The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-08-19

Whereas al a session OF the General As
>embly 5t Maryland begun and held IN the
c.ty % Annapolis on the fifth day of January,
l-ys, : Bill was passed proposing an Amend
fnrut % the Constitution Of the Stale hy add
ius q uee section To Article Four thereof, 10
h.. known a. Section 3lA, which said Bill and
Amendment ara IN the WORKS following, to-
Mt:
CHAPTER 1913.
An act 70 amend the Constitution Of Mary
land bv adding pew section to Article Four;
SECTION l. BE il enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, three blths Of all the
members OF both houses concurrng, That the
following section be and the same is hereby
proposed an amendment 20 the Consiltu-
iion 81 the State Of Maryland. and # adopted
81 the legal and qualified voters thereof, as
hereinafter provided, the same shall stand as
al additional section to Article Of said Con.
stitutlon, 20 follow Section 81 and to be known
as Section STA.
8iA In addition 10 the sum Of 1--WE hun
dred dollars, which by the preceding section
the Mayor aud City Council of Baltimore IS
authorized 10 pay 70 each OF the Judges Of the
Supreme Bench of Baltimore city, the sand
Mayur and City Council of Baltimore is further
authorized to pay to each of said Judges an
utaily sum not exceeding htteen hundred
dollars, provided that the same or any part
thereof, being once granted, shall not be III
unfinished during the continuance OF s'nd
judges in office,
SErrtnx ,. And be il further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That the said torego-
section hegrby proposed as an amendment 10
the Constitution shall be, at the next general
election 10 be held in this State, submitted to
the legal aud qualified voters thereof, for
B. in lt
the directions contained ia Article Il Of the
Constitution of this State; and at the said
general election the vote on said proposed
amendment TO the Constitution shall be by
ballot. aud upon each ballot there shall be
written or printed the words, For the Constr
tutiunal Amendment, ard Against the Con
stitutianal Amendment so that the voter
may elect: and Immediately after said cleo
ton due return shall be made to the Tower
nor of the vote for and against sand proposed
amendment. as directed by the said fourteenth
article Of the Constitution.
Approved April 9 1898.
Now. therefore, |, Lloyd Lowudes, Cover
nor of the State Of Maryland, ia pursuance OF
the provisions of Section one OF Article tour
teen of the Constitution Of the State, do here
bv order and direct that copy OF sand Bil!
proposing said Constitutional Amendment be
county. where so many may be published,
and where not more than one may be pub
lished. then in that newspaper and IN three
newspapers in the city of Baltimore, one OF
which shall be in the German language, once
u week for at least three months preceding
The next ensuing general electiCn (which SAID
general election will be held an Tuesday, the
seventh da. of November eighteen hundred
and ninety-nine), at which election the sand
proposed amendment shall be submitted, in
the form and manner prescribed by the Gen
eral Assembly. to the qualified voters OF Inc
State for adoption or rejection.
Given under my hand
-- and the Great Seal OF
THE GREAT Maryland.
sea-. OF Done at the city of An
MARYLAND. napolis on the 18th day OF
- July, in the year of our
Lord. eighteen hundred
and ninety nine.
LLOYD LowNDES,
Governor of Maryland,
By order of the Governor:
GEORGE f. LowEREE,
auc5-l5t Secretary of State.