Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-10-05

WHEREAS, At the January Session Of
the General Assembly of Maryland. held in
the year 1922, an Act was passed propos-
ine an amendment to the Constitution of
the State by adding a new Section to Arti-
Gle a thereof, to follow Section 81 Of said
Article and to be known as Section 31A,
and which said Act is known as Chapter
| 281 of the Acts of 1922, and is in the
words and figures following:
CHAPTER 2Si.
An Act to amend the Constitution OF
Maryland by adding new Section to
Article a.
Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland. three-fifths Of all
the members Of both Houses cOncurring,
that the following section be and the same
is hereby proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution of the State OF Maryland,
and il adopted by the legal and qualified
voters thereof. as hereinafter provided, the
same shall stand as an additional section
to Article 4 Of said Constitution. to follow
Section 81, and TO be known as Section 3lA.
3lA. In addition to the authority granted
to the Mayor and City Council OF BALTIC
more by the preceding Section to pay to
each of the judges Of the Supreme Bench
the annual sum Of five hundred 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
10 time deem right and proper. provided.
that any such sum being once granted
shall not be dim nished during the con-
/ ~ aafd Iudda in office
Section 2. And be 1t further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, that the said fore
going Section hereby proposed as an amend
! ment TO the Constitution, shall be. at the
next General election .or members OF the
General Assembly to be held in this State.
submitted to the legal and qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection. In
| pursuance Of the directions contained IN
Article ID Of the Constitution Of this State ;
and at the said general election the vote
on said proposed amendment to the Con
stitution shall be by ballot, and upon each
ballot there shall be written or printed the
words For the Constitutional Amend
ment," and Against the Constitutional
| Amendment" so that the voter may elect !;
and Immediately after said election due
return shall be made to the Governor OF
I the vote for and against said proposed
amendment, as directed by the said l4th
Article Of the Constitution.
Approved April 18th. 1922.
Now, Therefore, |. Albert C. Richie,
Governor of Maryland. in pursuance OF the
direction contained in Section ]. OF Article
IA of the Constitution OF Maryland. DO
hereby order and direct that this Procla-
nation, containing full. true and correct
COPY Of the text OF said Chapter 26l OF the
Acts of the General Assembly OF Mary
land Of 1922. be published in at least TWO
newspapers In each Of the counties OF the
State where so many may be published
and where not more than one may be pub
lished then in. that newspaper. and In
three newspapers published in the City oil
Baltimore, one OF which shall be pub
lished in the German language, once
week for at least three months next pre-
cedinR the election to be held in the State
Of MARYLAND on Tuesday. November 9th
1928, at which said election the said pro.
posed amendment TO the Constitution Of
the State shall be submitted. in the form
and manner prescribed by the General As
sembly, to the legal and qualified voters Of
the State for their adoption or rejection.
Given Under My Hand anC
(The the Great Seal Of Maryland
Great Seal Done at the City OF An
of napolis this End day o
MaryIand.) July. in the year one thou
sand nine hundred AM
twenty-three.
BY the Governor
ALBERT c. RICHIE.
PHILIP b. PERLMAN,
Secretary Of State.
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