The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-10-27
1898
PROCLAMATION OF THE COVER.
NOR OF MARYLAND PROPOSING
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTI-
TUITION OF THE STATE

WHEREAS, at the January session of the
General Assembly of Maryland. held in the
year 1885, an Act was passed, tO-wit: Chapter
463 proposing amendment TO repeal Section
&c of Article of the Constitution of the State
of Maryland, title Legislative Department :,
said section prohibiting the General Assembly
from authorizing a lottery, and providing for
the submission of said amendment to the quail
flied voters of the State Of Maryland for adOp-
ton rejection; and
WHEREAS, at the January session of the
General Assembly of Maryland. held in the
year 1887, Act was passed, to-wt: Chapter
494 proposing to amend Section 81 of Article 4,
title Judiciary Department, subtitle part
IIl-Circuit Courts, of the Constitution of
this State, to provide an additional judge
in the Second Circuit and to provide for the
submission of said amendment TO the quail
fed voters of this State for adoption or re-
lection; and
WHEREAS, at the January session of the
General Assembly of Maryland. held in the
year 1887, an Act was passed, to-wit: Chapter
525 proposing an amendment to Article Is of
the Declaration of Rights of the Constitution
of the State of Maryland, authorizing the Gen.
eral Assembly to impose taxes on incomes, and
providing for the submission of said amend
ment to the qualified voters of the State of
Maryland for adoption or rejection; in words
and figures follows:
CHAPTER 463-1935
AN ACT to propose an amendment to repeal
Section Sc of Article 8 of the Constitution
OF Jne otdte OF Maryland, title Legislative
Department" said section prohibiting the
General Assembly from authorizing a lot
terry, and providing for the submission of
said amendment to the qualified voters of
the State Of Maryland for adoption or re-
lection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland (three-ffths of all the
members of each of the two Houses concur
ring), That Section SO of Article 8 of the Con-
stituton of the State of Maryland title "Legis-
lative Department" prohibiting the General
Assembly from authorizing lottery grants be
and IL is hereby repealed if adopted by the
legally qualified voters of the State, as herein
provided
Sec 2. And be it further enacted, That the
aforegoing amendment TO the Constitution Of
the State of Maryland shall. at the next en-
suing general election for members of the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, be submitted to the
legal and qualified voters of the State for their
adoption or rejection, in pursuance of the di-
rections contained in Article Ii Of the Con-
stitution of the State of Maryland, and at the
said general election the vote on the said pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution shall be
by ballot and upon each ballot there shall be
printed the words; For Constitutional Amend
ment' and Against Constitutional Amend
ment," as now provided by law. and immed-
ately after said election due returns shall be
made to the Governor of the vote for and
against proposed amendment, as directed by
said Fourteenth Article of the Constitution,
and further proceedings had in accordance
with said Article ID.
Approved: May IT, 1896.