The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-08-27
PROCL A M ALTON.
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution of Maryland.

WHEREAS, at the January Session of the
General Assembly of Maryland, held III the
year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hun
dred and Fourteen. an Act was passed pro-
posing an Amendment to Section n, Part
VII, Of Article 4. title "Sheriffs,' of the
Constitution of the State of Maryland, which
said Act is known and designated as Chapter
S45 of the Acts of Maryland of 1914, and is
i'll the words and figures following:
CHAPTER SO.
AN ACT to amend Section a, Part VII, of
Article 4, title, 'Sheritfs." of the Constitu-
tion of this State, and to provide for the sub
mission OF said amendment to the qualified
voters OF this state for adoption of rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, three fifthS of all the
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 A, Part VII, of Article 4, title
heriffs, of the Constitution of this State
q, I'D if adopted by legal and qualified voters
thereof, as herein provided, it shall super
said Section a, Part VII, OF said Article 1.
Sec. "A. There shall be elected in each
| county n every second year. one person, re
| sident in said county above the age of
| twenty five years. and It least five years pre-
| ceding his election, citizen of the State, to
| the ONCE of Sheriff. He shall hold office for
two years, and until his successor is duly
| elected and qualified; shall be ineligible for
| two years thereafter; shall give such bond,
| exercise such powers and perform such du
| ties as now are or may hereafter be fixed by
| law. In case OF a vacancy by death, resigna-
ton, refusal to serve. or neglect to qualify,
| or give bond. or by disqualification, or re
| moval from the county, the Governor shall
appoint person to be sheriff for the re
| mainder OF the official term.
In the City Of Baltimore at the General
| Election to be held in the year 1915 and
| every four years thereafter, there shall be
| elected in said city of Baltimore, one person
| who shall he a resident of said city, above
| the ge Of twenty five years, and VINO shall
| have been at least five years preceding his
| election 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 such powers
and perform such duties as now are or may
| hereafter ne fixed by law. The Sheriff elect
| ed in and for the City of Baltimore in No
vember. 1918, shall be eligible for re cleo
| ton.
In case Of vacancy by death. resignation,
| refusal to serve, or neglect to qualify. or
| give bond, or by disqualification or removal
| from said City, the Governor shall appoint
/ a person to be Sheriff for the remainder of
| the official term. The Sheriff hereafter
elected ana the Sheriff elected IN ana Tor
| the City of Baltimore on the 18th day OF No
| vember, 1913, shall from the date of his
| qualification receive such salary as may be
| fixed by law, not to exceed six thousand dol
| lars per year in any case, and such expenses
necessary to the conduct of his office, as
may be fixed by law, such salaries and eX-
| such times as may be prescribed by law.
| Sec. 2. AID 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
Congress- the same being general election,
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 of this State and at said Gen
eral election the vote on the proposed
| amendment shall be by ballot. and upon
such ballot there shall be printed the words,
| For the Constitutional Amendment and
Against the Constitutional Amendment
| as now prescribed by law, and Immediately
| after said election due return shall be made
| to the Governor of the vote for and against
| said proposed amendment as directed by the
| said Article IA of this Constitution, and if
it shall appear to the Governor that the
| majority of the votes cast at said election
on said amendment We're cast in favor there
of the Governor shall by his proclamation
declare the said amendment, having received
the ma iority of votes, adopted by the people
of Maryland as part of the Constitution
thereof, and thenceforth said amendment
shall he part Of said Constitution.
Nov. therefore, | Phillips Lee Colds
borough, Governor of the STATE of Maryland
III pursuance of the direction contained in
Section |, of Article IA of the Constitution
of Maryland and in compliance with the
provisions of Section OF the above recited
Act, do hereby order and direct, that copy
of said Chapter S45 OF the Acts of the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland of 1914 afore-
said be published in at least two news
papers 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 week fol-
at least three months next preceding the
next General Election for members of Con
| gress, which election will be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in Novem-
Der, 1914, and at which election the said
above proposed amendment to the ConStitu-
ton shall be submitted. in the form and
manner prescribed by the General Assembly
to the legal and qualified voters OF the State
for their adoption or rejection.
| Given under my hand and the Great sea
of the State of Maryland.
Done at the City of An
napolis. on this It'll
dav of July, in the
THE Great Seal year of our Lord, one
of thousand nine hun
Marylandl dred and fourteen.
PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH,
| BY the Governor
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