section eleven, OF Article fifteen Of said
Constitution;
H. Appointments in the Civil service of
the State, IN the municipalities and counties
of the State, shall be made according TO merit
and fitness, 10 be ascertained as far as prac-
ticahle by examination, which shall be CON-
petitive except appointments which are sub
ject 10 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
TIE 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 10 the Constitu-
ton shall be BY ballot, upon each ballot
used ct said election shall be printed. after
the lists Of 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 his vot.
is For the Constitutional Amedment,n or
Against the Constitutional Amendment" as
be 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.
Now THEREEoRE, |, LLOYD LowNDEs.
Governor of the State of Maryland, in
pursuance of the provisions Of Section
one of Article fourteen of the Coustitu-
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 NAV
be published then in that newspaper,
and IN three newspapers in the City of
Baltimore, one of which shall be in the
German language, once a 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, eigh-
teen hundred and ninety-seven). at
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 the
State for adoption or rejection.
Given under my
= hand and the Great
mbo j Seal of MARYLAND