Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-07-22

Whereas ut "A session of the General
Assembly of Maryland begun and held
in the CITY of Annapolis ON the fifth day
of January. 1899. Il Bill was passed pro-
posing an Amendment to the Constitu
tion of the State by adding a new sec
ton "a Article Four thereof. 20 be- known
as Section 81 \. which said Bill and
Amendment arr, i'll the words following,
TO wit:
CHAPTER 1913.
An act to amend the Constitution of
MARYLAND by adding II new section To
Article Four:
Section Be il enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, three-hfthS
of All the members of both houses con
currinC. That the following section be
and the same is hereby proposed as an
amendment tn the Constitution OF the
State of MARYLAND. and if adopted by
legal and qualified voters thereof, Is
hereinafter provided. the same shall
stand as an additional section To Article
/ of said Constitution, tn follow Section
81 and To he known a. Section 81 \.
3tA. In addition IL the sum Of five
hundred dollars. which by the proceed
ing section the Mayor and City Council
of Baltimore is authorized to pay To each
of the Judges Of the Supreme Bench of
Baltimore city, the said Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore Is further author
lied to nav to each of said Judges
annually a sum not exceeding fifteen
hundred dollars, provided that the same
or any part thereof, being once granted.
shall not he diminished during the con-
tinuance of said judges in office
Section , And be il further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, that the SAID
foregoing section hereby proposed aS an
amendment To the Constitution shall he,
al the next general election to he held IN
this State, submitted tn the legal and
qualified voters thereof. for their adop-
ton or rejection i'll pursuance of the dl-
rectors contained in Article II of the
Constitution of this State; and at the
said general election the vote on said
proposed amendment tn the Constitution
shall be- by ballot. and upon each ballot
there shall he written or printed the
words. For the Constitutional Amend
ment. and Against the Constitutional
Amendment. 50 that the voter may
elect Immediately after said election due
return shall be made Ia the Governor of
the vote for and against said proposed
amendment, rs directed by the said
fourteenth article of the Constitution.
Approved April y, 1898.
Now. therefore, |. Lloyd I.owndcS,
Governor of the State of Maryland. in
pursuance of the provisions of Section
one of Article fourteen of the Con>titu
tion of the State, do hereby order and
direct that IA copy of said Bill proposing
said Constitutional Amendment bc pub
liShcd in at least two newspapers III each
county. where 81 many may hc publish
ca, and where not more than one may
hc published. then i'll that newspaper.
and in three newspapers III the city of
Baltimore, one of which shall bc in the
German language. once a week for at
least three months preceding the next
ensuing general election (which said
general election will be held on Tuesday
the seventh day of November, eighteen
hundred and ninety ninc.l AT which
election the said proposed amendment
shall be submitted. in the form and
manner prescribed by the General AS
Scmbly, To the qualified voters Of the
State for adoption or rejection.
Given under my hand
and the Great Seal of
THE GREAT Maryland.
SEAL on Done ut the city of An
MARYLAND napolis on the 18th day of
July. i'll the year of our
Lord, eighteen hundred
and ninety ninc.
LLOYD LowNpES.
Governor of Maryland.
by order of the Governor.
GEORGE l.. LowEREE.
Secretary of State.