Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-09-16

WHEREAS, at the January Session Of me nc
General Assembly. of Maryland. held IN tns
additions and amendments to the Constitution
of the State, towit: Chapter 7, proposing an
amendment to Section 2 Of Article }, tue
Legislative Department; Chapter 40. propos'
title, Legislative Department; chapter. i.l'
proposing an amendment to Section / q nv.
ticle s, title Treasury Department; CnPtef
227. proposing an additional Article TO the Con
title. "Quadrennial Elections; and Chapter
us, proposing amendment to Section ~ o.
Article is, title, "Miscellaneous"; and which
said five Acts in the words and figures foi'
lowing:
CHAPTER 7.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Session
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 /. Re it enacted by the General A.
sembly of Maryland, three-ffths of all the
members of each of the two House concurring.
that the following Section be and the same Is
hereby proposed as amendment to Section
Of Article III Of the Constitution Of the state
the same if adopted by the legally qualified vot.
ers of the State, as herein provided, to hscom:
Section of Article III of the Constitution Of
the State of Maryland.
3. The City Of baltimore shall be divided
into six legislative districts as near IS may be
of equal population and of contiguous territory
and each of said legislative districts OF BAIT
more City, as they may from time to time De
hereof, and each county in the State, shall os
entitled to Senator, who shall be elected
by the qualified voters of the said legislative
districts Of Baltimore City and Of the counties
four years fron the date of his election. subject
to the classification of Senators hereafter pro-
vided for.
Sec. O. And be it further enacted by the au-
thority aforesaid. That said aforegong section'
hereby proposed 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 tor Adep'
tion 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 pro-
vided by law, and Immediately after said cleo
ton due returns shall be made to the Governor
of the vote for and against said proposed
amendment, as directed by said Fourteenth
Article of the Constitution and further pro-
ceedings had in accordance with said Article
Fourteen
Approved March I, 1929.
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
City of Baltimore in the House of Delegates;
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,
sen,bly Of Maryland. three-ffths of all the mem
bers of each of the two Houses concurr'"g.
that the following Section be and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment to Section 4
of Article III Of the Constitution Of the St; ts
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 Articl". III of the Consttu-
tion of the State of Maryland.
e.: As soon as may be. Ffter the taking and
publishing of the National Census Of 1900. or
after the enumeration of the population Of this
State, under the authority thereof, there shall
be an apportionment of representation in the
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, snail De enttleu 10 TWO
delegates and every county having popula-
ton of eighteen thousand and less than
twenty eight thousand souls, shall be entitled
to three delegates; and every county having 4
than forty thousand souls. shall be entitled to
four delegates: and every county having a
population of forty. thousand and less than fifty
FIVE thousand souls, shall be entitled to FIVE
fion of ffty-fve thousand souls and upwards
shall be entitled to six delegates and no more I;
and each of the six legislative districts Of the
City OF Baltimore shall be entitled to the num-
Der Of delegates to which the largest county
shall or may be entitled under the aforegoing
apportionment, and the General Assembly shall
have the power to provide by law, from time
to time, for altering and changing the beun'
daries Of the existing legislative districts Of the
City of Baltimore, so to make them as near
as may be of equal population; but said district
shall always consist of contiguous territory, In
the General Assembly at the regular SEES,
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 hx
the boundaries of the six legislative districts,
shall give adequate notice of the same; and the
boundaries so fixed shall remain until altered
or changed by the General Assembly.
Sec. q. And be il further enacted by the au-
thority aforesaid, That said aforegoing section,
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 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
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 /, 1922.
CHAPTER 141.
AN ACT to propose 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
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