The citizen., 1913-08-15

Approved April IL, 1912.
CHAPTER 663.
AN ACT to amend Section OF Article
of the Constitution Of this State. and 10 pro
vide for the submission of said amendment
to the qualified voters OF this State for adop.
tion or rejection.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, three-ffths of all It's
members elected to each of the houses Goa
curing, That the following section be and the
same is hereby proposed as amendment to
Article of the Constitution of this State, and.
il adopted, by the legal and qualified voters
thereof herein and by law provided, it shall
supereede and stand in the place and stead 0.
Sectox Of SAID Article
SEC. g. !, shall be he duty OF the Attor-
nsy General 10 prosecute and defend the
part Of the State ali cases which at the time OF
his appointment and qualification and which
thereafter may be depending in the Court Of
Appeals, OF 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 re
quired by the General Assembly or eithcr
branch thereof, tine Governor, the Comptroller
ii ess Tcc1SaTy, O. aaly staoes Asternsy,
any legal rsaecS9 eg eubject depending befow
Nsss ev es-.ssg q E4Ers; n2d vses required BY
the Governor CT 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 prose
cute or defend any suit or action in any OF
said courts. on the part Of the State. which
the General Assembly or the Governor, act
ing according to law, shall direct to be com
menced, prosecuted or defended, and he shall
have and perform such other duties and shall
appoint such number of deputies or assis'
ants as the General Assembly may from tine
to time by law prescribe; and he shall receive
for his services an annual salary OF three
thousand dollars, or such annual salary al the
General Assembly may from time to time ly
law prescribe; but he shall not be entitled 20
receive any fees, perquisies or rewards wha
ever in addition 10 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
General Assembly.
SEC q And be it further enacted, That the
foregoing section, hereby proposed as an
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sAka DC. ca tia Nsri eezeEal esostica sor mem
beru Of tAe General Assembly, to be held in
this State. submitted to the legal and qualified
voters thereof fer their adoption or rejection
In pussucncs ef tie di-esttsss sezta;ncd in
Article "a Of the Constitution; 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 Constitu
tonal Amendment" and Against the Consi
tutonal 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.
directed by the said fourteenth Article a.
the Constitution
Approved April II, 1912
Now, Therefore, /, Phillips Lee Goldsbor
Ough Governor Of the State Of Maryland in
pursuance Of Section /, Of Article IA of the
Constitution of the State Of Maryland, do here
by order and direct that a copy of each Of
said Acts proposing said amendments and cd
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ShTse newspaper published in TIA City Of Bal
tmore. 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 ElEc.
tion, which election will be held on Tuesday,
November 4, 1918, and at which election the
said above proposed amendments and additional
section to the Constitution shall be submitted,
in the form and manner prescribed by the Con
eral Assembly, to the legal and qualified
oers of the State, for their adoption or re-
ection.
Given under my hand and the
Great Seal of the State Of
(Great Seal Maryland. Done at the City
fMaryland.) of Annapolis, on this 15th day
of July, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand nine hun
dred and thirteen.
PHILLIPS LEE GoLDssoRoucH.
By the Governor:
ROBERT P. GRAHAM,
Sserstory of StstA
july 25-3mo.
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