The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-10-18
PROCLAMATION
Proposing an Amendment to the
Constitution of the State, 1928.

WHEREAS, at the January Session of the
General Assembly of Maryland, held in the
year 1927, an Act was passed, to-wit: Chapter
379 proposing an amendment to the Constitu-
ment," regulating the compensation of the
members of both Houses of the General As
sembly of Maryland, in words and figures as
follows:
CHAPTER $40.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
Is of Article ILL., of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland, title Legislative De-
partment,' regulating the compensation OF
the members of both Houses of the General
Assembly of Maryland, and to provide for
the submission of said amendment to the
qualified voters of the State of Maryland
for adoption rejection
Section l. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland (three-ffths of all the
members of each of the two Houses concurr-
ing). That the following be and the same is
hereby proposed an amendment to Section
Is of Article III, of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland, title Legislative Depart
ment," the if adopted by the legally
qualified voters of the State. as herein pro-
the Constitution of the State of Maryland.
Is. The General Assembly may continue its
session long in its judgment the public
interest may require for period of not longer
than ninety days and each member thereof
shall receive a compensation of fifteen dollars
per diem for every day he shall attend the
session, but not for such days he may be
absent, unless absent on account of sickness
or by leave of the House of which he is a
member and he shall also receive such mile
age as may be allowed by law not exceeding
twenty cents per mile; and the presiding
officer of each House shall receive an addit-
ional compensation of five dollars per day.
When the General Assembly shall be con-
vened by proclamation of the Governor, the
session shall not continue longer than thirty
days. and in such case the compensation shall
be- the same as herein prescribed.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid. That said aforegoing Sec
ton hereby proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution of the. State of Maryland shall,
at the next general election for Members Of
Congress held in this State. be submitted to
the legal and qualified voters of the State, for
their adoption or rejection, in pursuance Of
the Constitution of the State of Maryland.
and at the said general election the vote on
the said proposed amendment to the Con-
stitution shall be by ballot, and upon each
the Constitutional Amendment" and "a
gain<t the Constitutional Amendment" as
now provided by law, and Immediately after
said election due returns shall be made. to
the Governor of the vote for and against
said proposed amendment, directed by said
Fourteenth Article of the Constitution, and
said Article Fourteen.
Approved: April 5. 1927.
Now. Therefore. I. Albert C. Richie, Gov
ernor of the State of Maryland, in pursuance
of the direction contained in Section l of
Article IA of the Constitution of Maryland,
do hereby order and direct that this Procla-
copy of the text of said Chapter $40 of the
Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland
of 1927, be published in at least two news
papers in each of the counties of the State
where many may be published and where
not more than 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 week for at least three
months next preceding the general election
to be held in the State of Maryland on Tues
day the 9Th day of November 1928, at which
election the said proposed amendment to the
Constitution shall be submitted in form and
manner prescribed by the General Assembly,
to the legal and qualified voters of the State
for their adoption rejection.
Given under my hand and the
MI Great Seal of the State of
| CT c., Maryland Done at the City
"reae 0e"i of Annapolis, this 14th day
| ,,.,,5 of July, in the year nine
marSia"" teen hundred and twenty
eight
ALBERT C. RTTCHIE.
By the Governor:
DAVID c. WINEBRENNER. Sd.
1918 Secretary of State