The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-08-11

ttOnal Amendment ana Against COnstitu-
law, and Immediately after said election
| due returns shall be made to the Governor
| OF the vote for and against said proposed
| amendment az directed by Article XIV Of
the Constitution and further proceedings
| had in accordance with said Article XIV
Approved: May o, 1913.
CHAPTER 400
AN ACT TO propose an amendment to Sec
| tion o Of Article 0 of the Constitution OF
the State Of Maryland, title Attorney
| General and States Attorneys, relating
| to the salary of States Attorneys, and to
provide for the submission Of said
amendment to the qualified voters of the
state OF Maryland for adoption or re-
| lection.
| Assembly Of Maryland (three-fifths Of all
| the members of each OF the two Houses
concurring), That the following be and the
same is hereby proposed as an amendment
| tion Of the State of Maryland, title AT
| torney- General and States Attorney, the
| same. II adopted by the legally qualified
become Section o Of Article 8 Of the Con.
stitution of the State Of Maryland
| 0. The States Attorney shall perform
| such duties and receive such salary as shall
be. prescribed by law; and IL any States
| Attorney. shall receive any other fee or
| reward than such as is or may be allowed
by law, he shan, on conviction thereof, be
removed from 0fice provided, that the
States, Attorney for Baltimore City shall
such other Assistants as the Supreme
Bench Of Baltimore City may authorize or
approve and until otherwise. provided by
the General Assembly, the said States At
| torney, Deputy and Assistants shall receive
the following annual salaries: States At
torney, seven thousand five hundred dol
lars; Deputy States Attorney, five thou
sand dollars Assistant States Attorneys,
four thousand dollars each; said salaries,
or such. salaries as the General Assembly
may subsequently provide, and such ex-
States Attorney as the Supreme Bench Of
Baltimore City may authorize or approve
shall be paid by the Mayor and City Coun-
ell Of Baltimore to the extent that the total
OF them exceeds the fees OF his office, or as
the General Assembly shall otherwise pro-
vide, and the Mayor and City Council Of
Baltimore shall not be liable for appear
ance fees to the States Attorney.
Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted, That
said aforegolng section hereby proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution Of the
state OF Maryland shall, at the next gem
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 the said pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution shall
be by. ballot, and upon each ballot there
sHHH De printed tne WOruB 'FOr tine Con-
stitutional Amendment" and Against the
Constitutional Amendment, as now pro-
vided 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 directed by
said Fourteenth Article Of the Constitu-
ton, and further proceedings had In ac-
cordance. with said Article Fourteen.
Approved May 4, 1913.
CHAPTER 79s
AN ACT proposing an amendment to Ar
ticle ~ Of the Constitution of this State
title Judiciary Department, subtitle
Part /, General Provisions, by adding
thereto one new section to. be designated
1S-A, to follow Immediately after Section
- Of said Article, authorizing the General
Assembly to provide by law for the as.
signment of judges from the circuits to
sit In other circuits. @ ~
Section l. Be 1t enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland (three-ffths of all
the members of each of the two Houses
concurring), That the following new Sec
tion to be designated 1aA to foIlow I'M
title Judiciary Department, subtitle
Part l, General Provisions, be. and the
same is hereby proposed as an amendment
to Article Nv of the Constitution of this
State, the same, IL adopted by the legal
and qualified voters Of this State as here
In provided, to become part of said Ar
ticle ~ of said Constitution, to be num-
See. 13A. The General Assembly shall
provide by General Law for the assign
ment BY the Court OF Appeals Of any Of
Judges Of the several Judicial Circuits Of
this State, including any Judge of the
Court of Appeals from Baltimore City, and
any 81 the Judges Of the Supreme Rench
ent Judicial Circuits for designated and
limited periods, for the purpose Of reliev-
ing accumulation Of business or because
Of the indisposition or disqualification of
any Judge. And any judge SO assigned by
the Court of Appeals shall have all the
power and authority pertaining to the
Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted, THAT
the aforegoing section hereby proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution shall at
the election to be held in November, 1914
voters of the State for their adoption or
rejection, in pursuance Of the. directions
contained in Article XIV of the Consti-
snto1 Of the State OF Maryiand, ana at ths
proposed amendment to the Constitution
shall be by ballot, and upon each ballot
there shall be printed the word For Con-
stitutiopal Amendment, as now provided
by law, and Immediately after said cleo
ton, due return shall be made to the Gov.
posed amendment as. directed by Article
XIV of the Constitution and further pro-
ceedings had in accordance with Article
Approved: April 30, 1913.
NOW, THEREFORE,, I, HERBERT R
O'CONOR, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE
OF MARYLAND, in pursuance of the di.
rection contained In Section / of Article IA
Of the Constitution of Maryland, do hereby
order and direct that this proclamation
containing full, true and correct copy Of
the text Of said Chapters $40, 800, 476, IT,
400 and 798 of the Acts Of the General
Assembly of Maryland of 1913, be pub
lished in at least two newspapers in each
of the counties of the State where SO many
may be published and where not more than
one may be published then in that news
paper, and in three newspapers published
In the City of Baltimore, one Of which shall
be published in the German language, once
a week for at least three months next pre-
ceding the general election to be held in
the State Of Maryland on Tuesday, the 7th
day of November, 1914, at which election
the said proposed amendments to the Con-
stitution shall be submitted in form and
manner prescribed by the General As
sembly, to the legal and qualified voters
Of the State for their adoption or rejection.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND THE
GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF
MARYLAND. DONE AT THE CITY OF
ANNAPOLIS THIS 18TH DAY OF JULY,
IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, ONE
THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND
FORTY-FOUR.