Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-09-03
PROCLAIM
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE, 1925.

WHEREAS, at the January Session Of
the General Assembly of MARYLAND held in
the year 1924, an Act was passed. to-wit.
Chapter ll6 proposing an amendment 10
the Constitution of Maryland, by adding a
new section to Article 4. to follow section 81
and to be known as Section 31-A, granting
authority to the Mayor and City Council of
Baltimore to pay each of the judges of the
Supreme Bench of Baltimore additional
salaries in words and figure as follows:
CHAPTER 116.
AN ACT to amend the Constitution NJ
Maryland by adding a new section To
Article a.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland. three-ffths of all
the members OF both Houses concurrina,
that the following section be and the same
is hereby proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution of the State of MARYLAND
and if adopted by the legal and qualified
voters thereof. as hereinafter provided the
same shall stand as an additional section
to Article of said Constitution TO follow
section 81, and to be known as Section
3l-A. o'"
3l-A. In addition to the authority srant-
ed to the Mayor and City Council of Baiti-
more by the preceding section TO nav m
each OF the judges of the Supreme Bench
the annual sum of Five Hundred Dollars.
authority is hereby given to said Mayor
ana Clty Council to pay to each of said
Judges such further annual sum as an adj
uItlOh 10 their respective salaries as the
mayor ana City Council of Baltimore shall
from time to time deem right and proDer
provided, that any such sum BEING nnce
granted shall not be diminished during the
continuance of said judges in office.
sec e And be it further enacted. by the
authority aforesaid, that the said FOREGOING
sectlon hereby proposed as an amendment
to the Constitution shall be, at the next
general election for members of the General
Assembly to be held in this State suh-
mtted to the legal and qualified voters
thereoi' Tor their adoption or rejection in
pursuance OF the directions contained in
Atticle II OF the Constitution of this State.
ana al the said general election the vote
On said proposed amendment to the Con-
stl1uIion snail be by ballot and upon each
oalI0t there shall be written or printed the
moIuS rot the Constitutional Amend
iieh.' ana against the Constitutional
Hiiie it' so that the voter may elect
and Immediately after said election dne
return shall be made to the Goyernor of
the vote for and against said proposed
amendment, as directed by the said l4th
Article OF the Constitution.
Approved, April 8, 1924
Now, Therefore. |, Albert C. Richie Cow
eanor Vi the state OF Maryland, in pur-
Sudn.e Vi 'he drectlon contained in Section
= Vi A,''4e - 10 the Constitution of Mary
land, do hereby order and direct tho, III.
PROCLAMATION containing a full. true and
correct copy Of tie text of said Chanter
ll6 OF the Acts of the General Assemble
OF Maryland Of 1924, be published in ar
Ieast TWO newspapers in each of the conn
ueS OF the State where so many NAV he
puollShtd anu where not more than one
may nt puOllshed then in that newsnaner
S Si.u u, 'nsee "e"spapers published in the
wy VI Baltimore, one of which shall he
puoilsned IN the German language, once a
week Tor at least thSee months next n,s-
cedlng the general election to be held in
the state OF Maryland on Tuesday. the 2nd
gay Of November. 1926, at which election
'he sald proposed amendment to the Con-
stltution shall be submitted in form and
manner prescribed by the General Assem-
Sy, 70 the legal and qualified voters of the
o'ate Tor their adoption or rejection.
Given under my hand and
II the Great Seal of the
Inc State of Maryland. Done
'''a, 0eal at the City of Annapo-
Maryland ,Jnlv in ths - u1x Vi
teen Hundred and TWEEN
ty-six.
p,,h.c- ALBERT C. RICHIE.
DAVID c, WINEBRENNER, Sd.
'u'S oo-'e Secretary of State.