Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-09-13
CHAPTER COS


Of the Constitution Of this STATE, and TO pro.
vide for the submission Of said amendment
10 the qualified voters Of this State for adop-
ton or rejection.
Secrfov l. Be 1t enacted by The General
Assembly Of Maryland, three-hfths OF ali The
members elected to each Of the houses con-
curing That the following SECTION be aud The
same is hereby proposed as an amendment g
Article Of the Constitution Of this State, and,
if adopted, by the legal and qualified voters
thereof as herein and BY law provided, it shall
supersede and stand In the place and stead Of
Section Of said Article.
SIC. ). 1t shall be The duty Of the Attor
ney General to prosecute ard defend on the
part Of the State all cases which at the time a
bis 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 thu State,
wherein the State may be interested and be
shall give his opinion in writing Whenever re
quired 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 be shall aid
any States Attorney in prosecuting any sun Or
action brought by the State in my Court Of
the State and he shalt 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.
meneed, prosecuted or defended, aud 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 prescribei 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 be shall not be entitled to
receive any fees peEquisites or rewards what
ever in addition 70 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. 2. And be If further enacted, That the
foregoing section, hereby proposed as an
amendment 70 the Constitution Of this State,
shah be- at the next general election for mem
bers Of the General Assembly, 10 Be held in
this State Submitted to The legal aud qualified
voters thereof for their adoption OF rejection.
in pursuance OF the directions contained in
Article a Of the Constitution; and at said
election the vote on said proposed amel.duzeu,
shah be BY ballot and upon each ballot there
shall Be printed the words "For the Conatitu-
tional Amendment" and Against the Consai.
tutional Amendment" as now prescribed by
law and Immediately after said election due
returns snail be made 10 the Governor Of the
vote for and against said proposed amendment.
as directed BY the said fourteenth Article d
the Constitution.
Approved April II. i9ia
Nov, Therefore, ], Phillips Lee Coidsbor.
ough, Governor Of TIE State Of Maryland, IN
pursuance Of Section /. Of Article a Of tks
Constitution Of the State Of Maryland do here.
BY order and direct thar copy Of each Of
said Aets proposing said amendments ard ad.
ditional section 70 the Constitution Of Mary.
land, Be published in 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, once week for at least three
months next preesdsns the next General Eiso-
ton. which election viii Be held on Tuesday,
November 4. 1918, ard 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 Gen
eral Assembly. to TIE legal ard qualified
voters Of re State, fer tksiT adoption or ~
lection.
Given under ny hand and TIE
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(Creas Sea- Maryland Dens Al the City
Of Maryisad) q AnnapoIls. or Ibis 18Th dsy
Of July. IN ne year Of eur
Lord, szs thousand nine hun-
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By he Governor
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