Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-10-01
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WHEREAS at the January session in
-. The year eighteen hundred and ninety
sl& OF the General Assembly Of Mary
land a bill was passed proposing an
Is amendment to the Constitution Of the
state by adding an additional section TO
Al Article fifteen thereof, to be known as
Section eleven Of said Article. which
sad bill aud amendment are in the words
following, to wit:
CHAPTER 1862
An h'r to amend the Constitution Of the
w State by adding an additional Section TO
an, Atuele fifteen thereof to be known as Section
~ eleven Of Said Article
= SECTION l. BE IT ENACTED By THE GENERAL
IN ASSEMBLY % MARYLAND, (three ffths Of all
~ lhs members OF the House concurriLg), That
~ the following additional section be and the
nelsame is hereby proposed as an amendment 10
q TOE Constitution Of this State; and If adopted
,ri BY the legal ard qualified voters thereof as
Il, hereln 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, 10 the municipalities and counties
=.
aUand fitness, TO be aseertained as far as prac-
pm tcabe by examination, which shall be COM
,vtpeuuve except appointments which are suit
ahlect to confirmation by the Senate, and the
oGenera Assembly shall pass all such laws as
may be necessary more fully tu carry into
0fiieci the provisions Of this section.
N SECTION 2. AND BIS IT FURTHER ENACTED By
y rnE AUTHORITY AFORESAID, That the fore
IsgoIng section, hereby proposed as an amend
fnent to the Constitution Of this State shall be
reii the next general election held in this STATE
= submitted to the legal aud qualified voters
Thereof for their adoption or rejection in
pursuance of the directions contained in
Article fourteen of the Constitution of this
Estate and at the said general election the vote
|npn said proposed amendment to the Constitu-
lion shall be by ballot, upon each ballot
used ut said election shall be printed. after
.,he lists of candidates, the question concern
= ng the adoption or rejection Of said proposed
constitutional amendment, so that each voter
M such election can designate thereon in the
.inanner prescribed by law, whether his vote
w For the Constitutional Amedment," or
4 Against the Constitutional Amendment as
Ne shall elect and Immediately after said
Election due return shall be made to the Gov
trnor 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, |, LLOYD LowNDEs,
Governor of the State of Maryland, 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
be published then in that newspaper,
and in three newspapers in the City of
Baltimore, one of which shall be in the
German language, cnce 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
M 4 y = hand and the Great
mho Seal of MARYLAND.