The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-10-23

TO meet temporary deficiencies in the Treasury
and may contract debts TO any amount that
may be necessary for the defence OF the State.
And provided further that nothing in this
section shall be construed to prohibit the rails
ing of funds for the purpose of aiding or COM
pensating in such manner or way the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State shall deem prop
er, those citizens of the State who have serv-
&c, with honor, their country and State in
time Of war; provided however. that such ac-
ton Of the General Assembly shall be effective
only when submitted to and approved by a
vote of the people of the State at the General
Election next following the enactment of
such legislation
Sec. ,. And be it further enacted bv the
authority aforesaid, That the said aforegoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment to
election for members of Congress held in thia
State, be submitted to the legal and quail
fed voters of the State for adoption or reiec-
ton, in pursuance of the directions contained
in Article IA of the Constitution of this State
and at the saio general election the vote on
the said proposed amendment to the Constitu.
ton shall be by ballot, and upon each ballot,
there shall be printed the following synopsis
of said amendment under the caption of Con
stitutional Amendment Providing For Aid Or
Adjusted Compensation To War Veterans"
This amendment removes the prohibition now
in the State Constitution which prevents the
State from pledging its credit for the raising
of monies which could be used for the aid or
as adjusted compensation to those citizens of
the State who with honor, served their coun-
try or State in time of war; and upon each
ballot there shall also 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, as directed by said Four
tenth Article of the Constitution, and further
proceedings had in accordance with said Arti-
Gle Fourteen.
Approved April g. 1924.
Now. therefore, l. Albert c. Richie, Cover
nor of the State of Maryland in pursuance of
the direction contained in Section l of Arti-
Gle Ii of the Constitution of Maryland. do
hereby order and direct that this proclamation
containing full, true and correct copy of the
text of said Chapters 1T and 327 of the
Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland of
| 1924, be published in at least two newspapers
in each of the counties of the State where SO
many may be published and where not more
than one may be published then in that news
! paper. and in three newspapers published in
/ the City OF Baltimore, one of which shall be
! published in the German language, once a
week for at least three months next preceding
! the general election to be held in the State
j of Maryland on Tuesday the 4th day of No.
vember, 1924, at which election the said pro-
| posed amendments to the Constitution shall
be submitted in form and manner prescribed
by the General Assembly. to the legal and
| qualified voters of the State for their adop-
ton or rejection.
| l- Given under my hand and
/ The Great the Great Seal of the State
Seal of the of Maryland. Done at the
State of City of Annapolis, this
| Maryland. 18th day of July, nineteen
| I- hundred ana twenty four.
ALBERT c. RITCHIE,
By the Governor:
E. BROOKE LEE,
Secretary of State.