The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-09-18

AN ACT to amend Section s 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 fthS 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 Cuaii-
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
SIC. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the Attor-
ney General TO prosecute and 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 interested 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
depending before them or either of them: and
when required by the Governor or General
Assembly lie 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 prosecute or defend
any suit or action in any of the said courts
on the part OF the State, which the General
Assembly or the Governor acting according
TO law, shall direct to be commenced, prose-
cuted or defended, ana he shall have and
such number OF deputies or assistants as tie
General Assembly may from time to time by
| law prescribe; ana he shall receive Tor hiss
services an annual salary @" three thousand
dollars. or such annual salary as the General
Assembly may from time to time by law pre-
scribed; but he shall not be entitled to receive
any fees, perquiSites or rewards whatever int
addition to tpe salary aforesaid for the perl
Torrance ofany official duty; nor shall tbd
Governor employ any additional council III
any case whatever, unless authorized by the
General Assembly,
SEC. ,. And be it further enacted That
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 BID
held in this State, submitted to the legal and.
qualified voters thereof for their auoption
or rejection, in pursuance OF the direc-
tiOns contained in Article II of the Consttrl-
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 Constitutional Amendment 6
aud Against the Constitutional Amend
ment,N as now prescribed by law, and inn
mediately after said election due returns
shah he 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 II. 1912. n
Now, Therefore. |, Phillips Lee Goldsbor4
Ough, Governor of the state of Maryland in /
pursuance OF Section /, of Article Il of the
Constitution of the State of Maryland, do
hereby order and direct that a copy of each
of said Acts proposing said amendments and
additional section to the Constitution of
Maryland be published in at least two news-f
papers published in each of the counties off
the State and in three newspa pers published
in the City of baltimore, one of which news
papers, in the City of Baltimore, shall be 4
published in the German language, once al
week for at least three months next proceed
ing the next General Election, which election
will he held on Tuesday, November 4 1913
and at which election the said above pro !
posed amendments and additional section rof
the Constitution shah be submitted, in the
form and manner prescribed by the Genera
Assembly, TO the legal and qualified vote
OF the State, for their adoption or rejecJioi
Given under my hand and I'll
Great Seal of the State
Great Seal Maryland. Done at the CiU.
of Maryland.( of Annapolis, on this 18th
day Of July, in the year p
our Lord, one thousand nj
hundred and thirteen.
PHILLIPS LEE GoLDSBoROUGf
BY the Governor:
ROBERT p. GRAHAM,
Secretary Of state.