Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-08-17
PROCLAMATION
Proposing an Amendment
to the Constitution Of
the State Authorized by
Chapter ISL, Acts Of 1872

WHEREAS, Al the January ssseiou
Of the General Assembly Of Maryland.
held in the year 1928, an Act was
passed proposing an amendment to the
Constitution OF the State BY adding .
new Section 10 Article thereof. 70
follow Section 81 OF said Article and
to be known as Section STA. and
which said Act Is known as Chapter
2s1 Of theiActs OF 1892, and is In the
words and figures following:
CHAPTER ISL
AN ACT to amend the Constitution Of
Maryland by adding new Section
to Article 4.
Section 1. Be II enacted by the
General Assembly Of Maryland, three
fifths OF all the members Of both
Houses eoncurring, that the following
section be and the same Is hereby
proposed as an amendment to the Con
stitution OF the State Of Maryland. ant
II adopted by the legal and qualified
voters thereof, a. hereinafter provid-
cd. the same shall stand as an add
tional section to Article OF said Goa
stitution. to follow Section 81, end 70
be known as Section ola
STA. In addition to the authority
granted to the Mayor and City Coun-
ell Of Baltimore by the preceding SEQ
ton to pay TO each OF the Judges Of
the Supreme Bench the annual sum
Of FIVE hundred dollars, authority 10
hereby given to said Mayor and City
Council to pay TO each Of said Judges
such further annual sum as an addi-
ton to their respective salaries az the
Mayor and City Council Of Baltimore
shall from time TO time deem right
and proper. provided. that any such
sum being once granted shall not be
diminished during the continuance Of
said Judge in Office.
Section 2. And be II further en-
acted by the authority aforesaid, that
the said foregoing Section hereby pro
posed as an amendment to the Conssi-
tuition, shall be, at the next general
election Tor members Of the General
Assembly to be held in this State,
submitted to the legal and qualified
voters thereof for their adoption OF
rejection, in pursuance Of the dirsc-
lions contained in Article Il Of the
Constitution Of this State; and at the
said general election the vote on said
proposed amendment to the Constitu
tion shall be by ballot, and upon each
ballot there shall be written or printed
the words For the Constitutional
Amendment and Against the Con
sttutienal Amendment" so that the
voter may elect; and Immediately aft
or said election due return shall be
made to the Governor of the vote fol
and against said proposed amendment
as directed by said 14th Article Of the
Constitution.
Approved April 18th. 1922.
Now, Therefore, l, Albert G. Richie
Governor Of Maryland. In pursuance Of
the direction contained in Section Of
Article IA OF the Constitution Of Mary
land, do hereby order and direct that
this Proclamation, containing a full
true and correct copy Of the text Of
said Chapter ISL 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
Hshed and where not more than one
may be published then in that news
paper, and IN three newspapers pub
lIshed IN the city Of Baltimore, one
Of which shall be published In the
German language, once week for q
least three months next preceding ths
| election to be held in the State o
Maryland on Tuesday. November sth
1923, at which said election the sait
/ proposed amendment to the Constitu
ton Of the State shall be submitted
in the form and manner prescribed b!
the General Assembly. to the lega
and qualified voters Of the State 70
their adoption or rejection.
Given Under My Hand and thu
Great Seal Of Maryland Done at TIL
City Of Annapolis this End day Of July
in the year one thousand nine hun
| drsd and twenty-three
| tThe Great Seal OF Maryland).
~ the Governor:
ALBERT c. RITCHIK.
PHILIP b PERLMAN.
Secretary Of staAe
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