The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-09-13

Proposing an Amendment to the Con-
stitution Of the State Authorized |
by Chapter PSI, Acts of 1922.
WHEREAS, At the January Session of the |
General Assembly Of Maryland, held in the
year 1922. Act was passed proposing an
amendment to the Constitution of the State by
adding a new Section to Article thereof, to
follow Section 81 of said Article and to be
known as Section 31A. and which said Act
is known as Chapter PSI of the Acts of 1872,
and is in words and figures following;
CHAPTER PSI.
AN ACT to amend the Constitution of Mary
land by adding a new Section to Article 4;
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland three-tifths of all the
members of both Houses concurring, that the
following section be and the same is hereby
proposed as an amendment to the Constltu-
ton of the State of Maryland, and if adopted
by the legal and qualified voters thereof, as
hereinafter provided the same shall stand as
an additional section to Article of said Con-
known as Section 3lA.
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 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 salar-
les as the Mayor and City Council of Balti-
more shall from time to time deem right and
proper, provided that any such sum being
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the continuance of said Judge in office.
Section 2. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, that the said foregoing
Section hereby proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution, shall be, at the next gen.
eral election for members of the General As
sembly to be held in this State, submitted to
the legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption rejection, in pursuance OF the d.
rections contained in Article ii of the Con-
stitution of this State; and at the said gen
| eraI election the vote on said proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall be by ballot,
and upon each ballot there shall be written
| or printed the words For the Constitutional
| Amendment and Against the Consttu-
| tional Amendment" so that the voter may
elect; and Immediately after said election due
return shall be made to the Governor of the
vote for and against said proposed amend
! ment as directed by said 14th Article of the
\ Constitution.
| Approved April 18th, 1922.
| Now, Therefore, I, Albert C. Richie, Gov
| ernor of Maryland, in pursuance of the dlrec-
| ton contained in Section l of Article IA OF
| the Constitution of Maryland do hereby or
der and direct that this Proclamation, con-
| tanning a full, true and correct Sopy of the
text of said Chapter PSI of the Acts of the
| General Assembly of Maryland of 1922, be
published in at least two newspapers IN each
1 of the counties of the State where so many
may be published and where not more than
| one may be published then in that newspaper.
and in three newspapers published in the City
of Baltimore one of which shall be published
in the German language. once week for at
least three months next preceding the election
to be held in the State of Maryland on Tues
day. November 9Th, 1928, at which said cleo
ton the said proposed amendment to the
Constitution of the State shall be submitted
| in the form and manner prescribed by the
General Assembly to the legal and qualified
voters of the State for their adoption re-
lection.
Given Under My Hand and the
1.-THE Great Seal of Maryland. Done
Great Seal at the City of Annapolis this
of End day of July, in the year
Maryland) one thousand nine hundred
and twenty-three.
By the Governor:
ALBERT c. RITCHIE.
PHILIP B. PERLMAN. Secretary Of State. %