Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-08-03
Proclamation.
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE,
AUTHORIZED BY CHAPTER
28t, ACTS OF 1929.

WHEREAS. AT the January Session Of
the General Assembly of Maryland. held
in the year 1929, an Act was passed pro.
pressing an amendment to the Constitu-
tion Of the State by adding new Section
to Article thereof. to follow Section 81
of said Article and to be known as
Section 3IA, and which said Act Is known
as Chapter 28l Of the Acts OF 1922, and
is in the words and figures following:
CHAPTER 2S1.
IAN ACT to amend the Constitution of
Maryland by adding a new Section to
Article 4.
Section /. Be il enacted by the Gener-
al Assem- bly, of Maryland. three. fifths OF
all the members of both Houses concur
ring, that the following section be and
the same is hereby proposed as all amend
ment to the Constitution Of the State OF
Maryland and if adopted by the legal and
qualified voters thereof. as hereinafter
provided, the same shall stand as an I'D
ditional section TO Article Of said Con
stitution, to follow Section 81. and TO be
known as Section STA.
31A. In addition TO the authority
granted to the Mayor and City Council Of
Baltimore by the preceding Section to pay
to each of the Judges of the Supreme
Bench the annual sum OF five hund ed
dollars, authority is hereby given to said
Mayor and City Council to pay to each OF
said Judges such further annual sum as
an ADDITION to their respective salaries as
the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
shall from time TO time deem right and
proper, provided. that any such sum be-
ing ol,ce granted shall hot be diminished
during the continuance Of said Judge In
Office.
Section 2. And be IL further enacted
by the authority Aforesaid. that the said
foregoing Section hereby proposed as an
amendment 10 the Constitution, shall be.
at the next general election for members
of the General Assembly to be held 10
this State. submitted to the legal and
qualified voters thereof for their adoption
or rejection. in pursuance OF the direc
tions contain in Article ID oi the C0nsti
tuition of this State and at the said gen.
eral election the vote OIL said proposed
amendment TO the Constitution shall be
by ballot, and upon eacn ballot there
shall be written or printed the words
I"For the Constitutional Amendment" and
80 that the voter may elect; and imme-
qiately after said election due return shall
be made to the Governor OF the vote for
and against said proposed amendment, as
directed by said l4th Article Of the Con-
5tltuti0n.
Approved April 18th 1922.
Now, Therefore, |, Albert G. Richie.
Governor Of Maryland In pursuance OF
the direction contained in section !, OF Ar
ticle IA Of the Constitution OF Maryland,
do hereby order and direct that this Proc
lamation. containing full. true and cor
rect copy of the text OF said Chapter 28l
of the Acts OF the General Assembly Of
Maryland Of 1922. be published in at least
two newspapers In each OF the counties
OF the State where so many may be pub
lished and where not more than one may
be published then in that newspaper. and
iD three newspapers published In the City
of Baltimore, one OF which shall be pub
lished in the German language, once a
week for at least three months next pre-
cedine the election 10 be held In the State
of Maryland on Tuesday. November 9Th,
1928, at which said election the said pro-
prosed amendment 10 the Constitution OF
The State shall be submitted, In the form
and manner prescribed by .he General
Assembly. to the legal and qualified voters
Of the State for their adoption or rejec-
ton.
Given Under My Hand and
(The the Great Seal Of Maryland
Great Seal Done at the City Of An
Of napolis this End day o.
Maryland.) July, In the year one thOus
and nine hundred ant
twenty-three.
by the Governor
ALBERT C. RICHIE.
PHILIP PERLMAN,
Secretary OF State.
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