Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-08-23
PROCLAMATION
Proposing Amendments the Constitution of the State 1924

WHEREAS. at the January Session Of the
year 1924, two Acts were passed, to-wit: Chap
Ter ~ proposing an amendment to Section
= Of Article V of the Constitution Of the State
Of Maryland, title "Attorney- General and States
.Nttorney," subtitle "The States Attorneys"
regulating the compensation and the expenses
of the States Attorney for Baltimore City and
that of his. deputy and assistants; and Chapter
'E proposing an amendment TO Section "a OF
Article III of the Constitution Of the State
Of Maryland, title Legislative Department"
ledge il. ps credit for III. raising Of such funds
- may be needed for the aid or compe nsation
4 those citizens Of the State who during the
lime Of war have. with honor, served their
country and State, and which said Chapters w
and 327 are in the words and figures following:
CHAPTER ~.
AN AT TO propose an amendment to section
State Of Maryland, title attorney General
: and States Attorneys" subtitle "The States
Attorneys" regulating the compensation and
the expenses of the States Attorney for Bal
timore City and that Of his deputy and as.
sistants and to provide for the SUBMISSION
of said amendment to the qualified voters
OF the State of Maryland for adoption or
rejection.
assembly of Maryland. three-ffths of all the
members of each of the two Houses con-
curring, that the following be and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment to Section
v,
States Attorneys" subtitle "The States AT
orneys," Of the Constitution of Maryland, the
same if adopted by the legally qualified voters
" the State, as herein provided, to become
Section of Article V Of the Constitution.
SEC. g. The States Attorney shall perform
SUCH duties and receive such fees and com.
missions or salary, not exceeding three thou
sand dollars, as are now or may hereafter be
Prescribed by law; and if any States Attorney
shall receive any other fee reward than such
as is or may be allowed by law, he shall on
conviction thereof, be removed from office;
provided, that the States Attorney for Balt
more City shall have the power TO appoint q
deputy and such other Assistants as the Su
preme Bench Of Baltimore City may authorize
or approve and until otherwise provided by the
General Assembly, the said States Attorney,
Deputy and Assistants shall receive the follow.
ing annual salaries: States Attorney, seven
thousand five hundred dollars; Deputy States
Attorney, five thousand dollars; Assistant
States Attorneys, four thousand dollars each;
said salaries, or 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 Baltimore
to the extent that the total of them exceeds
the fees Of his offiee, or as the General As
sembly shall otherwise provide, and the Mayor
liable for appearance fees to the States At
torney.
Sec. 2. And be Il farther enacted BY the
onW0THy 0JOfeSotd, nat the SAD aIoregoinB
section hereby proposed amendment to
the Constitution, shall at the next ensuing
general election for members of Congress, 10
be held in this State on the Tuesday next after
the first Monday Of November, thousand
nine hundred and twenty-four, be submitted
to the legal and qualified voters of the State
for their adoption or rejection in conformit,
with the directions contained in Article XIV
Of the Constitution of this State, and at the
said election the vote the said proposed
amendment TO the Constitution shall be by bal
lot, and upon each ballot there shall be printed
the words "For the Constitutional Amendment
and against the Constitutional Amendment"
as now provided by law, and Immediately after
said election due returns shall be made to the
Governor of the vote for and against said pro.
IN accordance with Article II Of the Constitu.
ton.
Approved April 9, 1924.
CHAPTER 327.
AN ACT to propose an amendment TO Section
"a Of Article 3 of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland, title Legislative Depart.
ment," for the purpose of permitting the
State to pledge Its credit for the raising of
such funds as 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 amend.
ment to the qualified voters Of this State for
adoption or rejection.
SECTION !. Be 1t enacted BY the General
AssembIy of Maryland Qhree.ffths of all the
members of each of the two Houses concur.
ring), That the following section be and the
same is hereby proposed as an amendment to
Section 81 of Article of the Constitution of
Maryland. title Legislative Department" the
same if adopted by the legally. Qualified voters
OF the State. as herein provided. to become
Section "a of Article of the Constitution OF
the State of Maryland.