The citizen., 1914-08-14
PROCLAMATION.
Proposed Amendment to the Con
stitutiOn OF Maryland.

WHEREAS, al the January session of the
General Assembly OF Maryland. held IN the
year Of our Lord one Thousand Nine Hun
Gred and Fourteen. an act was passed pre-
posing an endmsnf 10 Section Il. Part
VII. Of Article !. title '-Sheriiis Of the Con
ssitutiOn OF the state Of Maryla nd. which
said Ac- j. known q nd DESIGNATED - Chapter
ss5 Of The acts OF Maryland of 1918. and i
IN the words and5lgures following
CHAPTER SIS.
AN ACT 10 amend section ss. Part VII oi
Articles !. title. - terllis u ihe Constitution
Of this state. ana Ia provide ior fle >ubmis
sion OF said arrenstIse Ilr 10 the qualified yot-
ers of this State for adoption or rejection
Section / BE II enscsed uv the General
Assembly Of Gar- nd. nfee-GfIhs of al the
membe OF each o! the Two houses concur
ring. that the following section b. auf the
same i hereby pTopcse a AZ amendment
'->nerius OF he Constitution % this state.
and II adopted bg legal and qualified voters
thereof. as herein prov ded. Il shall super
cece and stand II the place and stead OF said
Section ~ PART VI. OF said Article 4
sec "A. There shalt he elected in each
county in every second year. one person. re-
sidenI in sad county = 5ove the . e oT t1gen-
fy-fIve years. and a. least i've years preced-
ing his election q citizen Of the state. 10 the
Office Of sheriff He snail hold Office Tor two
years. and until his successor Is Guiy elected
and qualiTed: snail be Ineligible for two
years thereafter; shall give such bond. exer-
else such powers and perform such duties as
now are OF may 1EEEea ILEr De uLeC DN law
In case OF vacancy by death. resignation.
refusal to serve. or neglect TO qualify. or give
bond. or by disqua LITIGATION. or removal
from the county. the Governor shall appoint
a person 70 be Sheriff for Ihe remainder 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 a resident Of said city. above the a age
o. twenty-five years. and who shall have
been at least nTe years preceding his election
citizen OF this state. 10 the Office of Sheriff.
He shall hold his Office for four years and
until bis successor is duly elected and quail
ned; shall be eligible for reelection: shall
give such bond. exercise such powers and
perform such duties as now are or may here
after be fxed by law. The sheriff elected in
and for the City OF Baltimore in November
1913, snail be eligible for reelection.
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 per
son to be Sheriff for the remainder Of the
and the sheriff elected in and for the City OF
Baltimore on the Tth day OF NoYem bSr. 1918.
shall from the date OF MS qualification re-
ceiYe such alaTy as may be fixed BY law,
not to exceed six thousand dollars Per year
in any case. and such xpenses necessary Ia
the conduct OF mis- Office. as may be nXed 10y
law. Sucn salaries and expenses to be paid Ia
such manner and at such times as may be
prescribed by law.
sec. ?. And be it further enacted by tbs
authority aforesaid. That the aiore going ses.
tIon hereby proposed as an amendmeu- "a
the Constitution OF this state shall be az : &
next General Election for mem bers ~ s-un.
gress. the same being general election 10
be held in this state, submitted 10 fs.e ie-.al
and qualified voters thereof for titir .a D
tion OF rejection. in pUrs aauce Of tnt. dire;
tiOns contained in Article IA Of the dr,s tiis Il
tion Of this ; ate, and al said General l.'cc
ton the vote on the proposed amendment
snail be by ballot, and upon such ballot there
shall be printed the words. 'tor the Cons;i
tutional Amendment" and "a gainst the
Constitutional Amendment" IS now pre
scribed by law. and Immediately after said
election due returns snail be made TO the
Governor OF the vote for and against said
proposed amendment. as directed by ths
said Article IA of this Constitution, and il II
shall appear to the Governor that the ma
jority Of the votes cast Al said election on
said amendment were cast in favor thereof
the Governor shall by hi proclamation de
clare the said amendment. having received
the majority of votes, adopted b. the people
OF Maryland as part Of the Constitution
thereof, and thenceforth said amendment
shall be part OF said Constitution
Approved April Is. 1914.
Now, therefore, l, Phillips Lee Goldsbor
ough, Governor of the State OF Maryland. in
pursuance of the direction contained in Sec
tion |, of Article IL of the Constitution O.
Maryland, and in compliance with the pro
visions of Section of the above recited Act
do hereby order aud direct, that a copy o.
Assembly of Maryland of 1914 aforesaid. bt
published in at least two newspapers in eact
of the counties of the State and in three
newspapers published in the City of Balti
more. one of which newspapers in the City
OF baltimore shall be published in the Ger
man language, once week for al least three
months next preceding the next Genera
Election for members of Congress. which
election will be held on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November. 1914
and at which election the said above pro
posed amendment to the Constitution shall
be submitted, in the form and manner pre-
scribed by the General Assembly. to the
legal and qualified voters of the State fol
their adoption or rejection.
Given under my land and the Great Sea
of the state OF Maryland
Done at the City of An
napolss on this l7tt
day OF July, in the
lThe Great seal year OF our Lord, one
Of thousand nine hun
Maryland.l dred and fourteen.
PHILLIPS LEE GoLDsBORoUGH
| By tn Governor:
ROBERT L, GRAHAM