Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-10-03

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
9 of Article of the Constitution of the State
Of Maryland, title attorney General and State .
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
327 proposing amendment 10 Section - Of
Article III Of the Constitution OF the state
OF Maryland, title Legislative Department"
for the purpose of permitting the etats "
pledge It's 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 J27 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 THE States
Attorney regulating the compensation and
the expenses Of the States Attorney for Bal
timore City and that Of his deputy and as
sistants, and to provide for the submission
OF said amendment to the qualified voters
of the State of Maryland for adoption
rejection.
SEcTIoN /. Be il enacted BY the General
AsseR'bIy Of M0ryidnd three-ffths 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 "The States At
torneys,' Of the Constitution Of Maryland, the
same II adopted by the legally. qualified voters
Section of Article of the Constitution
SEC. 9. The States Attorney shall perform
such duties and receive such fees and com.
missions OF salary, not exceeding three thou
sand dollars as are now or may hereafter be
prescribed by law; and If any States Attorney
shall receive any other fee or reward than such
as is or may be allowed by law, he shall on
convection thereof, be removed from office
provided, that the States Attorney for Balt
more City shall have the power to appoint
Deputy and such other Assistants as the Su
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, hve 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 State,
Attorney as the Supreme Bench of Baltimore
Shy may authorize or approve shall be paid
by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimor,
to Se extent that the total of them exceed.
the fees Of his Office, or as the General As
and City Council of baltimore shall not b,
liable for appearance fees TO the States At
torney.
SEC ?. Amd be II further enacted BY III.
section hereby proposed as an amendment &c
the Constitution, shall at the next ensuing
general election for members Of Congress- t.
be held in this State on the Tuesday next aftei
the hrst Monday OF November one thousanc
nine hundred and tweutyfour, be submitted
TO the legal and qualified voters OF the Stat,
Tor their adoption or rejection in eonformit,
with the directions contained IN Article Nl\
of the Constitution Of this State and at tn,
said election the vote on the said pruposst
amendment to the Constitution shall be by bal
lot, and upon each ballot there shall be nrinte,
the words "for the Con i,itationa Amen lmcn:'
and against the Constitutional Amendment,
as nov provided by Law, and Immediately afte
said election due returns Shall he made to tn,
Governor Of the vote for aud agains. said pro
posed amendment and further proceedings Ia,
in accordance with Article II Of the Constitu
ton.
Approved April 9, 1924.
CHAPTER 527.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
"a Of Article Of the Constitution Of tn,
State of Maryland, title Legislative Depart
ment," for the purpose OF permitting tn
State TO pledge Its credit for the raising o
such funds as may be needed for the aid O
compensation OF those citizens OF the Stat
who during the time Of war have, witt
honor, served their country and State, an,
providing for the submission Of said amend
ment TO the qualified voters Of this State 70
adoption or rejection,
SECTION /. b. q enacted BY the GcHcfd
| dSJembiy Of Maryland tthree -hiths Of all tn
members Of each Of ,ht two Houses concur
riugl, That the toloa ns section be aud tn
same is hereby Pre-, o.ea an amendment q
Section "a Of Article 8 OF the Constitution O
same II adopted by the ,say qualified voter
of the State. as herein provided to becom
Section - Of Article oi the Constitution o
the Stuc Of Maryland.