The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-10-02

AN ACT to amend Section 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 /. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland three tifths 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 amend
ment to Article of the Constitution of this
State, and, if adopted by the legal and quail
fed voters thereof as herein and bylaw pro-
vided. it shah supersede and stand in the
place and stead of Section of said Article M
SEC. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the ATTIC
ney General to prosecute and derend on
part of the state all cases which at the tin
of his appointment and qualification a
which thereafter may be depending in
of the United states, by or against the Stat
or wherein the State may be interested: al
he shall give his opinion in writing whe
ever required by the General Assembly
either branch thereof, the Governor, e.
Comptroller of the Treasury, or any State
Attorney. on any legal matter or Subiet
depending before them or either of them; an
when required by the Governor or Genera
Assembly he shall aid any States Attorney
in prosecuting any suit or action brought bI
the State in any Court of the State, and HI
shall commence and prosecute or defenO
any suit or action in any of the said courts
on the part OF the State. which the Genera
Assembly or the Governor, acting according
TO law, shall direct to be commenced, prose
cuted or defended, and he shall have anC
perform such other duties and shall appOin
such number of deputies or assistants as t.
General Assembly may from time to time b,
law prescribe; and he shall receive Tor hi
services an annual salary o. three thOusanC
dollars. or such annual salary as the Genera
Assembly may from time to time by law IRE
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 "A of the Constitu-
ton; and 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 unconstitutional Amendment"
aud Against the Constitutional Amend
ment,N as now prescribed by law, and i'm
mediately 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 of
the Constitution.
Approved April 1l.l92.
Now, Therefore, |, Phillips Lee Goldsbor-
ough Governor of the State of Maryland, i'm
pursuance of Section l., OF Article 4 of ths~
Constitution of the State of MARYLAND n,
hereby order and direct that copy of ca
OF said Acts proposing said amendments aifa4
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 in three newspapers published
in the City of Baltimore, one of which news
papers, in the City of Baltimore shall he
published in the German language, once a
week for at least three months next proceed
ing the next General Election, which election
Will be held on Tuesday, November f. 1913
and at which election the said above pro
posed amendments and additional section 10
the Constitution shall he submitted, in the
form and manner prescribed by the General
Assembly, TO 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 MarylandO 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 % State.