The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-09-04
PROCLAMATION
Proposed Amendment TO the Consultation
of Maryland.

Whereas, at the January Session OF til
t General Assembly of Maryland. held in tn
! year OF our Lord One Thousand Nine Hun
4 dred and Fourteen, I'M Act was passed pro
posing an Amendment to Section "A, Par
k vi, of Article 4 title '.Sherins". Of tn
| WHICH said Act u known and designated
1 n Chapter S45 OF the Acts OF Maryland y
! 1914, and is in the words and figures fol
! CHAPTER sd.
J An Act to amend Section Al, Part VII
OF Article 4, title, "Sheriffs", of the Con
: stitution Of this State, and 70 provide
} for the submission Of said amendment *
the qualified voters OF this State fol
adoption or rejection.
Section /. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly OF Maryland, three tifths
Or all the members OF each on the two
houses eoncurring, that the following
section be and the same is hereby pro-
Part VII. or Article 4, title ''Sherifrs,r OF
the Constitution of this State, and If
thereof. A. herein provided, it shall super
seue and stand in the place and stead of
said Section A, Part VII, Of said Article
4 Sec. A.. There shall be elected in each
county i'll every second year, one person.
resident in said county above the age OF
preceding his election, citizen Of the
state 70 the office OF Sheriff. He shall
hold office for two years, and until his
I
shall be ineligible for two years there
after shall give such bond, exercise such
powers and perform such duties as now
are or may hereafter be fixed by law. In
ca~e of a vacancy by death, resignation,
REFUSAL " serve, or neglect to qualify,
or give bond, or by disqualification, or
shall appoint person 70 be Sheriff for
the remainder of the official term
III the City Of Baltimore at the Gen
eral Election to be held in the year 1915
ana every fOnr tlnrpDffpr thnrn
Bait 4ae,Sss, oSs psFss3n EhO t' sGaH g 3
age Of twenty five years, and who shall
nave been at least five years preceding I
MS election q citizen OF this State, to the I
office of Sheriff
He shall hold his office for four years.
and until hi successor is duly elected
and qualified; shall be eligible for re-
such powers and perform such duties rs
now are or may hereafter be fixed by law.
Inc Sheriff elected In and for the City
allglble for reelection.
ln case Of vacancy by death, resigna-
non, refusal TO serve, or neglect to
ication or removal from said City. the
governor shall appoint person to BE-
sheriff 10, Tor the remainder OF the official
he Sheriff elected in and for the City of ,
3a timore on the Tth day OF November, .
VIZ, shall from the date OF his quail .
liked by law, not to exceed six thousand :
lollars per year In any case. and such ;
expenses necessary to the conduct OF his :
lries and expenses to be paid in such .
manner and at such times as may be !
prescribed by law.
Sec 2. And be it further enacted by J
he authority aforesaid, That the afore- J
'oing, section hereby proposed AZ an \
mendment to the Constitution OF this J
tate tat s., shall be at the next General Elec- J
eing general election, to be held In ,
his State, submitted to the legal and
ualified voters thereof for their adop-
directions contained in Article il Or t the :
constitution of this State, and at said !:
General election the vote on the proposed
uch ballot there shall be printed the
-ords, For the Constitutional Amend !.
lent and Against the Constitutional
ID Immediately after said election due i
aturns shall be made to the Governor or Z
TGTe for and against said proposed
rticle IA Of this Constitution, and If ii :.
aa ~ ri appear 70 the Governor that the I
laJority of the votes cast at said cleo
lvor thereof, the Governor shall BY his ::
reclamation declare the said amend Y
lent having received the majority of J:
! part Of the Constitution thereof, and !:
!enceforth said amendment shall De part Y
said Constitution. !.
Approved -ADril 16. 1914. !
Now, therefore, Y Phillips Lee Colds II
Orough, Governor of the State of Mary i
nd, in pursuance of the direction con- Is
lined in Section i, Article IA of the N
OF Maryland, and in com y
lance with the provisions of Section . y
the above recited Act, do hereby order IS
n direct, that a copy Of said Chapter y,
y or the Acts OF the General Assembly -
Maryland of 1914 aforesaid. be pub =;
shed IN at least two newspapers in -
Ga Of the counties of the State and in "
rec newspapers published in the City OF ~
one of which newspapers in the x
ty Of Baltimore shall be published in the =
Arman language, once q week for at n
lst three months next preceding the y:
XXI General Election for members Of x
'nSreSs, which election will be held on ::
Q first Tuesday after the first Monday IL
November 1914, and at which election Y.
e said above proposed amendment to x
G Constitution shall be submitted, in =
neral Assembly. to the legal Qualified y.
tiers of the State for their adoption or
lection. -
Given under my hand and the Great Seal b.
the State Of Maryland. lN
Done at the City of An n
napolis on this nth ~
day OF July, in the YIN
The Great Seal year Of or Lord. one W
of Thousand nine hun =
MarylandI dred and fourteen n
PHILLIPS LEE GOLDsBoROUGH, ~