The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-08-21
PROCLAMATION.
Proposed Amendment to the Con-
StitutiOn of Maryland.

" EREAs. al the January session ~ the
General = ascend bly, % Wary and. held in the
: ear or our Lord one thousand Nine finn
ored and Fourteen. an CT was RAISED r,r.l-
posing an - endment 70 Section H. Part
~. OF Article J. title --Sheri1Is- o. the Con
sslla,-on OF me STATE Of Maryland. which
salo : g ! known & Id designated as Chapter
80 OF the Acts OF Maryland Of 1914 and i
II the words and.dgures following.
CHAPTER s.5.
AS ACT 10 amend Section Il. Part VII. OF
Artlcle4 !. Title. '->heri-Is Of The Constitution
q tnls STATE and 70 provide Tor the su5mis
sion % said amendment 70 the qualified vct-
ers Of tbs State Tor adoption or rejection
section / Be il enacted by the General
ASSENT iy OF Maryland. TIL ee-rsfri4S osau the
mem berS Of each OF Q ne TWO houses concur
ing. lnal the following section BE- ana the
same Is hereby PROPOSED a. an amendment
~ 80 ION - FaEt y II. OF article 1. title
os.el4-tS o. ne constitution % this state.
and IL adopted Oy legal and qualified voters
thereof * herein provided. Il snail suuer-
cede and stand IL the place and stead Of said
section -. Part VI. OF said Article /.
SEC -. There shall be elected in each
county IL every second rear. one person. re-
sideni II sad county shove the age OF TWEEN
4-AFc years and a least i've years ureced-
lug MS election. 2 citizen OF tire state 20 the
ONCE d sheriff. he snail hold office for TWO
years. and until his successor i duly elected
ana qualified: shall be ineligible for rwo
years thereafter; shall give such bond. eXer-
else SUCH powers and perform such duties as
now are or may hereafter be liked BIZ law
IN case OF q vacancy by death. resignation.
refusal 10 serve. OF neglect 20 qualify. or give
Bono. or by disqUa irlcatiOu. or removal
from the county. the Governor shall auuOfur
q person 70 be Sheriff Tor the remainder Of
the official term.
In the City Of Baltimore al the General
Election 10 he held IN the year 1915 and every
Tour years thereafter. there snail be elected
IN SAID City Of baltimore. one person who
snall be sident Of said city. above the age
o. twenty-five years. and who snail have
oeen az least nVe wears preceding his election
citizen Of this state. TO the Office OF herIrT.
lie snail hold his Office for four years. and
until MS successor i duly elected and ouali-
ned: shall be eligible for re-electfon- shall
give such BOND. exercise such powers and
perform sOcl duties as now are or NAV here
. after be nxed by law. The SnerIr elected in
and Tor the City IF Baltimore in Sovem ber
1913. snall be eligible for reelection.
In case Of vacancy by death. esiEnation
refusal 10 serve. or neglect 10 qualify. or give
bond. or D. disc ratification or removal from
SAID CltE. the Governor shall appoint per
son 10 De Sheriff for the remainder Of the
/ official term. The Sheriff nerea fer elected
and the sheriff elected in z nd for the Ctrv Of
Baltimore on the TN day Of NOTe1nbSr .zIs
, snall rom the date or his qualification re-
( celNe sucu salary as may be fixed by law.
not 10 exceed six thousand dollars uer wear
I IN any case and such eX peUSeS necessary tg
the conduct OF MS Office. as may be liked BIZ
law. sucn salaries and expenses 10 be paIs7 IL
sucn manner and al such times a. NAV ~
prescribed BIZ law.
Sec. ?. And be II further enacted b- the
authority Aforesaid. That the 2fUrz ggfu . S-n-
ton hereby proposed as an amendment 10
the Constitution ol this state snail BE- RI -he
next General Election for members Of con
gress. the same being general election 10
Dc held IN this state. submitted to the legal
ana 4uailhed voters thereof for their ad5p-,
ll3l Or rejection. in pursuance Of tne df--f.-
lions contained in Article Il Of tine tsouSrffr,-
lion OF this ; ate. and al said General Flee
non the vote on the proposed amendment
sAaH De bE ballot. and upon such ba iIgt There.
shaii be printed the words or me t.oustI-
totioilai Amendment. and "A gaiuSt the
Z Constitutional Amendments" as now t,re-
scrlOed b. law. and Immediately after said
election due returns shall b. made 10 the
| Governor OF tine vote Tor and against said
proposed amendment. as directed by the
! said Article IL OF this Constitution. and if ii
| shalI appear TO tie Governor that tie ma
JOrity u the votes east al said election an
I salQ amendment were cast in favor thereof
W. Governor snail BY nj Proclamation de-
- s1c Salu amendment. having received
ne MiyorliS 81 votes adopted by the people
"a N'f-t lanQ as part OF the Constitution
thereof, and thencefoTth said amendment
snail BE- part Of said Constitution
Approved April Is. 1914.
Now. therefore. !. Phillips Lee Goldsbor
ougn. Governor Of tine State OF MARYLAND i'm
| pursuance of the direction contained in Sec
J tlon /. VI Article II oil the Constitution of
Maryland. and in Compliance with the nro.
/ visions Of section of the above recfted Act
/ 90 hereby order aud direct, that a COW OF
said chapter ei5 Of the Acts OF the General
| '4S u HIdI ldllu Oh 1914 Aforesaid, be
| published in at least two newspaDe in each
OF the counties OF the State and in three
newspapers published in the CITY Of BaIti-
| more, one OF which newspapers in the civ
| Oh baltimore shall be published in the GER
| man language, once week for al least three
| months next preceding the next General
| Election To- members of Congress VIII ch
election will be held on the first Tuesday
aiter the first Monday in November. 1914
| and at which election the said above Dro-
! posed amendment to the Constitution shall
| be submitted, in the form and manner pre-
scHped 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 of An.
napolis on this 18th
| day of July. il the
| II ne Great Seal year of our Lord, one
OF thousand nine hun
Maryland.l bred and fourteen,
PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH.
| BY tn Governor:
| ROBERT =. GRAHAM
Jy 3l-Smos Secretary of State.