The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-08-20
PROCL A M ALTON.
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution of Maryland.

WHEREAS, at the January Session of the
General Assembly OF Maryland, held in the
dred and Fourteen, an Act was passed pro-
posing an Amendment to Section A, Part
VII, of Article 4. title "Sheriffs," of the
Constitution of the State of Maryland, which
said Act is known and designated as Chapter
S45 of the Acts of Maryland of 1914, and is
in the words and figures following:
CHAPTER S45.
AN ACT to amend Section A, Part VII, OF
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 l. 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
to section "a. Part VII, of Article 4, title
heritfs, of the Constitution of this State
nd If adopted by legal and qualified voters
thereof, as herein provided, it shall super
sede 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 N every second year, one person, re
sdent 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 ONCE of Sheriff. He 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, resigna-
ton, refusal to serve, or neglect to qualify,
or 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 General
Election to be held in the year 1915 and
every four years thereafter, there shall be
elected in said city of Baltimore, one person
who shall be 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; shall be eligible for reflections;
shall give such bond. exercise such powers
1 and perform such duties as now are or may
hereafter be fixed by law. The Sheriff elect
! ed in ana for the City of Baltimore in No
| Yember. 1913, shall be eligible for 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
/ 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 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 be paid in such manner and at
such times as may be prescribed by law.
Sec. ?. Aid 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 a general election,
to be held in this State, submitted to the
| legal and qualified voters thereof for their
| adoption or rejection, in pursuance of the
| directions contained in Article II of the
| Constitution of this State, and at said Cen
| eral election the vote on the proposed
! amendment shall be by ballot. and upon
such ballot there shall be printed the words,
Amendment
| Against the Constitutional Amendment"
| as now prescribed by law, and Immediately
after said election due return shall he made
| to the Governor of the vote for and against
| said proposed amendment as directed by the
| said Article IA of this Constitution, and II
| it shall appear to the Governor that the
| majority of the votes cast at said election
| on said amendment were cast in favor there
of the Governor shall by his proclamation
declare the said amendment, having received
the majority of votes, adopted by the people
of Maryland as part Of the Constitution
thereof, and thenceforth said amendment
shall be part Of said Constitution.
Approved Apr. l6. 1914.
Now, therefore Il Phillips Lee Colds
| borough. Governor of the stat OF Maryland,
in pursuance of the direction contained in
Section !, of Article "A Of the Cor stitution
of Maryland and in compliance with the
provisions Of Section of the above recited
Act, do hereby order and dire. [, III 1t a copy
of said Chapter S45 OF the Acts OF the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland of 1914 atore-
said be published in at least two news
! papers III each Oh Ille COUNTIES VI JuS CLdte
and i'm 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 week FOL
at least three months next preceding the
next General Election for members or Ton
gress, which election will be held ON the first
Tuesday after the first Monday i'll Novem
Der, 1914, and at which election the sale
above proposed amendment to the Constltu
ton shall be submitted, in the form ano
manner prescribed by the General Assembly
to the legal and qualified voters or the State
for their adoption or rejection.
Given under my hand and the Great sea
of the State of Maryland.
Done at the City of An
napolis, on this It'll
daY of July, in tn,
THE Great Seal year of our Lord, on,
of thousand nine hun
Marv1and1 dred and fourteen