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The citizen., 1913-10-03
july 25-3no.
Rural Mail Carrier Ends His Life.


A few hours before he was to appear
in Baltimore to answer to the charge of
mlsapproprlating postal funds, Jesse A.
Davhoff, rural letter carrier, of Mount
Airy, Md, was found dead on a couch
few days ago, in the house of friend,
Mr.. Edward Wetzel. three miles south of
Mount Airy. A bottle which contained
some laudanum was found nearby.
Dayhoff had been arrested on last Fri
day and had furnished bail to appear
before United States Commissioner Geo.
Nj. Bond, in Baltimore Postofice In
spector Everett Partridge, who investi-
gated the case, said that while Dayhoff
had been somewhat tardy in turning in
his funds, the actual shortage was less
than $40.
Postmaster Walter R. Rudy, of Mount
Airy, under whom Dayhoff was en-
ployed, and also other witnesses who ex-
pected to appear against the accused
were in the PostoffCe Building in Balti-
more City, and were ready for the hear
ing. Postmaster Rudy was Mortified
when his assistant called him over the
telephone and informed him that DAY.
hoff had been found dead Mr.. Partridge
said that he had been told that Dayhoff
went 10 the Wetzel home and had laid
down to rest on couch. where he was
later discovered dead. When the news
was brought to Commissioner Bond he
discharged the witnesses and continued
the case until he was officially informed
of Dayhof's death The charges, of
course, will end. Dayhof has been for
three years in the postal service
Justice Posey and DIR. !. NJ. Goodman
made an investigation and decided that
an inquest was unnecessary. The case
was pronounced suicide The body was
taken to his wife's home in Mount Airy.
MIR. Dayhof was aged about 4s years.
He is survived by his wife and the fol-
lowing children; Annie, Minnie, Helen,
James, Murray and Calvin. The follow
ing brothers also survive him: Granville,
Milton, Morgan and E. +. Dayhof, of
near Mount Airy; Wilfred Dayhof, of
Montgomery county; Wallie Dayhoff Of
California, and Mrs. Minnie Tebbitt, of
Washington, d. c. His aged father,
Mr.. James A. Dayhof, also survives
him.
The citizen., 1913-10-03
CHAPTER 663.

AN ACT to amend Section 3 Of Article
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.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland three-ffths of all the
members elected to each of the houses con
CURING That the following section be and the
same is hereby proposed an amendment to
Article S of the Constitution of this State. and,
il 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.
SEC J. 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 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.
auired by the General Assembly either
branch thereof, the Governor, the Comptroller
of the Treasury, or any States Attorney, on
any legal matter subject depending before
them or either of them; and whentrequired by
the Governor or General Assembly he 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 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
menced prosecuted or defended, and he shall
have and perform such other duties and shall
appoint such number of deputies 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, perquisites 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.
SIC. g. And be It further enacted, That the
foregoing section, hereby proposed as an
.nendment to the Constitution Of this State,
shall be, at the next general election for mem
lers OF the General Assembly, to 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
| shall be printed the words "For the Constitu
tional Amendment" and Against the consti
| tutiona Amendment" as now prescribed by
law, and Immediately after said election du,
returns shall be made to the Governor Of th'
| vote for and agains, said proposed amendment
The citizen., 1913-10-03
CHAPTER 674.

AN ACT to amend Section Of Article S,
title attorney General and States Attorney
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.
tion or rejection
SECTION /. Re it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland (three-ffths of all
members of each of the two houses concur,
ring), That the following section be and the
same Is hereby proposed as an amendment to
Section 9 of Article s, title attorney General
and States Attorney" of the Constitution of
this State, and if adopted by the legal quail.
fed voters thereof, as herein provided, said
section shall supersede and stand in the place
and instead of Section 9 of said Article S of
the Constitution of Maryland.
9. The States Attorney shall perform such
duties and receive such fees and commissions
or salary, not exceeding three thousand dollars,
as are now may hereafter be prescribed by
law; and if 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 effice; provided, that
the States Attorney for Baltimore City shall
receive an annual salary of ffty-four hundred
dollars and shall have power to appoint one
deputy at an annual salary not exceeding four
thousand dollars, and such other assistants at
such annual salaries. not exceeding twenty-five
hundred dollars each, as the Supreme Bench
of Baltimore City may authorize and approve;
Of s,iJ al a-;o 10 of
of the said States Attorneys office, as has
heretofore been practiced.
SEC g. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution shall at the next election for
members of the 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 (19l3), be sub
mitted to the legal and qualified voters thereof
for their adoption or rejection, in pursuance OF
the directions contained in Article Ia of the
Constitution of this State; and at the said
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 IA of the said Constitution.
Approved April II, 1912.
The citizen., 1913-10-03
CHAPTER 4o2.

AN ACT to propose an amendment to Arti-
Gle of the Constitution Of this State ~
adding a new Section, to be known as 40A;
and to provide for the submission of said
amendment to the qualified voters of this
State for adoption or rejection.
SECTION /. Re it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, (three-ffths of all the
ring), That the following new section be and
the same is hereby proposed as an amend
ment to Article ), title Legislative Depart
ment," Of the Constitution of this State, the
same to be inserted after Section 40 and to
be numbered 4OA, and if adopted by the
legally qualified voters thereof, as herein pro-
vided, said section shall become a part of
Article 3 of the Constitution of Maryland.
40A. The General Assembly shall enact
no law authorizing private property to be
taken for public use without just compensa-
ton, to be agreed upon between the parties
or awarded by jury, being first paid or
rendered to the party entitled to such com
pensation, but where such property is stu
ated in Baltimore City and is desired by
this State or by the Mayor and City Council
of Baltimore, the General Assembly may pro
vide for the appointment of appraisers by
Court of Record to value such property, and
that, upon payment of the amount of such
valuation to the party entitled to compensa
tion, or into Court and securing the payment
of any further sum that may be awarded by
jury such property may be taken.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid That the said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution, shall at the next ensuing
general election, to be held on Tuesday next
after the first Monday in the month of
November, 1918, be submitted to the legal and
qualified voters thereof, for their adoption
rejection in pursuance of the directions con.
tained in Article IL of the Constitution Of this
State, and at the said 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 the
Constitutional Amendment and against the
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 proposed amendment,
as directed by said Article IA of the Constitu
ton.
Approved April 8, 1912.
The citizen., 1913-10-03
CHAPTER SIS.

AN ACT to amend Section 81 of Article
4. title Judiciary Department" subtitle "Par
Ill Circuit Courts" 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-ffths of all the
members of the two houses concurring, That
the following section be and the same is here
by proposed as an amendment to Section 81
of Article 4, title Judiciary Department,
sub4tle "Part III, Circuit Courts" of the
Constitution of this State, and if adopted by
The citizen., 1913-10-03
Approved April 8, 1912.
CHAPTER 602.

AN ACT to amend Section 3 of Article
title effective Franchise" of the Constitu.
ton of this State so as to permit the General
Assembly to excuse the vote seller from any
penalty for selling his 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 rejection.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, (three-ffths of all
the members of each of the two houses con
currng). That the following section be and
the same is hereby proposed as an amendment
TO Section of Article /, title Effective Fran.
chise," of the Constitution of this State, and
if adopted by the legal and qualified voters
thereof as herein provided, said section shall
supersede and stand in the place and stead OF
Section 3 of said Article of the Constitution
of Maryland.
SEC. 3. If any person shall give, or offer tc
give, directly or indirectly, any bribe, present
or reward, or any promise, or any security, foi
the payment or delivery Of money, or any
other thing. to induce any voter to refrain
from casting his vote, or to prevent him in
any way from voting, or to procure vote
for any candidate or person proposed,
voted for as an elector Of President and Vice
President of the United States, or Represen,
tative in Congress or for any office OF profit
or trust, created by the Constitution or Laws
of this State, or by the Ordinances, au.
Il. apJ of ri
timore, the person giving, or offering to give
and the person receiving the same, and any
person who gives or causes to be given, an
illegal vote, knowing 1t TO be such, at any
election to be hereafter held in this State,
shall, on conviction in Court Of Law in add.
ton to the penalties now or hereafter to be
imposed by law, be forever disqualified to hold
any Office Of profit or trust, or to vote at any
election thereafter.
But the General Assembly may in its dis.
cfetion remove the above penalty and all other
penalties upon the vote seller so as to place
he penalties 4or the purchase Of votes on the
vote buyer alone.
SEC 2. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution shall at the next election for
members OF the 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 (19l5), be sub
mitted to the legal and qualified voters thereof
Tor their adoption or rejection, in pursuance Of
the directions contained in Article IA Of the
+ Constitution of this State; and at the said
election the said proposed amendment shall be
printed upon the official ballot and the vote or
said proposed amendment to the Constitution
shall be by ballot, and upon each ballot shal
The citizen., 1913-10-03
No. sd

as directed by The said fourteenth Article sf
the Constitution
Approved April II, 1912.
Now Therefore, I, Phillips Lee Goldsto~I
oueh. Governor Of the State Of Maryland, 10
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 ad-
ditional section to the Constitution Of Marr-
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 Bah
timore, one Of which newspapers, in the City
Of Baltimore. shall be published in the CermAs
language. once week for at least three
months next preceding the next General EleO7
ton, which election viii be held on Tuesday,
Novembet a. 1913, and a, which election the
said above proposed amendments and additional
section to the Constitution shall be submitted,
in the form and manner prescribed 10y the Cen
eral Assembly, to the legal and qualihed
voters OF the State for their adoption or 70
lection.
Given under my hand and the
Great Seal of the State od
(Great Seal Maryland. Done at the City
of Maryland) of Annapolis, on this 18th day
of July, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand nine hun-
dred and thirteen.
PHILLIPs LEE GoLDsBoRoUoA.
BY the Governor:
RoBERr p GRAHAM
Secretary Of State
The citizen., 1913-10-03
Contracts for Supplies.

The Board of Charities and Correc-
rections recently met at the court house
and awarded the contract for supplying
provisions to Montevue and the Jail for a
period OF three months. Those awarded
the contracts are are as follows: Grocer
les, Vim. H. Ramsburg; tobacco, H. ].
d. Hagan; spring wheat -four T. NJ.
FELTON,; winter wheat -four Chas F.
Knock; middlings and corn meal, N. M.
Zentz. hard and soft coal, Maryland
Brick and Supply COMPANY; hides and
tallow. George X Birely & Sons; cattle,
Kob Bros; dry goods. John D. Hen
Erickson; shoes and clothing, B. Rosen-
our and Sons.
The citizen., 1913-10-03

Don't forget your neighbor if he
is not registered. Give sometime
to your party. One vote often
brings uictory.
The citizen., 1913-10-03
CHAPTER 497.
Approved April 8, 1912.

AN ACT to amend Section 81 of Article
III, title Legislative Department" 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-hfths of all the
members of each of the two houses concur.
rng), That the following section be and the
same is hereby proposed as an amendment to
Section 27 of Article III, title Legislative
Department" Of the Constitution of this State,
and if adopted by the legal and qualified voters
thereof as herein provided, it shall supersede
and stand in the place and stead of Section II
of said Article III.
SEC. 81. Any bill may originate in either
House of the General Assembly and be altered,
amended or rejected by the other, but bill
shall originate in either House during the last
ten days of the session, unless two-thirds Of
the members elected thereto shall so determine
BY yeas and nays; nor shall any bill become
law until it be read on three different days of
the session in each House, unless two-thirds
of the members elected to the house where
such bill is pending shall so determine by yeas
and nays, and no bill shall be read a third
time until it shall have been actually engrossed
or printed for third reading.
SEC 2. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the aforegoing sec
ton hereby proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution of this State shall be at the next
general election for members of the General
Assembly of Maryland, to 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 XIV of the Constitution OF this State,
and at said general election the vote on the
said proposed amendment shall be by ballot,
and upon each ballot there shall be printed
the words "for the Constitutional Amend.
ment," and against the Constitutional Amend.
ment," as now prescribed by law, and imme-
diately after said election due returns shall be
made to the Governor Of the vote for and
against the proposed amendment as directed
by said Article XIV Of the Constitution
Approved April s. 1912.
The citizen., 1913-10-03
State Banks on Honor Roll.

OF the thirty-three State banks and
Trust Companies Of the State which
have been placed upon the roll of honor,
four are institutions which are located in
Frederick county-The Central Trust
Company. of Frederick; Walkersvile
Savings Bank; Myersvile Savings Bank;
Woodsboro Savings Bank. This is the
the reports of Bank Commissioner ].
Duke Downes, and includes those banks
which have surplus and undivided
profits in excess of their capital. Other
banks IN this vicinity. however. are the
Westminster Savings Bank, Union
Bridge Banking and Trust Company, and
the Taneytown Savings Bank.
The citizen., 1913-10-03
To inspect Roads.

The State Roads Commission will
start on tour OF inspection OF the roads
in Western Maryland on October 18th.
The trip will occupy three days. Gov
ernor Goldsborough, who is an ex-
officio member of the commission, will
be in the party, which will travel by
motor car, spending the first night in
Frederick and the second in Cumber-
land. 1t. will be for the purpose Of see
ing what has been done this year as the
road building season is now near its end.
The citizen., 1913-10-03
Meeting of the Hospital Guild.

A well attended meeting of the Fred
erick City Hospital Guild was held re-
Routine business occupied the principal
that the sewing society Of the guild will
meet every Wednesday afternoon at the
hospital, beginning with the first We'd
nesday IN October. Preliminary ar
rangements are being made for the hold
ing OF cake sale some time during the
month of October.
The citizen., 1913-10-03

e printed The words, "For the Constitutional
Amendment" aud "Ag.,ust the Constitutional
Amendment" as now provided by law with an
appropriate box to vote for and against the
same as the voter shall select. And upon said
BALLOT the new words proposed to be added g
said Section Of said Article l. namely, lh-
words: "But the General Assembly may in
IT'S discretion remove the above penalty and an
other penalties upon the vote seller SO as to
place the penalties for the purchase Of votes
upon the vote buyer alone" shall be printed on
the official ballot in italics so as to plainly
indicate to the voter the said proposed change
in the Constitution, and Immediately after said
due election due returns shall be made to the
Governor Of the vote for and against said
proposed amendmen; as directed by the said
Article Il Of the said Constitution.
Approved April II, 1912.
The citizen., 1913-10-03

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TELEPHONE No. 272.

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RAINY WEATHER COATS AND HATS There is
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$12 So Rain Caps and Rain Hats at 40 cents
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LOCAL AND OTHERWISE,

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Gas Range. McGaughy Hardware Co.
We originate, others initiate, we
lead, they follow. Call for Genuine
Hottled Coca-Cola. SGT tt
Why drink an imitation when you
can get the Genuine Coca-Cola for the
same price. SIT If
Laundry received by Parcel Post
given special attention. American
Excelsior Laundry. Phone 146. Ills If
AT bargain-1 Babcock's rubber
tired Runabout and 1 rubber tired
surray, Cleveland Matthews Hard
ware Co. If
Only two of those White Noun
tain stone lined refrigerators left.
They will be sold at actual cost. Reap
& Crawford Furniture Co. If
Wise people pay little more
and get the best which is by far the
cheapest. Caver's Dry Cleaning and
Dye Works. If
Charles Baettie, of Pine Bluff,
and Miss Olga Welcher, of Cato, Ark,
secured marrige license in Little
Rock Tuesday
Assessor J. B. King is i'll at his
hollie in this city. His office is in
charge of his son, J. H. King and R.
H. Williams during his illness.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs
Covington, No. 1908 West Fifth ave.
nue., is confined to the home with a
serious attack of typhoid fever
Pure paint makes progressive
people-Proud to be property owners
Pine Bluff needs property owners;
property owners need Sherwin- Will.
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Clegg & Co.
knowing that a mans linen is
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that it is one of the standards by
which he is judged-we make the
laundering worthy of the man. Amer
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Shirts, collars, and cuffs, vests
and ties, sent to this laundry are
given that immaculate cleanliness
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If you want your Brick work
done neat and good, and cheap, 1t
will pay you to see r. B. Webb, con-
tractor of all kinds of brick and
cement work. He will save you
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