The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-10-22
PROCL A NJ ALTON.
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution of Maryland.

" III TREAS. NJ me January session OF til
General Ass, "nly of Maryland, held in the
year of our .rd one Thousand Nine HUI
dIcd and Fourteen. an Act was passed pro
posing an Amendment to Section A, Part
VII. OF Article 1, 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 SIS.
NACr to amend Section a, Part VII, of
Article 4 title, "Sheriffs," of the Constitu-
ton OF this State. ana to provide for the sub
mission of said amendment to the qualified
voters of this state for adoption OF rejection.
Section |. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, thTee-1fthS OF all the
members of each of the two houses concur
ring, that the following section be and the
same is hereby proposed as an amendment
70 section "A. Part VII, of Article 4, title
heritfs,' of the Constitution of this State
I'D II 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 1.
Sec a. There shall be elected in each
county N every second year, one, person. re
Sldent in said county above the age of
twenty-five years, and a least five years pre-
cedinS his election, citizen of the State, to
the office 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, resig1a-
ton. refusal to serve or neglect to qualify
or give bond, or by disqualification, or re-
moYal from the county. the Governor SHAH
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 i'll the year 1915 and
every four years thereafter. there shall be
elected in said city of Baltimore, one person
VINO 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 citizen of this State, to the office
of Sheriff.
lie shall hold his office for four years.
and until his successor is duly elected and
qualified; shall be eligible for re election
shall give such bond. exercise such powers
and perform such duties as now are or may
hereafter be fixed by law. The Sheriff elect
ed in and for the City of Baltimore in No
vember. 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 sara Clty, the Governor shall appoint
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 7th 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 i'll any case, and such expenses
necessary to the conduct OF his office, as
may be liked by law, such salaries ana eX-
penses to he paid in such manner and at
such times a. may he prescribed by law.
authority aforeS 1id, That the afure@Cing sec
zion hereby proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution Of ills State shall be at
the next General Election for members of
Congress, the same being Il 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 Gen
eral election the vote on the proposed
amendment shall BE- by ballot, and upon
such ballot there shall be printed the words
For the Constitutional Amendment" and
Against the Constitutional Amendment"
as now prescribed by Law. and Immediately
after said election due return shall be made
to the Governor of the vote for and againSt
said proposed amendment, as directed blythe
said Article "a Of this Constitution, and if
1t shall appear to the Governor that the
majority of the votes cast at said election
on said amendment We're cast in favor there
OF the Governor shall by his proclama ton
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. To- 1911
Now, therefore. | Phillips Lee Colds !
borough, Governor of the state OF Maryland,
in pursuance OF the direction contained in
section |, OF Article Il OF the Constitution
of Maryland ana in compliance with the
provisions OF Section of the above recited
Act, do hereby order and direct, that copy
of said Chapter Si5 of the Acts of the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland Of 1914 afore-
SAID be puDnSned III at least two news
papers in each of the counties of the State
and in 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 a week for
at least three months next preceding the
next General Election for members OF Con
greSs, which election will be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in Novem- |
her, 1914, and at which election the said
above proposed amendment to the COnstitu-
ton shall be submitted, in the form and
manner prescribed by the General Assembly, |
- 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
dav of July, in the
THE Great Seal year of our Lord, one
Of thousand nine hun
Maryland dred and fourteen
PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH,
BY the Governor:
ROBERT p. GRAHAM
Secretary of State. 2l-l3t