Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-08-29
Proclamation
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution OF Maryland

in the year Of our Lord One Thousand
Nine Hundred and Fourteen. an Act
was passed proposing an Amendment
to Section 81. Part VII. of Article 4.
title "Shcrlirs. Of the Constitution Of
the State Of Maryland. which said Act
is known and designated as Chapter SO
Of the Acts Of Maryland Of 1914. and is
in the words and figures following:
CHAPTER No.
An Act t. amend Section 81. Part
VII. of Article 1. title. "SherifTs. Of
the Constitution Of this State. and to
provide for the submission of said IA
merdment to the qualified voters Of this
state for adoption or rejection.
Section !. BE it enacted by the
General Assembly Of Maryland, three
iifths of all the members Of each If the
two houses concurrirg. that the follow
ing section Ice and the same is hereby
proposed as an amendment 10 Section
Is. Part VII. Of Article !. title "Sher-
If. Of the Constitution of this State.
ard If adopted by legal and qualified
voters thereof. as herein provided. il
shall supersede and stand in the place
and stead of said Section 81. Part VII.
II SAID Article 1.
Section s. There shall be elected
in each county in every second year,
one person. resident in said county above
the age Of twenty-five years. and at
least five years preceding 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 per
form such duties as now are or may
hereafter be fixed by law. In case of
vacancy by death. resignation, refusal
10 serve. or neglect to qualify. or give
bond. or by disqualification. or removal
from the county. the Governor shall
appoint a person to be Sheriff for the
remainder of the official term.
In the City of Baltimore at the Gen
eral Election to be held in the year 1918
and every four years thereafter. there
shall be elected in said City of Bal;i-
more, one person who shall be a resi-
dent of said city, above the age Of
twenty-five years, and who shall have
been at least five years preceding his
election a citizen of this State. to the
office of Sheriff
He shall hold his office for four years.
and until his successor is duly elected
and qualified. shall be eligible for re-
election. shall give such bond. exercise
such powers and perform such duties
as now are or may hereafter be fixed
by law The Sheriff elected in and for
the City Of Baltimore in November.
1919. shall be eligible for reelection
In case of vacancy by death. resig-
nation. refusal to serve. or neglect to
qualify. or give bond. or by disqualit-
cation or removal from said City, the
Governor shall appoint a person to be
Sheriff for the remainder of the official
term. The Sheriff hereafter elected
and the Sheriff elected in and for the
City Of Baltimore on the 9TH day of
November. 1873 shall from the date OF
his qualification receive such salary as
may he fixed by law. not To exceed six
thousand dollars per year in any case.
and such expenses necessary to the CON
duet Of his office. as may bc fixed by
law, such salaries and expenses to be
paid in such manner and at such times
as may be prescribed by law.
Section :. And be il further enact
ed by the authority aforesaid That the
aforegoing section hereby proposed as
an AN endment To the Constitution of
this State shall be at the next General
Election for members of Congress, the
same being a General Election. to be
held in this State. submitted to the le-
gal 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 General Election the vote on the
proposed amendment shall be by bal
lot. and upon such ballot there shall be
printed the words, For the Constitu-
tional Amendment, and Agar y the
Constitutional Amendment. as nnw
prescribed by Law. and Immediately az
ter said election due returns shall be
made TO the Governor of the vote for
and against said proposed amendment,
as directed by the said Article II of this
Constitution and if it shall appear to
the Governor that the ma loritv of the
votes cast at said election on said amend
ment were cast in favor thereof. the
Governor shall by his proclamation de.
clare the said amendment, having re-
ceived the majority of votes. adopted
10y the people Of Maryland as part of
the Constitution thereof. and thence
forth said amendment shall be part Of
said Constitution
Approved April IL. 1914.
Now. therefore. Phillips Lee Colds
borough. Governor Of the State of Mary
land in Pursuance of the direction con-
tanned in Section i. of Article II Of the
Constitution of MARYLAND. and in com
pliance with the provisions of Section
of the above recited Act. do hereby or
der and direct. that copy of said Chap
ter 40 Of the Acts Of the General AS
sembly of Maryland Of 1914 aforesaid
be published in at least two newspa-
pers 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 German Ian.
guage. once a week for at least three
months next preceding the next Gener-
al Election for members of Congress,
which Election will be held on the
first Tuesday after the first Mon
day i'm November 1914 and at