Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-08-12

WHERE'S at the January Session sa% ., o. IN, ,Ss
year 1922. five Acts were passed. proposing
additions and amendments to the Constitution on
'Legi.iative Department; Chapter 20. propo:.
ing an amendment to Section Of Article y
proposing an amendment to Section Of Ar
tiele 6, title Treasury Department; chapter
227, proposing an additional Article to the Con-
stitution, to be known as Article AV!l tnefeoI,
title, "Quadrennial Elections; and Chapter
avs. proposing an amendment to Section 10 u
Article Is, title, miscellaneous" and winch
said FIVE Acts are in the words and figures foi-
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 rejection:
Section /. BE il enacted by the General AZ
sembly of Maryland. three-hfths OF all the
members of each of the two House concurring
that the following Section be and the same Is
hereby proposed as an amendment to Secuon
Of .cf Id Of of. the Ss
the same if adopted by the legally qualihed vot-
ers of the State, as herein provided, to become
Section of Article III Of the Constitution OF
the State of Maryland.
into six legislative districts as near as may De
Of equal population and Of contiguous territofy'
and each Of said legislative districts OF BAIT
more City, as they may from time to o oms D
hereof. and each county in the state shall DC
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 for
four years from the date of his election: SUBJECT
to the classification of Senators hereafter pro-
vided for.
Sec 2. And be it further enacted by the au-
thority aforesaid, That said aforegoing section,
hereby proposed as an amendment to the Ion
sttution, 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 me
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, directed by said Fourteenth
Article of the Constitution, and further pro
ceedings had in accordance with said Article
Fourteen.
Approved March !, 1922.
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 or rejection.
Section /. Re it enacted by fhe General As
sembly of Maryland. three-hfths of all the mem
bers of each of the two Houses concurring'
hat the following Section be and the same IS $
of Article l II of the Constitution of the State
Of Maryland title Legislative Department"
the same if adopted ~ 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.
4. AS may be. after 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 a population OF eighteen
thousand souls or less. shall be entitled to 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 a
population of twentyeight thousand and less
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
delegates; and every county having popua
ton of hfty-ive thousand souls and upwards
shall be entitled to six delegates and no more;
4 t It ~ h.
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
apportonment and the General Assembly shall
have the power to provide by law, from time
TO time, for altering and changing the boun-
dares 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 contiguous territory. In
case the General Assembly, at the regular ses
sion of nineteen hundred and twenty-five, fails
to FIX the boundaries Of the six legislative dis:
tricts of the City of Baltimore, the Board Of
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.
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 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 l, 1922.
CHAPTER 1A.
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 rejection.
Section l. Re it enacted by the General As.
sembly of Maryland, three hfths of all the mem.
bers of each of the two Houses concurring,
that the following be and the same hereby is
proposed as an amendment to Section OF