Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-08-01

WHEREAS, at the January Session of the
General Assembly Of Maryland held in the
year 1924, two Acts were passed. towit: Chap
ter ~ proposing an amendment to Section
Of Article V Of the Constitution Of the State
Of Maryland. title attorney. General and State 8
Attorney" 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
327 proposing an amendment to Section q 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 or 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
aud J2I are IN the words and figures following:
CHAPTER l77.
AN AL 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 compensation and
the expenses Of the States Attorney for Bal.
tmefe City and that Of his deputy and as.
sstants, and to provide for the submission
OF said amendment to the qualified voters
OF the State Of Maryland for adoption or
rejection
SEcTIos /. Be Il enacted by the General
dsfembly Of Maryland. three-ffths Of all the
members OF each Of the two Houses con.
curing, that the following be and the same Is
9 Of Article V, title Attorney. General and
States Attorneys" subtitle "The States At.
torneys,' Of the Constitution of Maryland the
same If adopted by tho legally qualified voters
Of the State, as herein provided, to become
Section Of Article 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 II any States Attorney
shall receive any other fee or 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 Bald.
more City shall have the power to appoint
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, Ave 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
by the Mayor and City Council o. Baltimore
10 The extent that the total Of them exceeds
the fees Of his office or as the General As.
sembly 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. lind be Il further eadefsd BY the
authority aforeIaid. That the said aforegoing
section hereby proposed as am 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 hrst Monday Of November, one thousand
nine hundred and twenty four, be submitted
70 the legal and qualified voters Of the State
Tor their adoption or rejection In conformity
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 10 the
Governor Of the vote for and against said pro
posed amendment, and further proceedings had
In accordance with Article IA Of the Constitu.
ton.
Approved April 9. 1924.
CHAPTER 327.
AN ACT 70 propose an amendment 10 Section
81 OF Article Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Maryland, title Legislative Depart.
ment,' for the purpose of permitting the
State to pledge It's credit for the raising OF
such funds as may be needed for the AID or
compensation Of those citizehs 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.
SgcTfoS !. BE u enacted by The General
dsSembiy Of Maryland (three-hfths 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 10 |
Section - Of Article Of the Constitution OF |
Maryland, title Legislative DepArtwsgt," the |
same II adopted by The legally qualified voters |
Of the State, as herein provided, 10 become |
Section 81 Of Article Of the Constitution Of |
the State Of Maryland