The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1920-08-13

in the year 1870, Two Acts were passed
to-wit; Chapter 319 proposing an amend
ment to section Is of Article Ill of the
Const tuition of the State. title "Legis-
lative Department, regulating the con-
pensation of Members of both Houses
Of the General Assembly; and Chapter
565 proposing an amendment to Section
81 of Article of the Constitution of the
state, title ":Judiciary Department. !"
regulating the pay of Clerks of Courts,
and which said Chapters 319 and 500 are
n the words and figures following:
CHAPTER 319
AN ACT to propose an amendment to
Section Is of Article III. of the Con-
stitution of the State of Maryland,
title Legislative Department" reg
ulating the compensation of the MEM
hers of both Houses of the General
Assembly of Maryland, and to pro-
vide for the submission of said amend
ment to the qualified voters of the
State of Maryland for adoption or re
lection
Section /. Be 1t enacted by the Gen
eral 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 amendment to Section Is OF Article
III of the Constitution of the State OF
Maryland.
Is. The General Assembly may con-
tinue its session so long as in its Judg'
ment the public interests may require
for period not longer thar ninety days;
and each member thereof shall receive
a compensation of three hundred dollars
per annum and five dollars per diem for
eyery day he shall attend the session,
but not for such days as he may be alb
sent. uDless absent on account or SICK
ness or by leave of the House of which
he 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 received an additional comDensa-
tion of five dollars per diem. When
the General Assembly shall be convened
bv proclamation of the Governor, the
session shall not continue longer than
thirty days, and in each case the COM
pepsation shall be the same as herein
prescribed.
SECT1oN2. And be 1T further enacted
bu the authority aforesaid, That said a
foregoing section hereby proposed as an
amen dment to the Constitution OF the
State of Maryland shall, at the next
general election for Members OF
Congress held in this State,
submitted to the legal and qualified
voters of the State, for their adoption
or rejection, in pursuance OF the dir
ections contained in Article XIV CT 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 up
on each ballot there shall be printed the
words:sFor the Constitutional Amend
ment." and against 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 against said pro-
posed amendment, as directed Dy salo
Fourteen Article ofthe Constitution, ana
further proceedings had in accordance
with said Article Fourteen.
Approved April 9, 1920.
CHAPTER 565
AN ACT to amend Section 81 OF Ar
ticle Judiciary Department, of the
Constitution of this State, and to pro-
vide for the submission of said amend
ment to the qualified voters of this
State for adoption or rejection.
SECTION l. Be 1T enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, tthreetifths
Of all members of each of the two houses
concurring), That the following section
be, and the same is, hereby proposed
as an amendment to Section 81, of
Article 4, title Judiciary Department,