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every day he shall attend the session, but not for such days as
he may be absent, unless absent on account of sickness or by
leave of the House of which he is a member; and he shall also
receive such mileage as may be allowed by law, not exceeding
twenty cents per mile; and the presiding officer of each House
shall receive an additional compensation of five dollars per
day. When the General Assembly shall be convened by procla-
mation of the Governor, the session shall not continue longer
than thirty days, and in such case the compensation shall be
the same as herein prescribed.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That said aforegoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment to the Constitution
of the State of Maryland shall, at the next general election for
members of the General Assembly of Maryland, be submitted
to the legal and qualified voters of the State, for their adop-
tion or rejection, in pursuance of the directions contained in
Article 14 of the Constitution of the State of Maryland, and
at the said general election the vote on the said proposed amend-
ment to the Constitution shall be by ballot, and upon each bal-
lot there shall be printed the words "For the Constitutional
Amendment, " and "Against the Constitutional Amendment, "
as now provided 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 Constitution, and further proceed-
ings had in accordance with said Article Fourteen.

Approved April 6, 1931.

CHAPTER 186.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 15
of Article 39A of the Annotated Code of Public General
Laws of Maryland, Edition of 1924, entitled "Forestry, " relating to the disposition of the forest reserve fund.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 15 of Article 39A of the Annotated
Code of the Public General Laws of Maryland, Edition of
1924, entitled "Forestry, " be and the same is hereby repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows: