The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-05-10
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.

Second Legislative District of Balti-
more City shall be and consist Of the
wards as newly numbered in this Act
from the ninth to the sixteenth. both in
elusive, as said wards were laid out under
the provisions Of the Act of 1903. as
aforesaid: and the Third Legislative Dis
trlct Of baltimore City shall be and CON
sisr Of the wards as newly numbered in
this Act from the Seventeenth to the
Twenty-t9urth both inclusive as said
wards were laid out under the provisions
Of the Act Of 1895, as aforesaid.
65-B. The First Councilmanic Dis
tricr shal, be and consist of the wards as
newly numbered by this Act from one to
six. both inclusive, as said wards were
laid out under the provisions Of Act Of
1898, aforesaid; that the Second Coun-
cllmanic District shall be and consist of
the following wards, as newly numbered
by this Act, namely: Seventh, eighth.
ninth. twelfth thirteenth and fifteenth.
as said wards were laid out under the
provisions Of the Act of 1898, afore-
said, that the bird Councilmanic Dis
trict shall be and consist of the following
wards, as newly numbered by this Act,
namely Tenth, eleventh, fourteenth,
sixteenth, nineteenth and twentieth, as
said wards were laid out under the pro-
visions Of the Act Of 1893, as aforesaid;
that the Fourth Councilmanic District
shall be and consist of the following
wards as newly numbered by this Act,
namely: Seventeenth eighteenth, twenty
first, twenty-second, twenty third and
twenty-fourth, as said wards were laid
out under the provisions of the Act Of
1898 as aforesaid.
2II. The Second Branch shall consist
Of nine members, one of whom shall be
the President thereof, and shall possess
the qualifications and be elected as here
matter provided The other eight mem
bers shall be elected from four Council
manic Districts, two from each district
said districts to be established and fixed
as herein defined by this Act. The
members Of the Second Branch. except
Ing the President thereof shall be citizens
Of the United States, above the age of
Twenty-Five years, residents of the city of
baltimore tour years prior to the election,
each Of whom has been assessed 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 said members of the
Second Branch shall hold their office for
four years, except as provided in Section
2I3 Of this Article, and each of them
shall be paid a salary of one thousand
dollars per annum, payable monthly.
sec. ; And be it further enacted,
hat nothing in this Act shall affect the
terms Of the present Senators and Mem
bers OF the House of Delegates from
Baltimore City, but they shall severallv
continue to represent the respective Leg
islative Districts to which they were
elected until the end of their terms. re-
spectirely, as fully as if this Act had not
been passed. Nor shall anything in this
Act affect the terms of the members of
the First Branch, nor the members of
the Second Branch Of the City Council.
but they shall seyerally continue to rep
present the wards and Councilmanic
Districts for which they were elected,
until the expiration Of their term, respec-
lively, a. fully as if this Act had not Eeen
passed. Nor shall anything in this Act
affect the terms or the Jurisdiction of any
Of the Justices Of the Peace in and for
the City Of Baltimore, or other officials
in said City, but they shall be emitted to
continue to discharge their duties and
exercise their jurisdiction until the ex-
pHation Of their terms, as fully as if this
Act had not been passed
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the date
OF this passage.
Approved March IS, 1901
ions WALTER SMITH.
Governor
loHN HuHNER,
Seal President of the Senate.
FERDINAND {. LATROHE.
Speaker Of the House of Delegates. /
EXTRA SESSION, 1901,
NilAi I'm 10.
Entitled an Act to add a new section to
Article S. Of the Code Of Public Gen
eral Laws. title ELECTIONS, subtitle
miscellaneous Provisions, to come
after Section ~, and to be known as
Section MA, relating to the sub
division Of election districts and cleo
ton precincts.
SECTION /. BE it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly Of Maryland, That a new
section be and the same is hereby added |
to Article SO Of the Code Of Public Cen
eral Laws, title Elections subtitle
Miscellaneous Provisions to come in
after Section ~ and to be known as
Section MA, to read as follows
II7A. As soon after the passage of
this Act as shall be reasonably practi-