Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-10-24
CHAPTER GOA.

AN ACT TO amend Section 3 of Article
Of the Constitution of this State, and to
provide for the submission Of said amend
ment to the qualified voters of this State
for adoption or rejection.
Section |. Be II enacted by the GeneAal
Assembly of Maryland, three-fifths of all
the members elected to each Of the houses
cOncurring. That the following section be
and the same is hereby proposed as ga
amendment to Article s Of the Coastitu-
ton Of this State. and, II adopted, by the
legal and qualified voters thereof as herein
and by law provided. 1t shall supersede
and stand in place and stead OF Section
of said Article.
Sec. 3. 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 bis appointment and qualification
and which thereafter may be depending In
the Court Of Appeals. 0f--in, the Supreme
Court Of the United States, by or AGAINST
the State. OF wherein the State may be in
terested; and he shall give his opinion in
writing whenever 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 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. Oh 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
or assistants 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 or rewards whatever in
addition to the salary aforesaid for the
performance Of any official duty; nor shah
the Governor employ any additional c0un-
sci in any case whatsoever. unless author
lied by the General Assembly
Sec. 2. And be II further enacted. That
the foregoing section. hereby proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution Of this
State. shall be, at the next general election
for members Of the General Assembly, to be
held in this State, submitted to the legal
and qualified voters thereof for their adop-
ton or rejection, in pursuance OF the d.
rectiOns contained In Article IA Of the Con-
stitution and at said election the vote on
said proposed amendment shall be by bal
lot and upon each ballot there shall be
printed the words For the Constitutional
Amendment" and Against the Constitu-
tiOnal Amendment" as now prescribed 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 the said four
teenth Article Of the Constitution.
Approved April II, 1912.
Now. therefore. |. Phillips Lee Colds
borough, Governor OF the State Of Mary
land, In pursuance of Section |, Of Article
IA of the Constitution of the State of Mary
land, 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 newspapers in each Of the
counties Of the State and In three news
papers published In the city OF Baltimore.
one Of which newspapers. In the city Of
Baltimore. shall be published In the German
language. once week for at least three
months next preceding the next General
Election, which election will be held on
Tuesday. November 4, 1913, and at which
election the said above proposed amend
ments and additional section to the Con
stituton shall be submitted in the form
and manner prescribed by the General As
sembly. to the legal and qualified voters Of
the State. for their adoption or rejection.
Given under my hand and the Great
Seal Of the State Of Maryland. Done at
the City Of Annapolis, on
Great Seal this 18th day July. In the
Of Maryland) year Of our Lord. one
thousand nine hundred
and thirteen.
PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH
BY the Governor
ROBERT p. GRAHAM.
aug lite Secretary Of State.