Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-09-05

WHEREAS. at the January Session Of the
General Assembly Of Maryland, held in the
year 1924. two Acts were passed, to.wit: Chap
ter ~ proposing an amendment to Section
OF Article Of the Constitution Of the State
of Maryland. title Attorney Genera al and States
Attorney" subtitle 1.-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
5N proposing an amendment to Section 81 of
Article III Of the Constitution Of the State
o. Maryland, title Legislative Depsrtment,"
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 citizens Of the State who during she
tune 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 AT to propose an amendment to Section
OF Article V Of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland, title attorney General
and States Attorneys" subtitle 1.-The States
attorneys" regulating the compensation and
the expenses of the States Attorney for Bal
umore City and that OF bis deputy and as.
slstants, and to provide for the submission
OF said amendment to the qualified voters
Of the State Of Maryland for adoption or
rejection.
SEcrroN /. Be il enacted by the General
Asssnbiy Of Maryland, three.hfths of all the
members of each of the two Houses con.
curing, that the following be and the same is
Of Article '. title SA.,oTney.G. n.I sI'a aDd
States Attorneys" subtitle 1.-THE States AT.
torneys' 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 may hereafter be
prescribed by law; and il 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 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.
ing annual salaries States ATTORNEY, seven
thousand hve 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 Tor conducting the Office of the States
AAu~ney as the Supreme Bench of Baltimore
Siiy may authorize approve shall be paid
by the Mayor and City Council Of Baltimore
TO She extent that the total Of them exceeds
me ices 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. D. Had BE- Il farther enacted BY the
authority afovsSaid, That the said aforegoins
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 first Monday OF November one thousand
nine hundred and twenty -four, be submitted
TO 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"
as now provided by law, and Immediately after
sad 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 IA Of the Constitu.
ton.
Approved April 9. 1924.
CHAPTER 577.
AN ACT TO propose an amendment to Section
- Of Article 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 I'D 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 il enacted BY the Gene,
dsIemb'y Of Maryland tthrec. hfths Of all H..
members Of each Of the two Houses concur
nng), That the following section be aud tt
same IS hereby proposed as an amendment 20
Section 81 Of Art,lc af the Constitution o.
Maryland title L'gs alive Department tbs
same IT adopted by ias legally qualified vo.,rs
Of the State. herein provided, TO become
Section - o: Article OF IL. Constitution OF
the Sta.c OF Maryland.