Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-09-16
CHAPTER $40.

| AN ACT to propose an amendment to Sec
ton 10 of Article III, Of the Constitution
of the State of Maryland. title "Legis-
lature Department" regulating the com
pensatio of the members of both Houses
of the General Assembly of Maryland,
and to provide for the submission of said
amendment to the qualined voters OF
the State Of Maryland for adoption or
rejection.
Section l. BE Il enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, (three- hfths or all
the members of each of the two Houses
coneurrng). That the following be and the
| same s hereby proposed as an amendment
10 Section - of Article III, of the Consti-
tuition Of the State of Maryland, title Leg
siatiye Department the same If adopted
BY the 1egally qualified voters of the State
50 herein provided, tobecome Section IL of
Article III. of the Constitution of the - e
of Maryland.
-. The General Assembly may continue
its session so long as in its judgment tae
public interest may require for n period
not longer than ninety days; and each
member thereof shall receive a GOmpcnsd-
ton of three hundred dollars per annun
ara five dollars per diem for every day be
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 be is member and he
shall also receive such mileage as may. he
allowed by law. not exceeding twenty
tents per mile; and the presiding officer
Of each House shall receive an additional
compensation of live dollars per diem.
When the General Assembly shall be con
vened by proclamation Of the Governor,
the session shall not continue longer than
thirty days, aud in such case the compen-
sation shalt be the same as herein pre-
seribed
Section . And be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That said afore-
going section hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of the State
of Maryland SHALL at the next general
election for Members of Congress held III
4. "A a
qualified voters Of the State. for their
adoption or rejection. in pursuance of the
directions contained in Article XIV of the
f'o"stituii On OF the State of Maryland. and
ct the said general election the vote on the
said proposed amendment to the COnsti-
tnuoh shall be by ballot and upon each
ballot there shall be printed the words
For tire Constitutional amendment" and
Against the Constitutional Amendment
IS now provided by law, and Immediately
f;er said election due returns shall be
made TO the Governor of the vote for and
lgainst said proposed amendment, as di-
rected by said Fourteen Article of the Con
stitution, and further proceedings had IN
accordance with said Article Fourteen.
Approved April ., 1920.
CHAPTER 5e5.
AN ACT to amend Section - Of Article 4,
titfe Judiciary Department" Of the
constitution of this State, and 10 pro-
vide for the submission Of said amend
ment totthe qualified voters OF this State
Tor adoption or rejection.
Section !. BE it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of N trvIfud fthree- fiffhs az
all members If each of the two Houses
eoncnrrl"Gl, That the following section be,
ana the same is hereby proposed as an
amendment to Section ~. Of Article 4 title
Judiciary Department" Of the C0nstftu-
ton of this State, anu il adopted by the
legal qualified voters thereof az herein
proyldet, said section shall supersede and
stand in tha place and in stead OF Section
= OF said Article OF the Constitution Of
Maryland.
Sec. 81. There shall be Clerk of each
Of the said Courts of Baltimore City. ex-
eept the Supreme Bench. who shall be
elected by the leg Il and qualified voters Of
said city ut the election To. be held in said
city on the Tuesday Bext after the first
Ionddy of Dgsmbe-, in fhe year eighteen
hundred aud sixty seven, and shall hold his
Office for six years from the time Of his
election. aud until his successor is elected
aud qualified and be re-eligible thereto
subject to be removed for wiIlTni nes, le,.t
Of duty or other inissienlea.lor in Office on
conviction in 4 cpurt of Law The salary
Of each If the sSii Clerks shall be forty
i've hundred .i9ila~s year, 9aSstole only
out of the fees and receipts collected by
glle Clerks OF said city. aud .hey shall be-
emitted 70 no other perqGisites or compeu-
sation. In ease of n vacancy in the Office
of Clerk OF any of said Couris. the Judges
of said Supreme Bench of Baltimore City
shall have power to iii such vacancy until
the general election of Delegates To the
General Assem- by TO be held Eext there
after. when a Clerk of said Court shall be
elected TO serve for SIX years thereafter:
aud the provisions Of this Article fla rela-
tiou 70 the appointment OF Deputies by TIE
Clerks OF the Circuit Courts IN the coin
ties shall apply 10 the Clerks Of the Courts
In Baltimore City.
Sec. > And be il further enacted BY the
authority aforesaid. That the said fore
going section hereby proposed as an
amendment 10 the Constitution shall al
the next election for members Of Congress
To be held on the Tuesday next after the
first Monday Ia the month If Noxesnber
nineteen hundred and twenty (ie10) be (
submitted IL the legal and qualified voters !
thereof for their adoption Or rejection In
pufs vance OF the direction contained ia
Article ii Of the Constitution Of this State:
az The said election the vote on said pro-
ncsad Amendment - The Cans.itniian shall
be hg ballot and upon each ballot there
shail be written or printed the words FOR
Constitutional Amen0nscnt and Against
Constitutional Amen1nseHIr rs now pro-
viaei BY law. and Immediately after said
eiec1oa due returns shall be made to the
ssovernoF Of the vote for or n ainst sid
ifrepasssi amendment. IS directed by the 1
said Article II Of the said Constitution.
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