Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-10-25

WHEREAS, at the January Session of the
General Assembly of Maryland, held m the
Ter i77 proposing an amendment; to Section
9 of Article of the Constitution of the State
Of Maryland, title "Attorney-General and States
Attorney" subtitle "The States Attorneys"
of the States Attorney for Baltimore City and
that of his deputy and assistants; and Chapter
S<I 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
pledge lite 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
and S27 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
sistants, and to provide for the submission
of said amendment to the qualified voters
of the State of Maryland for adoption or
rejection.
SECTION /. Be 1t 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
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. 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 Balti.
more City shall have the power to appoint
deputy and such other Assistants as the Su.
preme Bench of Baltimore City may authorize
OF approve and until otherwise provided by the
General Assembly, the said States Attorney,
Deputy and Assistants shall receive the follow.
ang annual salaries; States Attorney, seven
thousand five hundred dollars; Deputy States
attorney, 1--WE thousand dollars; Assistant
States Attorneys, four thousand dollars each;
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
ito the extent that the total of them exceeds
the fees of his Office, as the General AS
sembly shall otherwise provide, and the Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore shall not be
liable tor appearance fees to the States At
torney.
SEC. 2. And be it farther enacted By the
-oMHofIy dJoresdtd, That the said aforeCoing
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 hrst Monday of November, one thousand
nine hundred and twenty-four, be submitted
20 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 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"
a. 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 IL Of the Constitu.
ton.
Approved April 9, 1924.
CHAPTER 327.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
81 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
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 rejection.
SECTION !. 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 as amendment to
Maryland, title Legislative Department." the
same if adopted by the legally qualified voters
Ct the State as herein provided, to become
Section "a Of Article 8 of the Constitution of