Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-08-15
PROCLAMATION
Proposing Amendments to the Constitution OF the State 1924

WHEREAS, at the January Session Of the
General Assembly Of Maryland. held in the
year 1924, two Acts were passed, to-witi Chap
ter III proposing an amendment 70 Section
Of Maryland. title Attorney General and States
Attorney" Subtitle "The States Attorneys" Z"
regulating the compensation and the expenses
Of The States Attorney for baltimore City and
that Of his deputy aud assistants; and Chapter
327 proposing 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
pledge its 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 have. with honor served their
country and State. and which said Chapters III
and 327 are in the words and figures following
CHAPTER ~.
AN ACT 10 propose an amendment to Section
Of Article V Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Maryland. title "Attorney. General
and States Attorneys" subtitle HThe States
Attorneys regulating the compensation and
the expenses Of the States Attorney for Bal.
timore City and that Of his deputy and as
sistanis, and to provide for the submission
Of said amendment to the qufifed voters
of the State Of Maryland for adoption or
rejection
sEeTioS !. Be it enacted ty The General
dsembiy Of Moryiand three-ffths OF all the
members Of each Of the two Houses con
curing, that the following be and the same IS
hereby proposed amendment 70 Section
Of Article v, title "Attofney-(senerai and
States Attorneys" subtitle "The States At
torneys,r Of th- Constitution Of Maryland. the
same 4 adopted BY the legally qualified voters
Of the State, as herein provided, to become
Section Of Article V Of the Constitution.
SIC. 3. The States Attorney shall perform
such duties and receive such fees and com
missions or salary. not exceeding three ihou-
sand dollars, arc now OF may hereafter be
prescribed by law; and II any States Attorney
shall receive any other fee reward than such
as is or may be allowed by law, he shall. on
conviction thereof. be removed from office I.
provided, that the States Attorney for Bali.
more City shall have the power to appoint a
Deputy and such other Assistants as the ST.
preme Bench Of Baltimore City may authorize
or approve and until otherwise provided bv the
General Assembly, the said States Attorney,
Deputy and Assistants shall receive the follow
ing annual salaries: State's Attorney, seven
thousand Eve 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 office Of the State 5
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, or as the General As
sembly shall otherwise provide. aud the Mayor
and City Council of baltimore shall not be
liable for appearance fees to the States At
torney.
SEc- ?. dHd be il farther enacted by ne
dAfhoriiy dforesGid. That the said aforegoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution. shall at the next ensuing
general election for members Of Congress- 10
be held in this State on the Tuesday next after
the hfst Monday Of Nov.r her, one thousand
nine hundred and twenty-four, be submitted
to the legal and qualified voters Of the State
for their adoption rejection in conformity
with the directions contained in Article NV
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 upon each ballot there shall be printed
the words "Ror 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 Consiitu-
hon.
Approved April 9. 1924.
CHAPTER s27.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
q 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 OF
compensation Of those citizens Of the State
who during the time Of war have, with
homer served their country and State. and
providing for the submission Of said amend.
menf to the qualified voters of this State for
adoption or rejection.
SEcrIoS ]. Be it enacted by the General
dssegbiy ef Maryland (three-hfths Of all the
memhefs q each of the two Houses concur.
ringls That the following section be and the
same i hereby proposed as an amendment to
Seetien q Of Article Of the Constitution Of
Msryland, title Legislative Department." the
same il adopted by the legally qualified voters
Of the State, as herein provided, to become
Section a Of Article } Of the Constitution Of
the State Of Maryland