The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-08-21
PROCLAMATION
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
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 O. Maryland MaIrylandI
as Chapter $40 of the Acts OF Maryland OF
1914, and is in the words and figures fol
lowing:
| An Act to amend Section A, Part VII,
or Article A. title, .Sheriffs", Of the Con-
stitution Of this State, and to provide
for the submission OF said amendment to
the qualified voters or this State for
adoption or rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted BY the Gen
eral Assembly Of Maryland, three tifths
OF all the members Of each Of the two
houses concurring, that the following
section be and the same Is hereby pro-
R RaFt v II az a. A aePe T. title
| the Constitution OF this State, and II
adopted by legal and qualified voters
thereof. as herein provided, It shall super
sede ana stand in the place and stead Of
said Section A., Part VII, Of said Article
See Il. There shall be elected in each
resident in said county above the age Of
preceding his election, q 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 there
after; shall give such bond, exercise such
powers and perform such duties as now
case Of a vacancy by death, resignation,
refusal to serve, or neglect to qualify,
or give bond, or by disqualification, or
shall appoint a person to be Sheriff for
the remainder Ea If OF fhe Official term 1na can
eraI 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
age of twenty five years, and who shall
have been at least five years preceding
his election a citizen Of this State, to the
He shall hold his office for four years,
and until his successor is duly elected
election; shall give such bond, exercise
such powers and perform such duties as
now are or may hereafter be fixed BY law
eligible for reelection.
In case of vacancy by death, resigna-
qualify, or give bond, or by disquali-
fcatiOn or removal from said City, the
Governor shall appoint person to be
r6e sRer elected ana
the Sheriff elected in and for the City Of
Ba timore on the 7th day Of November,
tication receive such salary as may be
fixed by law, not to exceed six thousand
dollars per year in any case. and such
office, as may be fixed by law, such sal
aries and expenses to be paid in such
manner and at such times as may be
prescribed by law.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That the afore-
going section hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of this
on for na a q he
being general election, to be held in
this, State, submitted to the legal and
ton Or rejection, in pursuance of the
directions contained in Article IA of the
Constitution of this State, and at said
amendment shall be By ballot. and upon
such ballot there shall be printed the
words, For the Constitutional Amend;
and Immediately after said election due
returns shall be made to the Governor Of
amendment, as directed by the said
Article IA OF this Constitution, and if it
shall appear to the Governor that the
majority Of the votes cast at said cleo
ton on said amendment were cast in
favor thereof, the Governor shall by his
proclamation declare the, said amend.
votes. adopted by the people of Maryland
as part Of the Constitution thereof, and
thenceforth said amendment shall be part
Of said Constitution.
II Approved Aprll TO- 1914.
Now, therefore, Phillips Lee Colds
borough, Governor of the State Of Mary
land in pursuance of the direction con
tanned in Section l. Article II Of the
Constitution of Maryland, and in com
lance with the provisions Of Section 2
of the above recited Act, do hereby order
and direct, that copy Of said CHAPTER
$40 of the Acts of the General Assembly
of Maryland of 1914 aforesaid, be pub.
lished in ut 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 be published in the
J German language once week for al
J 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 proposed amendment to
! the Constitution shall be submitted, in
the form and manner prescribed by the
! General Assembly, to the legal Qualified
voters of the State for their adoption OF
rejection.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal
Of the State Of Maryland.
Done at the City OF An
II napolis on this 18th
day of July, in the
II THE Great Seal year of or Lord, one
Of thousand nine hun
I Marylandl bred and fourteen