The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-08-21

Assembly OF Maryland, three-hfths 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
= OF Article V, title "Attorney-General and
States Attorneys" subtitle The States At
torneys," of the Constitution of Maryland, the
same if adopted by the legally qualified voters
OF the State, as herein provided. to become
Section 8 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 be
prescribed by law, and of any States Attor-
ney 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 author
iZe or approve and until otherwise provided by
the General Assembly: the said States Attor-
ney. Deputy and Assistants shall receive the
following annual salaries States Attorney,
seven thousand five hundred dollars Deputy
States Attorney, five thousand collars Assis-
tant States Attorneys, four thousand dollars
each; said salaries 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 or approve shall
be paid by the Mayor and City Council of Bal
timore to the extent that the total of them ex-
ceeds the fees Of his office, or as the General
Assemble shall otherwise provide and the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore shall not
be liable for appearance fees to the States At
torney.
Sec. ?. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid That the said aforegoing
section hereby proposed 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 af-
ter the first Monday of November one thou
sand nine hundred and twenty-four, be sub
mitted to the legal and qualified voters of the
State for their adoption or rejection in con-
whit with no ptafr in, A.
tice 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 ballot, 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 said election due returns
shall be made to the Governor of the vote for
and against saio proposed amendment, and
further proceedings had in accordance with
Article IA Of the Constitution.
Approved April 8. 1924.
CHAPTER 1927.
AN ACT to propose amendment TO Section
81 of Article of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland, title Legislative De-
partment for the purpose of permitting
the State to pledge its credit for the rails
ing of such funds 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
amendment to the qualified voters of this
State for adoption rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly 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 amendment to
Section 81 of Article of the Constitution of
Maryland title Legislative Department" the
same if adopted by the legally qualified voters
of the State, as herein provided, to become
Section "a of Article 3 of the Constitution of
the State of Maryland.
34 No debt shall be hereafter contracted
by the General Assembly unless such debt
shall be authorized by a law providing for the
collection of an annual tax or taxes sufficient
to pay the interest such debt as it falls
Que, and also to discharge the principal there
Of within fifteen years from the time of con-
tracing the same; and the taxes laid for this
purpose shall be repealed or applied to any
other object until the said debt and interest
thereon shall be fully discharged. The credit
of the State shall not in any manner be Civ
en- or loaned to, or in aid of any individual
association or corporation nor shall the Cen
era Assembly have the power in any mode to
involve the State in the construction of works
of internal improvement, nor in granting any
aid thereto which shall involve the faith or
credit of the State; make any appropria-
ton therefor, except in aid of the construc-
ton of works of internal improvement in the
counties OF st. Marys, Charles and Calvert,
which have had no direct advantage from such
works have been heretofore aided by the
State and provided that such aid, advances
or appropriations shall not exceed in the
hanN
doIIars And +bev shall NOT 1se nv arnrorr;
a+e +be nrocaeds Of tho ;nternai ;rrnroran1en+
con,nanies or Of tbe state tav nov ie,,;ed or
which NAV bereafter he Levied 70 nav off +ba
nrbIic de6+ low 70 anv otber r,,rnose ,nt;I
the interest and debt are fully paid or the
sinking fund shall he eonal 10 The amonnt of
the outs+andiro dabt :. hnt the General Assem-
bi,, yoa,, without iaving n +ax borro,J, o.,
amount never To exceed ff+v tbonsand doIIars
To moot +e7nnorar,, defciencies in tbo Treos,1ry
and NAV contract dahts 70 am arno,In+ +bat
NAV he necessary for +he defence Of the Stata
And nrovided further that no+bi1C in tbis
section shall he construed 70 nrobihi+ tho rais1
inc of funds for tho nnrnose If aiJing or cono-
nensa+ing in spcb manner or Ivsy as tho Can-
eraI Assembly of tbe state shall doom, nron-
or those citizens Of the Sta+e Mo haze serr-
co with honor their country md state in
tir,a Of va.. n,o,,iJed bo,Ta,-o, 49, '|oS 81
tion Of the Gapaai Gssan,hI, .ii h aao+;'o
only vban eubrit+ed 70 oTd ,.o,od h. =
vote of the neonio If tho Sta+a ~ ~ Coro1
Election next following tbe ensctrent Of
such Iepisia+ion VI
Sec > And he II further en,c+ad b, +bo
aufhoritv aforesaid That The said aforegoi nc
section hareby nronosed ae an amandment -
the Constitrtior sboII AZ tbe ,,eIt goror al
election for members Of Congrass boid in an;
state he euhnoi++ed 70 tba iecrs1 ond a,,ai;
fed 1'o+ars Of 4be S+cto fo. .don+;or Nv 80
tion in nursuance Of tho diroctior1s oor+ajoo5
in ArticIe il of +be Cons+;t,+io, nf +Lir ST.
and Of the soio c,eparai aiac+;or ~ 80 80 ~
tba said nroosad r,od'a,,t 10 ~, .l SuCe oii
t;n b1i he h., biio+ IA -, " '',e iIi
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