Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-08-09

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 Maryland, title ATTORNEY. General and State =
Attorney" subtitle "The States Attorneys"
regulating the compensation and the expenses
of the States Attorney for Baltimore City and
327 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 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 ~
CHAPTER III.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
of Article V of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland, title "Attorney-General
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 the State of Maryland for adoption or
rejection
SEcTIoN !. Be it 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
9 Of Article v, title attorney General and
States Attorneys" subtitle The States A. A.!
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
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 or reward than such
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conviction thereof, be removed from Office;
provided, that the States Attorney for BALI
more City shall have the power to appoint
Deputy and such other Assistants as the ST.
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
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 Office of the States
attorney as the Supreme Bench of Baltimore
City may authorize 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
sembly shall otherwise provide, and the Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore shall not be
lia..le for appearance fees to the States At
torney.
SEC. 2. And be It further enacted BY the
authority aforesaid. That the said aforegoine
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
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 unon 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 Ia 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
ment,'' for the purpose of permitting the
State to pledge its credit for the raising of
such funds as may be needed for the aid
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
nent to the qualified voters of this State for
loption or rejection.
Section !. Be it enacted by. the General
Assembly of maryland (three-ffths of all the
members of each of the two Houses concur
rins), That the following section be and the
same is hereby pro- osed as an amendment to
Section "a of Article 3 of the Constitution of
Maryland title Legislative Department" the
if adopted by the legally qualified voters
OF the Safe, as herein provided, to become
Section - OIL Article 3 of the Constitution of
the Sta OF Maryland.