The citizen., 1914-09-04
PROCLAMATION.
Proposed Amendment to the Con-
stitutiOn of Maryland

WHEREAS. At the January Session of the
General Assembly Of Asryiand. held in the
year Of our Lord one Thousand Nine Hun
drsd and Fourteen, an ct Was passed pro-
posing an endnlenf 10 Section IL Part
VII. of Article /. title .'Sherins'' OF the Con
ssiiuiiOn Of the state 81 Maryland. which
aid : ct Is known nj designated a. Chapter
50 Of the Acts Of Maryland Of 1914. and j.
in the words and figures following:
CHAPTER ss5.
Az ACT 10 amend Section 81, Part VII. Of
Articles. title. ''~heriifs' Of the Constitution
Of this state. and 70 provide for the sUbnls
sion OF said amendment 70 the qualified yot-
ers Of this state for adoption or rejection.
section l. lie II enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland. thiee-ffths Of all tie
members of each OF the two houses cBnc,ir-
ring. That the following section be and 1he
- NE i hereby prOpOsei as an amendment
70 section 81. Fart VII. Of Article !. title
rShefits". Of she Constitution OF this state.
and u adopted by legal and qualified voters
thereof. a. herein provided. IT shall super
cede and stand ia the place and stead OF said
section ~. Part VII. Or said Article (.
sc. ~. There shall be elected in each
county in every second year. one person. re-
sident IN sad county above fhe age OF TWEEN
ty-fiye years. and at least nye years preced-
ing his election a citizen OF tie state. to the
office Of sheriff. He snail hold Office ior two
years. and until his successor is duly elected
and qualified; shall be ineIi gible for two
years thereafter; shall give such bond exer
else such powers and perform such duties as
now are or may hereafter be fixed by law
In case Of a vacancy By death. resiguatl tlon.
refusal TO serve. or neglect to qualify or give
bond, or by disqualification. or removal
from the county. tie Governor shall appoint
person to be Sheriff for the remainder Of
tine 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 tify Of haitimore- one person who
snail be T. sident Of said city, above the age
o. twenty-five years. and who shall have
been at least five years preceding his election
citizen OF this state. to the Office OF Sheriff.
He shall hold his Office for four years ard
until his successor IS duly elected and auaIf-
fed; shall be eligible for reelection: shall
give such bond. exercise such powers and
perform such duties as now are or may here
aiter De nxed By law. The Sheriff elected in
and for the City pf Baltimore in November
1918. shall be eligible for reelection.
Ia case OF vacancy b. death resignation,
refusal 10 serve. or neglect TO qualify. or give
bond, or by disqualification or removal from
said lily. the Governor shall appoint per-
son to be Sheriff for the remainder 81 the
Oinelai term. The Sheriff hereafter elected
and the sheriff elected in AID for the City Of
baltimore on the 7ih day OF Novem bSr 1913
snail from the date Of his qualification re-
celve such salary as may be fixed by law.
not to exceed six Thousand dollars per year
in any case. and such eX penses necessary 10
the conduct of his office. as may be fixed by
law. such salaries and expenses to be pafd in
such manner and at sucn times as NAV be
prescribed by law.
see. 2. And be ii further enacted by the
authority Aforesaid, That the aioTeg1ing sec
ton hereby proposed as an amendment to
the tonsti utiOu oi this state sbail he Mt he
next General Election for members uf Con-
gress. the same being general election. to
be held Ia this STATE submitted 10 the legal
and qualified voters thereof for their ad. D.
tiOn or rejection. in pursuance Vi the dirrc-
tons contained in Article u Of tiIet onstitu-
ton Of this : ate. and a SAID General tIsc-
ilUn the vote on the proposed amendment
shall Ue By ballot, and upon such ballet there
shall De printed the ". rdS. For he Consii-
tutlonal Amendment; and ~ Against The
constitutional Amendment" as now pre-
scribed by law. and imme lately after said
election due returns snal be made 10 the
-GoVernor OF the vote iOr and against said
proposed alnendm MT. as directed by the
said Article "a of tbis Constitution. and II it
shall appear to the Governor that the ma
jorlty of the votes cast at said election on
said amendment were cast i'm favor thereof
the Governor shall by hi proclamation de-
clare the said amendment, having received
the majority II votes. adopted by the peOpl
of Maryland as part Of the Constitution
thereof, and thenceforth said amendment
shall be part of said Constitution.
Approved April III, 1914.
Now, therefore, J., Phillips Lee Goldsbor-
ough, Governor OF the State of Maryland, in
pursuance of the direction contained in Sec
tion !. of Article II OF the Constitution of
Maryland, and In compliance with the pro-
visions OF section of the g abOve recited Act
do hereby order aud direct, that a COPY OF
said Chapter Si5 of the Act> of the General
Assembly-of Maryland of 1914 aforesaid be
puDlISHtu 1T least TWO newspapers IN EdCn
OF the counties Of the State and in three
newspapers published in the City of Balti-
more, one of which newspapers in the Ifty
Of baltimore shall be published in the Ger
man language, once a week for AT least three
months next preceding the next General
Election for members of Congress. winch
election will be held on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November, 1874,
and at which election the said above pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution shall
be submitted, in the form and manner pre-
scribed 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.
Done at the City of An
napolis. on this 18th
day of July, f. the
lThe Great Seal year Of our Lord, one
of thousand nine hun
Maryland. dred and fourteen.
PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBORoUGH,
BY tn Governor:
RORERT p. GRAHAM
Jy 3l-Smos Secretary OF state.