The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-10-30
PROCLAMATION
Proposed Amendment to the Consultation
of Mary Land.

General Assembly or Maryland. held In the
year of our Lord One Thousand Nine lIun-
dret and Fourteen, an act was passed pro-
WI. of Article 4. title "Sberifs". OF the
Constitution OF the State Of Maryland,
which said Act ~ known and designated
as Chapter $40 Of the Acts Of Maryland of
\ 1911. and is in The words and figures fol
CHAPTER s45.
| An Act u amend Section IA, Part VII.
/ of Article 4. title, .Sheriffs": of the Con
] for the submission OF said amendment TO
the qualified voters of this State for
adoption OF rejection
i Section l. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, three ffths
houses concurring, that the following
section BE- and the same = hereby Pc.
/ Part VII, Of Article 4. title .SheriTs,", OF
the Constitution Of this State, and Il
thereof as herein provided, II shall super
sede and stand in the place and stead Of
said Section "A, Part VII, or said Article
| T.
county In every second year, one person.
| resident in said county above the age OF
twenty five years, and at least Eve years
gtete 70 the s o sass of Sheriff He shall
hold office for two years, ana until nis
successor IL duly elected ana .o quai thaT
after; shall give such bond, exercise sucA
powers and perform such duties as now
are or may hereafter be fixed By law. In
refusal to serve, or neglect 70 qualify.
! or give bond, or BY disqualification, Or
from the county u the shS9S foF
the remainder of the official term.
III the City. OF Baltimore u tie Cen ZEN
ea Election to be hed III saf year
Baltimore, one person who s shall be be
H. fe III tMenty-ave W. Years, ana Who shall
have been at least five years preceding
his election a citizen Of this State. to the
Office OF Sheriff.
4 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
now are or may hereafter be fixed by law.
The Sheriff elected in and for the City
VI Baltimore in November, 1919. shali be
eligib for re- election.
In case of vacancy by death. resigna-
Y ton, refusal to serve, or neglect 70
qualify, or give bond. or by disquali-
fication or removal from said City, the
SheriT for the remainder Of the official
term. The Sheriff hereafter elected and
tile Sheriff elected In and for the City OF
1918, shall from tile date Of his quail
fcation receive such salary as may be
fixed by law. not TO exceed six thousand
expenses necessary to the conduct or his
office, as may be fixed by law, such SAL
aries and expenses 70 be paid Id sue Cd
prescribed BY law.
v sec 2. Ana be 1t further enacted by
the authority aforesaid. That the afore-
G g2ng seGtio g III Constitution Of this
State shall be at the next General Eiec-
ton for members Of Congress, the same
this this State, submitted to tie legal and
qualified voters thereof for their adop-
ton or rejection, In pursuance OF me
Constitution Of this State, and at said
General election the vote on the proposed
amendment shall be by ballot. and upon
words, For tie Constitutional Amend.
ment," and Against the Constitutional
Amendment" 40 new prescribed by iaW.
returns shall be made to the Governor OF
the vote for and against said proposed
e >, as s by fh tine sai Il
shall appear to the Governor that the
majority OF the votes cast at said cleo
favor faS Il thereof fe the Governor shall by his
proclamation declare the said amend
ment. having received the majority Of
" S'1 BART u " the Consttut{on thereof and
thenceforth 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
tuined iii Section i, Article ia OF the
Constitution Of Maryland, and in COM
nance with the provisions Of Section
OF the above recited Act, do hereby order
and direct, that q copy of said Chapter
S45 of the Acts Of the General Assembly
Iished in ut least two newspapers in
each of the counties Of the State and in
three newspapers published fin the City OF
Baltimore, one Of which newspapers in the
City Of Baltimore shall be published I'm the
German language, once week for ut
next General ELECTION for members Of
Congress. which election viii 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
the form mud manner prescribed by the
General Assembly: to the Legal qualified
rejection
Given under my hand and the Great Seal
Of the State of Maryland.
\ Done at the City OF An
II napolis, on this 18th
day OF July, I'm the
1.-THE Great Seal year Of or Lord. one
Ill OF thousand nine hun
Marylandl dred and fourteen
PHILLIPS LEE GoLDSBORoUGH,
by the Governor:
! ROBERT P. GRAHAM.
/, Secretary OF State