The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-07-31
PROCLAMATION
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
of Maryland.

Whereas. at the January Session OF the
General Assembly Of Maryland, held iii the
year Of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hun
1red ana fourdeen, an AZ WI passseeu Pau ~
VII, Of Article =, title ''Sherifs". of the
Constitution OF the, State Of Maryland,
as Chapter S45 OF the Acts of Maryland Of
1914, and is in the words and figures fol-
lowing:
An Act to amend Section A. Part VII,
OF Article 4, title, .'Sheriffs". Of the Con
stitution of this State, and to provide
for the submission of said amendment to
the qualified voters OF this State for
Section /. BE it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly Of Maryland, three tifths
of all the members of each Of the two
houses concurring, that the following
section be and the. same i hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to Section, a,
Fart FER VII. q Article title Sheriffs, o. q
adopted BY legal and qualified voters
thereof. as herein provided, it shall super
sede and stand IN the place and stead of
said Section ~, Part VII, of said Article
See. "A. There shall be elected i'll each
county in every second year, one person.
twenty five years, and ut least i've years
State, to the office Of Sheriff: He shall
hold office for two years, and until bis
shall be ineligible for two years there
after; 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
shall appoint Il 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 1915
thereafter. there
Baltimore, One person wRO shan 6e
age or 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.
re 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
now are or may hereafter be fixed by law.
Tine Sheriff elected in and for the City
of Baltimore in November, 1913. shall be
In case Of vacancy By death, resigna-
ton, refusal to serve, Or neglect TO
qualify, OF give bond, Or by disquali-
Governor shall appoint person to be
Sheriff for the remainder OF the official
term. The Sheriff hereafter elected and
Baltimore on the 7th day of November,
1913, shall from the date of his quail
tication recefye~ such salary as may be
fixed by law, not to exceed six thousand
dollars per year in any case. and such
expenses necessary to the conduct or his
office, as may be fixed by law. such sal
manner and at such times as may De
prescribed By law.
Sec 2. And be 1t further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That the afore
to the Constitution " this
State shall be ut the next General Flee
ton for members Or Congress, the same
being general election, 70 be held In
qualified voters thereof for their adop
ton or rejection, in pursuance of the
directions contained in Article Ii of the
Constitution of this State, and at said
General election the vote on the proposed
shall be by ballot, and upon
such ballot there shall be printed the
ment,, and Against the Constitutional
as now prescribed by law,
end Immediately after said election due
returns shall be made ~ the Governor or
the vote for and against said proposed
directed by the said
Article IA OF this Constitution. and if it
or the votes east ut said cleo
ton on said amendment we're cast in
favor thereof, the Governor shall by his
proclamation declare the said amend
VI tes. adopted by the people OF Maryland
as part of the Constitution thereof, and
SAID amendment snail De part
of said Constitution.
Approved April 10, 1914.
Now, therefore, I Phillips Lee Colds
borough, Governor OF the State of Mary
land, i'm pursuance of the direction con-
tanned I'm Section i, Article IL Of the
Constitution of Maryland, and In com
rliance with the provisions Of Section 2
of the above recited Act, do hereby order
and direct, that a copy OF said Chapter
S45 of the Acts OF the General Assembly
Of Maryland OF 1914 aforesaid, be pub
lished In at least two newspapers In
each OF the counties or the State and I'm
three newspapers published In the City of
one or which newspapers I'm the
City or Baltimore shall be published In the
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 |
In November, 1914, and at which election !,
the said above proposed amendment to i
the Constitution shall be submitted, In /
The form and manner prescribed BY the |
2eneral Assembly, to the legal 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, In the
1.-THE Great Seal year Ok or Lord. one
OF thousand nine hun
Marylandl dred and fourteen
PHILLIPS LEE GoLDSBOROUGH,
8Y the Governor.