Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-08-22

WHEREAS, at the January Session OF the
General Assembly Of Maryland, held in the
year 1924, two Acts were passed. to.wit: Chap
ter ~ proposing an amendment to Section
9 of Article v Of the Constitution of the State
of Maryland, title attorney General and State S
Attorney" subtitle 1.-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
527 proposing AN amendment TO Section 81 OF
Article III of the Constitution of the State
Of Maryland, title Legislative Department"
for the purpose OF permitting the State to
pledge its 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
lime Of war have, with honor, served their
country and State, and which said Chapters ~
and J27 are in the words and figures following;
CHAPTER III
AN ACT to propose amendment TO Section
Of Article V OF the Constitution of the
State of Maryland, title attorney General
and States Attorneys" subtitle "The State
Attorneys" regulating the compensation and
the expenses Of the States Attorney for Bal
timore City and that of his deputy aud as
sistants. and to provide for the submission
of said amendment to the qualified voters
of the State Of Maryland for adoption or
rejection
SRcTios /. Be IL enacted by the General
assembly Of Maryland thrce.dfhs Of all the
members of each Of the two Houses con
curing, that the following be and the same is
Of Article V, title attorney. General and
States Attorneys" subtitle "The States At
torneys,' Of the Constitution Of Maryland. the
same II adopted by the legally qualified voters
OF the State, as herein provided, to become
Section Of Article V Of the Constitution.
SIC. 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 be
prescribed by law; and il any States Attorney
shall receive any other fee or reward than suei
as is or may be allowed by law, he shall. OF
conviction thereof be removed from office
provided, that the States Attorney for Halti
more City shall have the power to appoint
Deputy and such other Assistants as the Su
preme Bench Of Baltimore City may authorL,
or approve and until otherwise provided by tn,
General Assembly the said States Attorney
Deputy and Assistants shall receive the follow
ing annual salaries; States Attorney, sever
thousand five hundred dollars; Deputy State'i
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 for CONDUCTING he office Of the State,
Attorney az the Supreme Bench Of Baltimore
Cny may authorize or approve shall be paid
by the Mayor and City Council Of Baltimore
10 she extent that the total Of them exceed.
the fees Of his office, as the General As
senbly shall otherwise provide, and the Mayor
and CITY Council Of baltimore shall not be
liable for appearance fees to the States At
torney
SIC. 2. lind b. u further enacted BY tho
authority aforeIGid. That the said aioregonV
section hereby proposed as an amendment 10
the Constitution, shall at the next tnsuing
general election for members Of Con2tcss. to
be held in this State on the Tuesday next after
the first Monday Of Nofen er, oie thJusanl
nine hundred and twtl' IN, be Submitted
TO the legal and qullilid o.sis OF the State
for their adoption OF is .on IN conformity
with the directions contained IN Article XIV
OF the Constitution Of this State, and 1T the
said election the vote the said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall be by bal
lot and upon each balln' here shall be printed
the words "Por the Cor titutOnal Amendment
and Against the Con ,ilutiOnal Amendment
as now provided by Law. aud Immediately after
said election due fetui rs shall be made to the
posed amendment, and farther proceedings had
in accordance with Article IL Of the Constitu
ton.
Approved April 9, 1924.
CHATTER J27.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
81 Of Article Of the Constitution Of the
State of Maryland, title Legislative Depart
ment,' 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 time Of have, with
honor. served their country and State, and
providing for the submission Of said anne nd
ment to the qualified voters Of this State for
adoption or rejection.
SgcTioN /. Be il enacted by The Genera
A"emby Of MG,yiand (three-Gfths Of all the
rng), That the following section be and the
same is hereby proposed an amendment 10
Section 81 Of Article ) of the Constitution Of
Maryland title Legislative Department" the
same il adopted by the legally qualified voters
SECTION il 81 Article ) Of the Constitution Of
the State Of Maryland.