The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-08-13
PROCL A NATION.
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution of Maryland.

WHEREAS, at the January Session Of the
General Assembly of Maryland. held in the
year OF our Lord One Thousand Nine Hun
area ana Fourteen, an Act was passed pro
posing an Amendment to Section III Part
' H. OF Article 4. title "Sheriffs'' of the
constitution Of the State Of Maryland. which
SAID Act IS known and designated as Chapter
80 OF the Acts of Mary land of 1914, and is
III the words and figures following:
CHAPTER s45
AN ACT to amend Section "A, Part VII. OF
Article 4, title, ''Sheriffs." OF the COnsttu-
ton OF this State. and to provide for the sub
mission of said amendment to the qualified
voters OF this state for adoption of rejection
Secuon J. BE 1t enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, three-fifths 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
10 section Il. Part VII, of Article 4. title
heriffs,' of the Constitution of this state
.,"d II adopted by legal and qualified voters
Thereon, as herein provided, it shall super
sede and stand in the place and stead of
said section "A, Part VII. OF said Article g.
Sec. A. There shall be elected in each
county n every second year. one person, re
Sldent in said county above the age of
twenty-five years, and at least five years pre-
ced1ng 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 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 nv
law. In case of a vacancy by DEATH resigna-
ton, refusal to serve, or neglect to qualify
or 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
VINO snail be resident of said city, above
the age OF twenty five years, and who shall
nave 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
ana until his successor is duly elected and
quallned; shall be eligible for reelection:
snail give such bond. exercise such powers
ana perform such duties as now are or may
hereafter De fixed by law. The Sheriff elect
ed IN and for the City of Baltimore in No
VembeH, 1913, shah be eligible + 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
rom salu CITY, the Governor shall appoint
a person to be Sheriff for the remainder OF
the official term. The Sheriff hereafter
eiecIeu ana the Sheriff elected in and for
the CIV of baltimore on the 18th day of No
Nenoer, 1913. shall from the date of his
qualncation receive such salary as NAV he
liked 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 he fixed by law. such salaries and ex-
peuSeS 10 ne PAID III such manner and at
such times as may be prescribed by law
authority aforesaid. That the afOregoing sec
tlon hereby proposed as an amendment to
the constitution OF this State shall be at
the next General Election for members nj
congress, the same being a General electiou
TO be ned in this State, submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof for their
ADOPTION or rejection, in pursuance of the
directions contained in Article Il of the
constitution Of this State, and at said GEN
eraI election the vote on the propOsed
amendment shah be by ballot and uDon
10 xtrfr dc
For the Constitutional Amendment" and
against the constitutional Amendment"
as now prescribed by law, and immediateiy
dIter sad election due return shall be made
TO the Governor of the vote for and against
sara proposed amendment, as directed bythe
SAID Article Il of this Constitution and IL
III shall appear to the Governor that the
majority of the votes cast at said election
on SAD amendment were cast in favor there
Oh Ihe governor shan by his proclamation
declare the said amendment, having received
the majority of votes. adopted by thapeople
OI maryland as part of the Constitution
thereof ana thenceforth said amendment
shall be part of said Constitution
Approved Apr. It,, 1914.
Now, therefore. l Phillips Lee Colds
borough, Governor of the state of Maryland,
IN pursuance Of the direction contained in
section !, Of Article Il of the Constitution
OF maryland and in compliance with the
provisions OF section of the above recited
Act' DO hereby order and direct, that a COPY
OF sdld Chapter >i5 OF the Acts of the Cen
eral Assembly OF MARYLAND of 1914 afOre-
SAID be published in at least two news
papers IN each of the counties of the State
ana IN three newspapers published in the
CltN or 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 tie
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-
ton shall be submitted in the form and
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
napOlS, on this nth
dav of July, in the
me Great seal year Of our Lord. one