The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-09-18
Proclamation

WHEREAS ut the January session in the wear
eighteen hundred and nincty-siy of the Cen
cral 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 he known us
section eleven of said Article, which said bill
and amendment are in the words following
to wit:
CHAPTER 49,
An Act 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.
SECTIoNl. Be it enacted bythe General AsscaiGlv
Of Maryland, uhree-hfths of all the members of
the House concurringl, That the following
additional section be- and the same hereby
is proposed as an amendment to the Consti-
tuition OF this State; and If adopted by the
legal and qualified voters thereof as herein
provided it shall stand and be known as Sec
ton eleven, of Article fifteen of said Consti-
tuition:
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, to be asccrtaned as far as prac-
tlcable by examination, which shall be COM
petltive, except appointments which are sub
1ect 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.
SECTION2. and bc II FuIllry Enactrd by the
<utk0rHy GtofcSGid, That the foregoing section
hereby proposed rs an amendment to the
constitution of this State shall be- at the next
general election hold in this State. submitted
TO the legal and ql,,hHcd voters thereof for
iheir adoption on rejection. in pursuance of
tbs 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 Constitution shall be by
baliot,and upon each ballot L. ul..: suiI election
shall be printed, after rnc lists OF candidates.
the question concerning the adoption or re-
lection of said proposed constitutional amend
ment, so that each voter at such election can
designate thereon in the mamie. prescribed
by law, whether his vote is For the Constitu
tssnal Amendment" or Against the Consti-
tutional Amendment as he shall elect and
immediately after said election due .,.l.,rn
shall be made to the Governor of the State of
the vote for ard .,guins. aid .rvuuseti
amendment, us directed by said fourteenth
article of the Constitution.
Approved April 4th, lsg6.
Now THEREFORE, ], LLOYD LowNDEs. Gov
Crnor Of tho state OF Maryland, in pursuance
of the provisions of Section one of Article
fourteen of the Constitution of the State do
hereby order and direct that Il copy of said
bill proposing said constitutional amend
ment be published in at least two newspapers
In each county, whore so many may be pub
lished, 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,
once week for at least three months pre-
ceding the next ensuing general election,
(Which said general election will be held on
Tuesday, the Second day of November, eight
oen hundred and ninety seven), at which
election the said proposed amendment shall
be submitted, in the form and manner pre-
scribed by the General Assembly to the
qualified voters of the State for adoption or
rejection.
O~SS~SO Given under my hand
q THE q and the Great Seal of
D on,.., Maryland
( uS|A' SEAL Done at the City of An
OF napols on the first day of
z Y July in the year of our
q A'HN IA''' z Lord eighteen hundred
0S~9><,O and nlnety-scven.
LLOYD LOWEDEs,
Governor OF Maryland.
BY order of the Governor:
RICHARD DALLAM,
Secretary pi State. ilyCI natss