Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-08-16
PROCLAMATION
Proposing Amendments 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.wit. Chap
ter lls proposing an amendment to Section
y of Article V of the Constitution Of the State
OF Maryland. title ATTORNEY General and States
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
Sz1 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
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 war have, with honor, served their
country and State and which said Chapters III
and 327 are in the words and figures following:
- CHAPTER III.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
of Article v of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland, title "Attorney-Genera
and States Attorneys" subtitle 1.-THE States
Attorneys" regulating the compensation and
the expenses of the States Attorney for Bal
sistants. and to provide for the submission
OF said amendment to the qualified voters
OF the State of Maryland for adoption or
rejection.
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
States Attorneys" subtitle "TSe States At.
torneys," Of the Constitution of Maryland. the
same it adopted by the legally qualified voters
OF the State, as herein provided, to become
Ses,,sn Of IA Article, S Of the Constitution S
such duties and receive such fees and com.
missions or salary, not exceeding three thou.
sand dollars, as are now or may hereafter be
prescribed pres by law and il any States Attorney
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
Deputy and such other Assistants as the SUI
preme Bench of Baltimore City may authorize
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
thousand five hundred dollars; Deputy States
Attorney, five thousand dollars; Assistant
States Attorneys, four thousand dollars each;
Assembly. may subsequently provide, and such
expense for conducting the Office of the States
Attorney as the Supreme Bench of Baltimore
Sity may authorize or approve shall be paid
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
torney.
SEC. 2. Amd be Il farther enacted BY the
authority aforcsaid, That the said aforegoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment to
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 upon each ballot there shall be printed
the words For the Constitutional Amendment
and Against the Constitutional Amendment"
a. 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 s27.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
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 or
compensation of those citizens of the State
who during the time of war have, with
providing for the submission of said amend.
ment to the qualified voters Of this State for
adoption or rejection.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the General
AssembIy 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 to
Section "a of Article ; of the Constitution of
Maryland, title Legislative Department" the
same if adopted by the legally qualified voters
Section "a OF Article 3 of the Constitution of
the Sta G of Maryland.