Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-11-04

| WHEREAS, at the January Session Of the
General Assembly. Of Maryland. hela ~ sns
additions and amendments to the Consntntion
of the State, towit: Chapter :. proposing an
amendment to Section Of Article ,. u'ie'
ing an amendment to Section : ei Ariel. :.
| title, Legislative Department; chapter i4l'
proposing an amendment to Section. Of Ar
ticle s, title Treasury Department; Snapter
stitution to be known as Article XVII thereon,
title, "Quadrennial Elections; and Chapte!
27S, proposing amendment to Section ~ q
Article Is, title, "Mscellaneous and wh sSl'
| said five Acts are in the words and hgures ioi
lowing:
CHAPTER 7.
| AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
| of Article III, Of the Constitution OF the
State of Maryland, title Legislative Depart
ment," increasing the number of legislative
districts of Baltimore City, and providing
for the submission of said amendment to the
qualified voters of the State Of Maryland for
adoption or rejection:
| Section l.. Re it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland, three.hfths Of all the
members of each of the two House concufrlhg,
| that the following Section be and the same u
hereby proposed amendment to Secuon
Of Article III OF the Constitution OF the state
| Of Maryland. title Legislative Department,
ers Of the State, as herein provided, to become
| Section of Article III Of the Constitution OF
the State of Maryland.
2. The City of Baltimore shall De oiviuso
| into six legislative districts as near a. may be
of equal population and Of contiguous territory
and each Of said legislative districts OF Balti-
| more City, a. they may from time to time DC
laid out in accordance with tse pr sS,ii h.
| entitled to one Senator, who shall be elected
| by the qualified voters of the said Legislative
districts Of Baltimore City and Of the counties
| of the State. respectively, and shall serve TOT
four years from the date Of his election; subject
to the classification of Senators hereafter pro-
| vded for.
| Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the au-
thority aforesaid, That said aforegoing seetion'
| hereby proposed as an amendment to the Con
stitution, shall be at the next general election
| for Members of the House of Representatives
of Congress held in this State submitted to the
legal and qualified voters of the State for adop-
ton or rejection. in pursuance OF the aireetlons
contained in Article XIV Of the Constitution OF
this State. and at the said general election the
! Constitution shall be by ballot. and upon each
ballot there shall be printed the words For
i the Constitutional Amendment" and Against
the Constitutional Amendment, as now pro
/ ton due returns shall he made TO the Governor
of the vote for and against said proposed
| amendment as directed by said fourteentn
| Article OF the Constitution, ana IuItheI Pio
eeedngs had in accordance with said Article
| Fourteen.
Approved March I, 1924.
ARTICLE 20.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
| of Article III Of the Constitution of the
State Of Maryland, title Legislative Depart
| ment," regulating the representation of the
~f D.i - tba HnuSe If DeleUate6.
and providing for the submission of said
| amendment to the qualified voters OF the
| State for adoption rejection.
| Section !. Re it enacted by the General As
sembIy Of MARYLAND. three-hfths Of all the mem
hers of each of the two Houses concurring,
that the following Section he and the same is
| hereby proposed an amendment to Section
Of Article III of the Constitution Of the State
| of Maryland. title Legislative Department,
the same if adopted by the legally qualified
| voters of the State, as herein provided, to be-
come Section of Article III of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Maryland.
publishing of the National Census Of 1900. or
| after the enumeration of the population Of this
| State, under the authority thereof. there shall
House Of Delegates. to be made on the follow
| ing basis to wit: Each of the several counties
| of the State, having population OF eighteen
| thousand souls or less, shall be entitled to two
| ton of over eighteen thousand and less than
| twenty eight. thousand souls shall be entitled
| to three delegates; and every county having
| population of twenty-eieht thousand and less
than forty thousand souls, shall be entitled to
| four delegates: and every county having
population of forty thousand and less than fifty
| five thousand souls, shall be. entitled to five
| delegates: and every county having a popua-
| ton Of ffty-fve thousand souls and upwards
shall be entitled to six delegates and no more;
and each of the six legislative district. of the
Der Of delegates to which the largest county
| shall may be entitled under the aforegoing
| apportionment, and the General Assembly shall
have the power to provide by law, from time
daries Of the existing legislative districts Of the
| City of Baltimore, so as to make them as near
as may be of equal population; but said district
shall always consist OF cointisuous territory. In
sion of nineteen hundred and twenty two. fails
| to fix the boundaries of the six legislative dis.
tricts Of the City. Of Baltimore. the Board Of
| Supervisors Of Elections of said city shall fix
the boundaries Of the six legislative districts.
subject to the limitations contained herein, and
shall give adequate notice of the same; and the
boundaries so fixed shall remain until altered
| or changed by the General Assembly.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the au-
thorty aforesaid That said aforegoing section,
hereby proposed as an amendment to the Con
| for Members of the House of Representatives
| of Congress held in this State submitted to the
legal and qualified voters of the State for adop-
ton rejection, in pursuance of the directions
| contained in Article XIV of the Constitution
| of this State, and at the said general election
| the vote on the said proposed amendment to
the Constitution shall be by ballot and upon
each ballot, there shall be printed the words
"For the Constitutional Amendment" and
against the. Constitutional Amendment" as
now provided by law, and Immediately after
4 said election due returns shall be made to the
Governor Of the vote for and against said pro-
| posed amendment as directed by said Four
teenth Article of the Constitution, and further
proceedings had in accordance with said Article
| Fourteen.
Approved March I, 1929.
CHAPTER i41.
/ AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
Of Article s, title Treasury Department."
Of the Constitution of Maryland, prescribing
the salary of the Comptroller and the terms
Of Office Of the Comptroller and the Treas
urer; and providing for the submission of
said amendment to the qualified voters Of the
State for adoption or rejection.
Section /. Re it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland, three-ffths of all the mem.
bers of each of the two Houses concurring,
/ that the following be and the same hereby Is
proposed as amendment to Section ! of
Article 6, title Treasury Department" Of the
Constitution of Maryland, the same if adopted