The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-08-19
Proclamation

WHEREAS, at the January session
in the year eighteen hundred and
ninety-siX of the General Assembly of
Maryland bill was passed proposing
an amendment to the Constitution of
! the State by adding an additional
section to Article fifteen thereof, to
! be known as Section clever of said
Article, which said bill and amend
ment are in the words following, to-
wit:
CHAPTER $50.
AN ACT to amend the Constitution of The
| State by adding an additional Section to
Article fifteen thereof to be known as Section
eleven ofsaid article.
| SECTION !. Be IT ENACTED RY THE GES-
| ERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND thrcc-1ifthS
! of all The members Of the House coucuringJ
| That the following additional section be. and
! the same hereby is proposed as an amend
ment to the Constitution Of this state; and, if
adopted by the legal and qualified voters
! thereofas herein provided, ii Shall stand and
/ be known as Section eleven OF Article fifteen
ofsa,d Constitution:
II. Appointments in the Civil service oc The
state, in the municipalities ann counties 0f.
the, state, shall be made according To merit
and fitness, 10 be aSccrtained as lHras pTttc-
ticdblC 10y examination. which SHAH be COM
peiltlNe. except appointments which are sub
jtct To confirmation 10y the senate az, IN.
General Assembly Su"ll pass all such laH= les
may be necessary more fuzzy TO carry into
effect the provisions Of this section.
SECTION ?. 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 next general election held in
this STATE. submitted to the legal ard quail
fed voters thereof for their adoption or rejec-
ton. in pur> uance 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 Con-
stitution shall be by ballot, and upon each
ballot used at Said.ciection shall b. pgiUt,G
after the lists of candidates, the question con-
corning the adoption or rejection Of said pro-
posed constitutional amendment, SO that
each voter at such election ctn. dcsi2m#te
thereon in the manner prescribed by law
whether his vote is For the Constitutional
Amendment" Against the Constitutional
Amendment, as he shall elect and in.me-
diateiy after said election due return shall be
made to the Governor Of the state OF the VOC
for ana against said proposed amendment, as
directed by sal fourtecnth article o: the Con-
situtiOn.
Approved April 18th, 1885.
Now THEREFORE, |, LLOYD
EOWNDEs, Governor of the State of
Maryland, in pursuance of the provi-
sions Of Section one of Article four
teen of the Constitution of the State.
do hereby order and direct that a
copy Of said bill proposing said con
stitutiOnal amendment be published
in at least two newspapers in each
county, where SO many may be pub
lished, and where not more than one
may be published, then in that news
paper, and in three newspapers in the
city Of Baltimore, one of which shall
be i'll the German language, once a
week for at least three months pre-
ceding the next ensuing general elec-
ton (Which said general election Will
be held on Tuesday, the Second day
of November, eighteen hundred and
ninety-sevenD, at which election the
said proposed amendment shall De
submitted, in the form and manner
prescribed by the General Assembly.
to the qualified voters of the State for
adoption or rejection.