Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-07-31

An Act to amend Section A. Part VII
OF Article 1. title, -Sherlhs. OF the Con-
stitution Of this State. and to provide for
the submission OF said amendment to the
or rejection.
section l. Be 1t enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly Of Maryland. three-fifths
OF all the members Of each OF the two
houses concuUing that the following
section be and the same is hereby pro-
posed AS an amendment to Section a.
Part VII. OF Article 4. title 'Sheriffs,"
OF the Constitution OF this State and II
adopted by legal and qualified voters
thereof. as herein provided Il shall su-
persede and stand IN the place and stead
Of said Sectesi 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 live years, and at least i've years
State, Is the oiiee 81 Sheriff He shall
hold Office for Two years. and until his
successor Is duly elected and qualif, a;
shall be ineligible for two years thereaf-
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 q Vacancy by death. resienafior
refusal to serve. or neglect to qualify, or
give bond, OF by disqualification, or re-
sb ioi nioint sne psr9on me SoVser9or
the remainder of the ofiicial term.
In the city OF Baltimore at the Cen
eral Election TO be held in the ar Ills
shall be elected in said City Of baltimore
one person who SHAH be a resident OF
years, and who shan have been al ! asst
iile years preceding his election a citizcn
OF this state. 70 the office Of Sheiim.
He shall hold his office for four yeas
and until his successor Is duly elected
ana quallued; shalt be eligible for re-
election, shall give such bond ex re Sc
such powers and perform such duties ais
now are or may hereafter be fixed by
LAW n, ne shsrlu elected IN and for the
NY o. .i btaittliinore m November. 1915.
:, IN case q vacancy by death, resigna-
ton, refusal to serve. or neglect 10 dual-
ify. or give bond or by disqualincat On
or removal from said City ne governor
shall appoint person to be Sherin for
rs resmalnder q the official term. Tae
sherin hereafter elected and the Sher.f
elected in and for the City OF Raltitnore
on the It'll day Of November 1el3 shafl
from the date Of his Qualification receive
such salary as may be fixed BY law. p1t
to exceed six thousand dollars per veas
N any case and such expenses necessa
70 he conduct Of his Office, as NAV be
nxed by law, such salaries and exp MS 5
to be paid in such manner and al such
times as may be prescribed by law.
,see. x ana PC Il further enacted BY
the authority aforesaid That tho afors-
going section hereby proposed as m
amendment to the Constitution Of this
state shall be at the next General f &C.
tion Tor members Of Congress the sam
being general election to be helf IN
this state. submitted to the legal and
Aothhitfb NpAtiS tHtItDI Tor their NIDUI ian
or relecuon. n pursuance Of thu drec-
tons contained in Article Il OF the Com
stitution Of this State, and at said Cen
amendment shall be by ballot. and upon
such ballot there shall be printed the
words For the Constitutional Amend
Amendment" as now prcsc@ibed Nv law
and Immediately after said election dns
returns shall be made to the Governor Of
me vote for and against said proposed
amendment, as directed BY the said A.
ticlee, Il OF this Constitution and If IL
shall appear to the Governor that the
majority OF the votes cast at said cleo
ton on said amendment were cast IN
favor thereof, the Governor shah by his
ment. having received the matoritv AZ
votes, adopted by the people ~ MARI
land as part Of the Constitution thereof
and thenceforth said amendment SHAH he
part OF said Constitution, 7'''''' "e
Approved April 1e. 1914.
NOW, therefore, /. Phillips Lee Colds
land. In pursuance Of the direction con-
tained In Section l. Of Article ii Or me
S .i,nso Of Maryland. and in COM
of the above recited Act do hereby order
and direct. that copy Of said ;shanfer
~ ~ ~ n KS ts ASts Or the General Assembly
lished In at least two newspapers IN eseb
OF the counties Of the State and In three
f ngwspapens p9olished in the City Of Bal.
ulmore, one o. which newspapers I'm the
CITY Of Baltimore shall be published IN
me German language. once a week for
az least three months next preceding the
next General Election for members of
ns,ongress r, which election will be held on
In November. 1914, and al which eiecs.
ton the said above proposed amendment
70 the Constitution shall be submitted. IN
me form and manner prescribed by the
GENERAL Assembly. to the legal and auali-
ned voters Of the State for their abortion
Or rejection. f'''"
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, in the
CIne Great Seal year Of our Lord one
or thousand nine hun-
Maryland dred and fourteen.
PHILLIPS LEE GoLDsBoRouGH.
BY the Governor:
ROBERT P. GRAHAM.
Secretary OF State.