rejection, in pursuance of the directions contained in
Article 14 of the Constitution of the State of Maryland, and
at the said general election the vote on the said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall be by ballot and upon
each ballot there shall be printed the words "For the Con-
stitutional Amendment", and "Against the Constitutional
Amendment", as now provided by law, and immediately
after said election due returns shall be made to the Gover-
nor of the vote for and against said proposed amendment,
as directed by said Fourteenth Article of the Constitution
and further proceedings had in accordance with said
Article.

EXPLANATION: Italics indicate new matter added to exist-
ing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.

CHAPTER NO. 55

AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section 44 of Article
4 of the Constitution of Maryland, title "Judiciary De-
partment", providing that the Sheriff of Baltimore City
shall receive such salary as may be fixed by law, clarify-
ing the provisions of said section and removing certain
duplicating provisions therefrom.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland (Three-fifths of all members elected to each of
the two Houses concurring), That the following be and
the same is hereby proposed as an amendment to Section 44
of Article 4 of the Constitution of Maryland, title "Judi-
ciary Department", the same, if adopted by the legal and
qualified voters of the State, as herein provided, to become
Section 44 of Article 4 of the Constitution of Maryland:

44. There shall be elected in each county and in Balti-
more City in the year 1946 and in every fourth year there-
after, one person, resident in said county, or City, above
the age of twenty-five years and at least five years preced-
ing his election, a citizen of the State, to the office of Sheriff.
He shall hold office for four years, and until his successor
is duly elected and qualified; shall give such bond, exercise
such powers and perform such duties as now are or may
hereafter be fixed by law.