Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-10-29
PROCLAMATION
Proposed Amendment tn the Con-
stitution Of Maryland.

stituaion Of Maryland.
WHEREAS. at the January Session
of the General Assembly of Maryland,
held in the year of our Lord One
Thousand Nine Hundred and Fourteen
an Act was passed proposing an
Amendment TO Section ~, Part VII,
of Article 4, title ''Sheriffs," OF the
Constitution of the State OF Maryland,
which said Act is known and designat-
ed as Chapter Sf5 of the Acts of Mary
land of 1914, and is in the words and
figures following:
CHAPTER S45.
~ ACT to amend section "A, Part
VII, of Article 4, title .'Sheriffs," OF
the Constitution of this State, and TO
provide for the submission of said
amendment TO the qualified voters OF
this State for adoption or rejection.
Section /. BE 10 enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, three
iilths OF all the members of each OF the
twp houses concuring, that the follow
inY section be and the same is hereby
proposed as an amendment to- Section
~, Part VII, of Article 4, title
"SherifTS," OF the Constitution OF this
State. and If adopted 10y legal and
qualified voters thereof, as herein pro-
vided, it shall supersC-de and stand in
the place and stead of said Section "A,
Part VII, of said Artistic 4.
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 preceding his election,
a citizen of the State To the Office OF
Sheriff. He shall hold Office for two
years, and until his successor is duly
elected and qualified; shall be ineligi-
bic for two years thereafter: shall give
SUCH bond, exercise such powers ana
perform such duties as now are or may
hereafter be fixed by law. In case oi
a vacancy by death, resignation, refu-
sal To serve, or neglect to qualify, or
give bond, or by disqualification or
removal from the county, the Cover
nor shall appoint person to be
sheriff for the remainder OF the official
term.
In the City of Baltimore at the Cen
eral Election To- he held in the year
1919 and every four years thereafter,
there shall be elected in said City OF
Baitimorc. one person who shall he "a
resident OF sand city, above the age OF
twenty-five years, and vino shall have
beca at least five years preceding his
election citizen of this State, to the
oiiicc of sheriff.
He shall hold his office for four
years, and until his successor Is duly
elected ana qualified; shall he eligible
foe rc-election; shall give such bond,
exercise such powers and perform such
"a
ed 10y law. The Sheriff elected in ana
for the City OF Baltimore in Novem-
b'r, 1913, snail De eligible for re. elec-
tion.
In case of vacancy by death or res
ignatlon, refusal 10 serve, or neglect
To quality, or give bond, or by dis
qualification or removal from said
City, the Governor shall appoint "a
person 10 Ice Sheriff foi the remainder
of the official term The Sheriff here
after electad aud the Sheriff elected In
and for the City of Baltimore on the
1th aay of November, 1913, shall from
the dap. ~ i.isl sgssisgsas sses.s- sssscsA.s =
such salary as faey be RNed by law,
not TO exceed six thousand dollers per
year in any case, and such expenses
necessary To- the conduct of his oiflce,
and expenses to he paid in such man
ner and at such times as may be pre-
scribed 10y law.
SEC. =. And bc it further enacted
10y the authority aforesaid, That the
aforegoing section hereby proposed a.
an amendment To the Constitution OF
this state ShLl1 be at the next General
Election, To be held in this State, SUBJ
mItted to the legal and qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection,
in pursuance to the directions con-
taired in Article II of the Constitu-
lion Of this State, and ut said General
election the vote on the proposed
amendmcnt shall be by ballot, and
upon such ballot there shall be printed
the words, For the Constitutional
Amendment, and Against the Con-
Stttutional Amendment, as now pre-
scriDed 10y law, aud Immediately after
said election due returns shall be made
To the Governor of the vote for and
against said proposed amendment, as
directed 10y the said Article Ii OF this
Constitution, and II II shall appear to
the Governor that the majorIty of the
votes east at said election on said
amcddment were cast in favor thereof,
the Governor shall by his proclama-
tion declare the said amendment, hav-
ing received. the majority OF votes,
adopted lay tI1 people of Maryland as
part of the Constitution thereof, and
thenccforth said amendment shall be
part ot said Constitution.
Approved Apr. l6, 1914.
Now, therefore, Phillips Lee Colds
borough, Governor of the State OF
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 of the above recited Act,
do hereby order and direct, that a
copy of said Chapter S45 of the Acts
of the General Assembly of Maryland
of 1914 Aforesaid. be published in at
least two newspapers in each of the
counties of the State and in three
newspapers published in the City of
Baltimore. one OF which newspapers
in the City of Baltimore shall be pub
lished in tine German language, once
q week for at least three months next
preceding the next General Election
FOR members of Congress, which elec-
ton will be held on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November,
1914, and at which election the said
above proposed amendment to the
Constitution shall be submitted, in the
form and manner prescribed by the
General Assembly, to the legal and
qualified voters of the State for their
adoption or rejection.
Given under my hand and the Great
Seal OF the State of Maryland.
Done at the City oi
Annapolis, on this
I7th day OF July,
in the year of our
1.-THE Great Seal Lord, one thousand
of nine hundred and
Maryland fourteen.
PHILLIPS LEE GoLDSBORoUGH,
BY the Governor:
ROBERT i. GRAHAM,
Secretary of State.
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