Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-07-23
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Proposed Amendment 90 the Con.
stifution of Maryland.

W HEREAS, al 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 a.. Part VII.
OF Article !. title ''Sherifs." of the
Constitution of the State of MARYLAND.
which said Act j. known and deSiynat-
ed a. Chapter So Of the Acts OF Mary
land OF 1911 and is in the words and
figures following:
CHAPTER sI5.
AN ACT To amend Section Il. Part
VII, of Article I. title ..SherifTs.' az
the Constitution of this State. 4 and To-
provide for The submission of said
amendment To the qualified voters al
this State for adoption or rejection.
Section /. BE il enacted by the
General Assembly Of MARYLAND. thr,.,.-
hiths oi all the members OF each Of the
TWO houses concuring. that the follow
ing section be- and the same is hereby
proposed a. an amendment 10 Section
", Part VII, of Article I. title
'Sherif>. Of the Constitution OF this
state, and II adopted by legal and
qualiiied voters thereof. a. herein pro-
Vlded, III shall Supcrscde and stand in
the place and stead of said Section ~.
Part VII. OF said Article !.
Sec ~. There shall ~ elected i'm
each county in every second year. one
person, resident in said county above
the age of twenty-five years. and at
least i've years preceding 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 H. iueliYl-
BILE Tor two years thereafter: shall rive
such bond, exercise such powers and
perform such duties aS now are or NAV
hereafter bc fixed 10y law. In case OF
vacancy 10y, 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 person tn be-
sheriff Tor the rcma indcr of the official
term.
In the City of Baltimore at the Cen
craI Election to Ia held IN the year
i9l1 anu every four years thereafter.
There shan bc elected in said City of
baltimore. one person who shall bc "A
resident of said city. above The :oe Of
twenty-five years, and who shall hav.
been at least five years preceding his
election citizen of this STATE. Ia the
Office of Sheriff.
lie shall hold his office for four
years. and until his successor * duly
elected and qualified: shall h, eligible
Tor reelection: shall give such bond.
exercise such powers aud prrform such
duties - now or may hereafter bc i>-
ed Icy law. The Sheriff elected in and
Tor the tity of baltimore IN Novcm-
Der. '9Ij. shall to- eligible for Ir.,.irc-
ton.
In case of vacancy by death or res
lgnatlon- refusal To serve. or NEGLECT
10 qualify, or give bond. or by dis
quallhcatlon or removal from said
my, The Governor shall appoint "A
person To Ice Sheriff foi the remainder
OF the official term. The Sheriff here
alter cicctad and the Sheriff elected i'm
and Tor the City of Baltimore ON the
.th da! Of November, 1913. shall from
the date of his qualification receive
such salary "a may be- fixed hy law.
not To exceed six thousand dollers Der
year IN any case, and such eNDen>eS
necessary To the conduct of his office
a may bc fixed by law, such salaries
and expenses to bc paid in such man
ncr and al such times as may be pre-
Scribed by law.
SEC. ,. And be il further enacted
by the authority aforesaid. That The
aioregoing section hereby proposed aS
an amendment To the Constitution of
this state shall he at the next General
Election. to he held in this State: sub
mitted to the legal and qualified voters
thereof TOR their adoption or rejection,
IN pursuance to the directions CON
tanned IN Article II of the Constjtu-
non oi this state, and AT SAID General
eiectlon IN" vote on the proposed
amendment shall be 10y ballot, and
upon such ballot there shall he printed
the words, For the Constitutional
Amendment. and Against the Con.
stItutional Amendment. as now pre-
scrIbed 10y law. and Immediately after
said election due returns shall lie made
To the Governor of the vote for and
against said proposed amendment. as
directed by the said Article II of this
Constitution. and if il shall appear To
TIA" Governor that the ma jority OF the
votes cast at said election ON said
amendment were cast in favor thereof.
the Governor shall by his proclama-
ton declare the said amendment. hav-
ing received the majority of votes.
adopted 10y the people of MARYLAND as
part of the Constitution thereof, and
thcnccforth said amendment shall Ice
part of said Constitution.
Approved Apr. Ii. 1914.
Now, therefore. Phillips Lee Colds
borough, Governor Of the State of
Maryland, in pursuance of the dircc-
ton contained IN Section |. of Article
IL OF the Constitution of MARYLAND.
and in accordance with the provisions
OF Section OF the above rccited Act.
do hereby order and direct. that a
copy of said Chapter So of the Act,
al the General Assembly of MARYLAND
of 1914 aforesaid, be- published IN at
least two newspapers 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 IL. pub
llShcd in the German language. once
week Tor AT least three months next
preceding the next General Election
for members of Congress-. which clec-
ton will bc held ON the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November.
1914. and at which election the said
above proposed amendment To the
Constitution shall bc submitted. in the.
form and manner prescribed by the
General Assembly. To the legal and
qualified voters of the State for their
adoption or rf5cction.
Given under my hand and the Great
Seal of the State of Maryland
Done at the City of
Annapolis, on this
l1th da! of July,
in the year of our
The Great Seal Lo.d. one thousand
of nine hundred and
Maryland fourteen.
PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH.
BY the Governor:
ROBERT l.. GRAHAM.
Secretary oi State.
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