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

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 States
Attorney" subtitle 1.-THE States Attorneys"
regulating the compensation and the expenses
of the States Attorney for Baltimore City and
327 proposing an amendment to Section "a OF
Article III OF the Constitution Of the State
Of Maryland, title Legislative Department"
for the purpose of permitting the State TO
pledge ita 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 l77
and J27 are in the words and figures following
CHAPTER i77.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
Of Article V Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Maryland. title "AttoIney'Gene
and States Attorneys" subtitle THE States
Attorneys" regulating the compensation and
the expenses Of the States Attorney for Bal
timore City and that Of his deputy and as
sistaDts, and to provide for the submission
Of said amendment to the qualified voters
of the State Of Maryland for adoption or
rejection.
SEcrIoS /. Be II enacted BY The General
Alismbiy Of Maryland ,hree.hhhs Of all the
curing. that the following be and the same is
hereby proposed as amendment TO Section
. 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.
Sac. 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 may hereafter be
prescribed by law; and " any States Attorney
shall receive any other fee or reward than such
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conviction thereof. be removed from Office
provided, that the States Attorney for Balii'
more City shall have the power TO appoint
Deputy aud such other Assistants as the Su'
prsms 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 dellars; Deputy States
Attorney, FIVE 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 the Office Of the States
Attorney AZ the Supreme Bench of baltimore
City may authorize OF approve shall be paid
by the Mayor and City Council Of Baltimore
TO ths extent that the total Of them exceeds
the fees of his office, or a, the General As
sembiy shall otherwise provide, and the Mayor
and City Council Of Baltimore shall not be
liable for appearance fees to the States At
torney
DEC. e. ina % fHffheT en1esd oy me
authority dfovsIaid, That the said aforsgoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution, shall al 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
20 the legal and qualified voters Of the State
for 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 he made TO the
Governor Of the vote for and against said pro.
posed amendment, and further proceedings had
In accordance with Article ~ Of the Constitu-
ton.
Approved April 3, 1924.
CHAPTER J27.
An ACT to propose an smendment 20 SECTION
~ Of Article Of the Constitution 81 the
State Of Maryland, title Legislative Depart.
ment" for the purpose Of permitting the
State 10 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 10 the qualified voters Of this State for
adoption or rejection
SgcriOE I. BE II enacted By The GeHetdl
hD'gibiy Of Maryland, tthree.hth o. al the
members Of each Of the two Houses concur.
rng). That the following section be and the
same Is hereby proposed as an amendment 10
Section ~ Of Article u the Constitution Of
Maryland. title Legislative Department" the
same # adopted by the legally qualified voter
Of the State as herein provided, 10 become
Section 81 Of Article Of the Constitution u
the State Of Maryland