Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1901-05-03

| future be known and numbered Six
tenth Ward; the present Nineteenth
Ward shall in future be known and
numbered Twentieth Ward; the pres
ent Twentieth Ward shall in future be
known and numbered Nineteenth
| Ward; the present Twenty-first 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 Twenty-third
| Ward shall in future be known and
numbered Twenty-third Ward; and
the present Twonty-fourth Ward shall
in future be known and numbered
llwenty-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,
1885, and the Second Legislative dis
trict of Baltimore city shall be and
consist of the wards as newly num-
!
, 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 aud
consist of the wards as newly mum
bered in this Act from the Seven
teenth to the Twentv-fourth. both in
elusive as said wards were laid out
under the provisions of the Act Of
1898. as aforesaid.
657 B. The First Councilmanic dis
trict shall be and consist Of the wards
as newly numbered by this Act from
one to six, both inclusive. as said
wards were laid ont under the pro-
visions of the Net 1898. aforesaid:
that the Second Councilmanic Dis
trict shall be and consist of the fol
lowing wards as newly numbered by
this Act, namely: Seventh, Eighth
Ninth, Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fiji
teenth rs said wards were laid out
under the provisions Of the Act of
1898, aforesaid: that the Third COun-
cilmanic District shall be and consist
of the following wards. as newly num-
hered by this Act. n1mclv: Tenth,
Eleventh, Fourteenth Sixteenth, Nine
tecnth and Twentieth as said wards
were laid out under the provisions of
the Act of 1888, aforesaid; that the
Fourth Councilmanic District shall be
and consist of the following wards.
rs newly numbered by this Act Seven
tenth, Eighteenth. Twenty-first.
Twenty-second Twcnty-third and
Twenty-fourth, as said wards We're laid
out under the provisions of the Act
of 1898. aforesaid
2l1. The Second Branch shall con.
sist of nine members. one of whom
shall be the president thereof and
shall possess the qualifications and be
elected as hereinafter provided. The
other eight members shall ne elected
from four cOuncilmanic districts. two
from each district, said district to
be established and fixed as herein de.
| fined by this Act. The members of
the Second Branch. excepting the
president 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 Senators
and members of the House of Dele
gates from Baltimore city. but they
shall seyerally 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
cd. Nor shall ANYTHING in this Act If.
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 severallv 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 citv
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 il
this Act had not been passed.
Section 3. And be it further enact.
de, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.
| Approved March rs. 1901
| IOJN WAL TED CATITJI
Governor.
JOHN HUMMER
President of the Senate.
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