Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-08-13

Proposed Amendment to the Con-
stitution 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 I, title "Sheriifs," of the
Constitution of the State of Maryland,
which said Act is known and designat-
ed as Chapter Si5 of the Acts of Mary
land Of 1914, and is In the words and
figures following:
CHAPTER S45.
AN ACT Ia amend Section ~, Part
VII, of Article 4, title ''SherifTs," 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 il enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, three
iifths Of all the members of each of the
two houses concuring, that the follow
ing section be and the same is hereby
proposed as an amendment to Section
~, Part VII, of Article 4, title
"Shcrifis," of the Constitution of this
State, and If adopted by legal and
qualified voters thereof, as herein pro-
vidcd. il shall supcrsede and stand in
-
Part VII, of said Article 4.
Sec. ~. 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, am until his successor is duly
elected and qualified: shall be- iDeligi-
ble for two years thereafter: shall give
such bond. exercise such powers and
perform such duties as now are or may
hereafter be fixed by law. In case of
"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 IA person to bc
sheriff for the remainder of the official
term.
In the City of Baltimore at the Gen
cral Election To- be held i'm the year
1915 and every four years thereafter,
there shall be elected in said City of
Baltimore. one person who shall be "a
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.
fIc shall hold his Office for four
years, and until his successor is duly
elected and qualified: shall be eligible
for rc-elcction: shall give such bond,
exercise sltch powers and perform such
duties as now or may hereafter he fix
cd 10y law. The Sheriff elected in and
for the City of Baltimore in Novcm-
ber, 1913, shall be eligible for nc. cleo
tion.
In ease of vacancy by death or res
ignation, refusal To serve, or neglect
to qualify, or give bond, or by dis
qualification or removal from said
City, the Governor shall appoint a
person To be Sheriff for the remainder
Of the official term. The Sheriff here
after electad 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 bc fixed by law,
not to exceed six thousand dollers per
year in any case, and such expenses
necessary To the conduct Of his office.
as may he fixed by law, such salaries
and expenses to be paid in such man
ncr and Mt such times aS may be pre-
Scribed 10y law.
SIC. >. And be il further enacted
aioTt~ulu. Inut the
atorcgoing section hereby proposed A.
an amendment to the Constitution OF
this state shall he ut the next General
Election, To be held in this State, sub
mittCil Ia the legal and qualified voters
thcrcoI for their adoption or rejection,
In pursuance to the dircctions CON
tanned in Article II of the Constitu-
iian oi this State, and at said General
election the vote ON the proposed
amendment shall bc by ballot, and
upon such ballot there shall la printed
the words. For the Constitutional
Amendment, and Against the Con-
stitutinnal Amendment. aS now pr,-
Scribcd 10y Law, and immc,I lats.ly after
said election due itAturhs shall Ia made
Ia the Governor Of the vote for aud
against said proposed amendment, as
direts'i by the said Article "a of this
Constitution, and II II shalt appear to
thr Governor that the majority oI the
Votes east at said election un said
amr,llmcnt wetp east infaVor lhrtrut,
tho Governor shall hy his proclama.
liun 1cclarn the said amendment, hav.
Ing iNSciNcd the majority ot Votes.
adunlrd u, lie people ~ Maryland as
part ot the Constitution ihcreOt and
thencttOrth said amendment, shall he
part ~ pAiN CONSTITUTION.
Approved Apr M lWA,
Nov, thngpOSA lhilltps lee uolasa
haruugh, Governor ol the State ut
Mary liant, Ia pursuance NJ the dilSNcs
tlnn CuntAihFd Ia ScCttun |, ot Article
IA ot tm Consultation W Mary land,
and tn acCortlanCe With the proVtslahs
ot S,s'ltuM y ot llse ahaNr Nclled AcL
do herNhy nltlcr and dtNVl, that a
- -. "A 4 IA a.
M the Ncneral AsNeMhlA a Mary Wand
at lSli atugeSaid, @ pNhllshed ia ~
least tWN NeM spAlWrs In each at tho
eoNn,ies III lhe state and IN thrive
newspapers pNhltshed In the Clty oG
haltlmugN', onc vt which NeW spaIlers
Ia lhc CitN ut tlaltlmore shall Ia nuh,
hsheA IN the Nerman languag,S nncc
M,Vk Iar a. least lhN'c months next
nNSeeing tho next OcneTal EleNtlnn
tor memlN,rs at NNngN'ss, which ele.,,
tiOn will hc held un the first 1t1Vstlay
after the first MOnday in Noyelnlasr,
lNll, and al which eleclton the said
ahoVe proposed amendment to the
Constitution shall he submitted, In the
iorSl and manner prescribed IN the
General ANSemhly, "a the legal and
qualified VtderS of the STATE tor their
adoption or releetion,
Given under my hand and the Grcat
Seal ot the &tate at Maryland
Done az the City of
Annapolis, On this
lJth day of July,
in the year ot our
lThe Gcat Seal Lord, one thousand
ot nine hundred and
Marylandl fourteen,
PHILLIPS LEE GoLDSRoROUGH,
Ry the Governor;
RoRERT L, GRAHAM,
Secretary ot State,
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