Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-09-24

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
new section TO Article 4. TO follow section 81.
and TO be known as Section 3l-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 li6.
AN ACT 20 amend the Constitution Of
Maryland by adding a new section to
Article 4.
Section 1. be IL enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, three hfths OF all
the members Of both Houses concurrine.
that the following section be and the same
is hereby proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution Of the State OF Maryland.
and il adopted by the legal and qualified
voters thereof. as hereinafter provided. the
same shall stand as an additional section
10 Article 4 Of said Constitution. to follow
section 81, and TO be known as Section
3i-A.
STA. Ia addition to the authority grant
ed TO the Mayor and City Council Of Balti-
more by the preceding section TO pay to
each of the judges OF the Supreme Bench
the annual sum Of Five Hundred Dollars.
authority is hereby given to said Mayor
and City Council to pay 10 each OF said
Judges such further annual sun as an ad-
ditiOn 10 their respective salaries as the
Mayor and City Council Of Baltimore shall
| from time TO time deem right and proper.
provided. that any such sum being once
granted shall not be diminished during the
continuance Of said judges in office.
Sec. 2. And be II further enacted. by the
authority aforesaid, that the said foregoing
| section 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. sub
mtted TO the legal and qualified voters
thereof, for their adoption or rejection. in
pursuance Of the directions contained In
Article IA OF the Constitution Of this State :
and at the said general election the vote
on said proposed amendment to the Con-
stitution shall be by ballot and upon each
ballot there shall be written or printed the
words For the Constitutional Amend
ment," and Against the Constitutional
Amendment" so that the voter may elect /,
and Immediately after said election due
return shall be made to the Governor 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. Gov
ernor of the State of Maryland. In pur-
suance of the direction contained In Section
| Of Article IA Of the Constitution OF Mary
land. do hereby order and direct that this
Proclamation containing a full. true and
correct copy Of the text Of said Chapter
1l6 OF the Acts Of the General Assembly
Of Maryland Of 1924. be published In al
least two newspapers in each Of the coun-
ties of the State where 80 many may be
published and where not more than one
may be published then In that newspaper
and In three newspapers published In the
City OF Baltimore. one Of which shall be
published In the German language. once O
week for at least three months next pre-
cedine the general election 10 be held In
the State Of Maryland on Tuesday. the 2nd
day Of November 1926. at which election
the said proposed amendment to the Con