Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1934-08-03
1884
PROCLAMATION
OF THE
GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS
TO THE
CONSTITUTIONS 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 1872
proposing an amendment 10 Section - OF Aru
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 10 provide for the submis-
sion OF said amendment to the quailhed 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
1858. an Act was passed, to wit: Chapter $50
proposing an amendment to Section 2, OF Art
cle XI, Of the Constitution Of the State OF Mary
land, title City Of Baltimore, requiring the
Mayor and City Council Of Baltimore, IN COZ
tracing any debt or giving any credit, TO DIS
charge the same within forty t4Ol years
amending the powers Of the Mayor and City
Council Of Baltimore to borrow money tor
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 1875
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
IS Of Article of the Constitution OF the
State Of Maryland. title Legislative Depart.
rneut," regulating the period that the GeneIai
Assembly may continue its session and the
eompensstion Of the members thereof. and to
provide for the submission Of sad amendment
70 the qualified voters Of the State OF Mary
land for ADOPTION or rejection
Section !. Be if enacted BY the General As
sernbiy Of Maryland, tthree-hfths Of all the
members Of each Of the two Houses eoneurring),
That the following be and the same IS hereby
proposed amendment to section - Of
Article ; Of the Constitution OF the state OF
Maryland, title Legislative Department the
same. if adopted BY the legally qualified voters
q the State, as herein provided, to become Sec
ton IS Of Article , Of the Constitution OF the
State Of Maryland.
IS. The General Assembly may continue ITS
session 50 long as in its judgment the public
interest may require, for a period not longer
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 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 mite and
the presiding officer Of each House shall receive
an additional compensation Of fve dollars per
day. When the General Assembly shall be con
yened 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 as herein prescribed
Section 2. And be il further enacted. That
said afnregnng 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,
Re submitted to tie legal and qualihed voters OF
the State for their adoption or rejection, in
pursuance Of the directions contained IN Article
IL Of the Constitution Of the State OF Maryland
and al the said general election the vote the
said proposed amendment to the Constitution
shall he by ballot. and upoa each ballot there
shall be printed the words For the Constitu-
torial Amendment" and Against the Constitu-
tionai Amendment" as now provided by law,
and Immediately after said election due returns
shall Re made 10 the Governor Of the vote for
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.
Approved: April Q. 1881.