The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-05-03

future be known and numbered Six
teenth Ward: the present Nineteenth
Ward shall in future be known and
numbered Twentieth Ward; the pres
cnt Twentieth Ward shall in future be
known and numbered Nineteenth
Ward: the present Twenty-frst Ward
shall in future be known and number
ed Eighteenth Ward: the present
Twenty-second Ward shall in future
be known and numbered Twenty
first Ward: the present Twentythird
Ward shall in future be known and
numbered Twenty-thiTd Ward; and
the present Twenty-fourth Ward shall
in future be known and numbered
l'wentv-fourth Ward.
657 A. The first Legislative District
of Baltimore city shall be and consist
Of the wards as newly numbered in
this Act from one to eight both inClu-
sive. as said wards were laid ont nm
der the provisions of the Act Of 1898,
Chapter 10. approved February 10,
1898; and the Second Legislative dis
tlict Of Baltimore city shall be and
consist of the wards as newly num-
bered in this Act from the Ninth to
the Sixteenth both inclusive. as said
wards were laid out under the pro-
visions of the Act of 1898. as afore
said: and the Third Legislative dis
trict of Baltimore city shall be and
consist of the wards as newly num-
bered in this Act from the Seven
teenth to the Twcntv-fourth both in
elusive as said wards were laid out
under the provisions of the Act CT
1898. as aforesaid.
e57 R. The First Counciimanic dis
trict shall be and consist of the wards
rs newly numbered by this Act from
one to six, both inclusive. as said
wards were laid out under the pro
visions of the Act 1898. aforesaid
that the Second Councimanic Dis
trict shall be and consist Of the fol-
lowing wards IS newly numbered by
this Act namely: Seventh, Eighth,
Ninth Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fiji
teenth as said wards were laid out
under the provisions Of the Act CT
1898. aforesaid: that the Third Coun-
cilmanic District shall be and consist
Of the following wards. as newly num-
beTed by this Act namelv: Tenth.
Eleventh. Fourteenth. Sixteenth. Nine
teenth and Twentieth Us said wards
The Act Of 1888. aforesaid: that the
Fourth CounciImsnic District shall be
and consist of the following wards.
as newly numbered by this Act. Seven
tnenih. Eishteenth, Twenty-frst
Twenty-second, Twentv-third and
Twentv-fourth, az said wards were laid
cut under the provisions Of the Act
OF 1898. aforesaid.
Tho chc11 con-
sist of nine members. one Of whom
shall be the president thereof and
shall nossess the qualifications and be
elected as hereinafter provided. The
other eight members shall ue elected
from four counci'manic districts. two
from each district, said district to
he Established and fixed as herein de-
fined by this Act. The members Of
the Second Branch. excepting the
fDresident thereof shall be citizens of
the United States, above the age of
TWENTY-FIVE years. residents OF the city
of Baltimore four years prior to the
election. each Of whom has been as
sessed with property in the said city
in the sum of five hundred dollars.
and who has paid taxes on the same
for two years prior to his election.
and the said members of the Second
Branch shall hold their offices for four
years. except as provided in Section
213 of this Article. and each of them
shall be paid a salary OF one thous-
and dollars per annum, payably
monthly.
Section 2 And be it further enact
ed. That nothing in this Act shall af
feet the terms of the present Senator's
and members of the House of Dele
gates from Baltimore city, but they
shall severally continue to represent
the respective Legislative districts
for which they were elected until the
end of their terms respectively, as
fully as if this Act had not been pass
ed. Nor shall anything in this Act af-
feet the term of the members Of the
First Branch. nor Of the members Of
the Second Branch of the City Coun-
eli, but they shall severally continue
to represent the wards and council
manic districts for which they were
elected, until the expiration of their
terms respectively as fully as if this
Act had not been passed, nor shall
anything in this Act affect the terms
or the jurisdiction of any of the JUS
tees of the Peace in and for the city
of Baltimore. or other officials in said
city. but they shall.be entitled to con-
tinue to discharge their duties and
exercise their jurisdiction until the
expiration of their terms as fully as if
this Act had not been passed.
Section s. And be it further enact
de. That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.
Approved March IS 1901.
JOHN WALTER SMITH.
Governor