The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-09-25

AN ACT to amend Section 3 of Article of
the Constitution of this state. and to provide
for the submission of said amendment to the
qualified voters of this State for adoption or
rejection.
SECTION J.. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, three fifthS of all the
members elected to each of the houses con-
curing. That the fOlloWlng section be and
the same is hereby proposed as an amend
ment to Article of the Constitution of this
State, and, il adopted by the legal and quail
fed voters thereof as herein and by law pro-
vided. it shall supersede and stand in the
place and stead Of Section of said Article.
SEC. 3. 1t 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 the Supreme Court
OF the United states, by oragainst the State
or wherein the State may be 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 or subject
depending before them or either of them; and
when required by the Governor or General
Assembly he shall aid any States Attorney
in prosecuting any suit or action brought by
the State in any Court of the State, and he
shall commence and prosecute or defend
any suit or action in any of the said courts.
on the part OF the State. which the General
Assembly or the Governor, acting according
TO law, shall direct to be commenced, PROSE
cuted or defended, and he shall have and
perform such other duties and shall appoint
such number of deputies or assistants as tie
General Assembly may from time to time bY
law preScrihe and he shall receive ror his
services an annual salary % three thousand
dollars. or such annual salary as the General
Assembly may from time to time by law pre-
scribed; but he shall not be entitled to receive
any fees perquisites or rewards whatever in
addition to the salary aforesaid for the per
Torrance of any official duty; nor shall the
Governor employ any additional council in
any case whatever unless authorized by the
General Assembly.
SEC . And be it further enacted. That
the foregoing section. hereby proposed as 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 this State, submitted to the legal and
qualified voters thereof for their adoption
or rejection, in pursuance of the direc-
tions contained in Article II of the Constitu-
ton; ana at said election the vote on said
proposed amendment shall be by ballot and
upon each ballot there shall be printed the
words - For the Constitutional Amendment
aud against the Constitutional Amend
ment, as now prescribed by law, and i'm
mediatey after said election due returns
shall be made TO the Governor of the vote,
for and against said proposed amendments
as directed by the said fourteenth Article of
the Constitution.
Approved April H., 1872 -
Now, Therefore, l, Phillips Lee Goldsbor
ough, Governor OF the State of Maryland in
pursuance of Section /. of Article II of the
Constitution of the State of Maryland, do
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of said Acts proposing said amendments and
additional section to the Constitution of
Maryland, be published in at least two news
papers published in each of the counties of
the State and i'll three newspapers published
in the City of Baltimore, one of which news
papers, in the City of Baltimore, shall be
published in the German language, once
week for at least three months next preceti-
ing the next General Election, which election
will he held on Tuesday, November 4 1913,
and at 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, TO the legal and qualified voters
of the State, for their adoption OF rejection
Given under my hand and the
Great Seal of the State OF
Great Seal Maryland. Done at the City
of Maryland) of Annapolis on this 18TH
day of July, i'm the year of
our Lord, one thousand nine
hundred ana thirteen.
PHILLIPS LEE GOLDsBoROUGH.
By the Governor:
ROBERT p. GRAHAM,
Secretary Of State