Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-09-19
PROCLAMATION


WHEREAS. at the January Session of the
General Assembly Of Maryland, held in the
year i924, two Acts were passed, to.wit, Chap.
yer " prop9sins an amendment to Section
OF Article V Of the Constitution Of the State
Of Maryland, title attorney General and States
Attorney" subtitle 1.-THE States Attotneys "
regulating the compensation and the expenses
o. the states Attorney for Baltimore City and
SH proposing an amendment to Section 81 Of
Article III Of the Constitution Of the State
o. Maryland, title Legislative Department, F"
i ,l the purpose Of permitting the State to
as may be needed for the aid or compensation
OF thoae citizens Of the State who during the
time OF war have. with honor, served their
country and State, and which said Chapters III
ana w are IN the words and figures following
CHAPTER III.
AN ACT TO propose amendment 10 Section
Of Article V Of the Constitution of the
State Of Maryland, title attorney General
and States Attorneys" subtitle "rhe State
attorneys" regulating the compensation and
the expenses d the States Attorney for Bal
hmore City and that OF his deputy and as.
slsAnts, and to provide for the submission
OF said amendment 20 the qualified voters
OF the State Of Maryland for adoption or
rejection
SRoTIoS |. Be II enacted By the General
AstsweIy q ho,yIand, three-hftAs 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 Attornsys," subtitle The States N
torneys' Of the Constitution of Maryland, the
same il adopted by the legally qualified voters
o. the State, as herein provided, TO become
Section Of Article V of the Constitution.
sac 3. The States Attorney shall perform
sneh duties and receive such fees and com.
missions or salary, not exceeding three thou.
sand dollars, as are now or may hereafter be
prescribed by law; and IL any States Attorney
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
pore City shall have the power TO appoint
Deputy and such other Assistants as the Su
preme Bench Of Baltimore City may authorize
o. 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 hvs hundred dollars; Deputy States
Attorney, Ave thousand dollars: Assistant
states Attorneys, four thousand dollars each;
said salaries, or such salaries as the General
Assembly may subsequently provide, and such
expense Tor conducting the Office Of the States
ANorney as the Supreme Bench OF Baltimore
City may authorize or approve shall be paid
by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
10 he extent that the total Of them exceed.
me Tees OF his Office, or the GsneNal As
and City Council Of baltimore shall not be
torney.
Sac q Had b st farther enacted By ~.
authority dforsJaid, That the said aforegoine
section hereby proposed as an amendment 10
the Constitution, shall at the next ensuing
general election for members Of Congress, 10
Ne held IN this State on the Tuesday next after
the hrst Monday Of November. one thousand
nine hundred and twenty four, be submitted
to the legal and qualified voters Of the State
Tor their adoption rejection in conformity
with the directions contained in Article NV
OF the Constitution Of this State. and at the
said election the the said ne.H
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
as now provided by law, and Immediately after
sad election due returns shall be made 10 the
Governor Of the vote for and against said pro.
posed amendment, and further proceedings had
in accordance with Article II Of the Constitu.
ton.
Approved April 9, 1924.
CHAPTER 527.
AN ACT to propose an amendment 10 Sector
- Of Article ; Of the Constitution u tbe
: State Of Maryland, title Legislative Depar,
ment" 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
providing for the submission Of said amend
ment to the qualified voters Of this State Tor
adoption or rejection.
SECTION !, Be u enacted by the Gtnctr
dS5embly Of M0rlldH3 ,thrcc -6f,hs II 40 ia.
members Of each Of the Two Houses concur.
ringl. That the follow ul section he ami N.
same Is hereby proposed IS an amendment 10
Section % Of Article ~ the Constitution OF
Maryland title Leg q i've Department." the
same il adopted BY i5e a.s qualified yo,rrs
Section - OF Afliels s OF d, Consolation Of
the State Of May