The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-08-14
PROCLAMATION.
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 Hun
bred and Fourteen, an let was PASSED fTl,-
posing an 4 t endment to Section IL Part
II. Of Article !, title ''Sheriffs' Of the Con
ssltutlon Of the state OF Maryla nd. which
sald a CT II known md Designate - q ina uter
80 Of the acts OF Maryland oi 1918. and i
III the words andif1gures following.
CHAPTER SD.
Az ACT TO amend section -. Part VII. OF
1Itlcie4 !, tltlt- t4e+lIs 0f tIe Con- tifur4au
OF this state. and to PROV dc Tor tile ~rAuiiS
sion OF SAID amendment to 4 he qualified Vat-
ers Of this state for adoption or rejection
section l. Be it enacted Dv the General
Assembly OF 3.arg j; nd fnf e--ftas or al the
mem neIs q eaen o. the two houses concur
rng, ihat the following section 1e and the
same IS hereby propose as al amendment
10 section 81. Part VII. Of Article l. fttfe
"Snerlhs Of he Constitution Of this state.
ana II adopted by legal and qualified voters
thereof. as herein prov ded. Il shall SUPER
cede and stand in the place and stead Of said
Section -. Part VI. Uf said Article
sec. IL. There shall he elected in each
county IN every second YEAR. one person. re-
sident IN sad county above the q e % TWEEN
ty-IINe years and a. least i've years precei-
ing his election, citizen Of the stare to the
once OF Sherin. He snail hold Office Tor two
years. and until his successor is duly elected
ana quaiined; snail be ineligible for tvro
years thereafter; shall give such bond exer-
else sucn powers and perform such duties a
now are or may hereafter be fixed By law
In case Of vacancy BIZ DEATH resignation.
refusal 10 serve. or neglect to qualify. or give
BOND, or by disqua LITIGATION, or removal
from the county. the Governor shall appoint
a person 70 be Sheriff Tor The remainder of
the Official term.
In the City of Baltimore at the General
Election to be held in the year 1915 and every
iouT years thereafter. there shall be elected
in said City Of Baltimore one person who
snall be resident Of said city. above the age
o. twenty-five years. and who shall have
Deen al least nve years preceding his election
cltlleh 81 TINS state. TO the Office of Sneritf.
lie snail hold his office for four years, and
until MS successor is duly elected and ouali-
hed; snail be eligible for reelection: shall
give SUCH bond. exercise such powers and
perform such duties as now are oT NAV her.
aiter DC n&ed by law. The Snerlf elected in
and FOR the City Of Baltimore in Novern Der.
1913, small be eligible for reelection.
IN case OF vacancy by death, resignation
refusal to serve, or neglect to qualify. or give
bond, or BY disqualification or removal rom
sald Clty, the Governor shall appoint a Der
son 70 De SnerlH Tor tine remainder OF the
olHclaI term. The Sheriff hereafter elected
ana the Sheriff elected in and for the CITY OF
baltimore on the 7th day of NovrYuhSr iglS
snail from the date OF MS qualification r.
celNe such salary as may be fixed bV law
not to exceed six thousand dollars per wear
IN any case. and such expenses necessary Ia
the conduct OF his office, as may be nxed ilr
law, sucn salaries and expenses To be PAID IN
prescribed by law.
sec 2. And be it further enacted bv ;h.
authority aforesaid, That the Atore going --,.-
ton hereby proposed as an amend r1f..-. d, .
lHe Constitution OF this State sual4 be a., &
next General Election for mem ber, az 49,
sfess, the same being Il general election. in,
pc heid IN this State, submitted u t3,. ft,..L
ana qualified voters thereof for tEt5-..E IA
ton or rejection, in purs uance OF I'M. liz T..
tons contained in Article Il OF the I, s,.,.ljt.-
ton of this ate, and a said Ce,era. ~,
tion the vote on the proposed Amendment
snall be by ballot, ana UPON such ballot fhcrs
snail be printed tine words. "kor he l,oTstf
tutional Amendments" and a gain.f tba
constitutional Amendment" IS now pre-
sfdleed ny law, and Immediately after said
eiecuon due returns snail be made 10 the
Governor OF the vote Tor and against safd
proposed amendment. as directed nv 10
SAD Article IA OF this Constitution. and if n
shdll appear 10 the Governor that the ma
Jorlty Of the votes cast AZ said election ON
said amendment were cast In favor there0f
me Governor shall by hi. proc lamatiop de-,
e "a. e. ny salQ amendment, having received
the majority OF votes, adopted by the ueonI.
OF Maryland as part of the ('onsttIntinD
thereof, and thenceforth said amendment
small be part Of said Constitution.
Approved April Is, 1914.
Now, therefore. /, Phillips Lee GoIdsbor-
ough Governor of the State OF MARYLAND in
pursuance of the direction contained in Sec
sion l, OF Artlcie ii OF the Constitution of
Maryland, and in omplfance with the nro-
visions OF Section of the above recited Art
DO hereby order aud direct, that a COW Of
sald chapter o45 of the Acts of the General
Assembly OF Maryland of 1914 aforesaid he be-
published DIS in at least two newspapers in each
OF the counties of the State and in three
newspapers published in the City of B9Iti-
more M one OF which newspapers in the City
% baltllnore snail be published in the Ger
man language, once week for at least three
months months next preceding the next General
Elecllon for members of Congress- which
election will be held on the first 'fnesdaV
alter the first Monday in November, 1914,
anu anu at winch election the said above pro
posed amendment to the Constitution shall
be submitted, in the form and manner pre-
legal and qualified voters of the State t fnr
their adoption or reiection
Given under my hand and the Great Seal
of the State Of Maryland.
Done at the City of An.
napolts on this nth
,,,, day of July, in the
l1he Great sea- year of our Lord one
Maryland dred and fourteen
PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSB0ROUGH
BY tn Governor: