The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-09-04

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 Hum
dred ana Fourteen, an ct WAS passed pro-
posing an endnIent to Section Al Part
VII. Of Article 4, title ''Sherins' OF the Con
ssiiuiiOn Of the State Of MARYLAND which
SAID Act Is known and designated as Chapter
80 OF the Acts Of Maryland Of 1914 and is
IN the words and figures following:
CHAPTER si5
Az ACT TO amend Section a. Part VII. Of
Articles. tile, "SherifIs''. Of the Constitution
Of TINS state, and to provide for the submis
sion OF sald amendment 10 the qualified yot-
ers oil TINS state for adoption or rejection
Section l. BE II enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland. thu ee-fifths of all lie
mem beers OF each OF he two houses concur
ring, lhat the following section he and the
same Is hereby proposed as an amendment
TO section Al, Fart VII. Of Article /. title
rSheilHs' OF he Constitution OF this state.
ana II adopted by legal and qualified VOTERS
Thereon, as herein provided, IL shall SUPER
cede ana stand IN the place and stead Of said
Section ~, Part VII. OF said Article a.
sec a.. There shall be elected in each
county IN every second year. one person re-
sldent IN sad county above the age of TWEEN
ty-IiFe years, and at least five years preced-
ing his election. citizen Of the state. to tie
Office OF sheriff. IL shall hold Office Tor two
years, and until his successor is duly elected
and qualified; shall be ineligible for two
years thereafter; shall give such bond. exer
else such powers and pcrrurm sucb dtttfes az
now are or may hereafter be fixed by law
IN case OF vacancy by death. resignatio
refusal 10 serve. or neglect 70 QUALIFY ar pfve
boho, or by disqualification, or removal
from the county. the Governor Shall aupoint
a person to be Sheriff for the remainder nf
the official term. ~
the City Of Baltimore at the General
Election TO be held in the year 1915 and every
four years thereafter. there shall nc elected
III said city Of baltimore one persou who
shall be r. sident of said city. above the age
o. twenty-five years, and who shall have
liz, 1.
a cillZen OF this State, to the Office of sheriff
lie shall hold his Office for four years. and
unlll ms successor Is duly elected and duali-
ned; shall be eligible for reelection. shall
give such bond, exercise such powers and
perform such duties as now are or NAV here
aIter be ilXed BY law. The Sheriff elected I'm
m any i0r ne Cliy 81 baltimore in November,
1913, snail be eligible for reelection
IN ease OF vacancy by death resignation
ieIlsai 10 serve, or neglect to qualify. or give
bphd, or by disqualification or removal from
sald lty. the Governor shall appoint a per-
son to be Sheriff for the remainder Of tho
official term. The Sheriff hereafter cl.rtrd
and the sheriff elected in AID for the CITY Of
baltimore on the 7th day of NoVcm bsr 1913
shall from the date OF his qualification re-.
celVe such alary rs may be fixed bv law.
not to exceed six thousand dollars rer wear
~ any cast anu such eNp ensrs necessary 10
the conduct OF his Office. as may be fixed by
law, such salaries and eX penSes to be paid in
such manner ana at such times as may be
prescribed by law.
authority Aforesaid, That the afurcgGlng sec
lion hereby proposed as an amendment to
the oonstl ution OF this state snali be ut he
next General Election for mem hers ur an
bfess' tnc same being general election, 10
DC heid In THIS state. submitted 10 the lc.,I
ana qualified voters thereof for their ad. u.
lioh or rejection, in pursuance Of the dirrc-
lons contained IN Article II OF tipt Oustftu-
non oil this ate, and a SAID General tlsc-
llon the vote on the proposed amendment
snail be by ballot, and upon such ballet there
Ia mi In md 4
tutlonal Amendment" aud "Agni1lst thr
constitutional Amendment" as now pro
scrlbcd by law, and imme lately after sad
election due returns shall be. made "a tb,
Governor oil the vote Tor and against said
proposed anendm nj, as directed by the
said Article II OF this Constitution and If If
snail appear to the Governor that the ma
JOrlty OF the votes cast al said election ON
sald amendment were cast i'm favor thereof
the Governor Shall by Iii. proclamation de-
clare the said amendment, having received
the majority II votes, adopted by the peOpl
OF Maryland as part Of the Constitution
thereof, and thenceforth said amendment
shall be part Of said Constitution.
Approved April 10, 1914.
Now, therefore, l. Phillips Lee GoIdsbor-
ouyh, Governor of the State of Maryland i'm
pursuance Of The direction contained i'm Sec
Iioh !, OF Artlcle II OF the Constitution Of
Maryland, and in compliance with the pro.
visions OF section of the above recited Act
do hereby order aud direct, that a copy OF
SAID Chapter 8I5 Of the Act. of the General
pig VI NdI Nldilu Ol lbI1 aforesaid, be
published in at least two newspa pers i'm each
oil the counties of the State and in three
newspapers published in The CITY of Ralti-
more, one OF which newspapers In the civ
OF Baltimore shall be published in the Ger
man language, once week for at 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 pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution shall
be submitted, in the form and manner pre-
ScrlDed by the General Assembly. to 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 nth
day of July, IL the
lIhc Great Seal year ofour Lord, one
or thousand nine hun
Maryland. drcd and fourteen
PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH,
BY tn Governors
ROBERT =. GRAHAM
Jy 3l-3mos Secretary of state.