Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-10-02

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An Act to amend Section A. Part WI.
Of Article 4. title, -'Sherif1s, OF the COn-
stitutiou OF this State, and 10 d Ovide Tor
the submission Of said amendnIe.lt to tSs
qualified voters OF this State for adoption
Or rejection.
Section /. Be It enacted by the Cen
erai Assembly Of Maryland, thrue-iftns
OF all the members of each o. the two
houses concurrns, that the fol owing
section be and the same Is hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to ction al
fart VII. Of Article T. title Sheliffs" /"
OF the Constitution of this State. and II
adopted by legal and quanded voters
thereof, as herein provided, It shall su-
persede and stand In tne place and stead
ot said sectien a. Part VII. Of said Ar
Sec. a There shall be elected in each
county in every second year, one person.
resident in said county, above the age Of
twenty-five years, ana at least FIVE years
gste u the hs oee s6sei9 81 sbs,i Size1 rs o. .hs
hold Office for two years and until his
successor Is duly elected and uualffi1 d :
shall oe ineligible Tor two years thereaI-
ter; shall give such bond. exercise such
powers and perform such duties as now
are or may hereafter be fixed by law. In
case Of a vacancy by death, resignation
refusal 10 serve. or neglect to qualify, or
give bond, or by disqualification, or re-
mONal from the county, the Governor
shal appoint person TO be Sheriff for
In the city OF Baltimore at Tie Gem
eral Election TO be held in the year igi5
anu every four years thereafter. there
shall be elected in said City Of Baltimore
one, person who shall be a resident OF
said city. above the age of TWENTY-FIVE
years. and who shah have been al least
~ nye ,s years T preceding his election citizen
He shall hold his office for four years.
and until his successor Is duly elected
ahd alsa, qualified shall be, eligible for re-
such powers and perform such duties as
now Ts,, are or may hereafter be fixed by
ssw; ritv =, Inc sherin elected in and for the
snall be eligible for reelection.
IN IN case q vacancy by death. resigna-
tlon' ION reiusal 70 serve, or neglect to quail
or removal from said City, the Governor
shail appoint a person to be Sheriff for
se sne remainder Of the. official term. The
sherln hereafter elected and the Sheriff
elected In and for the City Of Baltimore
on the 7th day OF November 1879 shall
from the date Of his qualification receive
sucn salary as may be fixed by law. not
to exceed six thousand dollars per yea,
IN any case. and such expenses necessars
g the conduct Of his Office. as may be
nxed by law. such salaries and expenses
70 be paid in such manner and al such
times as may be prescribed by law.
sec. z And be It further enacted BY
the authority aforesaid That the afore-
going section hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution Of this
state shall be at the next General Eiec-
bs,a Sl0n Ior members 9t Congress, the same
this State. submitted to the legal and
qualified voters thereof for their adonfion
" " IsJection, N pursuance Of the direc-
tons contained in Article II, of the Con-
stltutlQn OF this State, and at said Gem
eral election the vote on the pronosed
amendment s shan be BY. ballot, and upon
such ballot there shall be printed the
words, For the Constitutional Amend
ment, and Against the Constitut.onal
aihaenamenI AN ~ as now prescribed by law.
returns shall be made to the Governor OF
we vote Tor and against said proposed
as,ih,enqment' WINS, as directed by the said AR
shan appear to the Governor that the
majority Of the votes cast al said cleo
sion sn on said Amendment were cast in
proclamation declare the said amend
ment. having received the majority Of
votes. adopted BY the people of Mary
land as part of the Constitution thereof
and thenceforth said amendment shall be
part Of said Constitution. -
Approved April 1e. 1914.
now. therefore. l. Phillips Lee Colds
borough, Governor OF the State Of MARY
land. in pursuance OF the direction com
tGained Gt IN Section !. Of Article IA OF the
ni13nssltuIi2n ni3asc ls.1 ot Maryland. and in COM
of the above reeited Act. do hereby order
and direct. that copy of said Chapter
" ~ 81 tne Acts Of the General Assembly
ot Maryland Of 1914 aforesaid be pub
lished In at least two newspapers IN sarb
OF the counties of the State and In three
newspapers published in the CITY Of raj
tSimore, one Of which newspapers in the
city of Baltimore shall be published in
tne, German language. once a week for
az least three months next preceding the
next General Election for members Of
congress, which election Will be held On
me trst Tuesday after the first Monday
n November. 1914 and at which cleo
,ion the said above proposed amendment
70 the Constitution shall be submitted. IN
tne form and manner prescribed bv the
General Assembly to the legal and ouali-
or rejection.
Given under my hand and the Great
Seal OF the State Of Maryland
Done at the City OF An
napolis on this 17th
day of July, in the
Nine Great Seal year of our Lord, one
OF thousand nine hum
Maryland dred and fourteen.
PHILLIPS LEE GoLDsBoRoUeH.
By the Governor:
ROBERT P. GRAHAM.
Secretary OF State.