The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-08-07
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
dred and Fourteen, an Act was passed pro-
posing an Anendment to Section A, Part
VII, of Article 4, title 'SherifTs", of the Con-
ssitution 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 andsigures following:
CHAPTER SI5
AN ACT to amend Section A, Part VII. OF
Articles, title, "Sheriffs' of the Constitution
OF this State. and to provide for the submis
sion of said amendment to the qualified vot-
ers of this State for adoption or rejection.
Section l. BE ii enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, TIN ee-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
to Section A, Part VII, of Article a. title
'Sherihs'. oil The Constitution of this State,
and If adopted by legal and qualified voters
thereof, as herein provided, 1t shall super
eede 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 III every second year, one person, re-
sldent In sad county above the age of TWEEN
ty-nNe years, and at least five years proceed
lug his election, a citizen of the State TO the
once oil sheriff. He shall hold office Tor two
years, and until his successor is duly elected
and qualified; shall be ineligible for two
years thereafter; shall give such bond exer.
else such powers and perform such duties as
NOV stlt vi may hereafter ne liked DV law
In case OF vacancy by death, resignation,
refusal to serve, or neglect to qualify or give
BOND, or by disqualification, or removal
from the county, the Governor shall apnoint
a person TO be Sheriff for the remainder of
the official term.
In the City of Baltimore at the General
Electlon 10 be held in the year 1915 and every
four years thereafter, there shall be elected
IN SAID City of baltimore, one person who
snail be resident of said city, above the age
OF twenty-five years, and who shall have
Nreaur 1T.
citizen of this State, to the office OF Sheriff.
He shall hold his office for four years. and
untll his successor Is duly elected and quail
hed shall be eligible for reelection. shall
give such bond, exercise such powers and
perform such duties as now are or NAV here
after be fixed by law. The Sheriff elected in
ana ana iof me CITY Of Baltimore in November,
1913, snail be eligible for reelection.
In case of vacancy by DEATH resignation
REFUSAL 10 serve, or neglect to qualify, or give
bond or by disqualification or removal from
SAID tlty, the Governor shall appoint a per-
son to be Sheriff for the remainder of the
official term. The Sheriff hereafter elected
ana the Sheriff elected in and for the City of
Baltimore on the 18th day of Noyembsr iaI3
shall from the date of his qualification re-
ceive such salary as may be fixed by law.
not to exceed six thousand dollars per year
IN any case, ana such expenses necessary to
the conduct OF his office, as may be fixed by
law, such salaries and expenses to be paid in
sucn manner and at such times as NAV he
prescribed by law.
authority aforesaid, That the aforegoing sec
ton hereby proposed as an amendment 10
the constitution of this State Shall be at the
next General Election for members of Com
gress, the same being a general election IN
be held in this State, submitted to the IeuoI
ana qualified voters thereof for their adt,p-
non tio,i OF reJectloh, In pursuance of the drec-
tons contained in Article IA of the Ionstitu-
tion OF this ) ate, and at said General Elec
tlOn the vote Oh the proposed amendment
shaii De by ballot, and upon such ballot there
a .rTlC - L.
tutlonal Amendment" and "a gainst the
Constitutional Amendment" as now nre
serloed by law, and Immediately after said
election due returns shall be made 10 The
Governor OF the vote for and against said
proposed amendment, as directed by the
said Article IA of this Constitution and n n
s S.,t, appear TO the Governor that the ma
Jority oil the votes cast at said election on
Sa1d amendment were cast in favor thereof
the Governor shall by his proclamation de-
clare the said amendment having received
tne majority of votes, adopted by the peonl,.
OF Maryland as part of the Constitution
thereof, and thenceforth said amendment
shall be part OF said Constitution.
Approved April IT, 1914.
NOW, therefore, |, Phillips Lee Goldsbor
ough, Governor of the State of MARYLAND in
pursuance Of the direction contained in Sec
Ilon |, OF Article IL of the Constitution Of |
Maryland, and In compliance with the nro.
visions of Section of the above recited Act
40 hereby order aud direct, that a copy of |
saau Ohnapter $40 OF the Acts of the General
puDlshed In at least two newspa pers i'm each
OF Ine counties of the State and In three
newspapers published in the City of Baltl- |
more; one of which newspapers In the City
OF baltimore shall be published in the Ger
man language, once week for at least three
In, next preceding the next General |
Electlon ior members of Congress. which
election Will be held on the first 'ruesdov |
after the first Monday in November, 1914
anu at which election the said above pro, |
poseu amendment to the Constitution shall
be submitted, in the form and manner pre-
Scrlped by the General Assembly. TO the
legal and qualified voters of the State for
their adoption or rejection. ~.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal
OF the State of Maryland No'-
Done at the City of An
napoliS on this 18th
rr,,o r., day of July, in the |
llhe uTeat seal year of our Lord, one
OF thousand nine hum
maEyland'l dred and fourteen
PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH.
BY tn Governor:
ROBERT p. GRAHAM
Jy ai-Snlos Secretary of State,