Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-12
PROCLAMATION.
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE.
1880.

WHEREAS, at the January Session ofthe
General Assembly Of Maryland, held in the
year 1929. two Acts were passed. to-wit :
Chapter 1873 proposing an amendment TO
the Constitution Of Maryland, title Treasury
Department" 10 authorize deputies in the
Treasury Department to sign checks and
warrants and Chapter 346. proposing sn
amendment to the Constitution Of Mary
land, title Legislative Department. rsgu-
lating the compensation of members Of
both Houses Of the General Assembly Of
Maryland; in words and figures as follows
CHAPTER 1873.
An Act to propose an amendment 10
Sections 2 and Of Article vi Of the Con
stitution OF the State OF Maryland. title
Treasury Department so as 10 confer
upon the Legislature power to authDrlzs
deputies, employed IN the Treasury Depart
ment, to sign. countersign and grant war
rants, and to sign. counterslgn and issue
checks for the Withdrawal Of funds from
the State Treasury under regulations pre-
| scribed by the Legislature and providing
for the submission Of said amendment TO
the legally qualified voters Of the State for
| adoption or rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
of the Members Of both Houses coDcurrlnED
That an amendment TO Sections ? and 5
of Article vi of the Constitution Of the
State Of Maryland. title Treasury Depart
ment. be, and the same is hereby pro
posed. the said amendment. II adopted by
the legally qualified voters Of the STATE. IS
herein provided. to become psrg q ssjd
Constitution, and the SAID SecIi11s a
amended TO read as follows
e. The Comptroller shall have the general
superintendent of the fiscal affairs Ot TIRE
State; he shall digest and prepare plans
for the improvement and DsDseemeof q
the revenue. and for the support 0f t1s
public credit prepare and reporT estimates
Of the revenue ard expenditures Of the
State; superinteod and fo<cS the proczVe
collection Of all taxes and r@venUe Isl
and settle. on terms prescribed By zS.
with delinquent collectors and receivers q
taxes and State revenue preserve al p2h-
lie accounts: and decide On the forDx q
keeping and stating accounts He. q S3ch
OF his deputies as may Be suTh1riz@d 70 Do
50 by the Legislature. shall grant. under
regulations prescribed By lsw. all warrants
for money 20 be paid out of the TrssSury.
in pursuance Of appropriations By lzw azd
c0untersisn all cheeks drssn by the treas
moneys Of the State. NAV, from tine 70
time, be deposited He shall pres<rih@
formalities Of the transfer Of STOCK. o. 0sher
evidence ofthe Ststejdebt. and eo0ntersisn
the same, without which such evidence
shall not be valid; he shall make 70 the
General Assembly full reports Of all bis
proceedings. and Of the State Of the Treas
ury Department within ten days after the
commencement Of each Session; and per-
form such other duties as shall be pre-
scribed by law.
8. The Treasurer shall receive the moneys
Of the State. and. until otherwise prescribed
by law. deposit them. as soon as received,
TO the credit Of the State, in such bank or
banks as he may, from time to time, with
the approval of the Governor. select (the
said bank or banks giving security salts
factory to the Governor, for the safekeep-
ing and forthcoming. when required of said
depOsits). and he or such of his deputies
as may be authorized TO do SO by the Leg
islature shall disburse the same for the
purposes OF the State according to law. upon
warrants drawn by the Comptroller, or his
duly authorized deputy, and on checks
countersgned by the Comptroller, or his
duly authorized deputy. and not otherwise
The Treasurer or such of his deputies as
may be authorized to do so by the I.egisla-
ture shall take receipts for all moneys paid
from the Treasury Department and receipt
for moneys received by him shall be en-
dofsed upon warrants signed by the Comp
troller, or such deputy as may be authorized
to do so by law, without which warrants,
so signed. no acknowledgment of money
received into the Treasury shall be valid !;
and upon warrants issued by the Comp
troler. or his duly authorized deputy, the
Treasurer shall make arrangements for the
payment Of the interest Of the public debt,
and for the purpose thereof, on account of
the sinking fund. Every bond certificate,
or other evidence of the debt of the State
shall be signed by the Treasurer, and coun-
tersigned by the Comptroller; and no new
certificate or other evidence intended to re-
place another shall be issued until the old
one shall be delivered to the Treasurer,
and authority executed in due form for the
transfer of the same filed in his Office. and
the transfer accordingly made on the books
thereof, and the certificate tr other evil
dence cancelled; but the Legislature may
make provision for the loss of certificates,
or other evidences Of debt; and may pre-
scribe, by law. the manner in which the
Treasurer shallreceive and keep the moneys
of the State.
occtiOn G. Anu De u iuItnet enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That the afore-
going sections. as amended, shall be, at
the next General Election to be held on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November. nineteen hundred and thirty,
submitted 10 the legally qualified voters of
the State for adoption or rejection in pur-
suance Of the directions contained in Arti-
Gle XIV Of the Constitution of this State.
and at said General Election the vote on
the proposed amendment to the Constitu-
tion shall be by ballot. and upon each
ballot there shall be printed the TO lowing
synopsis Of said amendment. under the
caption of;
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
AMENDING SECTIONS 2 AND