Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-08-07


An Act to amend Section A. Part VII.
of Article 4 title, "'Suerffs. OF the Con-
stitution Of this State, and TO provide for
the submission Of said Amendment to the
qualified voters Of this State for adoption
or rejection.
section l. Be It enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly OF Maryland, three-fifths
Of all the members Of each OF the two
houses concurring. that the following
section be and the same is hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to Section A.
fart vi. q Article 4. title Sheriils,"
adopted by legal and qualified voters
thereof, as herein provided, 1t shall SUI
persede and stand In the place and stead
q said Section a. Part VII, of said Ar
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 i've Years
preceding mis- election, a citizen of the
State, 70 the office Of Sheriff. He shall
successor is duly elected and qualified;
shall be ineligible for two years thereaf-
ter shall give such bond, exercise such
powers and perform such duties as now
are or may hereafter be fixed by law. in
case Of vacancy by DEATH resignation.
refusal to serve. or neglect to qualify or
give bond, or by disqualification, or re-
moyal from the county, the Governor
shall appoint person to be Sheriff for
the remainder Of the official term
In the city OF Baltimore at the Gen.
eral Election to be held in the year isi5
aud every four years thereafter. there
shall be elected In said City Of Baltimore,
ea;d ene person slrs VINO s shan be q resident ot
years, and who shall have been at least
hve Years preceding his election citizen
OF this state. 70 the office of sheriff.
and until his successor is duly elected
and qualihed shall be eligible for re-
election; shan give such bond. exercise
such powers and perform such duties as
now are or. may hereafter be fixed By
law The sheriff elected in and for the
City Of Baltimore in November. 1919,
shall be eligible for reelection.
In case of vacancy by DEATH resigna-
ton, refusal to serve or neglect to quail
ny, u. or & give bond. q 6y disqualification
snail appoint person to be Sheriff for
the remainder of the official term, The
Sherin hereafter elected and the Sheriff
elected in and for the City of Baltimore
on the 9TH day of November 1913. shall
from the date of his qualification receive
such salary as may be fixed by law, not
TO exceed six thousand dollars per yeay
In any case, and such expenses necessarS
70 Inc conduct of his office. as may be
nxed by law. such salaries and expenses
70 be paid in such manner and at such
times as may be prescribed sby law.
sec. z And be 1t further enacted by
the authority aforesaid. That the afore-
gong section hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of this
stare shall be at the next General Elec-
ton for members Of Congress. the same
this state. submitted to the legal and
qualified voters thereof for their adontiOn
~ rejection, IN pursuance Of the direc-
tons contained in Article IA, of the Com
stftution Of this State and at said Gem
eral election the vote on the Droposed
amendment. shall be by ballot, and UPON
SUCH, ballot there shall be printed the
words. For the Constitutional Amend
ment, and Against the Constitutional
Amendment as now prescribed by law,
and Immediately after said election due
returns shall be made to the Governor az
the vote for and against said proDosed
as,mendments as directed by the said Ar
tiele II of this Constitution, and If IL
shall appear to the Governor that the
majority of the votes cast at said elee-
tion on said amendment were cast in
favor thereof, the Governor shall nv his
proclamation declare the said aTnend-
ment, having received the majority of
votes, adopted by the people of Mary
and theneeforth said amendment shah be
part of said Constitution.
Approved April Is. 1914
Now, therefore, J. Phillips Lee Tolds-
borough Governor OF the State of MARY
land In pursuance of the direction ron
tained IN Section /, of Article IA of the
ConsItuuon of Maryland, and In com
pllance with the provisions or Section
Of the above recited Act. do hereby order
and direct. that a copy of said Chapter
Us Of the Acts of the General Assenahiv
sof Maryland Of 1914 aforesaid be pub-
lished In at least two newspapers in each
OF the counties of the State and in three
timore,. one Of which newspapers IN the
city OF baltimore shall be published in
the German language. once a week for
az least three months next preceding the
next General Election for members Of
congress. which election will be held on
the first Tuesday. after the first Monday
N November. 1914, and at which eIec-
tion the said above proposed amendment
70 the Constitution shall be submitted. in
ne rs, form and manner prescribed by the
General Assembly, to the legal and qusIi-
ned 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, in the
CThe Great Seal year Of our Lord. one
OF thousand nine hum
Maryiand9 dred and fourteen.
PHILLIPS LEE GoLDsBoRoUGH.
By the Governor:
ROBERT P. GRAHAM.
Secretary of State.