The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-09-25
d RY XII N.
PROCLAMATION.
Proposed Amendment TO the Con-
stituIiOn Of Maryland

WHFFEAs. al the January Session Of he
General Assem- tlT Of Nary land. held In The
year q CT Lord one thousand Nine Hun-
cred and Fourteen a1 CT was passed pro
posing an 4 s eminent 10 Section 4. Farf
NIl. ri article L title -->1erilfs'= OF the Con-
ssifutlou q the state Of Maryland which
said Act ! known and designated a. Chapter
So Of The Acts 81 Maryland Of 1914. and j
II me words ands1gu-es following
CHAPTER -
~ Acr 10 amend Section q. Par VII. Of
Article title. --~1erI1fs q The Constitution
o. this stats and - provide FOR the sEbTuls
sion o. said am eUr-neL TO lie Qualife ed vot-
ers or ms state for adoption or re- ecT4on.
Section !. be il enscted by the General
Assembly of Maryland lhi ee-ffths OF All the
mem t'Srs Qf each CT I1E Two houses concur
ring. Thai tae following section be and the
Stle is hereby propose a an amendment
10 section Il. Part H. u Article !. title
--~lef1-s Of ne constitution OF This STATE.
and j Id9pt-d by legal and qualified voters
thereof a. herein prov1d ed- i shall super
cr1e ana stand IN the Place and stead OF said
section - All VI OF said Article i.
So q. There shall be elected in each
county II every second year. one person. rr-
sident II sad county hove the age OF TWEEN
1y-tve years. anc Al least i've years proceed
Ing his election. q citizen OF 1Ue >1aIe. 10 the
Office % sheriff he shall hold office for TWO
years, and until his successor Is duly elected
and qualified, shall 86 ineligible for two
3 years thereafter. shall give such bond. sxe--
else such powers and serforn such duties as
low are or may hereafter be fixed -Sy law
( In case OF q vacancy by death. resi- ton.
refusal 70 serve. or neglect 10 qualify. OF give
I bond OF by dlsqtia M cation. or removal
4 from he county. Inc Governor shall appoint
l q person 10 be Sheriff Tor The remainder Of
/ The Official term.
| In The City OF Baltimore al The General
| Election 10 be beld1n the year 1913 and every
I four years thereafter. there shall be elected
T IN said City u raI1imOre- one person who
I shah be s5deDt Of said city. above the %
Z o. twenty-five years. and wE0@shah have
Atf..l -1r.rs
/ citizen OF This STATE. 10 The Office Of Sherlu.
/ He shah hold his Office for four years. and
/ until lis successor x duly elected and quail
. ned s1all bc eligible for reelection: shall
1 give Suen bond. exercise such powers and
/ perform such duties as now are or may here
1 amer be nEed by law. The sheriff elected IN
1 and for The IIry # Baltimore in NOvemb er
1 1915. srall be eligible for reelection.
In case Of vacancy by death. resignation
refusal TO serve OF neglect 10 qualify. or give
] bond. CT oE disl ma cation " removal from
I sa5d lily. the Governor shall appoint a per
= son 10 De Sheriff for he remainder Of the
| O-tclal term Tie Sheriff hereafter elected
and lie HERTZ elected IL a q for the City OF
& baltimore Oh the tn daE OF November. 1918.
4 shall from the date OF mis- qua LITIGATION re-
! ceiFe such salary a. may ne fixed by law.
/ not 10 exceed six Thousand dollars per year
I In any case. and such expenses necessary 10
I Tie conduct Of his Office. as may De liked by
] law. such salaries and expenses 10 be paid in
3 sucE manner and al such times a NAV be
{ prescribed by law.
Ner. And be IL further enacted 10y the
authority Aforesaid. FL hat the aiOre going sec
3 ton hereby proposed as an amend meur Ia
! the constitution OF this state snail he al the
( next General Election Tor mem bSrS Of Con-
I gress The same being = general election 10
1 be heiu IL TINS state. 81 omitted 10 the legal
Z and qualified voters thereof for their ad0p-
Z ton or re. ecTiOn. in pursuance Of the direc.
4 lions contained in Article Il Of the Constftu-
I tion Of this safe. snd al said General Flee
4 ton the vote on the proposed amendment
! snail be by ballot and upon such ballot there
: nan be printed the words h. ar,
4 Juuonal Amendment" and Against the
Z constitutional Amendment" a now pre-
! scribed BY law. ana Immediately after sud
Z election due returns shall be made 10 the
] Governor Of the vote for and against said
/ proposed amendment. as directed by The
I said Article i Of this Constitution. and il il
I shall appear 10 the Governor that the ma
= 1ortE Of the votes cast Al said election on
said am endmeut were cast in favor thereof
( the Governor shall by his proclamation de-
clare the said amendment. having received
; tie mal oritF II votes. adopted by the peopls
+ q Maryland as part Of the Constitution
thereof, and 1henceforth said amendment
4 shall be part Of said Constitution. Z
! Approved april Ii, 1914.
Now. therefore. ]. Phillips Lee Goldsbor-
: ough- Governor Of the state Of Maryland. in
] pursuance OF the direction contained in Seq
ton ]. uf Article IL Of the Constitution Of
! Maryland. and IL com liance with the pro
q visions Of section Of the abOve recited A ct
z Go hereby order aud direct. that copy Of
said Chapter SIS Of the Acts of the General
Z Assembly OF Maryland Of 1918 aforesaid be
published in al least two newspapers in each
Of the counties of the state and in three
4 newspapers published in the City Of Balti-
more. one Of which news pers in the CITY
OF baltimore shall be published in the Ger
man language. once week for al least three
months next preceding the next General
Election for mem bers Of Congress. which
election Wall be held on the first Tuesday
after ne hrst Monday in November. 1914
and at which election the said above pro-
+ posed amendment to the Constitution shall
be submitted. in the form and manner pre-
4 scribed by The General Assembly. 10 the
legal and qualified voters of the State for
their adoption or rejection
fsiven under my ha0d and the Great Seal
/ Of the state Of Maryland.
Done at the City Of An
ma polls on this 18th
day Of July. In the
The Great Seal year ofour Lord. one
Of thousand nine hun
Maryland. dred and fourteen.
PHILLIPS LEEsGOLDSB BOROUGH.
2 BY tn Governor:
? ROBERT p. GRAHAM
III