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The citizen., 1913-09-19
Approved April 8, 1912.
CHAPTER 602.


AN ACT to amend Section of Article l
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 or rejection,
SECTION /. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, (three-ffths of all
the members of each of the two houses con.
curring), That the following section be and
the same is hereby proposed amendment
TO Section 3 of Article /, title Effective Fran
chse," of the ConstitutionDof 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 Of said Article / Of the Constitution
of Maryland.
SEC ). II any person shall give, or offer to
give, directly 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 to prevent him in
any way from voting, to procure a 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, or au.
thority of the Mayor and City Council of Bal
tmore, 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 it 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
erection remove the above penalty and ali other
penalties upon the vote seller so as TO place
the penalties for the purchase OF votes on the
vote buyer alone.
Src. 2. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment 70
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 Q9l3), be sub
mitted to the legal and qualified voters thereof
for their adoption or rejection, in pursuance OF
the directions contained in Article IL 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 ,on
said proposed amendment to the Constitution
shall be by ballot and upon each balct shall
The citizen., 1913-09-19
CHAPTER 402.

AN ACT to propose an amendment to Arti.
Gle of the Constitution Of this State by
adding a new Section, 10 be known as 4OA;
and to provide for the submission of said
amendment to the qualified voters OF this
State for adoption or rejection.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, (three-dfths of all the
members Of each of the two Houses concur
ring), That the following new section be and
the same is hereby proposed as an amend
ment to Article 3, 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 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 a 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
thai, 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.
Src. 2. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid That the said foregoing
section, hereby proposed as an amendment to
thc 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
qualiied voters thereof, for their adoption or
rejection, in pursuance Of the directions con.
tanned in Article II Of the Constitution Of this
Safe, and at the said election the vote on
said sroposed 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,
a. directed by said Article IA of the Constitu.
ton
Approved April s. 1912.
The citizen., 1913-09-19
To Encourage the Growth of
Truck and Fruits

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company is entering upon a campaign
to encourage the growing of fruits and
truck at points all along its line. 1t will
pay especial attention to this develop
ment in Maryland and Virginia, where
the conditions are regarded as splendid
for the carrying on of this work.
As first step the energies. OF the COM
pany will be, directed towards bringing
the growers Of and the wholesale dealers
in fruit and produce into close contact.
To do this more effectively and TO place
the growers in touch with the best fields
of consumption and the most profitable
markets, the company has arranged to
place in the farmers hands a complete
list Of all such dealers wherever located
on any part of the Baltimore and Ohio
system.
The citizen., 1913-09-19
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-ffths of all the
members of each of the two houses concur,
rng), That the following section be and the
same is hereby proposed as 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 81
Of said Article III.
SEC. 27 ANY bill may originate in either
House of the General Assembly and be altered,
amended or rejected by the other, but no bill
shall originate in either House during the last
ten days Of the session, unless two-thrds 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
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 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, submitteds to the legal and qualified
voters thereof for their adoption 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-
dately 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., 1913-09-19
july 253no.
Mrs. Walker Asks For Divorce.
2oBERr p. GRAHAM,
Secretary OF State.

NIX w ttlhCI EAS6S Il Vi DANO IC6s
That Dixon c. Walker President of
the d. c. Walker Auto Company, of
Baltimore. but formerly OF Frederick.
has been sued for an absolute divorce on
statutory grounds by his wife, Mrs.
Lillian NJ Walker, after he had been
sued by Walter L. Ambrose for $50, 900
damages for the alleged alienation Of
the affections of Ambrose.s wife became
known, when Mrs Walker brought suit
for divorce, on September 5th. MIR.
Ambroses suit was filed on the 18TH of
last July. /
Mr. Walker lives at 1884 Saint Pau
street, Baltimore. He was married on
December 27th, 1905, and he and his
wife lived together until May 2Sth last.
They have no children.
lp her bill of complaint Mrs. Walker
alleges that she and her husband sepa-
rated by mutual consent and that he
agreed to pay her $40 week. She also
alleges that he refused to paw her the
money, although he is worth $4,000, and
has an annual income of $4,000. She
named in her bill as correspondent Mrs.
Alberta Ambrose, the wife OF Mr.. Am
brose.
The citizen., 1913-09-19

as directed by the said fourteenth Article q
the Constitution.
Approved April II, 1912.
Now Therefore, I, Phillips Lee Coldsbos
oush, Governor Of the State Of Maryland, iH
pursuance of Section /, OF Article "a Of the
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 Mary-
land be published in at least two newspapers
in each of the counties Of the State and iH
three newspapers published in the City Of Bal
timore, one Of which newspapers, in the City
Of Baltimore, shall be published in the Germsa
language, once week for at least three
months next preceding the next General EleO-
ton, which election will be held on Tuesday,
November 4. 1918, and at which election the
said above proposed amendments and additonsi
section to the Constitution shall be submitted.
in the form and manner prescribed by the Cen
eral Assembly, to the legal and qualified
voters Of the State, for their adoption or re-
lection.
Given under my hand and the
Great Seal of the State of
(Great Seal Maryland Done at the City
of Maryand) of Annapolis on this 18th day
of July, in the year of ous
Lord, one thousand nine hun
dred and thirteen.
PHILLlPs LEE GoLDsBoRoUon.
By the Governor:
ROBERT P. GRAHAM,
Secretary OF State.
The citizen., 1913-09-19

tb. Local amt 4..-r;reI ,.,+.-s ,b.~.,r s her,i,
prov;.s5 r. shall ....-s,ie and ...,f f., ,hs
plaee and stead ,f Se.t,., u ,f s.,t >r.ic,s =
SEC. 2t. Far each of I'M. sai8 circuits
Cexcept;ng the e;cbtb and ,bi-sl there shall
lie a chief iu3s. and two associate iudees. TO
be st,led Ty5-.s ~ tbe c,r.,,,, o,,rt n be
elected or aopoi,tes as herein provided and
for the third circuit thor. st,1i he Chief
Tudre and three sssoci.+. i,,tses f., bc STYLED
Tud-es of the Circuit c-,rt to he elected or
aaponted as herein rro,,tet
And no two az said associate Judges for
any of the said circ,its. exceot the third cir,
cult shall. at The ti,,e NJ tbeir election or ap-
pointmeut or during the term for which they
NAV have been elected or amounted reside in
the same copntv II tyo or more persons
shall be candidates for associate Judge in the
same county in anv Of tbc circuits. exceot the
third circuit tbs. ono orl. IN said county
shall be declared elected who has the highest
number of votes in the eireuit. In case any
two candidates for associate iu5-e in anv Of
the circuits. exceDt The third circuit. residing
in the same county. shall have an equal mum.
ber of votes greater than anv other candidate
for associate iudge in tbe circuit If shall be
the dutv Of the Governor 70 order new elec.
ton for one associate ;udre. but the person
residing in anv other county of the circui,
and who has the newt highest number, of
votes shall he declared elected The said
t,dqes shall hold NOT 1ess than two terms Of
the Circ,,it Court in each If the counties com.
posing their resnective circuits. at such times
as are now or NAV hereafter be prescribed to
which Jurors shall he summoned. and in thos,
counties where only two such terms are held.
two o.ta~ .,I ;.,,......,.-., 4.-.,s - which
;,r,-s sb,t, ro, r.. s,,,,..,o,.d ,,.,, nav .1te,
A. fD ,he ti,-.s fo- h,i.i;,, orv or al terms
until otlor,.;s. or.so-,.d and sbau sdoc,
r,,tss - t. .,a +h.. III ,.,s;.,.ss M. r.,,,;r;ro
n. ir.a-,os;.i,r, of ~. ;,-,, sb-I be ,s far
,s orac+;catl. d;soos.d of ~ said intermediate
ts-r,s
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The citizen., 1913-09-19
CHAPTER SIS.

AN ACT to amend Section 81 of Article
4, title Judiciary Department" subtitle 'Parl
III, 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-fiths of all the
members of the two houses concurring, That
the following section be and the same is hers-
by proposed as an amendment to Section 81
Of Article 4 title Judiciary Department
sub4itle ''Part III, Circuit Courts" of the
Constitution of this State, and if adopted by
The citizen., 1913-09-19
DR.. Herring Very Ill.

DIR. Joshua Webster Herring, of West
minister, whose resignation as a member
Of the Board of Public Service Commits
sioners took effect on Monday, has be-
come critically ILL., His disease, which
prevents his taking sufficient nourish-
ment, is said to be a oancerous affection
of the stomach.
The citizen., 1913-09-19

Proposed Amendments
to the Constitution
Of Maryland.

WHEREAS at the January Session OF the
General Assembly OF Maryland held in the
year Of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and twelve, Acts were passed proposing
amendments to Section Of Article /; Sec
ton q Of Article ); Section Q of Article
s; Section ) of Article s; Section q of
Article :; and adding proposed new Sec
ton 70 Article 3; of the Constitution Of this
State, which said Acts are in the following
words, to wit:
The citizen., 1913-09-19
Passed Examination Before Grad
uating

Edwin A. Smith, of Burkittsville, this
county, has received a probation ap-
pointment in the government service as
a typewriter and stenographer, at sal
ary of SIS per month. Mr.. Smith took
the Civil Service examination last May
and passed successfully with an average
Of 76 per cent. In Tune he graduated
from the Middletown High School in the
Commercial Course. He was a student
of Professor +. Russell Stockman.
The citizen., 1913-09-19

-c printed the words, FOR the Constitutional
Amendments" and "Aganst the Constitutional
amendment" as now provided by law with app
appropriate box to vote for and agans, the
same as the voter shall select. And upon said
ballot the new words proposed to be added 70
said Section Of said Article l. namely, the
words: "But the General Assembly may in
its discretion remove the above penalty and all
other penalties upon the vote seller 50 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 amendment as directed by the said
Article IA Of the said Constitution.
Approved April II. 1912.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-01-03
NEW YORK
MOBILES Y HEROES.

Sin que este sea una callmnia, puede
decirse que Miss Helen Gould frisa va
en- los cuarenta y nueve amos, la edad
del pobre Caruso, y lie llamo pobre por
que al pedestal que aqu1 ten1a le ha
desnivelado ell c:miento Titta Rufo.
Cnarenta y nueye amos NO. es precisa-
mente la edad de chochear nj de que
10 saqhen Qlno al spl en- una espuerta,
pero tampoco es la eaad adecuada para
un tenor. que por al didura es gordo,
nj para casarse una senorita, aunque
esa senorita sc lame Elena Gould.
Bueno, ell que Sc llame asl no importa
NADIA, 10 que importa es cue tiene una
barbaridad de millones, como que es
tia de la conocidisima Condesa de Cas-
tellane, la joven y bella y rnultimillona-
ria CondesaAaue ha dado mas que ha-.
blar la pgensa, que Ell mismisimo
"Tartarin 3mericano Don Teodoro
Roosevelt, y tfl vez ha sido la musa
gentil que insbirara al afortunado .au-
tor de LA condesa alegre. =
Esta' otra Gould, la tia de la Conde-
sa como ustedes comprenderan, no es
una preciosidad, nj macho dlenos, pe-'
70 como ell gold" TODD 10 tapa, y esta
sonora tiene tan .bien puesro su apelli-
do como "Boricua" ell suyo de Amador,
pues no ha faltado un senor con hfga-
dos que Sc resigne al himeneo con ella,
ahl .tienen ustedes que Helen, (como
la llamamos carinosamente sus amigos,
que dicen los revisteros cursis) Sc dis
pone Il vestir ell velo blanco de la des-
posada y vestir y calzar amen de
otras menudencias, Mr. Finley J.
Shepard, un heroe y no creais. que lie
tllamo heroe por 10 del casamiento, sino
porque sc trata de un verdadero heroe
que salvo la vida varios nifios mu
Jeres, ell 10 de Octubre de este afo. en-
un horroroso siniestro ferroviario.
Miss Gould, llam6smola asi a pesar
de la edad sinti6 por ell h6roe una ad-
miraci6n sin lfmites, aquel hombre que
en- los momentos de peligro espantoso
conserve la sangre frfa con un bello
gesto de desprecio a la muerte la humi-
llo salvando la vida de ninos y mule
res, hizo latir no sabemos que ignorada
ouerda sensible del coraz6n de la dana
N
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-01-03

que hab1a permanecido sorda a los
requerlmimentos del amor; y penso sin
duda en- que aquel hombre merecla
una recommpensa, y la pobre J. con
su vanidad de mujer, creyo que SUI ma
no, acompanada, naturalmente, de los
millones, era el premio mejor para ell
gallardo heroe del lsdesastre ferroviario.
Ahora que al Sr. Azorin lie ha dado
por descubrir la abstrusa poes1a de los
ferrocarriles, tai vez Sc alegre de como
GER este. episodio que, cambiando un
POGO las feohas y las caras puede ser
virle de asunto para uno de esos roman
tlcos cuentos en- que una princesa rubia
concede su> mano un Joven apuesto,
en- recompensa de SUI valor sin igual,
porque lucho con ell dragon de las sic
tie cabezas O con la sierpe de las trece
colas.
i Un poema . Lastima que los pro-
tagonlstas esten de medic uso, 10 que
no quita para que la hora presente,
sin6 ella, el, por 10 menos, lie envi-
dien aigunos candidates al heroismo
de-. -. casarse por dinero.
Y0no sc que pensara de este Mr..
Shepard, aunque a juzgar por la cara
que tiene no debe :pensar gran cosa,
pero cuien sabe 81 en- 10 que la suspica-
cla We \un negocio, un magn1fco nego-
clio, el no ha visto mas que un sacrifi-
clio. :. Estos heroes son asi. sc sacrif-
can por todos, y ST alguna vez les'vemos
q. parecen egoistas, entonces es cuando
su renunciaci6n es mayor, porque dejan
de ser heroes para convertirse en- unos
vivos.
Los mobiles, esos mobiles europeos, an
te cuyos nombres sonoros siente este
pueblo, una mezcla de admiration Y
recelo, estan ahora redimidos de su of
clio de alquiladores de t1tulos. Tambien
los heroes Sc venden. Y 81 la sobrina de
su tia pudo decir, hasta cierto punto
NADIA mas, que hab1a comprado un Con-
de, la tia de STU sobrinas puede afrmar
que ha comprado un heroe. !. A yer
cual de los dos saldra perdiendo mas /;
porque los heroes suelen dar cada sor-
presa..
j. Perez Losada.
New York, 20 de Diciembre 1912.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-01-03
Bonbones y caramelos

OH, j6venes amables,
que en- vuestros tiernos amos
al temple de Minerva
dirig1s vuestros pasos,
y en- Ell Parque Borinquen,
por la ssombra amparadOs,
a empresas atrevidas
aventurais las manos,
sabed que anoche, ioh, jovenss,
un hombre americana,
mas alto que una casa
y muy desarronado,
con traje femenino,
y en- hembra transformaIdo,
del Ibrazo de un amigo
dio el pego a mas lde cuatro
No 10 olvideis, oh, jovenes
y tened buen cuidado.
que. hay hembras que reparten
tremendos jinquetazos.
Fantasia
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-01-03
Information polltica

Entire los signifcados leaders" repu-
blicanos de Mayagiiez ha causado muy
mala impression que ell Comit6 Territorial
recomendase al senior Sanchez Morales
para ocupar por un nuevo termino su
escailo en- el Consejo Executive. Ell Co.
mite Republican, de Mayagiez ha en-
viado al Jefe del Partido ell telegrama
que copiamos y confrma nuestra aseve-
racion:
Santiago We've,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-01-03
En- ell Auxilio Mutuo
LA FIESTA DE ANO NUEVO

Anteayer, microbes, Sc celebr6 en- este
benetico establecimiento la Traditional
misa de Ailo Nuevo, ofreciendo ell Illus
trlslmo senior Obispo, quien galantemen-
te Sc presta clio / dos los amos. Des-
pues de la misa, ante la numerosa
dlstlngulda cOncurrencia invitada, Sc
inaugur0 ell busto escult6rico de don
Avelino Vicente, Presidente benefac-
tor del Auxilio. La escultura, que es
obra del gran artista espanol, Blay. ha
sido colocada en- el parque del Sanatorio.
~ fue descubierta por ell vice-consul de
Espana, senior Martinez y Idle Pons, DOR
encargo especial Idle La Directiva de aquel
Centric. Ell hecho de habersele dedicado
EN- vida al senior Avehno Vicente ell mas
grande homemade que puede tributarse
Sc debe sus grandes merecimientos. to-
dos ellos senalados con la justeza de ex-
preston de que acaso carezcamos nosotros
en- el discurso pronunciado en- ell acto
inaugural por don Juan Confines, miem-
bro de la Junta Directiva, que fue ell
siguiente:
''Senores:
A fuer de honnbre sincere, lamento
muy de veras, ell no estar dotado Idle las
mas extraordinarias condolences de Ia
oratoria, para que de mis- pobres labios
salieran embellecidos por la galanura del
lenguaje, los mas justicieros elevados
conceptos, hacia la personalidad que aquf
nos congrega, en- estos faustos solem-
neS momentOs.
Ell acto de descubrir ell artistico busto
de nuestro dign1simo Presidente, alma
base fundamental de nuestro esplendido
Sanatorlo, arrastra \tras 81 toda Ia elo-
cuencia, toda la -ampulosidad, amena y
florida, del mas encomiastico discurso.
que, hiciera resaltar en- poeticos y abri-
llantados parrafos, las mas sobresahen-
tes cualidades de perseverance,, ferrea
voluntad y decidido empeno Idle que es
poseedor nuestro entranable amigo
companero de contratiempos sinsabo-
res, don Avelino Vicente.
Posee nuestro querido Presidente al
ma templada al lento fuego de La perse-
verancia; y por ello, sin dalda alguna he
mos llegado mas ALA de 10 que pudinos
presumir.
Con ssu peculiar mddestia, suele de-
cir cuantos de la magma obra de
nuestra sociedad lie hablan: "Esto Sc
nores, no es nj puede ser la obra de un
solo hombre; es, sencillamente, la obra
de toaos los hombres de buena voluntad.
que pusieron en- ella tanto empeno
amor, como Ell que pude haber puesto
yo" A pesar de sus muy respetables
aseveraciones, todos sabeis que no es asi;
Sde que servir1an los empenos de sus
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