Saint Mary's beacon., 1914-10-22

LcUIidIubOWH
Third District-Second Precinct,
Leonardtown
! Fourth District Chaptico
Fifth District Mechanicsyille
Sixth District Good Hope
! Seventh District Milestown
Eighth District Jarboesville
Ninth District Adams Store
The polls in eaid election will be
opened IN each and every Election Dis
trict of SAID county at 3. A. NJ. and will
be closed 1t 6 clock, r. NJ, when the
ballots shall be counted according to
law.
The election TO be held is for the ptir-
pose Of electing
One person 10 be United States Sen
ator. TO succeed John Walter Smith:
One person 10 represent the Fifth
Congressional District Of Maryland, IN
| the 64th Congress- Of the United States
10 succeed Frank o. Smith;
And for the purpose Of voting for tha
approval or rejection Of the proposed
Amendment to the Consultation Of the
State of Maryland; said proposed amend
nrent being as follows
WHEREAS. at the January Session
oi the General ASSEMBLY OF Maryland.
l held in the year of oHr Lord One
Thousand Nine Hundred and Fourteen
an Act was passed proposing an
| Amendment TO Section ~, Part via
OF Article I, title "Sheriffs, of the
Constitution OF the State oi Maryland,
which said Act is known and dcsiguat-
cd as Chapter Si5 Of The Acts of Mary
! land Of 1914, and IS Ia the words and
| figures following:
CHAPTER S45.
AN AcT 20 amend seetiQn a., Part
VII, of Article 4, title tSheriifs,N 81
the Constitution of this State, and 10
provide for the submission Of said
amendment 10 the qualified voters uf
this State for adoption OF rejection.
Section l. BE ID enacted by Tie
General Assembly Of Maryland, three
| hfths Of all tho members 81 each NJ the
two houses cOncuring, that the follow
| ing section be and the same is hereby
proposed as an amendment % Section
/ ~, Part VII, OF Article Z, title
'Sheriiis ~ the Constitution 81 this
! state, and II adopted by legal and
qualified voters thereof. as herein pro-
\ yided, Il shall snpersede and stand IN
! the place and stead of said Section IA,
/ Part VII, of said Article A.
See. 90. 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
4 least five years preceding his election,
/ a citizen OF the State a. the Office OF
/ Sheriff lie shall hold Office for TWO
! years, and until his successor Is duly
elected and qualified; shalt be ineligi.
! bile for two years thereafter. shall give
such bond, exercise such powers aud
perform such duties as noB are or may
! hereafter be fixed by law IN case Of
vacancy by death, resignation. rcfu-
sal 10 serve, or neglect 10 qualify, or
give bond, or by disqualification or
removal from the county, the Cover
nor shall appoint person 10 be-
sheriff for the remainder of the Official
| term.
In the CITY oi Baltimore AZ the Cen
eral Election 70 bs heid IN the year
1915 and every four years thereafter,
there shall he elected in said city 81
| Baltimore, one person who shall be q
resident Of said city, above the age of
twenty-five years, aud Who shall have
been at least i've years preceding his
eiection a citizen of this state, 10 tile
office Of Sheriff.
He shall hold his Office for four
years, and until his successor Is duly
elected and qualified; shall be eligible
Tor reelection: shall give such bond,
exercise such powers and perform such
duties as now or may hereafter be fix
cd By law. The Sheriff elected in and
for the City of Baltimore In NOyem-
bef, 1913, shall be eligible for re cleo
tion.
In ease Of vacancy by death or res
| ignation, refusal to serve, or neglect
10 quality, or give bond, or by dis
qualification or removal from said
City, the Governor shall appoint Il
person to be Sheriff fOl the remainder
of the official term. The Sheriff here
after elcctad and the Sheriff elected In
and for the City of Baltimore on the
7th day Of November, 1913, shall from
the date OF his qualification receive
such salary as may be fixed by Law,
not TO exceed six thousand dollers per
year in any case, and such expenses
necessary TO the conduct Of his Office,
as may be fixed by law, such salaries
and expenses TO be paid IN such man
ner and ut such times as may be pres
scribed by law.
SEC. 2. And be il further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That the
aforegoing section hereby proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution Of
this state shall be at the next General
Election, to be held In this State, SUBJ
mitted 10 the legal and qualified voters
1 thereof for their adoption or rejection,
ia pursuance To the directions con-
tained 10 Article Ia OF the Constiui-
| lion of this State. and at said General
election the vote on the proposed
amendment shall be by ballot, and
upon such ballOI there Ahal he printed
| the words, For the Constitutional
Amendments and Against the Com
| stitutiopal Amendment, as nov pre-
scribed by law, and Immediately after
! said election due returns shall Us made
to the Governor Of the vote for and
against said proposed amendmont asl
ldirectcd by the said Article II OF this
Constitution, and II itoshall appear 70
the Governor that the majority Of the
/ votes cast az said election on said
amendment were cast ia favor thereof,
the Governor shall by his proclama-
4 tion declare the said amendment, hap-
ling resolved the majority OF votes,
adopted by the people of Maryland as
part Of the Constitution thereof, and
thenceforth said amendment shall bef
part Of said Constitution
| Approved Apr. l6, 1914.
Now, therefore, Philips Lee Colds
| borough, Governor OF the State of
l Maryland, in pursuance Of the direc-