Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-08-21

An Act to amend Section a. Part VII
OF Article 4. title, = SutrIifs' Of the Con.
stttution Of this State, and to provide fol
the submission Of said amendment to tns
qualified voters of this State for adoption
! or rejection
Section !. Be it enacted BY the Gen.
I eral Assembly Of Maryland three-flfthe
I OF ali the members Of each OF the two
/ houses coDeuiylng. that the following
section be and the same is hereby pro-
/ posed as an amendment to Section a.
| Part VII. OF Article 4. title Shetiffs, d"
Of the Constitution Of this State, and II
adopted By legal and qualified voters
thereof, as herein provided, 1t shall SUI
persede and stand in the place and stead
Of said Section A. 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 five years
grecedins his election. citizen OF the
state. 70 the office Of Sheriff. He shall
4 hold office for two years, and until MS
/ successor IS duly elected and qualihs q,
shaE De Ineligible for two years thsreai-
powers and perform such duties as nov
are or may hereafter be fixed by law. IN
ease OF Z vacancy by death, resignation
refusal to serve. or neglect to qualify. ol
| give bond. or by disqualification. or re
/ moyal from the county. the Governor
ne t,'' rss. sr -. s. e sss'a ss: ss.. s@'
ssnd everv fotig veafs tbersafter. there
shall be elected in said City Of Baltimore,
one person VINO snail De a FtSiQguL OF
said city. above the age Of twenty-five
years, and who shall have been at least
hve years preceding his election ettizen
Of this State. 70 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 re-
election; shall give such bond. exercise
such powers and perform such duties as
now are or may hereafter be fixed by
law. The sherim elected in and for thd
City Of Baltimore in November, 1913.
dr
In case Of vacancy by death, resigna-
ton, refusal to serve, or neglect to quail
lfy or give bond, or by disqualification
or removal from said City, the Governor
shall appoint a person to be Sheriff for
the remainder of the official term. The
Sheriff hereafter elected and the Sheriff
elected In and for the City Of Baltimore
on the 7th day Of November, 1913, shall
from the date of his qualification receive
such salary as may be. fixed by law, not
to exceed six thousand dollars per yesf
in any case, and such expenses HecessarS
10 the conduct of his Office as may be
liked by law, such salaries ana eSpens .ni,,..i,
times es as as may. be pireserlbsd by law
the authority Aforesaid That the afore-
going section hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution Of this
state shall be at the next General Eiec-
tion for members OF Congress. ihe same
being general election, to be held In
lhis state, submitted to the legal and
qualified voters thereof for their adontfon
or rejection, in pursuance ~ The direc-
tons contained IN Article a. OF the Con
stitution OF this State. and at said Gem
amendment shall be by ballot and upon
such ballot there shall be printed m
words, For the Constitutional Amend
Amendment. az now nTeseTihed Nv ia,g
and Immediately after said election due
returns shall be made to the Governor OF
the vote Tor and against said proposed
amendment, as directed by the said Ar
ticle II OF this Constitution, and Il il
shali appear to the Governor that the
maIorlty OF the votes cast at said elec-
tlon on said amendment were cast in
favor thereof. the Governor shall bv his
proclamation declare the said amend
illl' nlenl' naving received the majority Of
votes, adopted by the people OF Mary
iand as part Of the Constitution thereof,
and thenceforth said amendment shall he
part of said Constitution
Approved April l6. 1o14.
NOW, therefore. / Phillips Lee Colds
borough. Governor Of the State OF Mary
.and. IN pursuance Of the direction con-
tained in Section l. Of Article il OF the
Constitution OF Maryland, and in COM
piiance with the provisions OF Section
of the above recited Act do hereby order
A5 Of the Acts of the General AssembIv
s,rA ~ Maryland Of 1914 aforesaid. be pub
iisned ls .s in at least two newspapers in each
OF the counties of the State and IN three
newspapers published In the CITY of RAJ.
umore, one Of which newspapers in the
glty OF baltimore shall be published in
Htt+H Astihudket once n week for
at least three months next preceding Ne
next General Election for members OF
congress, which election Will be held on
the nrst Tuesday after the first Monday
n November, 1914. and at which cleo
tion the said above proposed amendment
70 the Constitution shall be submitted. in
the form and manner prescribed by the
Seneral Assembly. to the legal and quaii-
ned voters Of the State for their adoption
Given under my hand and the Great
seal OF the State Of Maryland.
Done at the City OF An
napolis on this nth
day of July, in the
Cfne Great Seal year Of our Lord. one
OF thousand nine hun
Maryland dred and fourteen.
PHILLIPS LEE GoLDsBoRouGH.
By the Governor:
ROBERT P. GRAHAM,
Secretary of State.