The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-08-06
PROCL A M ALTON.
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution of Maryland.

WHEREAS. at the January Session of the
6eneral Assembly of Maryland held in the
year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hun
dI ed and Fourteen, an Act was passed pro
posing an Amendment to Section n, Part
VII. of Article 4. title "Sheriffs,' of the
Constitution of the State of Maryland. which
said Act is known and designated as Char pier
So OF the Acts of Mary land of 1914 and is
in the words and figures following:
CHAPTER ,i5.
AN ACT to amend Section A. Part VII. OF
Article (, title, 'SheriffS," OF the COnstitu-
ton of this State, and to provide for the sub
mission of said amendment to the qualified
voters of this State for adoption of rejection.
Section /. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, three-fifths of all the
members of each Of the two houses concur
ring, that the following section be and the
same Is hereby proposed as an amendment
to section H. Part VII, OF Article 1. title
% heritfs, Of the Constitution OF this State
I'D if adopted by legal and qualified voters
thereof. as herein provided, it SHAH super
sede and stand in the place and stead Of
said Section a. Part VII, OF said Article (.
Sec, "A. There shall be elected in each
county m every second year, one person, re
sident in said county above the age of
twenty-five years, and at least five years pre-
ceding his election, citizen of the State, to
the office of Sheriff. lie shall hold Office for
two years, and until his successor is duly
elected and qualified; shall be ineligible for
two years thereafter: shall give such bond,
exercise such powers and perform such du-
ties as now are or may hereafter be fixed by
law. In case of a vacancy by death, resgna-
ton, refusal to serve, or neglect to qualify,
OF give bond, or by disqualification, or re
mOval from the county, the Governor shall
appoint person to be sheriff for the re-
mainder OF the official term.
In the City Of Baltimore at the G eneral
Election to be held in the year 1915 and
every four years thereafter, there shall be
elected i'll said city of Baltimore, 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 a 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; shan he eligible for reelection;
shall give such bond. exercise such powers
and perform such duties as now are or may
hereafter ne fixed by law. The Sheriff elect
ed in and for tue city OF Baltimore in No
vember, 1913, saal be eligible tr re cleo
ton.
In case of vacancy by death. resignation.
refusal to serve, or neglect to qualify. or
give bond, or by disqualification or removal
/ from said City, the Governor shall appoint
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 18th day of No
vember, 1913. shall from the date of his
qualification receive such salary as may be
fixed by law, not to exceed six thousand dol
lars per year in any case. and such expenses
necessary to the conduct of his office, as
may be fixed by law. such salaries and eX
| penseS to he paid in such manner and at
such times as may be prescribed by law.
Sec. ,. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid. That the aforegOing sec
| ton hereby proposed as an amendment to
| the Constitution of this state shall be at
| the next General Election for members OF
| Congress, the same being general election,
| to be held in this State, submitted to the
| legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection, i'll pursuance Of the
| directions contained in Article II Of the
! Constitution 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 he printed the words
| For the Constitutional Amendment and
| Against the constitutional Amendment
| as now prescribed by law, and Immediately
| after said election due return shall be made
| to the Governor Of the vote for and against
| said proposed amendment. as directed by the
! said Article II OF this Constitution, and IL
| it shall appear to the Governor that the
| majority of the votes cast at said election
| on said amendment were cast I'm favor there
! of the Governor shall by his proclamation
uecldTe tIle salu dllsild!lle nC, dNlng received
| the majority OF votes, adopted by the people
| OF Maryland as part Of the Constitution
| thereof, and thencetorth said amendment
! shall be part of said Constitution.
| Approved Apr. 10, 1914.
Now, therefore. | Phillips Lee Colds e.
| borough, Governor OF the state OF Maryland,
| in pursuance of the direction contained in
| section ], of Article Il Of the Constitution
| of Maryland and in compliance with the
| provisions of section OF the above recited
! Act, do hereby order and direct. that copy
| OF said Chapter SO OF the Acts of the Gen
| eral Assembly of Maryland of 1914 afore-
! said be published in at least two news
| papers in each of the counties Ofthe State
! ana IN three newspapers published in the
| City of Baltimore, one of which newspapers
| in the City of Baltimore shall be published
| in the German language, once a week for
! at least three months next preceding the
| next General Election for members of Con
| gresS, which election viii be held on the first
| Tuesday after the first Monday in Novem-
| Der. 1914, and at which election the said
| above proposed amendment to the COnStitu-