WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 2287

STATE OF MARYLAND
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE

To the Clerk of the Court of Appeals:

I, JOHN B. FUNK, SECRETARY OF STATE, OF THE STATE OF
MARYLAND, pursuant to the direction contained in Section 194
of Article 33 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended
by Ch. 934 of 1945, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That at the General
Election held in this State on Tuesday, November 5,1946, an Act
known as Chapter 529 of the Acts of the General Assembly
of 1945, was submitted to the duly qualified voters of the
State of Maryland, for their adoption or rejection, said Act
being:

An Act to propose an amendment to Section 12 of Article
V of the Constitution of the State of Maryland, title
"Attorney General and State's Attorneys", sub-title
"The State's Attorneys", relating to the duties of the
State's Attorneys and the requirement to file a bond.

AND I DO CERTIFY, That at said election 109,786 votes were
cast in favor of the adoption of Chapter 529 of the Acts of
1945, and 35,781 votes were cast in opposition to the adoption
of the Act, and a majority being cast for the adoption there-
of, it was therefore ratified by the voters of the State of
Maryland.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto sub-
scribed my name and affixed hereto my
Official Seal, at the City of Annapolis, this
20th day of May, in the year of our Lord
(Secretary of One Thousand Nine Hundred and forty-
State's Seal) seven.

JOHN B. PUNK,

Secretary of State.