Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-09-19
CHAPTER ss4

AN ACT 10 amend Section Of Article
Of the Constitution Of this State, and to pro.
vide for the submission Of said amendment
| 10 the qualified voters Of this State for adop
| ton rejection.
SEe-roN /. Be It enacted BY the General
Assembly of Maryland. three-hfths Of all the
| members elected to each Of the houses con.
curing. That the following section be and the
same is hereby proposed as an amendment &c
Article Of the Constitution Of this State, and
if adopted. by the legal and qualified voters
thereof as herein and BY Law provided, It shall
supersede and stand In the place and stead OF
Section ) of said Article.
SIC. J. II shall be the duty Of the Attor
ney General to prosecute and defend on the
part of the State all cases which at the time Of
his appointment and qualification and which
thereafter may be depending in the Court Of
| Appeals, or in the Supreme Court Of the
| United States. BY or against the State, or
| wherein the State may be interested; and he
shall give his opinion IN writing whenever
| CURED by the General Assembly or either
branch thereof, the Governor. the Comptroller
Of the Treasury. or any States Attorney, on
any legal matter or subject depending before
them or either Of them; and when required by
the Governor or General Assembly he shall aid
any States Attorney 10 prosecuting any suit or
| action brought by the State in any Court 81
| the State, and he shall commence and prose
| cute or defend any bult or aeticu in any Of
said courts, on the part Of the State, which
] the General Assembly or the Governor. act
1 ing according TO law. shall direct to be com
meneed prosecuted OF defended. and he shall
have and perform such other duties and shall
/ appoint such number Of deputies or assist
ants as the General Assembly may from time
to time by law prescribe; and be shall receive
| for his services an annual salary Of three
thousand dollars, or such annual salary as the
General Assembly may from time to time BY
/ law prescribe but be shall not be entitled 10
receive any fees, psrquisitss or rewards what
/ ever in addition to the salary aforesaid for
| the performance Of any official duty; nor shall
the Governor employ any additional counsel in
| any case whatever. unless authorized by the
l General Assembly.
SEC. D. And be it further enacted, That the
II
amendment 70 the Constitution Of this State.
shall be, at the next general election for mem.
bers Of the General Assembly, 10 be held in
| this State, submitted to the legal and qualified
voters thereof for their adoption or rejection.
| in pursuance Of the directions contained in
| Article IA Of the Constitution; and at said
election the vote on said proposed amendment
II =. Iii
shall be printed the words "Por the Consiitsa-
tional Amendment" and Against the Consti-
tutional 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 the said fourteenth Article 81
the Constitution
Approved April II. 1914
Nov. Therefore. I. Philips Lee Coldsbor.
eugh, Governor Of the State Of Maryland. IN
pursuance Of Section /. Of Article "a Of the
censtit=tioz Of the Sta.s Of Maryland. do here
By srder and direct that a copy Of each Of
said Acts proposing said amendments and a3-
/ dfhonal section 10 the Constitution Of Mary.
land, be published IA al least two newspapers
IN each Of the counties Of the State and IN
three newspapers published IN the City Of Bal.
iimors, one Of which newspapers. In the City
Of Baltimore, shall be published in the German
language, once week for at least three
months next preceding the next General EIso-
ton, which election viii be held on Tuesday,
November =. 1914 sAd At which election the
said above proposed snsndnsns and additional
section to the conStitution shall be Submitted.
IN the form and manner prescribed BY he Cen
eral Assembly, to the legal and ssahhsd
voters Of the State. fer, tAear aaevtioa 81 -
lection
Given un6sr ny hand and tie
Great Seal Of the State Of
(Creas Seal Maryland. Dsns n the City
81 Msryiand) Of Annapolis. N thIs 18th day
Of July. IA - year Of eur
Lord, enc thousand nine kun-
dred and tkiraaan
PHrGEgs La osEnssonOvGz
By ne 0svernerI
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