Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-03
CHAPTER 6sS


Of the Constitution Of this State, and to pro
| vide for the submission Of said amendment
to the qualified voters Of this State for adop
ton or rejection.
SEcFioN l. Be It enacted BY the General
Assembly Of Maryland, thrss-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 e
| Article Of the Constitution Of this State, and,
if adopted, by ths legal and qualified voters
| thereof as herein and by law provided it shal
supersede and stand in the place and stead o.
Section of said Article.
SEC. ) 1t shall be the duty Of the Attor
ney General to prosecute and defend on the
| part Of the State ali eases 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 re
| CURED by the General Assembly or either
branch thereof, the Governor. the comptroiier
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
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, or the part Of the State, which
the General Assembly or the Governor, act.
ing according to law shall direct to be com
menesd. prosecuted or 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 he 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 he shall not be entitled to
receive any fees, perquistes 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
General Assembly.
SEC q And be II further enacted, That the
foregoing section, hereby proposed az an
amendment to 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
shall be by ballot and upon each ballot there
tonal 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
Now, ThsrefoFe. /. PHILIPPE Lee coldsbor.
sugh, Governor Of the State Of Maryland Ia
pursuance Of Section /. Of Article "a Of tbs
Constitution Of the State Of Maryland, do here.
BY order and direct that copy Of each Of
said Acts proposing said amendments and "a
ditional section to the Constitution Of Mary.
land, be published Ia at least two newspapers
In each Of the counties Of the State and IN
three newspapers published IN the City Of Bal
timore. one Of which newspapers. In the City
Of Baltimore, shall be published in the German
language, week for At least three
months next preceding the next General Elso-
ton. which election viiI be held on Tuesday,
November T. 1918. aad at which election the
said above proposed amendments and additional
section ts the Constitution shall be submitted,
In the form and manner prescribed By the Gen.
ersi Assembly, 70 the legal and qualified
voters Of the State fer tAsir adeptiou or re-
isetioa.
Given under nay hand and TIE
Great Seal Of the Stats a
tcress Seal Maryland Done at the City
Of Msrylsnd.) Of AEaspolls. "a this 18th dsz
Of gHly La tie year sf eur
Lord. enc thousand nine hun-
drsd and thirtesn
PHIELIys Les 0osDssszouez.
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