The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-10-30

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 author
ize or approve and until otherwise provided by
the General Assembly, the said States Attor-
ney, DEPUTY and Assistants shall receive the
following annual salaries: States Attorney,
seven thousand five hundred dollars Deputy
States Attorney, five thousand collars Assis-
tant States Attorneys, four thousand dollars
each; said salaries or such salaries as the
General Assembly may subsequently provide
and such expense for conducting tine office of
the States Attorney as the Supreme Bench of
Baltimore City may authorize approve shall
be paid by the Mayor and City Council of Bal
t;more to the extent that the total of them ex-
ceeds the fees CT his office, or as the General
Assemble shall otherwise provide, and the
Mayor ard City Council of Baltimore shall not
be liable for appearance fees TO the States At
torney.
Sec. .. And be it furthe- enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the said aforegoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution, shall at the next ensuing
general election for members of Congress, To
be held in this State on the Tuesday next af-
ter the first Monday of November, thou
sand nine hundred and twenty-four, be sub
mitted to the legal and qualified voters of the
State for their adoption rejection in con-
formity with the directions contained in Ar
ticle XIV of the Constitution of this State
ana AT the Stliu e!ecJlOn the vote on the SalC
proposed amendment to the constitution shall
be by ballot, and upon each ballot there shall
be printed the words For the Constitutions
Amendment and Against the constitutional
Immediately after said election due return:
shall be made to the Governor of the vote for
and against saio proposed amendment, anC
further proceedings had in accordance with
Article IA of the Constitution.
Approved April 9, 1924.
CHAPTER 2o-
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
"a of Article 3 of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland, title Legislative De
partment," for the purpose of permitting
the State to pledge its credit for the rails
ing 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 sale
amendment to the qualified voters Of thi;
State for adoption or rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Gerera
Assembly Of Maryland (three-fifths Of all tn,
members of each of the two Houses concur
ringl That the following section be and tbs
same is hereby proposed as an amendment t
Section 81 CT Article 3 Of the Constitution Of
Maryland, title Legislative Department" the
same if adopted by the legally qualified voters
Of the State, as herein provided, to become
Section 81 of Article 3 of the Constitution OF
the State of Maryland.
81 No debt shall be hereafter contracted
by the General Assembly unless such deh
shall be authorized By a law providing for the
collection of an annual tax or taxes sufficient
to pay the interest on such debt as it fall;
Que and also to discharge the principal there
of within fifteen years from the time of con
tracing the same; and the taxes laid for this
purpose shall be repealed or applied to an!
other object until the said debt and interes
thereon shall be fully discharged. The credi
of the State shall not in any manner be Civ
en- or loaned to- or in aid of any individual
association or corporation; nor shall the Gen
eral Assembly have the power in any mode t,
involve the State in the construction of work
of internal improvement nor in granting an.
aid thereto which shall involve the faith o
credit of the State; nor make any appropria
| ton therefor, except in aid of the construc
| ton of works of internal improvement in tn
| counties of st. Mary's, Charles and Calvert
| which have had no direct advantage from sucl
works as have been heretofore aided by tn
| State: and provided that such aid, advance
or appropriations shall not exceed in tn
aggregate the sum of five hundred thousan
| dollars. And they shall not use appropri
ate the proceeds of the internal improvement
| companies, or of the State tax, now levied, o
which may hereafter be levied, to pay off tn
public debt TORI to any other purpose unit
| the interest and debt are fully paid or tn
sinking fund shall be equal to the amount o
| the outstanding debt; but the General Assem-
| bly, may, without laying q tax, borrow a,
amount never to exceed fifty thousand dollar