The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-10-30
PROCLAMATION.
Proposed Amendment to the Con.
StitutiOn of Maryland.

WHEREAS. at the January Session of the
General Assembly OF Maryland. held in The
year of our Lord one Thousand Nine Hun
dred and Fourteen. an ct was passed pro-
posing an Au endment to Section A. Part
VII, OF Article 4. title ''Sherifis' Of the Con
ssitutlon of the State of Maryland. which
said Act is known and designated as CHAPTER
SIS of the A cts OF Maryland of 1914 and is
III the words and figures following:
CHAPTER S85.
AN ACT TO amend Section Al, Part VII. Of
Article /. title. "Sherins' of the Cons titutiOn
OF this state. and to prov dc for the submis
sion OF said amendment to the qualified vot-
ers OF this state for adoption or rejection.
Section !. BE ii enacted bv the General
Assembly OF Maryland. thu ee-nfths 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 A., Part VII. of Article l. title
''Snerifis'', OF he Constitution OF this state
and II adopted by legal and qualified voters
thereof. as herein prov lded. ii snail super
cede and stand in the place and stead OF said
Section A., Part VII. OF said Article 4.
Sec. IL. There shall be elected in each
county in every second year, one person. re-
sldent IN sad county above the age OF TWEEN
tN-hVe years, and at least five years preced-
ing his election, citizen OF the State 10 the
once OF sheriff. lie shall hold Office Tor two
years. and until his successor is duly elected
and qualified; snail be ineligible for two
years thereafter; shall give such bond. exer.
else such powers and perform such duties as
In ease OF vacancy by death, resignation,
refusal to serve, or neglect to qualify. or give
bond, or by disqua lifcation, or removal
from the county. the Governor shall appoint
the Official term.
In the City of Baltimore at the General
Election TO be held in the year 1918 and every
Tour years thereafter there shall be elected
in said City Of baltimore. one person who
snail be a sident Of said city, above the age
OF twenty-five years, and VINO shall have
been al least fiVeyears preceding his election
a cltiZen OF TINS State, TO the Office of Sheriff
lie shall hold mis- office for Jour wears and
until his successor is duly elected and quali
fed shall be eligible for reelection; shall
give such bond, exercise such powers and
perform sucn duties as now are or may here
after be liked By law. The Snerltf elected in
and for he City Of Baltimore in November,
1918, shall be eligible Tor reelection.
IN case OF vacancy By death, resignation,
refusal 10 serve, or neglect 10 qualify, or give
bond, or by DISC ratification or removal from
SAID Clty. the Governor shall appoint a per
son 10 be Sheriff for the remainder Of the
official term. The Sheriff hereafter electeH
and the sheriff elected in aud for the CITY Ol
baltimore on the 9TH day of Novembsr, 1918,
snail rom the date OF his qualification re-
celVe such 81 larry as may be Fixed by law
not 10 exceed six thousand dollars per year
IN any case, and such eXp enses necessary 10
the conduct OF his office. as may be liked by
law, sucn SALARIES and EXPENSES 10 be paid Id
such manner and at such times as may be
prescribed by law.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the aloregOing sec
uOn hereby proposed an amendment 10
the Constitution of this State shall be at the
next General Election for members of Con-
gress, the same being a general election. 10
be held in this State. subn Itted 10 the legal
and qualified voters thereof for their adUp-
ton or rejection, in pursuance of the direc-
lions contained in Article IA OF the JOnstttu-
ton OF this Safe, and al said General Elec-
ton the vote on the proposed amendment
shall be by ballot, and upon such ballot there
snail be printed the words, "kor the Constr
tutlonal Amendment and "A gainst the
constitutional Amendments as now pre-,
scrlbed by law. and Immediately after salu
election due returns shall be made 10 the
Governor OF tine vote tor and against SAID
proposed amendment, directed by tne
said Article IA OF this Constitution, and II II
shall appear to the Governor that the ma
Jority of the votes cast at said election on
said amendment were cast in favor thereof,
me Governor snail by his proclamation de,
clare the SAID amendment, having received
the majority of votes, adopted by the peope
OF Maryland as part of the Constitution
Thereof, ana theneefoith said amendment
snail be part oil said Constitution.
Approved April 10, 1914.
NOW, therefore, /, Phillips Lee GoldsDol-
ough, Governor of the state of Maryland, III
pursuance OF the direction contained in sec,
ZION |, OF Article Ii OF the Constitution o.
Maryland, and in compliance with the pro
visions of section of the above reeited ACT.
90 hereby order aud direct, that copy o.
Assembly of Maryland of 1914 aforesaid, DC
published IN at least two newspapers IN eaen
oil the counties OF the State and in tnIse
newspapers published in the CITY OF Balu-
more. one oi which newspapers in tue tlty
OF baltimore shall be published in the Ger
man language. once week for at least ihreS
months next preceding the next ueneial
Election To- members 81 Congress. whicn
election wiii be held on the first Iuesua9
alter the liTst Monday in November, l9i4'
ana al which election tine said above pro,
posed amendment to the Constitution shali
DC submitted in the form and manner pre-
Scflhed by the General Assembly. 70 ine
le-ai ana quailhed voters OF Tie state iV'
'helr adoption or rejection.
,ilNen under my nand and The Great seal
OF the state of Maryland.
Done Mt the City OF An.
napolis, on this lttn
Jay u July, IN the
iThe Great seal year OF our Lord, one
OF thousand nine hun
Marylandl dred and fourteen.
PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUPhi
by tn Governor: