Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-09-12

WHEREAS. at the January Session Of the
General Assembly uf Maryland, held in the
year 1924. two Acts were passed. tc-wit; Chap.
Ter III proposing an amendment 70 Section
9 Of Article V ot the Constitution OF the State
Of MARYLAND, title Attorney General and Stale $
Attoruey.r subtitle "The States Attorneys.T
regulating the compensation ard the expenses
OF the States Attorney for baltimore City and
that of his deputy aud assistanisi and Chapter
s77 proposing an amendment to Section y q
Article III Of the Constitution OF the Stale
q Maryland. title Legislative Department"
for the purpose Of permitting the State to
pledge It's credit fot the raising of such funds
as may be neeied 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 J77 are IN the words and figures following
CHAPTER M.
An ACT to propose an amendment to section
Of Article Y Of the Consultation Of the
State % Maryland. title ATTORNEY General
and States Attorneys subtitle The States
Attorneys. regulating the compensation and
tie expenses Of the States Attorney for Bal
tinerc City and that Of his deputy and as
sisianis and to provide for the submission
q said amendment 10 the qualified voters
Of the State Of Maryland for adoption or
rejection.
sEcrIos !. Be d eMarfes by the Gsneral
Asemhly Of Mat,lard, three-ffths Of all the
members Of each Of the two Houses con
hereby proposed az an amendment to Section
9 Of Article ", title "Attorney-Genefai and
States Attorneysn subtitle "The States At.
torneys,n 81 the Constitution Of Maryland, the
same Il adopted by the legally qualified voters
Of the State, as herein provided, to become
Section 2 Of Article Of the Constitution.
/ Sgc g. The States Attorney shall perform
4 such duties and receive such fees and CON
missions or salary. not exceeding three thou
sand dollars as are now or may hereafter be
h., ar4d 4rv
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 offee,
provided that the States Attorney for Balti
more Gity shall have the power TO appoint q
Deputy and such other Assistants as the Su'
, preme Bench Of Baltimore City may authorize
OF 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, sever
thousand i've hundred dollars; Deputy State.
, Attorney. FIVE thousand dollars; Assistant
States Attorneys, four thousand dollars each
said salaries, or such salaries as the General
Assembly may subsequently, rrovide. and sucf
expense for conducting the Office Of the State!
Attorney as the Supreme Bench Of BALTIMORE
City may authorize or approve shall be paif
BY the Mayor and CITY Council Of Baltimore
to the extent that the total Of them exeeedi
the fees Of bis Office, or as the General As
semhly shall otherwise provide, and The Mayo
and City Council of baltimore shall not b.
llahle for appearance fees TO the States Al
toTney. N
SEE. ?. dnd BE- Il fpfhe, enacfed BY M
onfhofify dforesai5 That the said aforeeoins
section hereby proposed as an amendment tS
the Constitution shall at the next ensuing
general election for members Ct Congress, Il
be held in this State on the Tuesday next afiei
the FIRST Monday Of November, one thousant
nine hundred and twenty-fouI. be submitted
to the legal and qualified voters Of the Stat,
for their adoption or rejection in conformit,
with the directions contained in Article KIN
Of the Consultation Of this State, and at thi
said election the vote on the said proposet
amendment TO the Constitution shall be by bal
lot, and upon each ballot there shall be printes
the words "For the Constitutional Amendment
and Against the Constitutional Amendment,
as now provided by law, and Immediately afte
said election due returns shall be made to III,
Governor Of the vote for and against said pro
posed amendment, and further proceedings hat
in accordance with Article IL Of the Constifu
ton.