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CHAPTER so,

AN ACT 30 amend Section ) Of Article 5
Of the Constitution Of this staie. and to pro
vid, Tor the Submission Of said amendment
to the qualihed voter. Of this State for adop-
tion OF rejection.
sscrtos /. Be n enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland. ,hrse-hfihs Of all the
members elected to each Of the houses con
curing. That the following section be and the
same ia hereby proposed IS an amendment to
Article Of the Constitution Of this State. and,
II adopted. BY the legal and qualified voters
thereof as herein and BY law provided. !, shall
superssds and stand in the place and stead Of
Section Of said Article.
SEC. !, 1t sbsii be the duty Of the At,or
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 he depending in the Court Of
Appesl, or IN the Supreme Court Of the
United States, BY or against the State, or
wherein the State may be in,erested; and he
shall give his opinion In writing whenever re-
quired BY the General Assembly or either
N- - - 'fs'~'
Of the treasury or any states Attorney on
sAy ies4i matter or suo'eei aspena'ns ost're
them or either Of themi and when required BY
the Governor or Ssnsrai Assembly he shall aid
any States Attorney IN prosecuting any suit O.
action brought BY the s'ste IN any Court OF
The State, and be shall commence and prose
cute or defend any sui; or action in any
said courts on the part Of the State, wAiei
ihe General Assembly or the Governor. aei
ing according to law, shall direct 10 be con
msneed, prosecuted or defended. and he shai
have and perform such other duties and sha'
sppoini such number OF deputies or assisi
snts as the Gensral Assembly may from tim.
TO time BY Law prescribe; and he shall feeeiv'
for his services an annual salary Of ihre
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An ACT to frorcss IN am.u'-sn, to Arii
Gle > Of the Constitution Of this State By
adding nav Section. to Ne known a. 4oN.
and ts provide for The susmi.s.cn Of lid
amendment 10 tho gs-.li6cI vo,tTs o. this
State tor adoption sr fsiectiea.
sEcrIep l. be v enacted W the General
Assembly u Maryland. Ahrsesis u al ihs
members Of each Of The two Houses eonsur-
ring), That the following .sv section be and
she same is hsreby proposed a. sa amend
ment to Article .. title 'Lsgisiasive DepsA
slens," Of the Constitution Of this State. the
same to be inserted after Section 10 aud to
te numbered t0A. and II adopted by the
legally qualified voters thereof. As herein pre-
vided, said section shall become part Of
Article Of me Constitution Of Maryland
set. rhs General Assembly shall susci
no law authorizing privsi, properly 70 b.
iicn, to be agreed upon between the parties
or awarded BY jury. being hrst paid OF
rendered to the party entitled to such con.
fensziion. but wher such properly Is sila
Ated in Baltimore City and is desired b.
this State or by the Mayor and City Coanel
sf Baltimore. the General Assembly may ire.
vide for The appointment u appraisers ky a
Court u Record to value such properly, and
that. upon payment Of the amount Of such
valuation to the party entitled 10 eompensa-
tion. or into Court and securing the payment
Of asy further sum that may be awarded By =
jury. fueh property may he taken.
SEe- I. And b II further snseisd By the
authority aforesaid That thu said foregoing
section. hereby proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution. shall at the next ensuing
general election. to be held on Tuesday nsxl
after the hrst Monday in the month Of
November, 1918. be subini,fed 70 the legal and
qualified voters thereof. for their adoption or
rejection. in pursuance Of the directions con.
tanned 10 Article IA Of the Constitution Of this
stass- and At the sid elsction the vote on
said proposed amendment TO the Constitution
shall BE- by ballot and upon easA ballot there
shall be writtsA or printed fhs words 'For the
Constitutional Amsndmsrc'' and -Asains. the
Constitutional Amendment" AZ nov provided
By Law. and Immediately AFTER aid s.siion due
returns shali be made to the Governor Of the
vote for and against said proposed amendment.
ss directed By said AriAie "a Of IA. consti,u-
tion.
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BRAwNY BoArMEN OF PERU.
They Looked Like Egyptian Gale,
slaves to a Traveler.

They Looked Like Egyptian Gale,
slaves TO a Traveller.
HarborS there arc none from 0uaya.
quill. Ecuador. 70 Cnllao. Peru, the
ships anchoring about half mile on
shore. fncf that n these peaceful
waters entails neither the discomforts
nor incvnvenlenccs that It does on 9TH
er coasts. Here at Eten we holsted
our new passengers nbOnrd In sort
Of car Ike those used IN roller coast
ers. four people az time. Freight is
transferred IN lighters which they call
lancias. Even before we had been
received" by the captain Of the port
several Of these could be seen ap-
proaching US.
How can ! describe them7 They are
about the size OF a sengoing schooner.
Five heavy beams laid across the bow
form seats for ten men. whose brawny
arms and well developed deitoids and
pectorals would do honor TO trained
athletes Their type-the broad. fat
face. the high cheek bone. the narrow
eyes set ntilt and the dropping mus
tache-plainly shows their descent
from the Chlmus. that strange Chinese
race whose civilization seems to have
conferred about Trujlllo. somewhat far.
ther down the coast Clad only In jer-
seys and trousers. bareheaded or shad.
ed by wide trimmed straw hats. each
lays hold OF gigantic sweep. Eve on
a side And how they row. wing and
wing. throwing the whole weight Of
their mighty frames upon the oars.
rising in their sents TIL standing-the
only boatmen ever saw who suggest
ed the galley slaves OF the Egyptians
or the men who manned the Roman
triremes--Ernest Piexotto in Serb
ner's Magazine.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-10-03

A lawyer tells this story: There are
two brothers In st. Louis brokerage
office. not twins. but they look so
much alike that even the head OF the
firm cannot tell them apart wanted
to invest $4,000 for an estate that !
represent. and IA greeted one of the
duplicate brothers said facetiously,
Bet 81 you are your brother and !
produced a two dollar bill He said.
Wait moment till get 50 from the
cashier and I'll cover that bet He
went to the rear Of the office. came
back moment later and said. Here's
the two dollars
Il said: THE bet Is OF. know now
that yon are not your brother. and no
gentleman ever bets on a sure thing"
st. Louis Post Dispatch
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CHAPTER s,.

AN ACT 70 amend Section of Article 5.
title ~Arorney General and States Attorney"
Of The Constitution of this State and to pro
vite for the submissiol of ssid AZ nimeni
70 The qualified voters Of this State Tor adop-
,ion OF rejection.
Sscrow I. BE h enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland (thre,hfths of Al
members Of each Of the two houses concur.
Fins). That the following section he and the
ams is hereby proposed as an amendment 10
Section Of Article 5. title "Attornsy General
and States Attorney" Of the Constitution of
this State. and n adopted by the legal quail.
ned voters thereof. as herein provided. said
section shall superseds and stand in the place
and instead Of Section > Of said Article 5 Of
he Consultation Of Maryland
= The States Attorney shall perform such
duties and receive such fees and commissions
or salary, no, exceeding three thousand dollars,
as are now or may hereafter be prescribed by
lau; and II any States Attorney shall receive
any other fee or reward than such as is or
may be allowed BY law. he shall on conviction
thereof. be removed from oificei provided. that
the States Attorney for Baltimore City shall
receive an annual salary Of ffty.fom hundred
dollars and shall have power to appoint one
deputy at annual salary not exceeding four
thousand dollars. and such other assistants at
sueh annual salaries. not exceeding twenty-five
hundred dollars each. as the Supreme Bench
Of Baltimore City may Ruihorire and approve;
Ill ~ naft salu to - - fta
Of the said States Attorneys Office as has
heretofore been prsetieed.
SIC J. And be Il further enacted BY the
authority aforesaid. Tha, the said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution shall at the next election tor
member. Of iir General Assembly Of this
State, to be held on the Tuesday next after
the first Monday in the month Of November.
nineteen hundred and thirteen tlSi5). be sub
mittei to the legal and qualified voters thereof
for their adoption or rejection. in pursuance Of
The directions contained in Article "a Of the
election the vote on said proposed amendment
to the Constitution shall be BY ballot and upon
each ballot there shall be written or printed
the words For Constitutional Amendment"
and against Constitutional Amendment" as
now provided By law, and Immediately after
said election due returns shall be made to the
Governor Of the vote for and against said pro
posed amendment, as directed BY the said Arti-
Gle "a Of the said Constitution
Approved April II. 1919.
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Henry, aged five. had two younger
brothers. Henry's father had Just
moved and was busy laying the kitch-
en- linoleum. In order to facilitate the
work he gave Henry the task Of fur
nlshihg him with tacks. The little fel-
low worked faithfully for half an
hour Suddenly. howevr. he turned
to his father and said:
Papa, you like me best. don't you r
"Oh. I like all my boys" said the
father.
"But don't you IKE me a little BIT
better than the others7" queried Henry.
Il like all my boys equally WELL" an
swered the father
"Well. papa" said the lad. after a
moments reflection. whats the use
Of my handing you these tacks Them
indianapolis News
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he printed the words, "for the Constitutional
Amendment and @Againsi tie Constitutional
Amendment" as now provided By law with ~
appropriate boz to vote Tor and against the
same as the voter shall selset. Aud upon said
ballot the new words proposed 30 be aided iq
said Section q said Article I. sameiy. the
words: "fnt the General Assembly may in
rs discretion remove the aboys penalty and all
other penalties upon the vote seller 20 as 20
place the penalties for the purchase af votes
upon the vote buyer alone" shall bs printed on
The official ballot in italics 50 a. TO plainly
indicate to the voter the said proposed change
n the Constitution, and Immediately after said
ine election due returns shall be made 70 tho
Governor Of he vote for and against said
proposed amendment as directed by the said
Article u Of the said Constitution
Approved April II. 1914.
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CHAPTER ooa.

AN ACT to amend Section > Of Article 1,
title effective Franchise" Of the oonstitu-
tion Of this State. 80 as 10 permit the General
Assembly TO excuse the vote seller from any
penalty for selling hts vote and place the
penalty for the purchase Of votes upon the
vote buyer alone. and to provide for the sub
mission Of said amendment to the qualified
voters Of this State for adoption or rejection.
Sscrlos l. Be ii enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland. (thrse-6f,hs Of all
the members Of each Of the two houses con
eurfins). That the following section be and
the same is hereby proposed as an snendmen.
te Section of Artisle !. ,i,ie elective Fran
ehise," Of the Constitution Of this Stats, and
il adopted BY the legal and qualified voter.
thereof herein provided said section shall
supersede and stand ia the place and stead Of
section Of said Article Of the Constitution
Of Maryland.
SEC, } II any person shall give, or offer to
give, directly or indirectly. any bribe, present
or reward. or any promise, or any security, for
the payment or delivery Of money, or any
other thing, to induce any voter to refrain
from casting his vote. or n prevent him in
any waT from voting or to procure vote
for any candidate or person proposed. or
voted for as an slee,er Of President and Vice
President OF the Unissd States, or Repsesen.
tative in Congress or for any Office q profit
Or trust. created By the Constitution or Laws
Of this State, By The Ordinances, or au-
thority of the Mayor and City Council Of Bal
Iimors, the person giving, or offering 10 give
4Ed the person receiving the same, and any
person Who gives or causes to be given. an
illegal vote, knowing il 70 be such at any
election 10 be hereafter held in this Stats
shall, on conviction in Court Of Law, in add.
'ion to the penalties now or hereafter to be
imposed by law, be forever disqualified to bold
any ofnee Of profit or trust. or to vote at any
election thereafter.
But the General Assembly may in its dis
s,etion remove the above penalty and all other
PENALTIES upon the vote seller 50 as to place
The penalties for the purchase Of votes on the
vote buYsr alone.
SEC. J. And b h further enacted By the
suthority aforesaid. That the said foregoing
section hereby proposed an amendment ie
sks Constitution shall at the next election isf
eiemieTs Of the General Assembly Of ths
State to be held on the Tuesday next sfts
he FIRST Monday in the month Of November
sineteen hundred and thirteen (iSls). be sub
ntted to The legal and qualified voters thereof
Tor their adoption or rejection in pursuance ei
the directions contained in Article IA Of ths
Consultation Of this Statei and at the sid
election the said proposed amendment shall be
printed upon the official ballot and the vote on
said proposed amendment to the Constitution
shall be BY ballot. and upon each ballot shall
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-10-03
THE FIRST WINDOW.
What Is Supposed TO Have Happened
After II Was Made.

After u Was MADE.
A window Is an aperture In an other
wise unbroken wall. 1t, the said aper-
ture. was invented for at least two rea-
sons-one to provide air and the other
to enable the light to penetrate the
cell. thus saving candles. coal OIL. gas
or electricity. as the case and comInu
nifty and time may bel
No hotel proprietor ever invented the
window. No record exists Of the age
or origin Of the window, but common
sense teaches us that some cave man
started the custom Of windowing hab-
itatlons by poklng a hole through the
clay wall OF his residence and finding
the resultant light and air good to see
and to feel
Whereupon Mrs. Cavedweller shifted
contemptuously and fastened the
branch Of ilg tree over the newly in.
vented window In such a way as to
keep out as much Hight as possible.
What's thntp' inquired the head of
the cave.
That's curtain," wns the not un-
certain answer.-Pearson's Weekly.
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"She's member OF the advanced
dietetic class. understood her to say
she hadn't eaten a breakfast for two
MONTHS
"Mercy. how-ean she get along with.
out IT."
"Wrll. she eats hearty II O'Clock
luncheon. and a 5 o'clock tea, and I
O'Clock dinner. and always finishes the
day with nm appetizIng supper at mid
night t"-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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PROCLAMATION
Proposed amendments
to the Constitution
Of Maryland.

WHrra, Al n, J,ruary Sessions q n,
General Assembly 81 Msrylsnd, held in It,
year Of our Lord one thousand nln, hundrsa
and twelve. Acts we're refsea rroro,in,
amendments 20 Section of Arcts 1; Sc
ton u Of Article >: Section q Article
s. Section Of Article o.. Section II Of
Article :; and adding ffopa al ns~ Sec
ton to Article >; Of the Coosuludon Of ihi.
State. which said Acts are "A The tollo-ins
words. TO wit.
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Method In cenlaIlty.

"What is your purpose In shaking
hands with everybody you seeY'
"Wcll" replied Senator Sorghum, ''I
am pretty powerful man. And as a
rule ! can shake hands so hard with a
constituent that he won't have breath
left to ask me any questions. Wash
ineton Star
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Il wish could tind some way to live
without workIn'-
What are you working at nowT
"Oh. amt doin' nothin' now. but II
gifts so blame tiresome expectin' may
nave to begin almost any time" Chi
cago Record Herald
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CHAPTER JII.

AN ACT to amend Section u sf Art,cis
4. title Judiciary Depariment- subtitle Par,
III, Circuit courts." Of the Constitution Of
this State. and to provide for the submiasi.a
Of said amendment 10 the qualified vosers Of
this State for adoption ss rsjeetion.
sEerIoS l. Be IL Enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, three hftAs Of all the
nembers Of the two houses eonsurrins. Tha.
he following section be and the same ia here
~ proposed as amendment 70 Section 7i
4 Article = ,ite -Judieinry Department.
subtitle Part III. Circuit Courts" Of the
Constitution of this State. and II adopted BY
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NO 40.
IS directed BY the said fourteenth Arsisis 9
he Constitution.
Approved April II. i9fa-

Is directed BY the said fourteenth Ar'isis ~
he Constitution.
Approved April II. 1914
Now. Therefore. I. Phillips Lee csidsbor-
Dush. Governor Of the State Of Maryland. IN
pursuance Of Section /. Of Article u of the
Constitution of the Stats Of Maryland. do here
by order and direct that copy Of each Of
said Aets proposing said amendments and ad
di,onal section to ib. Constitution Of Mary
land. he published in at least two newspapers
"a eaeh Of the counties Of the State and in
three newspapers Published in the City Of lial-
iimore one of which newspapers, in the City
q Baltimore. shall be published in the German
laHguare, ono. week for at least three
months next preceding the next General riee-
tion. which election wiii be held on TUESDAY.
November 4. 1918. and at which election The
said above proposed snendmsnss and additional
section to the Constitution shall be submitted.
in the form and manner prescribed by the ten
eral Assembly. to the legal and qualified
voters Of III, State. fer their adoption or 70
lection.
Given under my hand and the
Great Seal Of the State cf
(Greai Seal Maryland Done at the City
Of Mary land.) q Annapolis. on this 18th day
Of July. ia the year Of ous
Lord. o.. thousand nine hum
dred and thirteen
PHrLrps Lrs coLDsScsovcM.
By the Governor;
Robksr p GnAnaH.
Sscreiary Of Stats.
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The employees of the Treasury Do
partment of the United States govern
ment number more than 1000 per-
sons.
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Duluth has put into service a com
bination automobile patrol and emer-
gency ambulance.
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American "castiieg soap is sold ex-
tensively in Hayre. France.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-10-03

Apple growers in the State OF
Washington are planning to sell their
crops in Colombo, Singapore. Calcutta
and Hongkong.
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Chicago schools IN 1912 cost the city
s27sss,275.
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The Chinese government has en-
gagged French expert to establish
a military aviation school with IL
aeroplanes of three types.
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The city of New Bedford distin-
guished itself by having 81 citizens
by the name of Manual Sylvia. Need
less to say, the postal authorities have
had their worries. for not all the SyL
Was are patient
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Cleveland is to hay. a s5oo.ooO auto.
mobile clubhouse.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-10-03

Philadelphia is successfully using
vacuum street cleaners.
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Eighteen barrels of ginseng. con-
tanning l.34S pounds. and worth sS.-
061, have begun their journey from
Wausau, Wis. to C.'a4 This crop
was grown by ]. H. lzoehley on one
half acre Of land near Wausau.
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Love of gain has been known to turn
wise man into fool. Florida Times.
Union.
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lTEGs OF ll!TeREsT.

RonKsr ?. GnAnAn.
Secretary Of State.

Thirteen states have boiler inspec-
ton laws.
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Karakul sheep imports into Argen-
tina continue. the last lot being a
gift by the Emperor of Austris to the
Ministry OF Agriculture
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The use Of grasses, roots and the
tender bark OF trees. IN Korea, does
not necessarily imply a deficiency Of
food supplies. These articles are much
in use by Koreans. even of the we'll
to-do classes, for salads and side
dishes at meals.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-10-03

An expert of the Department OF Ag-
riculture has been sent to the extreme
northwestern corner Of China, never
before visited by scientists, to seek
new plants that might be valuable In
the United States.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-10-03

An English church is still using a
barrel organ that has been in constant
service since the early part of the
eighteenth century.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-10-03

The birth rate in Italy is s1.52 to
each 1000 inhabitants.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-10-03

IN European Russia this years
winter wheat crop is estimated at 277,-
$4,000 bushels or 1873 per cent. more
han last years production, and the
winter rye crop s1T.1es.OoO bushels,
or SO per cent less than last years
production.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-10-03

The Sebastian. stated TO be the
first Diesel motor-driven oA-tank YES
sci to be built IN the United King.
dom, was recently launched at Dun
dee. II is twin-screw motor vessel,
fitted with long poop bridge and fore
castle; length over all. s21 feet;
breadth tmoldedl, As feet; depth
(molded), 36 feet inches; gross ton
mage. about S,40O. 1t has been de-
signed for the carriage OF oil in bulk.
and is divided into 2s oil-tight com
partments by longitudinal and trans
verse bulkheads.
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The fact that Japans importation
Of raw cotton in 1919 amounted to
over slo,000.000 pounds. valued at
s1o0,010,4 453. and that at the same
time the country exported cotton
goods and cotton yarns valued at $44,-
50s,ss5, in addition to supplying the
extensive cotton cloth and cotton yarn
needs Of 100000 inhabitants in Ja-
pan proper. may serve to indicate the
future manufacturing possibilities Of
the empire.