Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-10-14

WuEKEAs at the JanuarT session in
the year eighteen hundred and ninety.
six or the General Assembly Of Mar
land 4 bill was passed. pfeposing IN
amendment 10 the Constitution Of The
state by adding m additional section u
Article fifteen thereof, to lie known ~
Section eleven 6f said Article whti
said bin and ameredmentare in the wor,,
following, 20 wit
CHAPTER 459.
Az AcT to amend the Constitutios ,,s
the State by adding an additional 49,,
ton 10 article fifteen thereof, TO be kr.,w,,
a. Section eleven Of said Article.
SKcT1ox 1. Be IT ExAcl.Ep ny an,
GExEEAL ASSEMBLY or NARY sp
three iifths of all the members OF IT,
House concurringl, That the f5llos.ir,r
additional section be, and the same acre
by ia, proposed as an amendment IL the
IConstituticn of this State; and, if adops-
ed by the legal and qualified Yoti,-s
thereof rs herein provided. il shall stand
end be known as Section eleven. Of Ar.
ticic fifteen OF said Constitution
If. Appointments In the Civil service
Of the State, in the municipalities and
counties Of the State, shall be made ae-
cording 20 merit and fitness, 10 be ass,er
tanned as far as practicable by exanlaa.
ton, which shall be competitive, except
appointments which are subject 80 con.
firmation By the Senate, and she General
Assembly shall pass all such laws as nav
be necessary more fully TO carry into ef
feet the provisions OF this section.
SEcTfoN 2. AsD DE 1T FURFHrR
ENACTED ny THE AUTHORITY AFDRr 4
SAID, That the foregoing section. here's
by proposed as an amendment "a the
Constitution of this State shall be. al the
next general election held in this State.
submitted TO the legal and qualified yos
tiers thereof for their adoption or reicc4
ion, in pursuance of the directions cont
tanned in Article fourteen Of the Cor.
situation of this State and AT the saisl
general election the vote ON said prone.
sed amendment to the Constitution shall
be by ballot, and upon each ballot ustl
at said election shall be printed. aftkr
/ the list of candidates, the question co l.
corning the adoption or rejection OF s. ii
proposed constitutional amendment, 90
that each voter at such election can L.
signate thereon in the manner prascri Ell
by law, whether his vote is "Fof ehe
Constitutional Amendment" or 'Agaiast
the Constitutional Amendment" asfhe
shall elect, and Immediately after bid
election due return shall be made to The
| Governor of the State ofthe vote for and
against said PROPOSED amendment. a: di-
rected by said fourteenth article o fthc
Constitution.
Approved, April 1, 1890.
Now THEREFORE,, | LLOYD Lows DIS,
Governor OF the State Of Marylan'l, in
pursuance of the provisions of Sc. ton
~ A ffet.s g al. 4
ton of the State, do hereby ordess and
| direct that copy of said bill proposing
said constitutional amendment t,etuh-
| lished in ut least two newspapers intach
county, where so many May be fDub-
lished, and where not more than one
may be published, then in thas ley spa
per, and in three newspapers In thC.City
OF Baltimore, one of which shall b. in
the German language, Ont'e weet for
at least three months prece,lingthe next
| ensuing general election, which said gen
eral election will be held on Tueiiiav,
the Second day of Novembar. eighteen
hundred and ninety-seycal, at which
election the said proposed amend incnt
| shall be submitted, in the form and han
ner prescribed BY the General Assembly,
to the qualified voters of the Staff for
| adoption or rejection.
- Given undef my
hand and the Great
The Seal of Maryland
ruoot c.oI@ Done az the Ci of
~utcdl Stdi& Annapolis ON the first
Of day Of July in the gear
u.-vIa,5 of ouS Lord eighteen
"MdifIdAu hundred and niisety
#KzsSxxxzxz seven.
LLOYD LOWNDES.
Governor of Maryland.
By order OF the Governor:
RICHARD DALLAM,
Secretary of State.
July 90-fNf