Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-08-29
PROCLAMATION


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
of Article V Of the Constitution of the State
OF Maryland title attorney General and State's
Attorney" subtitle 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
~ 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 III
and J27 are in the words and figures following:
CHAPTER ~.
AN All to propose an amendment to Section
OF Article of the Constitution of the
State Of Maryland, title attorney General
and States Attorneys" subtitle 1.-THE States
Attorneys" regulating the compensation and
the expenses Of the States Attorney for Bal.
timore City and that Of his deputy aud as
sistants, and to provide for the submission
OF SAID amendment to the qualified voters
OF the State Of Maryland for adoption or
rejection
SEcrIoN !. Be it enacted by the General
hSsembiy Of Maryland. three-ifths 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
OF NIucie V, ute "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. 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 il 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 Balti.
more City shall have the power to appoint a
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 ana ASSISTANTS shall receive tine follow
ing annual salaries; States Attorney, sever
thousand hive hundred dollars; Deputy State
Attorney, hve thousand dollars; AssistAn
states Attorneys, four thousand dollars each
SAID salaries, or such salaries as the Genera
Assembly may subsequently provide, and suel
expense Tor conducting the Office Of the State
attorney as the Supreme Bench of Baltmor
Sity may authorize approve shall be pal,
by the Mayor and City Council Of Baltimor
TO the extent that the total Of them exceed
the fees Of his Office, or as the General As
Sembly shall otherwise provide, and the Mayo
and City Council Of Baltimore shall not b.
liable Tor appearance fees to the States AT
torney
SIC. ?. 4Hd BE- 81 further enacted BY IT,
authority afOrsJdid That the said aforeRoin,
section hereby proposed as an amendment I,
the Constitution, shall at the next ensuin,
general election for members OF. Congress, Il
be held IN this State on the TUESDAY next aftel
the hrst Monday Of November one THOUSAND
nine hundred and twenty four, be submitte,
10 the legal and qualified voters Of the Stat,
Tor their adoption or rejection in conformit,
with the directions contained IN Article XIX
OF the Constitution of this State, and at tn
said election the vote on the said propose,
amendment to the Constitution shall be BY bal
lot and upon each ballot there shall be printe,
the words For the Constitutional Amendment
and against the Constitutional Amendment
as now provided by law. and immediately afte
SAID election due returns shall hc made to tn
Governor of the vote for and against said pro
posed amendment, aud further proceedings Ia,
in accordance with Article II of the Constitu
ton.
Approved April 9, 1924.
CHAPTER 5z7.
AN ACT to propose an amend ncnt to Sectiol
- Of Article OF the Constitution Of IN
State of Maryland, tile Leg sl.s.ye DepArl
ment," for the purpose of permitting III
State to pledge Its credit for the raising O
such funds as may be needed Tor the aid U
compensation OF those citizens OF the Sta.
who during the time OF Nar have vii
honor, served their country md State, ali
providing for the SUBMISSION u said amen
ment to the qualified yUters OF thiS State H.
adoption or reie,upu.
SErrioS !. Be q 'ss,:'j p" '.s Gene
dsIe1.tly Of Maryland Ihs-,- b. Of al Il.
members OF each OF .s- tsso ...as,s ,.Icui
ringl Fha; The folio see, - te aaI Ii
same Is hereby lt', -. a. Ga amcnia 80; g
Section - OF Aru,is . 81. 90, t1ns,a..-. "a o
Maryland, title La d., g., ara. li..' IL
same if Adopted g., ,,,H '-ta.f, .p-l. - voter
Of thu S'l'r. as her, lu,vrl.4 I'd o.eau!
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