Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1934-10-12
1894
PROCLAMATION
or THK
GOVERNOR or MARYLAND
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS
TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE

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WHEREAS, At the January session Of the
General Assembly Of Maryland, held IN the yeai
1881. an Act was passed, 70 wit: Chapter l5S
Gle } Of the Constitution Of the State Of MARY.
land. title Legislative Department." regulating
the period that the General Assembly may con.
;inue its session and the compensation Of the
sosT' thereof and 70 provide 70. ;ss 'S aos..
Z The State Of Maryiand for adoption Or re-
WHEREAS, ct the January session Of the
Heneral Assembly Of Maryland, held IN the year
proposing an amendment 10 Section 7. Of Arti-
lie XI, Of the Constitution Of the State Of Mary.
land, title City Of Baltimore" requiring the
Mayor and City Council Of Baltimore, in con-
tracing any debt or giving any credit, 70 dis.
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 1855
AN ACT to propose an amendment TO Section
Is Of Article Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Maryland, title Legislative Depart.
mens, 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 II qualified voters Of the State Of MARY
land for adoption or rejection
Sec1fon l. Be II enacted BY the General Az
hemh,y Of Maryland, (three-hfths Of all the
members Of each Of the two Houses coneurriaE),
Th4 the following be and the same Is hereby
proposed rs an amendment to Section Is q
Article Of the Constitution Of the State OF
Maryland. title Legislative Department" the
same. il adopted by the legally qualified voters
Of the State, as herein provided, to become Sec.
ton IS Of Article J 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 . period not longer
than ninety days; and each member thereof shall
receive a compensation Of ten dollars per diem
for every day be 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 be is = member; and be shall
also receive such mileage as may be allowed By
law, nos exceeding twenty. cents per mile; and
the presiding officer Of each House shall feceivs
an additional compensation Of Eve dollsrs PEI
day. When the General Assembly shall BE- con,
vened By proclamation Of the Governor, the ses.
sion shall not continue longsr than thirty daya,
and IN such case The compensation shan Be The
Section q. And be Il further enacted, That
said aforegoing section hereby proposed 90 40
amendment to the Constitution Of the State Of
members Of the General Assembly Of Maryland
be submitted to the legal and qualified vuters Of
the State. for theft adoption or rejection, II
pursuance Of the directions contained in Article
Il Of the Constitution Of the State Of Maryland
and at the said general election the vote on thu
shall be by ballot, and upon each ballot there
shall be printed the words "For the Constitu-
tional Amendment" and Against the Constitu
tional Amendment" Is now provided BY law
and Immediately after said election due returns
shall be made to the Governor Of the vote fol
and against the said proposed amendment. as d
rected BY said Fourteenth Article Of the Con.
stitution, and further proceedings had In accord
anee with said Article Fourteen.
Approvcdi April 6, 1851.