Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-08-15
PROCLAMATION
Proposing Amendments the Constitution of ate 1924

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 V of the Constitution Of the State
of Maryland. title attorney General aud State.
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
j27 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 Il
pledge its credit for the raising of such fund.-
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 rheii
country and State, and which said Chapters III
and 327 are in the words and figures following
CHAPTER 177.
AN ACT to propose an amendment TO Sectior
OF Article V Of the Constitution Of the
State of Maryland, title Attorney Genera
and States Attorneys subtitle "The States
Mtofneys,' regulating the compensation and
the expenses of the States Attorney for Bal
timore City and that Of his deputy and as
sisants, and to provide for the submission
OF said amendment to the qualified voters
Of the State Of Maryland for adoption or
rejection.
SECTION /. Be il enacted by the General
dfSesIbiy Of Maryland. three-ffths Of all the
members of each of the two Houses con
curing, that the following be and the same i,
hereby proposed as an amendment to Section
9 of Article V, title attorney General and
States Attorneys" subtitle 1.-THE States AT
torneys' Of the Constitution Of Maryland, tn,
same II adopted by the legally qualified voter
OF the State, as herein provided, TO beeom'
Section Of Article V Of the Constitution
SEC. 3. 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 b.
prescribed by law; and II any States Attorne,
shall receive any other fee or reward than sucl
as is or may be allowed by law, he shall, OF
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
prene Bench Of Baltimore City may authorize
approve and until otherwise provided by tn,
General Assembly, the said States Attorney
Deputy and Assistants shall receive the follow
ing annual salaries: States Attorney, sever
thousand five hundred dollars; Deputy Statei
attorney, hive thousand dollars; Assistant
states Attorneys, -four thousand dollars each
said salaries, or such salaries the General
Assembly may subsequently provide. and suef
expense for conducting he Office Of the State'i
Attorney as the Supreme Bench Of Baltimore
by the Mayor aud City Council Of Baltimore
10 Sle extent that the total Of them exceed
The 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. 2. lind be II further enacted BY the
authority df0rc5Gid, That the said aforegoins
section hereby proposed amendment to
the Constution, shall at the next ensuing
general election for members OF Congress, to
lo held IN this State on the Tuesday next after
y. 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 he 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
faid election due rctufns shall be made 10 the
Governor Of the vote Tor and against said pro.
posed amendment, and further proceedings had
~ accordance with Article II Of the Constitu.
ton.
Approved April 9. 1924.
CHAPTER 327.
AN ACT 10 proDose an amendment 10 Section
80 Of Article 3 Of the Constitution Of the
STATE OF Maryland, title Legislative Depart.
mont" for the purpose Of permitting the
State 10 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 the time Of war have, with
honor. served their country and State, and
providing for the submission Of said amend.
ment 10 the qualified voters Of this State for
adoption or rejection.
SEcrI0S |. Be IL enacted by the General
dS5embiy 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 an amendment 10
Section 81 Of Article Of the Constitution Of
Maryland. title Legislative Department" the
same If adopted by the legally qualified voters
Section 81 u Article Of the Constitution Of
the State Of Maryland.