The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-08-07
PROCLAMATION
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
OF Maryland.


OF Maryland.
Whereas, at the January Session or the
General Assembly Of Maryland, held in the
year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hun
dred and Fourteen, an Act was passed pro
posing an Amendment to Section AL, Part
VII, of Article 4, title ''Sheriffs'. Of the
Constitution OF the State Of Maryland,
which said Act IL known and designated
as Chapter S45 of the Acts of Maryland Of
1914, and is In the words and figures fol-
CHAPTER s45.
An Act to amend Section A, Part VII
Of Article a. title, Sheriffs'. Of the Con
stItution Of this State, and to provide
for the submission of said amendment to
the qualified voters Of this State for
Section l. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly Of Maryland, three ffths
OF all the members OF each OF the two
section be and the same is hereby pro.
Part VII, o. Article 4, title .'sheriffs,," q
adopted BY legal and qualified voters
thereof. ~ herein provided, 1t shall super
sede and stand in the place and stead of
said Section A, Part VII, Of said Article
Sec. Al. There shall be elected in each
county in every second year, one person,
resident in said county above the age Of
twenty five years, and at least five years
preceding his election, citizen of the
State, to the office of Sheriff He shall
hold office for two years, and until his
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 fixed by law. In
case Of vacancy by death, resignation,
refusal to serve, or neglect to qualify,
or give bond. or by disqualification, or
removal from the county, the Governor
shall appoint a person to be Sheriff for
the remainder of the official term.
In the City Of Baltimore at the Gen
eraI Election to be held In the year 1915
Baltimore, o4e person who shall Se
age of twenty five years, and who shall
have been at least i've years preceding
his election a citizen Of this State, to the
He shall hold his office for four years,
and until his successor ~ duly elected
and qualified: shall be eligible for re-
election; shall give such bond, exercise
such powers and perform such duties A.
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 of vacancy by death, resigna-
ton; refusal 70 serve, or neglect to
qualify, or give bond, or BY disquali-
tication or removal from said City, the
Governor shall appoint person to be
Sheriff for the remainder Of the official
term. The Sheriff hereafter elected and
Ba timore on the 7th day Of November
1913, shall from the date Of his quail
tication receive such salary as may be
fixed by law, not to exceed six thousand
expenses necessary TO the conduct of his
office, as may be fixed by law, such sal
aries and expenses TO be paid in such
manner and at such times as may be
prescribed by law.
Sec .. And be 1t further enacted BY
the authority aforesaid, That the afore-
going section t hereby proposed as an
State shall be at the next General Elec-
ton for members of Congress, the same
being general election, to be held in
qualified voters thereof for their adop-
ton or rejection, in pursuance of the
directions contained In Article II OF the
Constitution of this State, and at said
amendment shall be by ballot, and upon
such ballot there shall be printed the
words, Fer the Constitutional Amend,
Amendment" as now prescribed by law,
and Immediately after said election due
returns shall be made to the Governor OF
amendment, 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 cleo
ton on said amendment were cast in
favor thereof, the Governor shall by his
proclamation declare the said amend
neHt- naVlng received the majority OF
votes. adopted by the people of Maryland
as part Of the Constitution thereof, and
thencefOrth said amendment shall be part
Of said Constitution
Approved April Is, 1914.
Now, therefore / Phillips Lee Colds
borough, Governor OF the State Of Mary
land, in pursuance of the direction con
Constitution or Maryland, and in com
rliance with the provisions of Section 2
of the above recited Act, do hereby order
and direct, that a copy of said Chapter
S45 Of the Acts of the General Assembly
of Maryland of 1914 aforesaid, be pub
lished in ut least two newspapers in
three newspapers published in the City of
one Of which newspapers in the
city or Baltimore shall be published In the
German language, once a week for at
least three months next preceding the
next General Election for members or
Congress, which election will be held on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November, 1914, and at which election
the said above proposed amendment to
the Constitution shall be submitted, in
General Assembly, to the legal 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 An
napolis, on this 18th
day of July, in the
THE Great Seal year Of or Lord, one
of thousand nine hum
Marylandl dred and fourteen
PHILLIPS LEE GOLDsBOROUGH.
BY the Governor: