The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-11-03

ARTICLE 20.

AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
4 of Article III of the Constitution of the
State of MARYLAND, title Legislative Depart
nent" 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 l. BE IT enacted by the General AS
sembly of Maryland three-htths OF all the mem
bers of each of the two Houses 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
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
be 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 less, shall be entitled to two
delegates; and every county having a popula-
ton of over eighteen thousand and less than
twentv-eight thousand souls shall be entitled
Population h 81 twentyeish w 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 htty-
FIVE thousand souls, shall be entitled to five
delegates; and every county having popula-
ton of fifty-fve thousand souls and upwards
shall be entitled to six delegates and no more;
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
apportonmen., and the General Assembly shall
have the power to provide by law, from time
to time, for altering and changing the boun-
daries of the existing legislative districts of the
City OF Baltimore, so as to make them as near
rs may be Of equal population; but said district
shall aiv ays consist Of contiguous territory. In
easc the General Assembly, at the regular ses
sion of nineteen hundred and twenty two, tails
TO fix the boundaries of the six legislative dis
ircts 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.
thority aforesaid. That said aforegoins section
hereby proposed as an amendment to the Con
etitution, 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 fo- 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 Constitution shall be by ballot, and upon
each ballot there shall be printed the words
against the Constitutional Amendment" as
now provided by law, and Immediately after
eaid 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 i4.
l of Article 6, 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 /. Be it enacted by the General As
senlbly Of Maryland, three-ffths of all the nen-
that the following be and the same hereby is
proposed as an amendment to Section ! of
Article s, title Treasury Department" of the
Constitution of Maryland, the same if adopted
by the legally qualified voters of the State, as
herein provided, to become Section of Article
of the Constitution.
Section l. There shall be Treasury De
partment, consisting of Comptroller chosen
by the qualified electors of the State, at each
general election at which the Governor l.,
chosen. who shall receive such salary as may
pointed by the two Houses OF the Legislature
at each regular session thereof, in which be-
gins the term Of the Governor on joint ballot
who shall receive an annual salary of two
thousand FIVE hundred dollars; and the terms
of Office of the said Comptroller and Treasurer
shall be for four years, and until their sue
cessors shall qualify; and neither of the said
officers shall be allowed or receive any fees
commissions or perqusites of any kind in add-
ton to his salary for the performance of any
duty services whatsoever: In case of a
vacancy in either of the Offices by death or
otherwise. the Governor, by and with the ad-
tice and consent OF the Senate. shall fill such
,tter election or choice by the Legislature
- ,.r may be. and until the qualification