Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-10-12
1884
PROCLAMATION
OF THE
GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS
TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE

WHEREAS, at the January session OF the
General Assembly of Maryland, held IN the year
1891, an Act was passed. to wit: Chapter l 10;
Gle 3 of the Constitution Of the State OF Mary
land. title Legislative Department. regulating
the period that the General Assembly may con
members thereof and to provide for the submis
sion of said amendment to the qualified voters
of the State of Maryland for adoption or re
WHEREAS, at the January session OF the
General Assembly of Maryland. held in the year
1888. Act was passed. to wit: Cnapter $50
proposing an to fet' S1.,. Ct
land, title "City of Baltimore" requiring the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore. in con
tracing any debt or giving any credit. to dis.
charge. the same within forty S4o9 years ;:
Council of Baltimore to borrow money tor
emergency purposes; and providing for the sub,
mission of said amendment to the qualihed
voters of the State of Maryland for adoption or
rejection; in words and figures as follows:
CHAPTER 1875
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
IS of Article of the Constitution OF the
ment," regulating the period that the General
Assembly may continue its session and the
compensation of the members thereof, and to
provide for the submission OF said amendment a
to the qualified voters OF the State OF Mary
land for adoption or rejection
Section /. Be il enacted by the General As.
sembly of Maryland. (three-hfths OF all the
members of each of the two Houses eoneurring),
That the following be and the same is hereby
proposed as an amendment TO Section - OF
Article of the Constitution OF the State OF
Maryland, title Legislative Department, the
same. i adopted by the legally ?uahIlned voters
ton IS of Article of the Constitution OF the
State of Maryland.
IS. The General Assembly may continue ITS
session so long as in its Judgment the public
than ninety days; and each member thereof shall
receive a compensation of ten dollars per diem
for every day he shall attend the session. but not
for such days a. ne may oe absent s unl :ss
House of which be is a member; and he shall
also receive such mileage as may 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 con-
vened by proclamation OF the Governor, the seS-
sion shall not continue longer than thirty days.
and in such case the compensation snail DC the
same as herein prescribed
Section q And be it further enacted, That
said aforegoing section hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution OF the State of
Maryland shall, at the next general election for
members of the General Assembly of Maryland,
be submitted to the legal and qualified voters Of
the State, for their adoption or rejection, in
pursuance of the directions contained in Article
IA of the Constitution of the State of Maryland,
and at the said general election the vote on the
said proposed amendment to the Constitution
shall be by ballot, and upon each ballot there
shall be printed the words For the Constitu'
tional Amendment" and Against the Constitu
tiona 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 the said proposed amendment. as di
rected by said Fourteenth Article Of the Con
stitution, and further proceedings had in accord
ance with said Article Fourteen.
Approved: April 6. 1881.