Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-10-31
PROCLAMATION
Proposing Amendments tothe Constitution Of the State 1924


General Assembly of Maryland. held in the
year 1874 two Acts were passed, to-Wit. Chap
ter ~ proposing an amrudment to Section
9 d Article v Of the Constitution Of the State
of Maryland, title ~Atforney-Generai and State :
reEuiAting the compensation and the expenses
Of the States Attorney for Baltimore City and
that q his deputy and sssistanisi and Chapter
s27 proposing an amendment to Section y Of
Article III Of the Constitution Of the State
q Maryland title Legislative Department, =
fcf the purpose Of permitting the State &c
pledge iir credit for the raising Of such funds
- may he needed for the aid or Compensation
q those eitizens Of the State who during The
time Of wgF have, with honor, served their
country and State. and which said Chapters III
and ~ are in The words and figures following
CHAPTER III.
An ACT 70 propose an amendment to Section
1f Article v of the Constitution OF the
State Of Maryland. title "Attcrney General
and States Attorneys subtitle The States
Aftorneys.1 regulating the Compensation and
the expenses Of the States Attorney for Bal
iincre City and that Of bis deputy and as
sistanis. and 10 provide for the submission
Of said amendment to the qualified voters
Of the State Of Maryland for adoption or
rejection.
sfc1ion l. Be il enacted by the GsnAaI
<Efeuhly Of Maryidsd. three-ffths Of al the
memlefs Of each Of the two Houses con.
curing, that the follrwing b. and the same is
hereby proposed a. an amendment 10 Section
9 Of Article y, title Attorney General and
States Aiiorneya.r subtitle "The States A.
forneys.r 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
SIC 9. The States Attorney shall perform
ouch duties and receive such fees and com
missions or salary, not exceeding three thou
sand dollars, as are nov or may hereafter be
prescribed BY law; and il any States Attorney
1hsl receive any other fee OF reward than such
Is is o. may be allowed BY law. be shall, on
provided, that the States Attorney for Baiii-
mere City shall have the power to appoint a
Deputy sDd such other Assistants as the Su-
prefue Bench Of BALTIMORE CITY may authorize
Of approve and until otherwise provided by the
CenrraI Assembly, The said States Attorney,
Deputy and Assistants shall receive the follow
ing annual salaries. States Attorney seven
thousand FIVE hundred dollars, Deputy States
AktansE I'VE thousand dollars; Assistant
States AfiprneYs -four thousand dollars each;
said ssisfiei Or such salaries as the General
Assembly may subsequently provide and such
expense for cpndncfiug the Office OF the State
<c..sneF a. the Supreme Reuch pi Baltimore
!, w ~ ~ s'sliotise q approve shall Is paid
2 the extent that the .slal of them cxcreds
ne fees Of his Office, Or Is the CrnrSal IA
sen,oiy shat eihsrwise praslie. and fhe Aiayor
ts.ki. w Ao1nen % halhARfe shall net be
iorney r.
SIC. 2 dad b. Il farther saosssd Ill ne
asfhorify dforraid That the ssid afofe&oins
section hereby proposed as an z.nendsneflf 10
tne Conslitutic1, shall at the nexf ensuing
general eleelion for members Il conrr4,s' y
ne held IN this State on tbc Tuesday next after
the hrst Monday Of Moves her. one th4.,ssnd
n,ns hundred and fwenly-fonf. he suRmitied
70 . ins iesal a1d qualified voters Of I'D STATE
W snff adoption Of rejection in CONFORMITY
with the directions contained IN Arlic4e XIV
oi me Constitution Of this State. anM At The
saia election the vcte On he said Htonosed
amendment =, 70 the lonsiitution. shall ~ bs bal
lot and upon each ballot there shall fsk15;t'tes
the words Fer the Constitutional Am+rs2i,
and Against the Constitutional Amend,fient'
a. ncN provided BY law. and Immediately Nsfte,
said election due rsllIns shall ts pn4ane "a fhe
Governor Of the vote Tor and against said pro
posed amendment. and further proceedings had
Il accordance with Article u Of the constisu-
hon.
Approved April ?. 1924
CHAPTER sz7.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
"a Of Article J Of the Conssifution Of thr
State Of Maryland, title Legislative Depart
mcnti" for the purpose Of permitting the
State to pledge It's credit for the raising Of
such funds as may be needed for the aid OF
compensation Of those citizens Of the State
who during the nme Of war have, with
honor, nerved their couatry and State. and
providing for the submission Of said amend
ment 10 the qualified voters Of this State foi
adoption or rejection.
SEcrIoK I. Be Il enaefed By fhe Genera
dssembiy Of Msyylend (fhfee-hfths 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 tc
Section "a Of Article Of the Constitution Of
Z Maryland, title 'Legislstive Department" the
same II adopted by the legally qualified voters
Of the State. as herein provided. TO become
eeetien a Of Article } Of the Constitution Of
the State Of Maryland.