Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-10-08
Jos PRINTING
PROCLAMATION.
Proposed Amendment 60 the Cosa-
stitution Of Maryland.

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Proposed Amendmeat 20 the Con-
stitution Of Maryland.
WHEREAS, at the January Session
Of the General Assembly of Maryland,
held I'm the year of our Lord One
Thousand Nine Hundred and Fourteen
an Act was passed proposing an
Amendment 20 Section ~, Part VII,
Of Article 4, title ''Sheriffs," of the
Constitution of the State of Maryland,
which said Act IL known snd designat-
ed es Chapter 645 of the Acts of Mary
land Of 1914, and Is In tive words and
figures following:
CHAPTER s45.
AN ACT TO amend Section a, Part
VII, Of Article {, title ''SherifFs," of
the Constitution Of this State, and to
provide for the submission of said
amendment 20 the qualified voters of
this State for adoption or rejection.
Section i. Be IL enacted by the
General Assembly OF Maryland, three
nfths of ell the members OF each of the
two houses concuring, that the follow
ing section be and the same is hereby
proposed as an amendment TO Section
~, Part VII, Of Article 4, title
Sheriff." of the Constitution of this
State, and IL adopted by legal and
qualified voters thereof, as herein pro-
vided, IL shall supersede and stand in
the place and stead of said Section "A,
Part VII, of said Article 4.
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 i've years preceding his election,
0 citizen Of the State 10 the Office of
Sheriff. He shall hold Office for two
years, and until his successor is duly
elected and qualified; shall be ineligi-
bic for two years thereafter: shall give
such bond, exercise such powers and
perform such duties as now are or may
hereafter be fixed by law. In case OF
O vacancy By death, resignation, refu-
sal 20 serve, or neglect 90 qualify, or
give bond, or by disqualification or
removal from the county, the Cover
nor shall appoint q person TO be
sheriff for the remainder of the OFFICIAL
term.
In the City of Baltimore at the Gen.
eral Election 70 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 age of
twenty-five years, and who shall have
been at least Eve years preceding his
election citizen of this State, to the
once OF Sheriff.
He shall hold his Office for four
years, and until his successor is duly
elected and qualified; shall be eligible
for reelection; shall give such bond,
a
duties as now or may hel eater be fix
ed by Law. The Sheriff elected in and
for the City Of Baltimore In Novem-
Der. 1919, shall be eligible for re cleo
sion.
In case of vacancy by death or res
ignation, refusal To serve, or neglect
20 qualify, or give bond, or by dis
qualification or removal from said
City, the Governor shall appoint
person 20 be Sheriff foi the remainder
OF the otiiclal term. The Sheriff here
after electad and the Sheriff elected I'm
and for sAle Cfty Of Baltimore on sthe
Ith dag OF November, 1913, shall from
the date vt his qualification receive
such salary rs may be ixcd by law.
not 20 exceed SIX thousand dollers per
year In any case, and such expenses
necessary 10 the conduct of his Office,
- may bc fixed by lew, such salaries
aud expenses 90 no paid in such man
ner and at such times as may be pre-
scribed by law.
SEC. 2. And be II further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That the
aforegoing section hereby proposed as
On amendment 10 the Constitution of
thls state shall he at the next General
Election, 30 be held In this state, sub.
tnilted % the legal and qualified voters
thefeof For their adoption or rejection,
Ia pursuance 30 the dltyctiuns cun.
eAined in Article IA OF tho Constitu-
lion OF This State, and at said Ueneral
eleetlon the vote on the proposed
amendment shall ba by ballot, and
upon such ballot there shall bc printed |
the wufyiA "Fof the ConssitntioAAl
Amtendment and Against the Ton.
stits,tsonai Afneiidttasstat, v as h,sM pre- |
sctlbssd bs law and inAniesiialels amer
said eleetioh due ltstuttss shall ~ niAsle |
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Q4 the aepeTal Assembly Qi Mary land |
"a lSlA AtNresAidA ee published In AZ
leAst two newspapers N each Qi the |
ceNnkies Qt tAA state and Ia three
newspapers published in The City 81 !
hAltAAnkaFeA one ot which newspapers
in the gity ot hAltimore shall h. pub
hsAed ~ The German language. once
= week for ~ least three months next
preceding the nexs General Election
ter msmeers Of Oengress which elec-
sf,sr the iirst Monday in November,
10lA, and a. which election the said
above proposed amendnent 20 the
Constellation shall be submitted, in the
fora and manner prescribed by the
General Assembly, % 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 this
l7th day of July,
In the year of our
lThe Greea Seal Lord, one thousand
OF nine hundred and
Narylandl fourteen.
PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH,
BY the Governor:
ROBERT p. GRAHAM,
Secretary OF State.
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