Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-10-19
PROCA AVIATION
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF TUE STATE, 1928.

WHER AS, 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 Constitution of Maryland. title "Legis-
lative Department" regulating the COM
pensation of the members of both Houses
of the General Assembly of Maryland; in
words and figures as follows
CHAPTER 379
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Sec
ton Is of Article iii, of the Constitution
of the State of Maryland, title "Legisla-
tive Department" regulating the com
pensation 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 or reiec-
ton.
Section |. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, 0hree- fifths of all
the members of each of the two Houses
concurring), That the following be and the
same is hereby proposed as an amendment
section is of Article ILL., of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Maryland, title "Leeis-
lative Department, the same if adopted by
the legally qualified voters of the State. as
herein provided, to become Section Is of
Article iii, of the Constitution of the State
of Maryland.
Is. The General Assembly may continue
its session so long as in its judgment the
public interest may require for a period of
not longer than ninety days: and each
member thereof shall receive a cOmpensa-
ton Of fifteen dollars per diem for every
day he shall attend the session, but not
for ha l.
absent on account of sickness or by leave
of the House of which he is member and
he shall also receive such mileage as NAV
be allowed by law not exceeding twenty
cents per mile and the presiding officer
OF each House shall receive an additional
compensation of five dollars per day. When
the General Assembly shall be convened
by proclamation of the Governor. the
session shall not continue longer than thirty
days, and in such case the CONDENSATION
shall be the same as herein prescribed
Section z. And be it further enacted nv
the authority aforesaid, That said afore.
going section hereby proposed as a amend
ment 10 the Constitution of the State of
Maryland shall, at the next General cleo
ton for Members of Congress held in tbis
State, be submitted to the LEGAL and anal.
fled voters of the State, for their adoD,ion Or
rejection, in pursuance of the directions
contained in Article XIV of the Constitn1
ton of the State of Maryland. and ar The
said general election the vote on the said
proposed amendment to the Constitntion
shall be by ballot. and upon each ballot
there shall be printed the words For the
constitutional Amendment" and AGAINST
the constitutional Amendment" as now
provided by law, and Immediately after
salu election due returns shall be made m
the Governor of the vote for and AGAINST
SAID proposed amendment, as directed nv
SAID Fourteenth Article of the Constitution
ana further proceedings had in accordance
with said Article Fourteen.
Approved April 5, 1927.
NOW, therefore. |, Albert C. Richie Gov
etnor OF the State of Maryland. in pursuance |
OF the direction contained in Section of |
Aftlcle IA OF the Constitution of MARYLAND
DO hereby order and direct that this Proc,
lamatlon containing a full, true and cor
rect copy OF the text of said Chapter 379
o. the Acts of the General Assembly Of
maryland OF 1927, be published in at least
TWO newspapers In each of the counties of
me otate where so many may be pnb-
lshed and where not more than one NAV
'e published then in that newspaper. and
" st'Vc newspapers puDllShed in the Civ |
u Baltimore. one of which shall be pnb,
lshed in the German language, once
week for at least three months next pre.
edine the general election to be held in
he State Of Maryland on Tuesday, the 9Th
ay OF November, 1928, at which election
ne said proposed amendment to the Con-
tltution shall be submitted in form and
hammer prescribed by the General Assem-
~ TO the legal and qualified voters Of
ne State for their adoption or rejection.
Given under my hand and
ri, the Great Seal of the State {
me Of Maryland. Done at the
"fedt oeai City of Annapolis this
Oh l4th day of July. in the f
"aryiahu' year nineteen hundred c.
aud twenty-eight.
ALBERT C. RICHIE.
DAVID C. WlNEBRENNER. Sd.
lu'y S'-e Secretary of State.
TOM