The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-08-28
PROCLAMATION
Proposing Amendments to the COnsti-
tuition of the State, 1924.

WHEREAS, at the January Session of the
General Assembly of Maryland, held in the
year 1924 two Acts were passed. to-wit: Chap
ter 1T proposing amendment to Section 9
of Article of the Constitution of the State
of Maryland, title Acknowledgement and
States Attorney" subtitle THE States At
torneys," regulting the compensation and the
expenses of the States Attorney for Bati-
more City and that of his deputy and assis-
tantants and Chapter S27 proposing an
amendment to Section "a of Article III of the
Constitution of the State of Maryland title
Legislative Department" for the purpose of
permitting the State to pledge its credit for
; the raising of such funds as may be needed
for the aid compensation of those citizens
! Of the State who during the time of war have,
with honor, served their country and State
and which said Chapters III and 327 are in
the words and figures following:
CHAPTER III.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
of Article V of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland, title Attorney General
and States Attorneys" subtitle THE
States Attorneys" regulating the compen-
sation and the expenses of the States At
torney for Baltimore City and that of his
deputy and assistants, and to provide for
the submission of said amendment to the
qualified voters of the State of MARYLAND for
adoption or rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, three-ffths of all the
members Of each of the two Houses con-
curing, that the following be and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment to Section
of Article V, title Acknowledgement and
States Attorneys" subtitle THE States At
torneys, of the Constitution of Maryland, the
same if adopted by the legally qualified voters
of the State, as herein provided, to become
Section of Article of the Constitution.
Sec. 9. The States Attorney shall perform
such duties and receive such fees and
missions or salary, not exceeding three thou
sand dollars, as are now may hereafter be
prescribed by law, and of any States Attor-
ney shall receive any other fee reward than
such as is may be allowed by law, he shall
on conviction thereof be removed from office
provided, that the States Attorney for Balti-
more City shall have the power to appoint a
Deputy and such other Assistants as the Su-
preme Bench of Baltimore City may author
ize or approve and until otherwise provided by
the General Assembly, the said States AttCr-
ney. Deputy and Assistants shall receive the
following annual salaries States Attorney
seven thousand five hundred dollars Deputy
States Attorney five thousand collars Assis-
tant States Attorneys, four thousand dollars
each; said salaries such salaries as the
General Assembly may subsequently provide,
and such expense for conducting the office of
the States Attorney as the Supreme Bench of
Baltimore City may authorize or approve shall
be paid by the Mayor and City Council of Bal
timore to the extent that the total of them ex-
ceeds the fees of his office, or as the General
Assemble shall otherwise provide, and the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore shall not
be liable for appearance fees to the States At
torney.
Sec 2. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the said aforegoing
section hereby proposed as amendment to
the Constitution, shall at the next ensuing
general election for members of Congress, to
be held in this State the Tuesday next af-
ter the first Monday of November, one thou
sand nine hundred and twenty-four, be sub
mitted to the legal and qualified voters of the
State for their adoption or rejection in con-
formity with the directions contained in Ar
tice XIV of the Constitution of this State,
and at the said election the vote the said
proposed amendment to the constitution shall
be by ballot, and upon each ballot there shall
be printed the words For the Constitutional
Amendment" and Against the Constitutional
Amendment" provided by law, and
Immediately after said election due returns
shall be made to the Governor of the vote for
and against saio proposed amendment and
further proceedings had in accordance with
Article IA of the Constitution.
Approved April 8, 1924.
CHAPTER 327.
AN ACT to propose amendment to Section
"a of Article Of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland, title Legislative De-
partment." for the purpose of permitting
the State to pledge its credit for the rails
ing of such funds may be needed for the
aid or compensation of those citizens of the
State who during the time of war have,
with honor, served their country and State,
and providing for the submission of said
amendment to the qualified voters of this
State for adoption rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland (three-ffths of all the
members of each of the two Houses concur
ring) That the following section be and the
same is hereby proposed an amendment to
Section "a of Article 3 of the Constitution of
Maryland, title Legislative Department" the
same if adopted by the legally qualified voters
of the State, herein provided to become
Section "a of Article 3 of the Constitution of
the State of Maryland.
"a. No debt shall be hereafter contracted
by the General Assembly unless such debt
shall be authorized by law providing for the
collection of an annual tax or taxes sufficient
to pay the interest such debt it falls
Gue, and also to discharge the principal there
of within fifteen years from the time of con-
tracing the same; and the taxes laid for this
purpose shall be repealed or applied to any
other object until the said debt and interest
thereon shall be fully discharged. The credit
Of the State shall not in any manner be Civ
en- or loaned to, or in aid of any individual
association corporation nor shall the Cen
eral Assembly have the power in any mode to
involve the State in the construction of works
of internal improvement, in granting any
aid thereto which shall involve the faith
credit of the State; nor make any appropria-
ton therefor, except in aid of the construc-
ton of works of internal improvement in the
counties of St Mary's, Charles and Calvert,
which have had no direct advantage from such
works as have been heretofore aided by the
State; and provided that such aid advances
appropriations shall not exceed in the
aggregate the sum of five hundred thousand
dollars. And they shall not appropri-
ate the proceeds of the internal improvement
companies of the State tax, now levied, or
which may hereafter be levied, to pay off the
public debt tori to any other purpose until
the interest and debt fully paid the
sinking fund shall be equal to the amount Of
the outstanding debt: but the General Assem-
bly, may, without laying a tax borrow
amount never to exceed fifty thousand dollars
to meet temporary deficiencies in the Treasury
and may contract debts to any amount that
may be necessary for the defence of the State.
And provided further that nothing in this
section shall be construed to prohibit the rails
ing of funds for the purpose of aiding or COM
pensatng in such manner way the Cen
eral Assembly of the State shall deem prop
er, those citizens of the State who have serv-
&c, with honor, their country and State in
time of war; provided however, that such
ton of the General Assembly shall be effective
only when submitted to and approved by
vote of the people of the State at the General
Election next following the enactment Of
such legislation.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid That the said aforegoing
section hereby proposed as amendment to
the Constitution shall, at the next general
election for members of Congress held in this
State, be submitted to the legal and quail
fed voters of the State for adoption rejec-
ton, in pursuance of the directions contained
in Article IA of the Constitution of this State,
and at the saio general election the vote on
the said proposed amendment to the Constitu-
ton shall be by ballot, and upon each ballot,
there shall be printed the following synopsis
of said amendment under the caption Of Con
stitutional Amendment Providing For Aid Or
Adjusted Compensation To War Veterans"
This amendment removes the prohibition now
in the State Constitution which prevents the
State from pledging its credit for the raising
of monies which could be used for the aid or
as adjusted compensation to those citizens of