Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-08-05
PROCLAMATION.

Whereas ~ IA session of the GruefiI
Assembly Of Maryland begun aud held
IN the city of Annapolis on the fifth dav
Of January 1899. "a Bill was passed pr,
posing an Amendment 10 the CunStitu
ton If the Stutr hy adding Il new ,se-
tion to Article -Four thereof, 20 bt. known
a~ SECTION B 4. which said BIZ and
Amendment arr in the words following.
to Wit:
CHAPTER 1873
IN act 70 amend the Constitution of
Maryland by adding i new section ~
Article Four:
Section L b. il enacted by TIN ten
cral Assembly of Maryland. thrce-f fitth>
Of all the members of both houses con
curing That the following section b.
and the same is hereby proposed a. an
amendment 10 the Constitution Of tine
State of Maryland. and if adopted by
legal and qualified voters thereof as
hereinafter provided. the same shall
stand a AN additional section 10 Article
of said Constitution. To follow Section
81 and to be known a. Section 81 A.
3lA In addition 10 the sum Of five
hundred dollars, which nv the proceed
ing section the Mayor and City Council
of Baltimore j. authorized t. pay tpeach
Of the Judges of the supreme Bench Of
Baltimore city, the said Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore j. further author
lied u pay 10 each uf said judge
annually Il sum not exceeding fifteen
hundred dollars. provided thar the same
or any part thereof, being once granted.
shall not bc diminished during the cnu
tinuance of said judges in office
Section , And hr it further enacted
bv the authority aforesaid. that the >,ld
foregoing section hereby proposed aS IN
amendment u the Constitution shall h.
at the next general election To- BE- held IN
this State. submitted u tn. legal ami
qualified voters thereof. for their adnp
tiun or rejection in pursuance Of thc III
rcctorS contained i'll Article 81 the
Constitution Of this State: and at the
said general election the cote on said
proposed amendment tn the Constitution
shall bc by ballot and upon each ballot
there shall be written or printed the
words. For thc Constitutional Amend
ment. and Against the Constitutional
Amendment. 80 that the voter may
clect Immediately after said election due
return shall be made IL the Governor of
the vote for and against said proposed
amendment, as directed by the sad
fourteenth article Of the Constitution
Approved April 8. 1895.
Now. therefore. |. LLOYD I.owndeS
Governor Of the State of Maryland. in
pursuance of the provisions Of Section
one of Article fourteen OF the Constitu
tion of the State. do hereby order and
direct that a copy Of said Bill proposing
said Constitutional Amendment be pub
li>hed III ~ least twO newspapers in ~ IN
county, where 80 many max b. publish
cd. and where not more than one may
he published. then in that newspaper.
and in three newspapers in the city Of
Baltimore. one Of which shall be in the
German language, once a week for 1T
least three months preceding the neNt
ensuing general election (which said
general election will be held on Tuesday.
the seventh day Of November. eighteen
hundred and ninety -nine.I at which
election the said proposed amendment
shall be submitted. i'll the form and
manner prescribed by the General As
sembly, To the qualified voters Of the
State for adoption or rejection.
Given under my hand
and the Great Seal If
THE GREAT Maryland
SEAL or Done at the city Of An
MARYLAND napolis on the 18th day of
July. III the year Of our
Lord eighteen hundred
and ninety nine.
LLOYD LowNDES,
Governor Of Maryland .
BY order Of the Governor.
GEORGE +. LowEREE,
Secretary of State