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amendment, as directed by said Four
teenth Article Of the Constitution, and
further proceedings had in accordance
with said Article "A.
Approved April Is 1871.
CHAPTER COZ
AN ACT to propose an amendment to
Article III of the Constitution of the
State Of Maryland title Legislative
Department by adding a new section
to be known as Section 4OB, providing
for the taking of property by the
State Roads Commission under GER
tain circumstances; and to provide for
the submission Of said amendment TO
the qualified voters Of the State of
Maryland for adoption or rejection.
Section !. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland three ffths
of all the members elected to each Of
the two Houses concurrlng), That the
following new Section be and the same
is hereby proposed as an amendment
to Article III, title Legislative Depart
ment" of the Constitution of the State
of Maryland, the same to beinserted after
Section 4OA and to be numbered 40B
and if adopted by the legal and quail
fed voters of the State, as herein pro-
vided, said section shall become a part
of Article III of the Constitution of
Maryland.
40B. The General Assembly shall
enact no law authorizing private prop
erty to be taken for public use without
just compensation, to be agreed upon
jury, being first paid or rendered to the
party entitled to such compensation
except that where such property in the
judgment of the State Roads Commits
sion is needed by the State for highway
purposes, the General Assembly may
provide that such property may be
taken Immediately upon payment there
for to the owner or owners thereof by
said State Roads Commission, or into
Court, such amount as said State Roads
Commission shall estimate to be of the
fair value of said property, provided
such legislation also requires the pay
ment OF any further sum that may
subsequently be awarded by a jury.
Sec. >. And be it further enacted,
That the foregoing section hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to the ConSt-
tuition of the State of Maryland shall,
at the election to be held in November,
1912, be submitted to legal and quail
fed voters of the State for their adOp-
ton or rejection in pursuance of the
directions contained in Article XIV of
the Constitution of the State of Mary
land, and at the said general election the
vote on the said proposed amendment
to the Constitution shall be by ballot
the words FOR CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT" and AGAINST CON
STITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, as now
provided 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 Article NV of the Consti-
tuition and further proceedings had in
accordance with said Article XIV.
Approved: April 2S. 1911.
CHAPTER sos
AN ACT to propose an amendment to
Section 10 of Article 3 of the ConSti-
tuition of the State of Maryland, title
Legislative Department regulating
the period that the General Assembly
may continue its session and the com
pensation of the members thereof,
and to provide for the submission of
said amendment to the qualified
voters of the State of Maryland for
adoption or rejection.
Section /. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland (three- tifths
of all the members of each of the two
Houses cOncurring), That the following
be and the same is hereby proposed as
an amendment to Section 10 of Article
3 of the Constitution of the State of
Maryland, title Legislative Depart
ment" the same, if adopted by the
legally qualified voters of the State, as
herein provided, to become, Section IL
of Article 3 of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland.
10. The General Assembly may con-
tinue it's session SO long as in its judg-
ment the public interest may require,
for a period not longer than ninety
days. and each member thereof shall
receive a compensation of One Thou
sand Dollars Isl ,000) per annum, pay
y
fifteen dollars per diem for each day of
uneXcuSed absence from any session;
and he shall also receive such mileage
as may be allowed by law, not exceed
ing twenty cents per mile; and the pre-
siding officer of each House shall re-
ceiye an additional compensation of
Two hundred and fifty $3.50 dollars
per annum. When the General Assem-
bly, shall be convened by Proclamation
of the Governor, the session shall not
continue longer than thirty days, but
no additional compensation other than
mileage and other allowances provided
General Assembly for Special Sessions.
Sec. >. And be it further enacted,
That said afOregOing section hereby
proposed as an amendment to the Con-
StitutiOn of the State of Maryland shall,
ut the next general election to be held
in November, 1912, be submitted to the
legal and qualified voters of the State,
for their adoption or rejection, in pur-
suance of the directions contained in
Article IA of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland, and at the said gen
eral election the vote on the said pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution
shall be by ballot and upon each ballot
there shall be printed the words For
the Constitutional Amendment, and
Against the Constitutional Amend
ment'; as now provided by law and
returns shall be made to the Governor
of the vote for and against the said pro-
posed amendment, as directed by said
Fourteenth Article of the Cons tuition,
and further proceedings had in accord
ance with said Article Fourteen.
Approved: May 2, 1871.
CHAPTER 716
AN ACT to propose an amendment to
Article IS of the Declaration of Rights
of the Constitution of the State of
Maryland, relating to gifts, deviSeS
and other transfers to or for certain
preachers and religious sects, orders
or denominations, and providing for
the submission of said amendment to
the qualified voters of the State of
Maryland for adoption or rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland three fifths
of all the members of each of the two
Houses concurring), That the following
amendment be and the same is hereby
proposed to Article So of the Declaration
of Rights of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland the same, if adopted
by the legal and qualified voters of the
State, as herein provided, to become
Article IS of the Declaration of Rights
of the Constitution of the State OF
Maryland.
80. The Legislature may by law
regulate, restrict or require its sanction
for, gifts, devises or other transfer of
property to or for the benefit of any
minister, public teacher or preacher of
the Gospel, as such, or any religious
sect order or denomination.
Sec. .. And be it further enacted,
That the afOregoing amendment to the
Declaration of Rights of the ConStitu-
tion of the State of Maryland shall, at