The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-08-04
PROCLAMATION
Proposing an Amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State, 1882.

General Assembly of. Maryland, held in the
year 1881, an Act was passed. to-wit: chapter
479, proposing an amendment to Section 8, Ar
tcle w, of the Constitution of the State OF
Maryland. title Judiciary Department, elm;
mating the provision empowering the General
Assembly to continue in Office Judges who
have reached the age of 70 years, and provid-
ing for the submission of said amendment to
the qualified voters of the State of Maryland
for adoption or rejection in words and figures
as follows:
CHAPTER 479
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
8 of Article Nv of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland, title Judiciary Depart
ment', eliminating the provision empower
ing the General Assembly to continue IN
office Judges who have reached tne age OF
of said amendment to the qualified voters OF
the State of Maryland for adoption or re-
lection. -, A.
sembly of Maryland three fifths of all the
members of each of the two Houses concur
ring), That the following be and the same IS
hereby proposed as an amendment 70 Ssc' ION
State of Maryland, title Judiciary Depart
ment', the same if adopted by the legally
qualified voters of the State, as herein pro-
vided, to become Section OF Article ~ OF
the Constitution of the State of Maryland:
g. The Judges of the said several Courts
shall be elected in the Counties by the quallhed
voters in their respective JudiciaI Olrcu ps,t a.
more at the general election to be held on the
Tuesday after the first Monday IN NOVEMBER
as new provided for in the Constitution: Eaen
of the said Judges shall hold his office for the
term of fifteen years from the time Of his
election, and until his successor IS eiecte9
and qualified, or until he shall have attained
the age of 10 years. whichever may h[se Iap1
have attained the age of 70 years. and not
after. Provided, however, that any Judge
whose term has been extended beyond the age
of seventy years by the General Assembly prior
to April I, 1881, shall be permitted to con-
tinue in office in accordance with the resolu-
ton of the General Assembly in each case.
In case of the inability OF any OF sara JUDGES s,
to discharge his duties with efficiency, by
reason of continued sickness, or of physical or
mental infirmity it shall be in the power OF
the General Assembly, two-thirds OF the mem
beers of each House eoncurring: Win 'hE 49, r.
proval of the Governor, 10 fetire s"4" 'U"eS
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That said aforegoing Sec
ton. hereby proposed as an amenameh. eO Sn
election for Members of the House OF Repre-
sentatives of Congress held in this state sup
mitted to the legal and qualihed voters Oh Ine
State for adoption or rejection, in pursuance
of the directions contained in Article AiV
of the Constitution of this State. and at tne
said general election the vote on the sal1
proposed amendment to the Constitution snail i
he by ballot, and upon each ballot there shal!
he ny;nted the words, For the Constitutional
Amendment" and Against the Constitutional
Amendment" as now provided by law. ana
Immediately after said election due returns
shall be made to the Governor OF the vote ZOE
and against said proposed amendment, as ui-
rected by said Fourteenth Article OF the Con
stitution, and further proceedings had in ac-
cordance with said Article Fourteen;
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That this
Act shall take effect June lst' 1881.
A APIIpET TuiEREREnRE I ALBERT C, RIT-
CHE, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF
MARYLAND, In pursuance of the directon
contained in Section l of Article Ia OF the
CONSTITUTION of Maryland, do hereby order and
direct that this proclamation contanlng q
Chapter 479 of the Acts of the General AS
sembly of Maryland of 1881, be published IN at
least two newspapers in each of the countles
of the State where so many may be puohsneu
and where not more than one may be pun-
lished then in that newspaper, and in three
newspapers published in the City of Balti-
more one of which shall be published IN the
German language, once week Tor at least
three months next preceding the general elec-
ton to be held in the State of Maryland on
Tuesday, the Sth day of November. 1889. at
which election the said proposed amendment
to the Constitution shall be submitted in form
and manner prescribed by the General AS.
sembly, to the legal and qualified voters of
the State for their adoption or rejection.
Given under my hand and
THE the Great Seal of the State of
GREAT SEAL Maryland. Done at the City
OF of Annapolis, this 18th day of
MARYLAND July. in the year nineteen hum
bred and thirty-two.
ALBERT C. RITCHIE.
" DAVID c. WINEBRENNER. 3d.
Secretary of State.