The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-10-25

in this State BY CERTAIN persons I'M
able to vote personally by reason Of
physical disability and submitting this
amendment TO the qualified voters OF the
State for adoption or rejection.
SECTION !. Be II enacted by the CSnefdl
Assembly Of Mar Wand, (Three-ffths OF all
Members elected to each Of the two House,
concurrng), That the following section be
and the same is hereby proposed as an
amendment to Section IA Of Article OF
the Constitution OF Maryland title Elective
Franchise, the same, If adopted by the
legal and qualihed voters OF the State as
herein provided, to become Section IA OF
Article | OF the Constitution OF Maryland;
Ia The General Assembly OF Maryland
shall have power to provide by suitable en-
actnent for voting by qualified voters OF the
State OF Maryland who are absent at the
time OF any election from the ward or cleo
ton district IN which they are entitled 10
vote aud Tor V0fin0 By other qualified U0isTE
roho ave unable to v0fs personally BY rea!On
COMBINE SAID VOTERS TO a HOS.
PITAL OR CAUSE THEM TO BE
CONFINED TO BED. and for the manner
in which and the time and place at which
such absent voters may vote, and for the
canvass and return OF their votes
SEC. 2. lind be Il further enacted, That
the aforegoing section hereby proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution Of this
State shall be, at the next general election,
to be held in this State in the year 1856.
submitted to the legal and qualihed voters
thereof Tor their adoption or rejection IN
pursuance OF directions contained in Article
Ia of the Constitution OF this State, and at
the said general election, the vote on the
said proposed amendment shall be by ballot,
and upon each ballot there shall be printed
the words For the Constitutional Amend
ment' and Against the Constitutional
Amendment. as now prescribed by law.
and Immediately after said election. due
returns shall be made to the Governor of
the vote for and against SAID proposed amend
ment, as directed by said Article IA of the
Constitution.
CHAPTER NO. I24
AN ACT to propose all amendment to Sec.
ton 40 OF Article OF the Constitution
OF Maryland, title Judiciary Depart;
Courts" providing that Judges OF the
several Orphans Courts shall be paid such
compensation as may be regulated by law
and to submit this amendment to the
qualified voters of the State for adoption
or rejection.
SEcrioN /. Be It enacted BY the CsrsraI
Assembly Of AGTyIdnd, tthree-hfths Of all
the members elected to each OF the two
Houses cOncurring). That the following b
and It IS hereby proposed as an aTendment
to Section 40 OF Article OF the Constitu-
ton OF Maryland, title Judiciary Depart
ment," subtitle Part V-Orphans' Courts"
the same, # adopted by the legally qualified
voters Of the State, as herein provided, TO
become Section 30 OF Article OF the Con.
stitutioH OF Maryland
40. The qualified voters OF the City OF
Baltimore, and of the several counties, shall
on the Tuesday next after the first Mon
day in November next, and on the same day
in every fourth year thereafter, elect three
men to be Judges OF the Orphans Courts
OF said city and counties, respectively, who
hal he rtft of and
for the twelve months preceding, in the city.
or county, for which they may be elected.
They shall have all the powers now vested in
the Orphans Courts OF the State, subject
to such changes as the Legislature may
prescribe. Each of said Judges shall be paid
Ia per diem for the time they are actually
in session, toI such compensation as may be
regulated by Law, and to be paid by the
said city, or counties, respectively In case
of vacancy in the office Of Judge of the
Orphans Court, the Governor shall appoint,
subject to confirmation, or rejection by the
Senate, some suitable person to fill the same
for the residue of the term.
SEC. 2. Ind be tt further enacted, That
the aforegolug section hereby proposed an
amendment TO the Constitution of this State
shall be- at the next general election, to be
held in this State in the year 1856. sub
mittcd to the legal and qualified voters
thereof tor their adoption or rejection IN
pursuance OF directions contained in Article
ID OF the Constitution OF this State, and at
the said general election, the vote on the
said proposed amendment to the Constitu-
ton shall be by ballot, and upon each ballot
there shall he printed the words For the
Constitutional Amendment" and Against
the Constitutional Amendment" as now
prescribed by law, and immediately after
said election, due returns shall be made to
the Governor OF the vote for and against
said proposed amendment as directed by
said Article IA of the Constitution.
|, THEODORE R. McKELDIN, GOV.
ERNOR OF THE STATE OF MARY
LAND, by virtue OF the power and au-
thority conferred upon me by the Constitu-
ton of Maryland, do by this, my proclama-
ton, order that the bills proposing the afore-
going amendments shall be published in at
least two newspapers IN each County where
many may be published, and where not
more than one may be published, then IN
that newspaper, and in three newspapers
published in the City OF Baltimore, once a
week for four weeks Immediately preceding
the General Election to be held on November
o, 1856, at which Election the proposed
amendments shall be submitted, in the form
prescribed by the General Assembly, to the
qualified voters OF the State for adoption or
rejection
GIVEN Under My Hand and the Great
Seal of the State of Maryland at the City
of Annapolis this LIST day of October in the
year of our Lord One Thousand Nine
Hundred and Fifty-Six.