The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-08-20

Proposing Amendments to the COnsti-
tuition Of the State, 1920.

.
Whereas, at the January Session of the
General Assembly Of Mary land, held in the
year 1920. two Acts were passed, towit !.
Chapter 80 proposing an amendment to
Sectlon 10 of Article III Of the COnstitu-
ton Of The State. title Legislative De-
paFfment, regulating the compensation
Of Members of both Houses OF the General
Assembly; and Chapter go proposing an
amendment to Section 81 of Article of
the Consultation of tile State, title Jul
dietary Department, regulating the pay
OF Clerks OF Courts, and which said
Chapters 319 and 365 are in the words and
figures following
CHAPTER 819.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Sec
ton - OF .frucle NJ. Of the constitution
tuIlon OF the State of Maryland, title Leg
iatiye Department, regulating the COM
penssttion OF the members of both
Houses Of the General Assembly of
Maryland. and TO provide for the sub
MISSION or SAD amendment TO the quail
lied voters OF tie State OF Maryland for
adoption or rejection.
Secrlon J. Be II enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland, (tnree-ffths OF all
mem serS oil each OF the TWO Houses con-
enfringl, That the following be and the
same is hereby proposed as an amendment
10 section 10 OF Article III, of the ConSt1-
ution of the State OF Mary land, title Leg
iSlatiye Department the same II adopted
by the legally qualified voters of the State,
as herein provided TO become Section 10
State of Maryland.
10. The General Assembly may continue
4rs session so long as in its Judgment the
peDne interest may require for period
not longer than ninety days; and each
iueafJer tneleoI shall receive u compensa-
ton OF three hundred dollars per annum
and five dollars per diem for every day
shall attend the session. but not for such
days as he may be absent, unless absent
OH account of sickness or by leave of the
House OF which ne IS a member and he
shall also receive such mileage as may be
allowed by law. not exceeding twenty cents
per mile; and the presiding officer of each
House shall receive an additional eompen-
Slflon of five dollars per diem. When the
General Assembly shall be convened by
proelamation Of the Governor, the session
Shall not continue longer than thirty days.
and in such case the compensation shall
be the same as herein prescribed.
Section 2 And be it further enacted by
tme authority aforesaid, That said afore-
going section hereby proposed as an amend
nlenI TO the Constitution of the State of
Maryland shall, at the next general eiec-
ton for Members of Congress held in this
State be submitted to the legal and quail
fed voters of the State, for their adoption
contained in Article XIV of the Constitu-
tion 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
constitutional Amendmelk,r and Again
the Constitutional Amendment. as now
provided by law, and Immediately after
said election due returns shall be made to
the Governor of the vote for and ga1nSt
said fourteen Article of the Constitution,
and further proceedings had in accord
ance with said Article Fourteen.
Approved April 0, 1920