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

WHEREAS, at the January Session of the
General Assembly Of Maryland, held in the
year 1924, two Acts were passed. lO-wit: Chap
ter ~ proposing an amendment to Section
of Article V Of the Constitution OF the State
Of Maryland, title attorney. General and States
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 Ill of the Constitution OF the State
OF Maryland, title Legislative Department"
Tor 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 w
and j27 are in the words and figures following:
CHAPTER III.
AN ACT 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 aud
the expenses of the States Attorney for Bal.
timore City and that of his deputy and as,
sistahts, and to provide for the submission
OF said amendment to the qualified voters
OF the State Of Maryland for adoption or
rejection.
SEcrIoN /. Be il enacted by the General
dsicmbiy Of Maryland. three ffhs 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
y 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. 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 il any States Attorney
snail receive any other fee or reward than such
az IS or may be allowed by law, he shall, on
conviction thereof, be removed from office
provided. that the States Attorney for BALI
more City shall have the power to appoint
Deputy and such other Assistants as the Su-
pfeme Bench Of Baltimore City may authorize
u approve aud 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, hye thousand dollars; Assistant
states Attorneys, four thousand dollars each;
SAID salaries, or such salaries as the General
Assembly may subsequently provide, aud such
expense for conducting the office Of the States
Attorney as the Supreme Bench Of Baltimore
NY may authorize or approve shall be paid
by The Mayor and City Council OF Baltimore
to he extent that the total Of them exceeds
the fees Of his Office, the General As.
sembly shall otherwise provide and the Mayor
and cry Council Of Baltimore shall NOT be
liable Tor appearance fees to the States At.
tOtney
SEC. 2. AHd be fa,ihey enacted BY the
authority afOyssaid That the said aforegoing
section hereby proposed an Amendment 10
the Constitution, shall at the next ensuing
general election fOr members Of Congress- to
be held IN this State on the Tuesday nest after
the htst Monday OF November, one thousand
nine hundred and twenty.fOur, be submitted
10 the legal and qualified voters Of the State
for their adoption rejection In conformity
with the directions contained in Article XIV
Of The Constitution Of this State, and at the
al ~ I'M he ypfa Ihn aat1 I'D
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
aid election due returns shall be made to the
Governor Of the vote for and against said pro
posed amendment, and futtheT proceedings had
10 accordance with Article II Of the Constitu-
ton.
Approved April 9, 1924
CHAPTER SGT.
AN ACT to propose amendment 10 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 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.
SECTtOg /. Be II enacted By Inc General
AIemtiy Of Maryland (three diths Of ali the
members Of each Of the two Houses concur.
ring), That the following section be and the
same IS hereby, proposed as an amsndmsnt 70
Section 81 Of Article Of the Constitution Of |
Maryland, title Legislative Department" the
same il adopted by the legally qualified voters
of the State, as herein provided 10 become
Section 81 Of Article ) Of the Constitution Of
the State Of Maryland