Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-09-06
PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, at the January Session Of the
General Assembly Of Maryland. held in the
year 1924, two Acts were passed, to.wit: Chap
ger ~ proposing an amendment to Section
OF Article Of the Constitution Of the State
OF Maryland, title "Attorney.Geueral and State g
Attorney" subtitle "rhe States Attorneys"
of the States Attorney for Baltimore City and
tnat OF his deputy and assistants; and Chapter
327 proposing an amendment to Section 81 of
article III OF the Constitution of the State
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
time OF war have, with honor, served their
country and State, and which said Chapters 177
and 327 are in the words and figures following:
CHAPTER III.
Az ASL to propose an amendment to Section
OF Article Of the Constitution of the
State OF Maryland, title Attorney General
and States Attorneys" subtitle ''The State
Attorneys" regulating the compensation and
tne expenses OF the States Attorney for Bal
tmore City and that of his deputy and as.
sstants, and to provide for the submission
OF said amendment to the qualified voters
OF the State Of Maryland for adoption or
SEeT'oN !. Be it enacted BY the General
Assembly Of MaryIond. three-ffths of all the
members of each of the two Houses con.
CURING, that the following be and the same is
9 OF Article V. title Attorney General and
States Attorneys" subtitle "rhe States Al.
torneys,' Of the Constitution of Maryland, the
same it adopted by the legally qualified voters
Of the State, as herein provided, to become
Section 9 Of Article v Of the Constitution.
Sac. g.. 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 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 Balti-
more City shall have the power to appoint 4
. Deputy and such other Assistants as the SUI
pKeme 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
States Attorneys, four thousand dollars each;
said salaries, or such salaries as the General
Assembly may subsequently provide, and such
expense for conducting the Office of the States
City may authorize or approve shall be paid
BY the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
to the extent that the total of them exceeds
the fees Of his Office, os as the General As
and City Council of Baltimore shall not be
liable for appearance fees to the States At.
torney.
Sac. 2. And be Il farther enacted BY the
section hereby proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution. shall at the next ensuing
general election for members of Congress-, to
be held in this State on the Tuesday next after
the first Monday of November, one thousand
nine hundred and twenty -four, be submitted
to the legal and qualified voters of the State
tor their adoption or rejection in conformity
with the directions contained in Article XIV
OF the Constitution of this State, and at the
said election the vote the said proposed
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 Constitutions Amendment"
Is now provided by law and Immediately after
said election due returns shall be made to the
Governor of the vote for and against said pro-
in accordance with Article II Of the COnstitu.
tion
Approved April 9, 1924. :
CHAPTER 327,
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
"a of Article of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland, title Legislative Depart
!, ment," 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 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 for
adoption or rejection.
SEcrIoN !. Be it enacted by the General
Asssn'6Iy Of Aicryiond Ghree-ffths of all the
members of each of the two Houses concur.
ring), That the following section be and the
sssne is hereby proposed as an amendment to
Section 81 of Article ; of the Constitution of
Maryland. title Legislative Department" the
same if adopted by the legally qualified voters
Section 81 Of Article ) Of the Constitution OF
the State of MARYLAND.