Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-10-15
PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS a, the January session IN
the year eighteen hundred and ninety
Isix Of the General Assembly Of Mary
land bill was passed proposing an
amendment to the Constitution Of the
State by adding an additional section to
Article ifte n thereof to be known as
Section eleven Of said Article. which
said bill aud amendment are 10 the words
following. to wit:
CHAPTER 45s
AN icr 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.
SEcTtox /. BIZ IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY or MARYLAND, three 6fths OF all
the members Of the House concnrrire), That
the following additional section be and The
same is hereby proposed as an amendment 10
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:
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, 10 oe aseeriained as far as prac-
tieable BY examination, which shall be com
petitive except appointments which are sub
iect to confirmation by the Senate, and the
General Assembly shall pass ali such laws as
may be necessary more fully Ia carry into
effect the provisions of this section.
SECTION 2. AND Be 1T FURTHER ENACTED ny
THE 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 ia |
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 at said election shall be printed after |
the lists nf candidates, the question concern |
ing the adoption or rejection of said proposed |
constitutional amendment, so that each voter
at such electicn can designate thereon in the
manner prescribed by Law, whether bis VOTE /
Is For the Constitutional Amedmentn 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 tor and against
said proposed amendment, as directed BY said
fourteenth article Of the Constitution
Approved, April 4th, 1896.
Now THEREFORE, l, LLOYD LowSDRs
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 10 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 10 the
German language, once a week for at
least three months preceding the next
ensuing general ele,tion, which said
general election will be held on Tues.
day the Second day Of November. eigb-
teen huudre1 anu ninety-seyeuJ 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
= Rbo + Seal of Maryland.
- luz y Done at the CITY Of
&Great Sp9l* Annanol;s On III Srs,