Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-09-21
1884
PROCLAMATION
OF THE
GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND
PROPOSING AMENDMENT
TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE

WHEREAS. At the January session OF the
General Assembly of Maryland, held in the year
1881. an Act was passed. TO wit; Chapter lsS
proposing an amendment 70 Section Is OF Arti
Gle ) Of the Constitution OF the State OF Mary
land. title Legislative Department." regulating
the period that the General Assembly may con
tinue its session and the compensation OF the
members thereof. and to provide for the submits
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. an Act was passed. TO wit Chapter $50
proposing. an amendment to Section z OF Arti
Gle XII, Of the Constitution of the State Of Mary
land. title City Of Baltimore" requ'sne the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore. in con
tracing any debt or giving any credit. to dis
charge the same within forty (40) years;
amending the powers of the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore to borrow money for
emergency purposes; and providing for the sub
mission of said amendment to the qualified
voters of the State of Maryland for adoption or
rejection; in words and figures as follows:
CHAPTER 1876
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
IS of Article 3 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
to the qualified voters of the State OF Mary
land for adoption or rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General As
members of each of the two Houses eoncurring),
That the following be and the same is hereby
proposed as an amendment to Section Is OF
Article OF the Constitution OF the State OF
Maryland. title Legislative Depar,ment the
same. if adopted by the legally qualified voters
Of the State; as herein provided. to become Sec
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 not longer
than ninety days. and each member thereof shall
receive O compensation OF ten dollars per diem
for every day he shall attend the session. but not
for such days as 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 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 shall be the
same herein prescribed
Section 2. 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
said proposed amendment to the Constitution
shall be by ballot. and upon each ballot there
shall be printed the words "For the Constitu.
tonal Amendment" and Against the Consttu
and immediately after said election due returns
shall be made TO the Governor of the vote tor
and against the said proposed amendment, as di
rected by said Fourteenth Article OF the Con
ance with said Article Fourteen.
Approved: April 1881.