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CHAPTER S45.

CHAPTER S45.
An Act to amend Section A, Part VII.
of Article 4 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 adoption
or rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly OF Maryland, three-ffths
of all the members of each OF the two
section be and the same is hereby pro-
posed as AN amendment to SECTION A.
Part VII. of Article 4. title SheriHs''
adopted by legal and qualified voters
thereof. as herein provided, it shall So,
persede and stand III the place and stead
If said Section II. Part VII, OF said Ar
Sec. A. 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 hVe years
preceding his election. a citizen OF the
State, to the office Of Sheriff; He He; shall AL
successor is duly elected and qualified;
shall be ineligible for two years thereaf-
ter; shall give such bond. exercise such
are or may hereafter be fixed by law. In
case of vacancy by death, resignation,
give bond, or by DISQUALIFICATION, or re-
moval from the county, the Governor
shall appoint a person to be Sheriff for
the EN- iH of Of fhe GG1a at the
eral Election to be held in the year 1s15
and every four years thereafter, there
one person who shall be a resident OF
said city, above the age of twenty-five
years. and who shall have been at least
five years preceding his election citizen
of this State. to the office of Sheriff.
He shall hold his Office fol. four years,
and until his successor is. duly elected
election; shall give such bond. exercise
such powers and perform such duties as
now are or may hereafter be fixed by
City of Baltimore in November, 1913,
shall be eligible for reelection.
In case of vacancy by death, resigna-
ify, or give bond, or by disqualification
or removal from said City, the Governor
shall appoint a person to be Sheriff for
Sheriff hereafter elected and the Sheriff
elected in and for the City of Baltimore
such salary as may be fixed by law, not
to exceed six thousand dollars per year
to the conduct OF his office, as may be
fixed by law, such salaries and exp nses
to be paid in such manner and at such
times as may, be prescribed by law.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That the afore-
going, section hereby proposed as an
State shall be at the next General Elec-
ton for members of Congress, the same
being a 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 direc-
tons contained in Article IA. of the Con
stftution 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 tbs
words, For the Constitutional Amend
ment, and Against the constitutional
Amendment" as now prescribed by law
and Immediately after said election due
or ~ he dc fn fhn M
| the vote for and against said proposed
amendment. as directed by the said Ar;
t ticle IA of this Constitution, and If II
majority of the votes cast at said cleo.
| ton on said amendment were cast ir
favor thereof. the Governor shall by his
| ment. having received the majority OF
votes. adopted by the people of Mary.
land as part of the Constitution thereof
! part of said Constitution.
Approved April It, 1914.
Now, therefore, |. Phillips Lee. Colds
borough, Governor of the State of Mary.
land. in pursuance of the direction con.
tanned in Section l. of Article IA of the
C9}nstituti to Of Maryland, and in com
of the above recited Act. do hereby ordel
and direct. that copy. of said Chapter
Si5 Of the Acts Of ,o the General ASS mbly
lished in at least two newspapers in each
of the counties of the State and in three
newspapers puDHSnSQ- IN the City OF Bal.
| timore. one of which newspap RS in the
City of Baltimore snail oe publ ih7ts,.s-ii.
the German language. once a elk for
at least three months next preceding the
next General Election for mem bers o.
Congress, which election will DO held on
the first Tuesday after the FIST Mord ny
IN November. 1&Li. and at which cleo
ton the said above proposed a'2endm nj
to the Constitution shall be hmittel T.
the form and manner prescrib d BY tn
General Assembly to the LEGAL AMI quail
fed voters of the State for their adoption
or rejection.
Given under my hand and The Greal
Seal of the State of Maryland
Done at the CITY OF An
napolis on this 18th
day of July. in the
cThe Great Seal year of our Lord. one
of thp"sard nine hun
Maryland dr"a and fourteen
PHILLIPS LEE GOLDsEoROUGH
BY the Governor:
ROBERT p. GRAHAM.
Secretary OF State
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