The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-08-06
1912
PROCLAMATION OF THE GOVERNOR OF
MARYLAND DIRECTING THE PUBLICA
TION OF BILLS PROPOSING AMEND
MENTS To THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE.

PROCLAMATION OF THE GOVERNOR OF
MARYLAND DIRECTING THE PuBLICA,
TION OF BILLS PROPOSING AMEND
MENTs To THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE.
WHEREAS at the January session of tn,
General Assembly of Maryland held in tn,
year 1871, the following Acts We're passed
providing for the submission of amendments.
TO the Constitution Of the State to the quail
fled voters of the State of Maryland for
adoption or rejection, namely:
CHAPTER 837
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Sec
ton | of A ticle II of the Constitution o
the State If Maryland, title Amendment
to the Constitution. relating to the ad'
yertisement or publication of amendment
to the Constitution. and to provide for tn
submission of said amendment to the qual
flied voters of the State of Maryland 70
adoption rejection.
Section |. Be it enacted by the Genera
Assembly of Maryland tthree-hfths of all tn
members of each of the two Houses concur
ringl. That the following be and the same !
he oby proposed amendment to Section
l of Article II of the Constitution of tn
State of Maryland. title Amendments t.
the Constitution, the same, if adopted b,
the legally qualified voters of the State
herein provided, to become Section | of Arti
Gle II of the Constitution of the State
Maryland
l. The General Assembly may propos,
Amendments to this Constitution; provided
that e%ch Amendment shall be embraced in
separate Bill, embodying the Article or Sec
ton. as the same will stand when amended
and passed by three-tfths of all the mem
bers elected TO each of the two Houses, b!
yeas and nays. to be entered on the journal
with the proposed Amendment. The Bill o
Bills proposing amendment or amendment
shall be published by order of the Governor
in at least two newspapers, in each County
where so many may be published, and wher'
not more than may be published theI
in that newspaper, and in three newspaper.
published in the City of Baltimore, once
week 70. three weeks Immediately preceding
the next ensuing general election. at which
the proposed amendment amendment,
shall be submitted in form to be prescribed
by the General Assembly. to the qualified Vot
ers of the State for adoption or rejection
Provided however the General Assembly ma!
provide 70. publishing any proposed amend
mcnt or amendments in pamphlet form an'
for making said pamphlets available to thu
registered voters of the State in addition t.
publication in the newspapers. The votes cas-
for and against said proposed amendment 81
amendments severally, shall be returned Il
the Governor. in the manner prescribed il
other cases and if it shall appear to the Gov
ernor that "A majority of the votes cast al
said election said amendment or amend
mentS, scverally, We're cast in favor there
of. the Governor shall. by his proclamation. de
clare the said amendment amendments hay
ing received said majority of votes, TO hav,
been adopted by the people of Maryland a:
part of the Constitution thereof, and thence,
forth said amendment amendments shall
be part of the said Constitution. When two
or more amendments shall be submitted il
manner aforesaid, to the voters of this Stat
at the same election, they shall be sub
mitted as that each amendment shall be voted
on separately.
Sec ? And be it further enacted That
said afo"egoing section hereby proposed as al
amendment to the Constitution of the State
of Maryland shall, at the next general election
for members of the General Assembly of Mary
land in November, 1912. be submitted to the
legal and qualified voters of the State, fol
their adoption or rejection. in pursuance of
the directions contained in Article II of the
Constitution of the State of Maryland, and at
the said general election the vote on the said
proposed amendment to the Constitution
shall be by ballot. and upon each ballot Their,
shall be printed the words For the Consttu-
tional Amendment and Against the Con
sttutional Amendment" as now provided by
law, and Immediately after said election du,
returns shall be made to the Governor of tho
vote for and against the said proposed amend
ment, as directed by said Fourteenth Arti.
cIe of the Constitution, and further proceed
ings had in accordance with said Article
Fourteen.
Approved: April %. 1871