The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-09-18

Proposed Amendment 90 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 Hun
po SsG snS an amendment to to Section T. Part
CONSTITUTION f o. the State q Maryland,
" Ghap Ser s4S q 4 the Acts q Mafysnd u
1914, and ~ In the words and figures fol
lowing:
of Article 4. title, "Sheriffs', Of the Con-
stitution of this State, and to provide
for the submission Of said ., ameE EdL to
adoption or rejection.
Section Be j i S enacted By The GeR
houses concuFrinE, that In following
section be and tile same - hereby pro-
posed az an amendment to Section 4,
| the Constitution of this State, and if
adopted by legal and qualified voters
thereof. as herein provided. it shall super.
sede and stand in the place and stead of
said Section "A. Part VII, Of said Article
See. Al. There shall b. elected in each
county in every second year. one person,
resident in said county above the age OF
twenty-five years, and at least i've years
preceding his his election s,a citizen Of the
hold office for two years, and until his
successor is duly elected and qualified;
shall be ineligible for two years there
after; shall give. such bond, exercise such
powers and perform such duties as now
are or may hereafter be. hxed By law. In
case q vacancy by death, resignation aIt9n
or give bond, VI by disqualification, On
removal from the county, the Governor
the remainder anpiGd Of f the official term "
In the City of Baltimore at the Gen
eral Election to be held In the year l910
shd fUGe in sad City o
resident Of said city, above the
have been at least i've years preceding
his election q citizen Of this State, to the
Office Of Sheriff
He shall hold his office for four years,
and until his successor is duly elected
and qualified; shall be eligible for re-
election; shall give such bond, exercise
now are or may hereafter be fixed by law.
| The Sheriff elected in and for the City
OF Baltimore in November. 1913, shall be
In case Or vacancy BY death, resigna-
ti0n, refusal to serve, or neglect to
qualify, or give bond. or BY disquali.
Governor shall appoint a person to be
term. The Sheriff hereafter elected and
Ba timore on the 7fh day Of November,
1913, shall from the date Of his quail
fcation receive such salary as may be
II n4pu ny ldWp MT ~ GANCGu bAA lHUuSdnu
dollars per year in any case, ana such
expenses necessary to the conduct OF his
office, as may be fixed by law, such sal
aries and expenses to be paid in such
prescribed by law.
Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted by
the authority aforesaid. That the afore-
amendment to the Constitution Or this
State shall be &c Go next General Elec-
hnfn nruA n1n Nn hn n1d 1n
this State, submitted to the legal and
qualified voters thereof for their adop-
ton or rejection in Of the
Constitution of this State, and at said
General election the vote on the proposed
amendment shall be by ballot. and upon
words, For the Constitutional Amend
ment,n and Against the Constitutional
Amendment ~ now prescribed by law,
returns shall be made to the Governor OF
the vote for and against said proposed
shall appear to the Governor that the
majority of the votes cast at said cleo
ton on said amendment were cast In
proclamation declare the said amend
ment, having received the majority Of
votes. adopted BY the people Or Maryland
as part or the Constitution thereof, and
lthenceforth said amendment shall be part
Of said Constitution.
Approved April 16. 1914.
Now, therefore, Phillips Lee Colds
borough, Governor Of the State of Mary
land, In pursuance OF the direction con
tanned ia Section !, Article Ia OF the
Constitution OF Maryland, and In com
rIIance with the provisions on Section \
or the above recited Act, do hereby order
and direct, that b. copy OF said Chapter
S45 OF the Acts of the General Assembly
of Maryland of 1914 aforesaid, be pub
lished in at least two newspapers in
each of the counties of the State and in
three newspapers published in the City OF
Baltimore, one Of which newspapers in the
City OF Baltimore shall be published in the
German language, once a week for at
least three months next preceding THE
next General Election for members OF
Congress, which election will be held on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday
In November, 1914, and ut which election
the said above proposed amendment to
the Constitution shall be submitted, In
the form and manner prescribed by the
General Assembly. to the legal qualified
voters OF the State for their adoption OF
rejection.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal
or the State or Maryland.
Done al the city or An.
napOlis. on this 18th
day of July, in the
1.-The Great Seal year Of or Lord, one
Of thousand nine hun.
Marylandl dred and fourteen