The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-10-09
PROCLAMATION
Proposing Amendments to the COnsti-
tuition 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 III proposing an amendment to Section
of Article V of the Constitution of the State
Of Maryland, title "Attorrey-General and
States Attorney" subtitle The States At
torneys," regulting the compensation and the
expenses of the States Attorney for Balti-
more City and that of his deputy and assis-
tantants and Chapter 1927 proposing an
amendment to Section "a of Article III of the
Legislative Department" for the purpose of
permitting the State to pledge its credit for
the raising 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 which said Chapters 1T and 1927 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-General
and States Attorneys" subtitle 1.-The
States Attorneys" regulating the compen-
sation and the expenses of the States At
torney for Baltimore City and that of his
the submission Of said amendment to the
qualified voters of the State of Maryland for
adoption or rejection
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, three-fifths 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
9 of Article V. title Acknowledgement and
States Attorneys" subtitle 1.-THE States At
torneys" of the Constitution of Maryland, the
same if adopted by the legally qualified voters
of the State, herein provided. to become
Section of Article V of the Constitution.
Sec. 9. The States Attorney shall perform
such duties and receive such fees and COM
missions or salary, not exceeding three thou
sand dollars, as 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 the Su-
preme Bench of Baltimore City may author
iZe 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 dollars Assis-
tant States Attorneys, four thousand dollars
each; said salaries such salaries the
General Assembly may subsequently provide,
and such expense for conducting the office of
the States Attorney 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 2. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the said aforegoing
section hereby proposed as 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-
| formty with the directions contained in Ar
ticle XIV of the Constitution of this State
and at the said election the vote on the said
be by ballot, and upon each ballot there shall
| be printed the words For the Constitutional
Amendment" and Against the Constitutions
Amendment" as provided by law, and
Immediately after said election due returns
| shall be made to the Governor of the vote fol-
and against SAID proposed amendment, anc