Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-31
CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENTS.

WHEREAS. at the January Session Of the
General Assembly Of Maryland, held in the
sear 1924, two Acts were passed, to-wii: Chap
or ~ proposing an amendment to Section
, Of Article v Of the Constitution of the State
IF Maryland, title ATTORNEY. General and States
Attorney" subtitle THE States Attorneys"
regulating the compensation and the expenses
of the States Attorney for Baltimore City and
hat Of his deputy and assistants; and Chapter
~ proposing an amendment to Section "a Of
Article III Of the Constitution Of the State
u Maryland. title Legislative Department"
Tor the purpose OF permitting the State to
pledge its credit for the raising Of such fund.-
as may be needed for the aid or compensation
4 those citizens Of the State who during the
line Of war have, with honor, served their
'ountry and State, and which said Chapters III
and 337 are in the words and agures 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 compensation and
the expenses OF the States Attorney for Bal
timore CITY, and that Of his deputy and
sistants, and 10 provide for the submission
Of said amendment to the qualified voters
Of the State Of Maryland for adoption or
Szcrios /. Be 4 enacted bv the General
dsIsEbiy Of MarylsHd. three.fhhs 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 Attorney Gensral and
States Attorneys" subtitle "The States At
torneysr Of the Constitution Of Maryland, the
same II adopted BY the legally qualified voters
Of the State, as herein provided, to become
Section Of Article V Of the Constitution.
SIC. 9. 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 4;
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 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 i've hundred dollars: Deputy States
Attorney, Eve thousand dollars; Assistant
states Attorneys, four thousand dollars each;
SAID salaries, or such salaries as the General
Assembly may subsequently provide and such
expense tor conducting the office Of the State e
Attorney as the Supreme Bench Of Baltimore
Sliy 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 Office, or as the General As.
F-t4Niy htAatl NAntANAeE piusllct anu inc Ahdguf
and City Council Of baltimore shall not be
liable for appearance fees to the States AT.
torsey.
SIC. ?. had BE- u fsrihsr sssefsd BY the
authority Sforssai3 That the said aforegoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution, shall at the next ensuing
general election for members OF Congress- to
be held in this State on the Tuesday next after
the hTst Monday Of November, one thousand
nine hundred and tweny.four, be submitted
TO the legal and qualified voters Of the State
for 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 on 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 nov provided by law, and Immediately after
.ad election due returns shall be made to the
Governor cf the vote for and against said pro.
posed amendment and further proceedings had
in accordance with Article II Of the Coasiitu-
ton
Apn.arss Aprii 9, 1924.