Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-08-02
PROCLAMATION
Proposing Amendments to 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 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
3H proposing an amendment to Section 81 of
Article III OF the Constitution of the State
OF Maryland, title Legislative Department"
for the purpose of permitting the State to
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
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 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.
SECTION !. sBe It enacted BY the General
Assenloty 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
9 of Article " title "Attorney General 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 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
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
provided. that the States Attorney D for Bait Baiti.
more City shall have the power to appoint 4
Deputy and such other Assistants as the Su-
preme Bench of Baltimore City may authorize
or approve and until otherwise provided by the
deputy and Assistants shall receive the follow
ing annual salaries: States Attorney, seven
thousand five hundred dollars; Deputy States
Attorney. five thousand dollars; Assistant
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 of Baltimore
to the extent that the total of them exceeds
the fees Of his Office, OF as the General AS
semol 3;t shall otherwise provide, and the Mayor
torney.
SEC. 2. ,Amd Be it farther enacted BY the
authority otoresosd, That the said aforegoing
the Constitution, shall at the next ensuing
general election for members of Congress, to
he held i'll this State on the Tuesday next after
the first Monday of November, one thousand
nine hundred and twenty-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 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-
posed amendment. and further proceedings had
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 of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland, title Legislative Depart
State to pledge its credit for the raising of
such funds as may be needed for the aid or
CONDENSATION of those citizens of the State
who during the time of war have. with
honor served their country and State. and
ment to the qualified voters of this State for
adoption or rejection.
SECTION l. Be it enacted BY the General
Assembly of Maryland uhree -hfths of all the
members of each of the two Houses concur.
same is hereby proposed as an amendment to
Section 81 of Article 3 of the Constitution of
Maryland. title Legislative Department." the
same if adopted by the legally qualified voters
Section "a of Article 5 of the Constitution of
the State of Maryland.