Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-08-29

WHEREAS. at the January Session Of the
General Assembly Of Maryland. held In the
year 1874. two Acts were passed. t0-viti Chap
ter III proVosing an amendment 20 section
Of Maryland. title Attorney General and State S
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
gl proposing an amendment TO Section "a OF
Article III Of the Constitution Of the State
q Maryland, title Legislative Department,
for the purpose OF permitting the State TO
pledge It's credit for the raising Of such funds
~ may be needed for the aid or compensation
Of those citisens Of the State who during the
time Of rar have, with honor, served their
country and State. and which said Chapters ~
and 59 are in the words and figures following
CHAPTER III.
Az ACI to propose an amendment 10 Section
Of Article V Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Maryland, title "Attorney- General
and States Attorneys" subtitle "The States
Attorneys,f regulating the compensation and
the expenses Of the States Attorney for Bal
tmore City and tina, Of his deputy and as
Of said amendment 10 the qualified voters
Of the State Of Maryland for adoption OF
rejection.
SEcTtoS |. Be u enacted BY the General
sffferbly Of M1ryl1nd. three.fifths Of all the
members Of each Of the two Houses con
curing, that the following b" and the same ]:
hereby proposed as an amendment to Section
2 Of Article V, title "Attorney-General and
States Attorneys" subtitle The States At
torneys." Of the Constitution Of Maryland, the
same Il adopted BY the legally qualified voters
Of the State, as herein provided. 10 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 are now or may hereafter b
prescribed by law; and il any States Attorney
thali 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 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
Depaty and Assistants shall receive the follow
ing annual salaries; States Attorney, sever
thousand Eve hundred dollars; Deputy States
Attorney, five thousand dollars; Assistant
States Attorneys, four thousand dollars each
taid salaries, or such salaries as the Genera
Assembly may subsequently provide. and sucf
expense for conducting the office OF the State'i
Attorney as the Supreme Bench Of Baltimor,
City may authorize OF approve shall be PAID
by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimar,
TO the extent that the total Of them exceedi
the fees Of his Office, or as the General As
sembly shall otherwise provide, and the Mayor
and City Council Of Baltimore shall not b
liable for appearance fees to the States AT
torney.
SIC. 2. Ind BE- 4 further eHaeied b. n,
authority aforet1id, That the said aforegoin.
section hereby proposed as an amendment iC
the Constitution, shall at the next ensuing
general election for members Of Congress- L
be held in this State on the Tuesday next aftei
the fret Monday Of November, one thousani
nine hundred and twenty four be submitted
70 the legal and qualified voters Of the Stat,
for their adoption or rejection in eonformit,
aatth II =. Al.
Of the Constitution Of this State, and at thi
said election the vote on the said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall be by bal
lot, and upon each ballot there shall be printet
the words For the Constitutional Amendment
and against the Constitutional Amendment
as now provided by law, and Immediately aftei
said election due returns shall be made to thi
Governor Of the vote for and against said pro
posed amendment, and further proceedings haS
IN accordance with Article IA Of the Constitu
ton.
Approved April 9, 1924.
CHAPTER s7J.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Sectior
- Of Article Of the Constitution Of tn,
State Of Maryland, title Legislative Depart
ment' for the purpose Of permitting thi
State to pledge its credit for the raising o.
such funds as may be needed for the aid OF
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 foi
adoption or rejection.
SRcrIoE /. Be 10 enocted b. The Genera
dssernbly Of M6rylond (thfee6fths of all thi
members Of each Of the two Houses concur
ring), That the following section be and ihl
same is hereby proposed as an amendment u
Section "a Of Article OF the Constitution o.
Maryland, title Legislative Department." tki
same IL adopted BY the legally qualified voter
Of the State, as herein provided. to beeom
Section "a of Article Of the Constitution o.
the State Of Maryland