Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-08-22
PROCLAMATION
Proposing Amendments the Constitution of the State 1924

WHEREAS. at the January Session Of the
General Assembly Of Maryland held in the
year 1924. two Acts we're passed. to-witi Chap
ter III proposing an amendment 70 Section
Of Article Of the Constitution Of the State
Of Maryland title "Atiorney-General and States
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
5z7 proposing an amendment to Section - Of
Article Ill Of the Constitution Of the State
Of Maryland, title Legislative Department,
Tor the purpose Of permitting the State 10
pledge its credit for the raising Of such funds
as may be needed for the aid or compensation
Of those eitirens Of the State who during the
time Of war have, with honor, served their
country and State and which said Chapters III
and 377 are in the words and figures following;
CHAPTER III.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
9 OF Article Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Maryland. title attorney General
and States Attorneys" subtitle "rhe State 5
Attorneys" regulating the compensation and
the expenses Of the States Attorney for Bal
timrre 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.
Assfpbiy Of M1ryiand, 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 amendment to Section
9 Of Article v title Attorney General and
tofneysr Of the Constitution Of Maryland the
same II adopted BY the legally qualified voters
Of the State, as herein provided. to become
Section 9 Of Article v q the Constitution.
SEc. Q. The States Attorney shall perform
sueh 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 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 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 FIVE 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 for conducting the ofice Of the States
Attorney as the Supreme Bench Of Baltimore
City 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, OF as the General As
sembly shall otherwise provide, and the Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore shall not be
torney.
SIC. 2. And BE- Il ywihey enacted BY The
authority sforesaid, That the said afoTegors
section hereby proposed as amendment TO
the Constitution. shall at the next ensuing
general election for members Of Congress. to
he-held in this State on the Tuesday next after
the FIRST Monday Of Nov - Der, one thousand
nine hundred and twenty yfour, be submitted
20 the legal and qualified voters Of the State
for their adoption or rejection in conformity
with the directions contained in Article XIV