Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-09-10
PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS al the Januury session l.
the year eighteen hundred aud 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 fifte,n thereof to be known a.
Section eleven Of said Article, which
said bill and amendment are IN the word
following to wit;
CHAPTER 400
Az ACT to amend the Constitution OF tho
State by adding an additional Section to
Article fifteen thereof 10 be known as Section
eleven Of Said Article.
SECTION l. BIZ IT ENAcrED IN rms GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, three ffths Of al
the members OF the House c0ncurrLgl 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
RS Section eleven, Of Article fifteen Of said
Constitution:
il. Appointments in the Civil service OF
the State, IN the municipalities and counties
and fitness, to be asrertained as far as prac-
ticable by examination, which shall he com
peutive except appointments which are sub
Jet 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 ?. AND sis IT. FUHrHEl ENACTED aY
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 10 this State
submitted to The legal and qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection, ia
pursuance OF the directions contained ia
Article fourteen OF the Constitution Of this
State and at the said general election lie vote
on said proposed amendment 70 the Consti.u-
ton shall be by ballot, upon each ballot
used at said election shall be printed after
the lists Of candidates, the question concern
ing the adoption or rejection of said proposed
constitutional amendment, 80 thar each votce
at such election can designate thereon III the
manner prescribed by law, whether his vote
is For the Constitutional Amedment OF
Against the Constitutional Amendment MS
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
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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 a 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 10 the
German language, once week for at
least three months preceding the next
ensuing general ele3tion, (Which said
general election will be held on Tues
day the Second day Of November, eicL-
teen hundred and ninety-sevenJ 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 OF rejection