Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-10-17

WHEREAS, at the January Session Of the
General Assembly Of Maryland, held In the
year 1924, two Acts were passed, to.witi Chap.
ter ~ proposing amendment to Section
9 Of Article V Of the Constitution Of the State
of Maryland, title attorney. General and State
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
327 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
time OF war have, with honor, served their
country and State, and which said Chapters ~
and J27 are in the words and figures following
CHAPTER i77.
9 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 and as
sistants, and to provide for the submission
OF said amendment to the qualified voters
Of the State Of Maryland for adoption or
rejection
SEcTIoH /. Be Il enacted BY The General
dISsmbiy Of Maryland three.fhhs> 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
2 Of Article V, title attorney General and
States Attorneys" subtitle 1.-THE States At
torneys' Of the Constitution Of Maryland, the
same " adopted by the legally qualified voters
OF the State, as herein provided. to become
Section Of Article V Of the Constitution.
SIC. g. The States Attorney shall perform
such duties and receive such fees and com.
missions or salary, not exceeding three thou.
sand dollars as now may hereafter be
prescribed by law; and II any States Attorney
shall 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 nalti
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, FIVE thousand dollars; Assistant
States Attorneys, four thousand dollars each;
said salaries. such salaries as the General
Assembly may subsequently, provide, and such
expense for conducting the Office Of the States
Attorney as the Supreme Bench Of Baltimore
City may authorize OF approve shall be paid
by the Mayor and City Council Of Baltimore
70 She extent that the total Of them exceeds
the fees Of his office. or as the General As
sembly shall otherwise provide, and the Mayor
and CITY Council Of Baltimore shall not be
liable for appearance fees to the States At.
torney.
SIC. ?. AHd BE- u further enacted BY tie
authority dfovsIaid. That the said aforegoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution, shall at the next ensuing
general election f0r members Of Congress, 10
be held in this State on the Tuesday next after
the hrst Monday Of November, one thousand
nine hundred and twenty four be submitted
70 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 on 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 Constitutional Amendment"
as now provided by law. and Immediately after
said election due returns shall be made 10 the
Governor Of the vote for and against said pro.
posed amendment, and further proceedings had
In accordance with Article "a o. the Constitu.
ton.
Approved April 9, 1924.
CHAPTER 327.
AN ACT 10 propose an amendment 10 Section
81 Of Article Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Maryland title Legislative Depart.
ment," for the purpose " permitting the
State to pledge is credit Tor 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 10 the qualified voters Of this State for
adoption or rejection
SEcrtOH !. be II eHacied BY he General
dnSmbiy Of MaryiaHd fihrer gfths d at the
members of each Of NJ 1870 Houses concur
fing), That the folio W. section be aud the
same Is hereby proposed 40 Jn amendment 10
Section 81 Of Aniclc If the Constitution Of
Maryland, title "LeR.saIYc Department" the
same II adopted ly The 'tsaiJ qualified voters
Of the Stale a. h,fcin dded, ~ become
Section - of Aui,.s I'd .ue Consist atom Of
the Sn'e oi hat5 '..4.