Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-09-24
PROCLAMATION


EEOp0eSo amendment 90 the Con
stitution Of Maryland.
WHEREAS, ut the January Sessio
OF the General Assembly of Maryland
held In the year OF our Lord On
Thousand Nine Hundred and Fourtee1
an Act was passed proposing a
Amendment To Section A, Part VII.
of Article 4. title Sheriff." of tn
Constitution of the State OF Maryland
which said Act Is known and designat
ed as Chapter S45 of the Acts of Mary
land of 1914, and Is In the words an,
figures following:
CHAPTER S45.
AN ACT 10 amend Section A, Par
VII, of Article 4, title 'sSheriffs," O
the Constitution of this State, and Il
provide for the submission OF sait
amendment TO the qualified voters O
this State for adoption or rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by tn
General Assembly of Maryland, three
fifths OF all the members Of each of tn
two houses cOncuring, that the follow
ing section be and the same Is hereb,
proposed rs an amendment TO Section
~, Part VII, of Article 4, It'll,
"Sheriffs," of the Constitution of thi
State, and IL adopted by legal ant
qualified voters thereof, as herein pro
vided, IL shall supersede and stand IL
the place and stead Of said Section a
Part VII, of said Article, a.
Sec. ~. There shall be elected IL
each county In every second year, ont
person, resident in said county abov,
the age OF twenty-five years, and a
least five years preceding his election
citizen of the State TO the Office O
Sheriff. He shall hold Office for two
years, and until his successor is dull,
elected and qualified; shall be ineligi
BILE for two years thereafter: shall CIV,
such bond, exercise such powers anC
perform such duties as now are or may
hereafter be fixed by law. In case O
vacancy by death, resignation, refu
sal TO serve, or neglect To qualify, al
give bond, or by disqualification OF
removal from the county, the Cover
nor shall appoint a person to bs
sheriff for the remainder of the Official
term.
In the City of Baltimore at the Gen.
eral Election TO be held in the year
1915 and every four years thereafter,
there shall be elected in said City oi
Baltimore, one person who shall be a
resident of said city, above the age oi
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 for -four
years, and until his successor is duly
elected and qualified; shall be eligible
for reelection; shall give such bond,
exercise such powers and perform such
duties as now or may her Ieafter be fix.
ed by law. The Sheriff elected In and
for the City of Baltimore In Novem.
Der, 1913, shall be eligible for re. elec.
tion.
In case of vacancy by death or res.
ignatiOn, refusal 20 serve, or neglect
10 qualify, or give bond, or by dis.
qualification or removal from said
City, the Governor shall appoint d
person 70 be Sheriff foi the reInainder
of the Official term. The Sheriff here
after eIeeIad and the sheriff elected In
and for the City of Baltimore on che
1th day OF November, 1913, shall from
the date OF his qualification receive
such salary a. may be fixed by law,
not TO exceed six thousand dollers per
year in any case, and such expenses
necessary TO the conduct of his office,
as may be fixed by law, such salaries
and expenses to ne paid Ia such man.
ner and mt such times as may be pre-.
scribed by law.
SIC. 2. And be it further enacted
by the authority Aforesaid, That the
aforegoing section hereby proposed rs
an amendment to she Constitution oI
this state shall be a. the next General
Election, TO be held In this State, sub.
mitted TO the legal and qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection,
in pursuance to the directions con.
tanned in Article IA of the Constitu.
lion of this State, and ut said General
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 Con.
Stitutional Amendment" as now pre-.
scribed by Law, and Immediately after
said election due returns shall be made
to the Governor of the vote for and
against said proposed amendment, a.
directed by the said Article II of thi.
Constitution, and IL 10 shall appear Il
the Governor that the majority of the
votes cast at said election on said
ameddment were cast in favor thereof
the Governor shall by his proclama
tion declare the said amendment, hav.
ing received the majority OF votes,
adopted by the people of Maryland q:
part of the Constitution thereof, and
thenceforth said amendment shall be
part of said Constitution.
Approved Apr. 10, 1914.
Now, therefore, Phillips Lee Colds
borough, Governor of the State o.
Maryland, in pursuance of the direc
tion contained In Section l, of Article
IL of the Constitution of Maryland
and In accordance with the provisions
of Section 2 of the above recited Act
do hereby order and direct, that q
copy of said Chapter S45 of the Acts
of the General Assembly of Maryland
of 1914 aforesaid, be published In a
least two newspapers in each of ths
counties of the State and in thres
newspapers published in the City ol
Baltimore, one of which newspaper:
In the City of Baltimore shall be pub
lished In the German language, ones
9 week for at least three months nexi
preceding the next General Election
for members of Congress, which elec
ton will be held on the first Tuesda,
after the first Monday in November
1914. and nc which election the sale
above proposed amendment TO the
Constitution shall be submitted, in ths
form and manner prescribed by ths
General Assembly, to the legal and
qualified voters OF the State for their
adoption or rejection.
Given under my hand and the Grea
Seal of the State of Maryland.
Done at the City o
Annapolis, on thi.
1Jth day of July
in the year OF oul
1.-THE Great Seal Lord, one thousanC
of nine hundred and
Marylandl fourteen.
PHILLIPS LEE. GCLDSBOROUGH
By the Governor:
ROBERT p. GRAHAM,
Secretary of State.
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