Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-09-30
MONARCH.
PROCLAMATION.

Whereas M n session of the General
Assembly of Maryland begun and held
in the city of Annapolis on the fifth day
of January, 1899. a Bill was passed pro
posing an Amendment To the Constitu-
tion of the State by adding a new sec
ton TO Article Four thereof. to be known
as Section 81 4. which said Bill and
Amendment are in the words following,
TO wit:
CHAPTER 1913.
An act TO amend the Constitution of
Maryland by adding new section TO
Article Four:
Section |. BE il enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, rec-fifths
of all the members of both houses con
curing. That the following section be
and the same is Hereby proposed as an
amendment To the Constitution of the
State of Maryland. and if adopted by
legal and qualified voters thereof. aS
hereinafter provided. the same shall
stand as an additional section 10 Article
of said Constitution. To follow Section
81 and To be known AS Section 81
3lA. In addition tn 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 paw To each of said judges
annually sum not exceeding fifteen
hundred dollars, provided that the same
or any part thereof. being once granted.
shall not bc diminished during the con.
tinuance OF said judges in Office.
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by the authority aforesaid. that the said
foregoing section hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution shall he.
AT the next general election To bc held in
this State, submitted To the legal and
qualified voters thereof. for their adop.
ton or rejection in pursuance of the di-
rectors contained in Article II of the
Constitution of this State: and at the
said general election the vote on said
proposed amendment 10 the Constitution
shall be- by ballot, and upon each ballot
there shall he written or printed the
words. For the Constitutional Amend
mcnt, and Against the Constitutional
Amendment, so that the voter may
elect Immediately after said election due
return shall bc made to the Governor OF
the vote for and against said proposed
amendment. as directed by the said
fourteenth article of the Constitution.
Approved April ., 1898.
Now, therefore. |, Lloyd Lowndcs
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.
lished in at least two newspapers i'll each
county. where 50 many may be publish.
ed, and where not more than one may
be published. then in that newspaper.
and III three newspapers IN the city OF
Baltimore. one of which shall he in the
German language, once week for M
least three months preceding the next
ensuing general election (which sad
general election will he held on Tuesday
the seventh day of November. eighteen
hundred and ninety -nine,l at which
election the said proposed amendment
shall he 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 OF
THE GREAT Maryland.
SEAL OF Done at the city of An
MARYLAND napolis on the 18th day OF
July, in the year of oui
Lord. eighteen hundred
and mncty-nine.
LLOYD LowNpES.
Governor of Maryland.
BY order of the Governor.
GEORGE T.. LOwEREE.
Secretary of State