The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-10-01
PROCL A M ALTON.
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
dred and Fourteen, an Act was passed pro
posing an Amendment to Section A, Part
VII, of Article 4. 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 ana figures following:
CHAPTER Si5.
AN ACT to amend Section "A, Part VII, of
Article 4, title, 'Sheriffs," OF the Constitu-
tion of this State, and to provide for the sub
mission of said amendment to the qualified
voters of this state for adoption of rejection.
Section l.: Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, three. ifthS 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
to section A. Part VII, OF Article 4. title
herifs,' of the Constitution of this State
I'D If adopted by legal and qualified voters
Thereon, as herein provided, it shah super
sede and stand in the place and stead of
said Section "A, Part VII, OF said Article 4.
Sec. a. There shall be elected in each
county N every second year one person. re
sident in said county above the age of
twenty five years. and al least five years pre-
ceding his election, a citizen of the State to
the ONCE 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, reSigna-
ton. refusal to serve, or neglect to qualify,
on give bond, or by disqualification, or re-
moval from the county, the Governor shall
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 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 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
He shall hold his office for four wears.
and until his successor is duly elected and
quali1ed shall ne eligible for re election:
shall give such bond. exercise such powers
ana perform such duties as now are or may
hereafter ne liked 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 said City, the Governor shall appoint
a 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 It'll 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 IN any case, and such expenses
necessary to the conduct OF his office, as
may be fixed by law. such salaries and eX-
penses to be paid in such manner and at
such times as may be prescribed by law.
authority aforesaid, That the aforegoing sec
ton hereby proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution of this State shall be at
the next General Election for members of
Congress, the same being a 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 IA 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 he nrDtpi 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 IA of this Constitution. and if
IT shall appear to the Governor that the
majority of the votes cast at said election
on said amendment were cast in favor there
of the Governor shall by his proclamation
declare the said amendment, having received
the majority OF votes, adopted by the people
OF Maryland as part of the Constitution
shall be part of said Constitution.
Approved Apr. To- 1914
Now, therefore. Phillips Lee Colds
borough, Governor of the state Of Maryland.
in pursuance of the direction contained i'll
Section ], OF Article IA of the Constitution
OF Maryland and in compliance with the
provisions of Section Of the above recited
Act, 10 hereby order and direct ii At "a copy
/ OF said Chapter S45 OF the Acts of the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland of 1914 afore-
said be published in 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-
Der. 1914, and at which election the said
above proposed amendment to the Constitu-
tion shall be submitted, in the form and
I manner prescribed by the General Assembly,
to the legal and qualified voters or 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
The Great Seal year of our Lord, one