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provide compensation for the performance of those duties in excess of the
salary of $3,000 per annum. Interest. See notes to article 4, section 44
of the constitution. Green v. State, 122 Md. 291.
There is no express provision of this section prohibiting the general
assembly from allowing a salary in excess of $3,000; the prohibition is
against a person receiving more than $3,000 from any office or appointment
created or existing in the mode and manner stated. This section applies
only to officers whose compensation is derived from fees. History of this
section. See note to article 23, section 414 of the code. Thrift v. Laird.
125 Md. 66.
Assuming that a county treasurer received fees, etc., in excess of $3,000
and the expenses of his office, and did not pay such excess over, a taxpayer
may not sue at law to recover such excess. Schneider v. Tellott, 124
Md. 94.
To the first note to this section on page 118 of volume 3 of the Annotated
Code, add Green v. State, 122 Md. 292.
To the second note to this section on page US of volume 3 of the Anno-
tated Code, add Green v. State, 122 Md. 292.
To the fifth note to this section on page 118 of volume 3 of the Anno-
tated Code, add Green v. State, 122 Md. 292.
Sec. 5.
See notes to article 59, section 4 of the code.
Sec. 6.
The legislature evidently intended in adopting article 101 of the code.
"Workmen's Compensation," to secure to the party appealing from the
decision of the commission the benefit of this section. Frazier v. Leas.
127 Md. 577.
To the third note to this section on page 121 of volume 3 of the Anno-
tated Code, add Union Tr. Co. of N. J. v. Knabe, 122 Md. 602.
See notes to article 72, section 96B of the code.
ARTICLE XVI.
THE REFERENDUM.*
See. 1 (a). The people reserve to themselves power known as The
Referendum, by petition to have submitted to the registered voters of
the State, to approve or reject at the polls, any Act, or part of any
Act of the General Assembly, if approved by the. Governor, or, if passed
by the. General Assembly over the veto of the Governor;
(b) The provisions of this Article shall be self-executing; provided
that additional legislation in furtherance thereof and not in conflict
therewith may be enacted,
fee notes to section 6.
Sec 2. No law enacted by the General Assembly shall take effect
until the first day of June next after the session at which it may be
passed, unless it contain a Section declaring such law an emergency
law and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health
or safety, and passed upon a yea and nay vote supported by three-
This article was added to the constitution by the act of 1914. chapter 67.3
ralified November 2, 1915.
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