The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-10-16
CHAPTER G63.

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
SEcT1oN /. Re 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 he 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 quali-
/ 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 ana 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 or against the State
/ or wherein the state may be intcres ted. 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
pdcpendiug before them or either OF them: and
when required by the Governor or General
/ Assembly he shall ala 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, winch the General
Assembly or the Governor, acting according
TO law, SHAH direct to be commenced, prose-
cuted or defended, and he shall have and
/ perform such other duties and shall appoint
I such number of deputies or assistants as tie
/ General Assembly may from time to time bv
law prescribe; and he SHAH receive Tor his
/ services an annual salary a. three thousand
/ dollars. or such annual salary as the General
/ Assembly may from time to time by law pre-
/ scrbed; but he shall not be entitled to receive
any fees, perquistes or rewards whatever in
addition to the salary aforesaid for the per
Torrance of any official duty: nor sha the
/ Governor employ any additional council in
any case whatever, unless authorized by the
General Assembly
q amt,
the foregoing section. hereby proposed as am
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 70 the legal and
qualified voters thereof for their adoption
or rejection. in pursuance of the direc-
/ lions contained in Article II of the COnStitu-
ton; and at said election the vote on said
proposed amendment shah he by ballot and
upon each ballot there shall be printed the
words 81 For the constitutional Amendment"
aud Against the Constitutional Amend
ment.' as now prescribed by law, ana i'm
mediateIy 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 Constitutions.
Approved April l.19l2.
Now. Therefore. |. Phillips Lee Goldsbor
ough. Governor OF the state of Maryland, in
pursuance OF Section !, OF Article If of the
Constitution Of the state of Maryland, do
hereby order and direct that copy of each
. of said Acts proposing said amendments and
additional section to the Constitution of
Maryland. he published in at least two news
papers published in each of the counties of
the State and in three newspapers published
7 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 rlunths next preced-
ing the next General Ele ctiOn, which election
will be held on Tuesday, November 4. 1918,
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 ana 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 Maryland0 Of Annapolis, on this 18th
day of July, in the year of
our Lord, one thousand nine
hundred and thirteen.
PHMLRS LEE GoLDsBoRoUGH.
BY the Governor;
ROBERT J. GRAHAM,
Secretary Of SfdtO.