Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-08-30
1884
PROCLAMATION
OF THE
GOVERNOR OF NARY AMT
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS
TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE

WHEREAS, at the January sessio, .. a,
General Assembly OF Maryland held in The ,s ae
1891, an Act was passed, to wit: Chants. ' Sor
proposing an amendment to Section is Of A ,tS
Gle OF the Constitution of the State of NJ
land, title Legislative Department" regrIat;.y
the period that the General Assembly NAV ,' ool
tinue its session and the compensation Is ' IN
members thereof, and to provide for the subr .ae
sion OF saio Amendment to the qualified voter,
of the State of Maryland for adoption W rU'e ny
iecton and vi re-
WHEREAS, at the January session ., a.
General Assembly of Maryland, held in the vs sae
1888, an Act was passed, to wit: Chapter AK
proposing an amendment to Section 7. Of Ar t4
Gle XII, OF the Constitution of the State of Ma
land title "City of Baltimore" reouir;ra y.
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore. IN co cne
tracing any debt or giving any credit, to liz.
charge SnS;, the e. same within forty (4oJ years;
Council of Baltimore to borrow money ~
emergency purposes; and providing for the sui.
mission of said amendment to the nuaI;SJ
voters of the State of Maryland for adoption or
rejection; IN words and hgures as follows:
CHAPTER 1856
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Sectio,
IS of Article of the Constitution Of n.
State of Maryland, title Legislative Den.-t'
ment," regulating the period that the General
Assembly may continue its session and tho
compensation of the members thereof, and m
provide for the submission of said amendment
to the qualified voters of the State of Mar.
land for adoption or rejection
Section l.. Be it enacted by the General As.
members Of each of the two Houses concurrinUS.
That the following be and the same is bereby1
proposed as an amendment to Section is n
Article of the Constitution of the State Of
Maryland, title Legislative Department" the
same, # adopted by the legally qualified voters
of 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 it,
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 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 bv
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 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.
tional 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 s. 1881.