The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-08-06

AN ACT to propose an amendment to Sec
ton IS of Article Ill of the Constitution
Of the State of Maryland, title Legislative
Department., relating to the salary of
Gle Ks Of Courts and Registrars of Wills and
providing for the submission Of said amend
ment to the qualified voters of the State of
Maryland for adoption rejection.
Section !. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland Cthree-ffths of all the
members of each of the Two Houses concur
ringl, That the following amendment be and
it is hereby proposed to Section IS of Article
III Of the Constitution of the State of Mary
land, title 'Legslative Department" the same
if adopted by the legal and qualified voters of
the State, as herein provided, to become Sec
ton IS of Article III of the Constitution of
the State of Malyland
IS. The General Assembly shall provide a
simple and uniform system Of charges in
the offices of Clerks of Courts and Registrars
Of Wills. in the Counties of this State and
the City of Baltimore. and for the collection
thereof provided, the amount of compensa-
ton to any Of the said officers in the various
Counties and in the City of Baltimore shall
be such as may be prescribed by law.
Sec. ? And be it further enacted, That the
aforegping Section hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of this State.
shall. at the election to be held in Novem-
Der 1912, be submitted to the legal and quail
flied voters of the State for their adoption or
rejection IN pursuance of the directions con-
tanned in Article If of the Constitution of
the State of Maryland, and at the said general
lection the vote on the said proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall be by ballot
upon each ballot there shall be printed the
words: For Constitutional Amendment and
Against Constitutional Amendment as now
provided by law, and Immediately after said
election due returns shall be made to the Gov
ornor of the vote for and against proposed
amendment, as directed by said Fourteenth
Article of the Constitution. and further pro-
ceedings had in accordance with said Article
II.
Approved April %, 1911
CHAPTER 6O7
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Arti-
Gle III of the Constitution of the State of
Maryland title Legislative Department. by
adding a section to be known as Sec
ton lob, providing for the taking of prop
crty by the State Roads Commission under
certain circumstances and to provide for
the submission of said amendment to the
qualified votes of the State of Maryland
for adoption rejection.
Section l. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland (threc-fifthS of all the
members elected to each of the two Houses
concurringD That the following new Section
be and the same is hereby proposed an
amendment to Article ILL., title Legislative
Department Of the Constitution of the State
of Maryland the same to he inserted after
Section t0A and to he numbered lob and if
adopted by the legal and qualified voters of
the State. as herein provided said section
shall become a part of Article III of the Con.
stitution of Maryland.
lob. The General Assembly shall enact no
law authorizing private property to be taken
Tor public use without just compensation to
b" agreed upon between the parties or awarded
by a 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 Commission is needed by the
State for highway purposes the General AS
Sembly may provide that such property may
be taken Immediately upon payment therefor
to the owner o. thereof by said State
Roads Commission, or into Court, such amount
as said State Roads Commission shall esti-
mate to be of the fair value of said property
provided such legislation also requires the
payment of any further sum that may sub.
Sequenty be awarded by jury.
Sec. =. And be it further enacted That
the foregoing section hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of the State
of Maryland, shall at the election to be held
in November. 1912, be submitted to legal and
qualified 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 Maryland and at said general
election the vote on the said proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall be by ballot and
upon each ballot shall be printed the words
FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
and AGAINST CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT", as now provided by law, and imme-
diately after said election due returns shall
be made to the Governor of the vote for and
against said proposed amendment as directed
by Article XIV of the Constitution and fur
Their proceedings had in accordance with said
Article XIV.
Approved: April %, 1911.