The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-08-01
CHAPTER 663.

AN ACT to amend Section Of Article 5
Of the Constitution Of this State, ard to pro.
vide Tor the submission Of said amendment,
to the qualified voters Of this State ior adoi-
ton or rejection.
SECTION /. Re it enacted by the Genera
Assembly Of Maryland, three-dfths OF ar !ss
members elected to each Of the touscs eos
curing, That the following section be and tn,
same is hereby proposed = an amendment &c
Article 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 8 1t shall be he duty Of the Attor-
ney General to prosecute ard defend on til.
part Of the State all cases which a: the time OF
his appointment and qualification and which
thereafter may be depending in the Court o.
Appeals, or in the Supreme Court OF The
United States by or aga INST the State, or
wherein the State may be interested; and he
shall give his opinion in writing whenever re.
CURED by the General Assembly or eithe-
branch thereof. the Governor, the Comptrolle.
Of the Treasury, or any States Attcr=sy, 6;
any legal matter or subject depending befer
them or either Of them; and when required by
the Governor or General Assembly he shall ali
any States Attorney in prosecuting any sui; OF
action brought by the State in any Court OF
the State, and he shall commence and pros>
cute or defend any suit or action in any o.
said courts, an the part Of the State, which
the General Assembly or the Governor, act.
ing according to law, shall direct to he com.
menced, prosecuted or defended, and he shat
have and perform such other duties and shal.
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 20 time by
law prescribe; but he shall not be entitled to
receive any fees. perqusites rewards wha;.
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.
SEC. . And be it further enacted That the
foregoing section. hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution Of this State,
shall he at the next general election for mem
hers Of the General Assembly. to he held il
.bis State. submitted TO the legal and qualified
voters thereof for their adoptiou or rejection.
in pursuance Of the directions contained in
Article IA Of the Constitution; and at said
election the vote on said proposod amendment
shall he bv ballot and upon each ballot there
shall he n-i,,ted the words For the Constifu-
t;ona1 Amendment" and against the Consti.
tutional Amendment" as now prescribed by
law. and immediately after said election due
returns Shall be made to the Governor Of the
,,,.. fr md sc,.,,., ssii f,-o,,o-ed amendment
directed by the said fourteenth Article o.
;he Constitution
Annroved A,r;1 - 1912
Now, Therefore. l, Phillips Lee Goldsbor-
ough, Governor Of The State of Maryland in
pursuance Of Section l. OF Article IA of the
constitution OF the State OF Maryland 90 mere
Dy order ana direct that copy OF each OF
a., ''.'' Proposing sa'l "iAe,i0i,e'i'S anu
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