Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1934-09-21
1924
PROCLAMATION
or THE
GOVERNOR or Maryland
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS
TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF HE STATE

WHEREAS. at the January session Of the
General Assembly Of Maryland, held 10 the yeas
1881, an Act was passed. to wti Chapter 1856
proposing an amendment to Section IS Of hrti'
Gle Of the Constitution q the State Of Mary
land, title Legislative Department. regulating
the period that the General Assembly may con-
tinue is session and the compensation Of the
msiabers thereof, and to provide for the suhns.
si1o Of said amendment to the qualified voters
4 The State Of Maryland for adoption OF re-
,atiou; ard
WHEREAS, at the January session OF the
Hencral Assembly OF Maryland, held ~ the year
1888. an Act was passed, 70 wit; Charier $50
proposing an amendment to SECTION 7. 4i Arii
lie Ni, Of the Constitution Of the State Of Mary
land title CITY q HalhgoIs, reqnirius ths
Mayor and City Council Of Baltimore in 1au-
tracing any debt OF giving any credit 20 dts
charge the same within forty ii0j Ycl-si
amending the puser1 Of the Mayor and City
Council Of Baltimore to borrow money lqf
emergency PURPOSES and providing iqt the sub
mission Of said amendment 20 tie qualified
voters Of the State Of Maryland for adoption or
rejection; in words ard figures as follows:
CHAPTER i85
AN ACT 10 propose an amendment 10 Section
IS Of Article Of the Con liiui0n Of the
State II Maryland, tide Legislative Depart.
mont. regulating the period that The General
A5sei ily may continue its SESSION and The
compensation Of the members thereof. and to
provide for the submission Of said amendment
70 b. qualified voters Of tie State Of Mary
land for adnuiian or rejection,
Sc Son 4. BE ID enacted hy the General AS
semiiy Of Maryland, 0three-ditds Of ali the
members Of each Of the two Houses concurring).
Ihat TIE following be and the same Is hereby
proposed as an amendment to Section q Of
Article Of the Constitution Of the State Of
Maryland. title "Lcqisiatre DenartmcntH the
same i adopted BY the legally qualified voters
Of the State, as herein provided, to become Sec
non IS OF Article OF the Constitution Of the
State Of Maryland.
IS. The General Assembly may continue its
"a nj flfa F.rffs IN
interest may require, for a period not longer
than ninety days. and each member thereof shall
receive compensation Of ten dollars per diem
for every Gay he shall attend the session, bat not
for such days as be may be absent, unless
absent on account Of sickness OF By leave Of the
House Of which be is a member; and lie 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 Eve dollars Per
day, When tie 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 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 aext 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 he
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 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 d.
reeted BY said Fourteenth Article Of the Con.
stitution, and further proceedings had in accord
anee with said Article Fourteen
Approved: April g. 1881