Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-08-20
PROCLAMATION
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE, 1920.

Whereas, at the January Session of the
General Assembly of Maryland. held in the
year 1920. two Acts were passed, to-wit
Chapter 319 proposing an amendment to
Section is Of Article III of the Constitution
of the State, title. Legislative Depart
ment." regulating the compensation of
members Of both Houses Of the General
Assembly and Chapter SOS proposing an
amendment to Section 81 of Article of
the Constitution of the State, title Judi
ciary Department" regulating the pay of
Clerks Of Courts, and which said Chapters
$40 and 565 are in the words and figures
following:
CHAPTER 319.
An Act to propose an amendment to
Section is Of Article III. Of the Constltu-
ton Of the State of Maryland, title "Legis-
lative Department" regulating the COM
pensation Of members Of both Houses of
the General Assembly of Maryland, and to
provide for the submission of said amend
ment to the qualified voters of the State
of Maryland for adoption or rejection.
Section l. Be 1t enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, (three-fifths Of all
the members Of each of the two Houses
concurring), That the following be and the
same is hereby proposed as an amend
ment to Section 10 OF Article Ill, OF
the Constitution of the State of Maryland,
title Legislative Department. the same
II adopted by the legally qualified voters
OF the State. as herein provided. to become
Section Is OF Article Ill, OF the Constitu-
ton of the State of Maryland.
is. The General Assembly may continue
its session so long as in its judgment the
public interest may require for period
not LONGER than ninety days; and each
member thereof shall receive a compensa-
ton OF three hundred dollars per annum
and five dollars per diem for every day he
shall attend the session, but not for such
DAYS as he may be absent, unless absent
on account of sickness or by leave of the
House of which he Is a member and he shall
also receive such mileape az NAV be al
lowed BY law, not exceeding twenty cents
Der mile: and the presiding officer Of each
House shall receive an additional compen-
sation OF Ave dollars per diem. When the
General Assembly shall be convened by
ahoIi 30, non,,n,,a Iondas ,hnn ,hI.,, do,.a
and In snch case The comnansat,on shoIi
ha ,ha .ama 90 hora;n nsaarr,had ''''''
oectlon q ana DC II iur1mer ehecteo Dy
tne autnorlty AFORESAID, mat salu alore-
s,ane 10 ,ha Cons,;,,,,jpn ~ tba S,ata 81
Marvlsnd sbaII Of the newt General eIac-
,;on To- Mamhars ~ ConSress hejd In ,b;o
STATE he snhn;,ted ~ ths Iesoi end mali, 'o
Ssd vo,ers NJ the state Tor t5air odontion
~ .otac,tn, in n',rs,,aoca y, ,ha dison,io,'a
contsinod In r,icIe WV - ,ho Cona,i,n
IT, - H. c,a,a ~ Ma,,,ond 80 80 H.
so;d o.nsoi aIao,;o,, H. uo,o 90 III he ao ia
s"r.,o.'.'d o,,ooSr.,a,,, ~ Coa.;.,,s;a,.
rlLoHtI - h. Ill, o., -, o,L Ill.
shora "hoi, be nr,n,Hd ,bo ,,ords "For rho
Cons,,tm,ionoI hmandmen, " onJ"A Sainat
the Constitutional Amendment. as now
provided by law. and Immediately after
said election due returns shall he made 70
the Governor of the vote for and AGAINST
said proposed amendment. as directed bv
said Fourteen Article OF the Constitution.
and further proceedings had in accordance
with said Article Fourteen.
ApDroyed April 8, 1920.
"a,
OnAflEN 900
An Act to amend Section 81 OF Article
4, title Judiciary Department" OF the
OF this State, and tc provide
for the submission OF said amendment to
the qualified voters Of this State for adop-
ton or rejection.
Section 1. Be IL enacted by the General
Aasemblv Of MARYLAND. (three-flfths of nil
membere Of each of the two Houses CON
currIno). That the following sectIon he
and Tho aame Ia. hereby proposed as an
amendment TO Section 81, OF Article 4,
title ".JudicIary Department" of the Con
stitution Of this State. and II adopted bv
the LEGAL qualified voters thereof. as herein
provided. said section shall supersede and
stand in the place and Instead of Section
81 Of said Article d of the Constitution of
c.o,,oo Of Tho,a shou ho n C,o,L -,
o.cb ~ The sa,d Courts NJ Ral,Imore Civ
except the Supreme Bench, who shall be
elected by the legal and qualified voters
Of said city at the election to be held In
,aid CITY on the Tuesday next after the
Iirst Monday of November. in the year
eighteen hundred and sixty-seyen, and
hall hold his office for six wears from the
time of his election. and until his successor
Ia elected and qualified. and be re-elIalble
thereto. subject TO be removed for willful
NEGLECT of dnty or other misdemeanor in
office. on conviction in a Court of Law.
The salary Of each of the said Clerks shall
he forty. five hundred dollars n year. nav
able only out Of the fees and receipts col
ected nv the Clerks of said city. and thew
ahell he entitled 10 no other perouisItes or
In case of a vacancy In
he office of Clerk of any of said Courts.
he .Juddes of said Supreme Bench of Bal
timore CITY shall have power to All such
vacancy until the General election of Dele.
yates to the General Assembly to be held
next thereafter. when a Clerk of said Court
,hall be elected to serve for six years
thereafter; and the provisions OF this Arti-
Gle In relation to the appointment Of Depu-
lies by the Clerks Of the Circuit Courts in
The counties shall apply to the Clerks OF
The Courts In Baltimore City.
Section 2. And be IL further enacted by
The Authority Aforesaid. That the said fore
soIno section hereby proposed as an amend
mani 70 the ConstItution shall, Al the next
election for membere of Congress- TO be
heId on the Tuesday next after the hrst
Monday In the month OF November. nine
TEEN hundred and twenty C92O). be sub
mItted 10 the LEGAL and qualified voters