The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-08-28
CHAPTER Ga}.

AN ACT TO amend Section Of Article Of
the Constitution OF this state. aud to provide
for the submission of said amendment to tine
qualified voters Of this state for adoption or
rejection.
SECTION ]. BE il enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland, three flfth~ of all the
members elected to each of the houses con
curing, That the following section Dee and
meut TO Article OF the Constitution Of this
State. and. if adopted 10y the legal and quail
fed voters thereof as herein aud 10y law pro-
vided. it shah supcrsede ana stand IN the
place ana stead OF Section OF said Article
SEC. 3. II shall be the duty of the Attor-
ney General to prosecute ana defend on the
part OF the state an cases which at the time
Of his appointment and qualification and
which thereafter may Doe depending i'm the
Court of Appeals, or the supreme Court
OF the United states, 10y ora gaiust the State
or wherein the state may he Interested: and
he shall give his opinion in writing when
ever required by the General Assembly or
either branch thereof. the Governor, the
Comptroller of the Treasury, or any states
Attorney. on any legal matter ur subject
depending before them or "lthyrOi them: and
when REQUIRED EN the Governor or General
Assembly hc shall aid any states Attorney
in prosecuting any suit or action brought nv
the state IN any court OF the state, and he
shall commence ana prosecute or defend
any SUIT or acton IN any pt the said courts,
on the part OF the state, winch the General
Assembly or the GoVerHeT. acting according
TO law, shall direct to Dee commenced prose
cuted or defended. ana hc shall have and
perform such other duties aud shall appoint
such number OF deputies or assistants as t'e
General Assembly may from time to time by
law prescribe, ana hc shall receive Tor his
services an annual salary 90 three thousand
dollars. or such animal salary as the General
Assembly may from time 10 time hy law pre-
scribed; but hc shall not hc entitled 10 receive
any fees perqulsites or rewards whatever in
addition 70 the salary aforesaid for the per-
Torrance OF any official duty; nor shall the
Governor employ any additional council in
flHftgsf .Ftatll
General Assembly.
SO. .. And be- 10 further enacted That
the forcgoin2 section, hereby proposed H. an
amendment To the Constitution OF this state,
shall be. at the next general election for
members OF the General Assembly, to be
held in ;his state. submitted to the legal and
qualified voters thereof Tor their adoption
or rejection. in pursuance of the direc-
tlOns contained In Article d eft the COnstitu-
ton; ana at said election the vote on said
proposed amendment shall bc IN ballot aud
upon each ballot there shall bp printed the
word, " For the constitutional Amendment"
aud "A gaiust tire Constitutional Amend
ment, as nov prescribed 10y Law. aud i'm
medl1tely after s1id election due returns
shall be- made O. tho GuNcTnor of the vote
for aud against sara proposed amendment,
a. directed by the said fourteenth Article OF
the Constitution.
Approved Aurll 'l,I4I2.
Now. Therefore. =. Phillips Lee Goldsbor-
ough. Governor of the state uf MARYLAND in
pursuance of section Z, of Article n OF the
CONSTITUTION OF the state or Maryland, do
hereby order and dirc,'t that a copy of each
Of said Acts proposing said amendments and
additional section Go tie Constitution of
MARY Wand, Dee published in at least two news
papers published iu each Of the counties of
the state ami Iu three newspapers published
Boa the City ot Baltimore, one OF which news
papers, iu the city uf Baltimore, shall be
published In the German language, once a
week for az least three months next proceed
ing the neNtGencral Election, which election
VIII DE held ON Tuesday, NoNembar !, 1913,
aud ut which election the said above pro
posed amendments and additional section TO
the Constitution shall be submitted. in the
form and manner prescribed by the General
Assembly, 20 the legal and qualified voters
OF the state, for their adoption or rejection.
Given under my hand and the
Great seal of the State of
Great seal Maryland. Done at the City
OF darylaudD of Annapolis, on this 18th
day OF July, in the year of
our Lord, one thousand nine
hundred and thirteen.
PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBoROUGH.
BY the Governor:
ROBERT p. GRAHAM,
Secretary Of State.