Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-08-08

AN All 10 propose an amendment to
Section 1, OF Article II, title "Execu-
tive Department" of the State Con-
stitution. to provide that a Governor
shall not he eligible to succeed him.
self for the term directly following
that for which he was elected and to
amendment to the qualified voters of
this State for adoption or rejection.
Section i. Be it enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly of Maryland (three-fifths
OF all the members elected to each of
the two Houses cOncurring), That Sec
ton of Article II, title Executive De-
partment," of the State Constitution, be
and the same is hereby repealed and
re-enacted with amendments to read as
follows:
Section 1. The executive power Of
the State shall be vested in a Governor,
whose term of office shall commence
on the second Wednesday of January
next ensuing his election, and continue
for four years, and until his successor
shall have qualified; and he shall be in
eligible to succeed himself as Governor
for the term directly following that for
which he was elected.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That the aforegoing section hereby pro-
tuition of this State shall be, at the next
general election to be held in this State
in the year 1910, submitted to the legal
and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection in pursuance of
directions contained in Article IA of the
Constitution of this State, and at the
said general election, the vote ON the
said proposed amendment, shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot there shall
be printed the words For the Constitu-
Constitutional Amendment" as now
prescribed by law, and Immediately
after said election, due returns shall be
made to the Governor of the vote for
and against said proposed amendment
as directed by said Article IA of the
Approved: April 20. 1899.
CHAPTER III
AN ACT to propose an amendment to
Article III of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland, adding thereto one
new section, to lie numbered 35A and
to follow Immediately after Section
80 of said Article, providing that
nothing in the Constitution shall ex-
empt the salary or compensation Of
from the imposition of a non dis
criminatory tax upon income and pro-
viding for submission of said amend
ment to the qualified voters of the
State for adoption or rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly of Maryland (three- ffths
of all members of each of the two
Houses concurring), That the following
new section, TO be numbered Section
35A. to follow Immediately after Section
80 Of Article III, be and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment to
Article III of the Constitution of Mary
land, the same if adopted by the legal
and qualified voters of the State as
herein provided to become a part Of
Article III of said Constitution, to be
numbered as aforesaid.
35A. Nothing in this Constitution
shall exempt the salary or compensa-
ton Of any judge or other public officer
from the imposition by the General AS
sembly Of a non discriminatory tax
upon income.
Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted
That the foregoing section hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to the Consti-
tuition Of the State of Maryland shall
at the election to be held in November,
1910, be submitted to the legal and
qualified voters of the State for their
adoption or rejection In pursuance Of
the directions contained in Article XIV
of the Constitution Of the State Of
Maryland, and at the said general cleo
ton 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 Con.
stitutional Amendment" and Against
Constitutional Amendment" as now