Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1934-09-28
1894
PROCLAMATION
OF THE
GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS
TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE


WHEREAS, At the January session Of the
General Assembly Of Maryland, held in the year
1881, m Act was passed. to wits Chapter 1856
proposing an amendment to Section IS Of Art
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
maabera thereof, and to provide for the submits
~ Of said amendment to the qualified voters
4 che State Of Maryland for adoption or re-
WHEREAS, at the January session Of the
3Fneral Assembly Of Maryland, held in the year
kg3J, an Act was passed. to wit: Chapter $50
proposing an amendment to Section 2. Of Arti
sle 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, to dis
charge the same within forty t401 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 quahhcd
voters Of the State Of Maryland for adoption Of
rejection; in words and figures as follows'
CHAPTER iSs
AN ACT 70 propose an amendment t1 Section
IS Of Article 3 Of the Cdnahtlff31 81 tie
State Of Maryland, title esla.late 9ai.
inant' regulating the period ihal be af
Assembly may continue 10 session anH tie
compensation o. ilc members iact.5l. a1s 90
pfarie for Tie snhut'ss On 60 4 amendment
to tsf qualified vntefs oi tie Safe d Macy.
lane Tot adoHtiou or rejection
Seaaou /, BE 4 enacted b. tie GtH ~ 40.
senahy Of Maryland, tiafaefilhs Vi 40 tlc
ueiuscfs q each q TIE tTa Houses eluctf liual,
fhaa The following Is and tie saue bg,ay
Article 3 Of the Constitution % ihe S.His Of
Maryland title Legislative Department" the
sane, if adopted by lie lesaliy qualified vafsrs
q the State. as herein provided, % i5camg sgc-
State Of Maryland
IS. Tie General Assembly may continue rs
session so long as in It's iudsmant t5s rahiic
interest may require, ter 2 pened pet lo1gcr
receive a compensation q ten dollars Per diem
for every Gay he shall attend the session. bat no,
for such days as he may be shqcni, uHIcss
absent on account Of sickness Or by leave 81 ihe
House Of which he is msub-r. aHd hc shail
also receive such mileage as may BE- allowed by
law, not exceeding twenty cents ref mile, and
the r siding oihceT 81 each House shaN receive
an additional compensation Of fve dollars per
day. Wien the General Assemble shall he con-
vened by proclamation Of the Governor, toe SEES.
sion shall not continue longer than thirty days,
and in sueh case the compensation shall be the
same as herein prescribed
Section q And be il further enacted, That
said sforegoing section hereby pior1sed as an
amendment 10 the Constitution Of ihe State Of
Maryland shall, at the nexi general election for
members Of the General Assemble Of Maryland,
be submitted to the legal and qualified voters Of
the State. for their adoption or feiedtinn, in
pursuance Of the directions contained 10 Article
IL Of the Constitution OF the State Of MARYLAND,
and at the said general election tss vote the
said proposed amendment 10 The Constitution
shall be by ballot, and upon elsh ballot there
shall Be printed the words "Fdr 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 bad in accord
ance with said Article Fourteen.
Approved; April 6. 1881.