The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-09-01
PROCLAMATION
Proposing Amendments the Constitution of the sae

WHEREAS, at the January Session OF the
General ,1,5 Assembly Of Maryland held IN tns
additions and amendments to the Constitution
of the State, to-wit: Chapter J, proposing an
amendment to Section el Article g 5. title title
ing amendment to Section 4 Of Article j.
title, Legislative Department; Chapter 14l,
proposing an amendment to Section l Of Ar.
227, proposing an additional Article to the Con
stitution, to be known as Article XVII thereof,
title, "Quadrennial Elections; and Chapter
AEes s. its n and
said FIVE Acts are in the words and hgures 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 humber 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 /. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland, three-hfths of all the
members of each of the two House concurrrng'
that the following Section be and the same IS
hereby proposed amendment to Section z
Of Article III of the Constitution of the State
of Maryland title Legislative Department.,
the same if adopted BY the legally 9ualihed vot.
srs Of the State, as herein PROVIDED, to become
Section Of Article III of the Constitution OF
3. The City Of Baltimore shall be divided
into six legislative districts as near as may be
of equal population and of contiguous territory,
and each of said legislative districts of Bati-
more City, as they may from time to time be
laid out, in accordance with the PROVISIONS
hereof, and each county in the State, shall be
entitled to one Senator, who shall be elected
by the qualified voters of the said legislative
districts of Baltimore City and of the counties
the from sRs ate Of hs
vided for.
Sec. g.. 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-
contained in Article XIV of the Constitution of
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
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-
eeedings had in accordance with said Article
Fourteen.
Approved March ], 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 or rejection.
Section l. Be 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 Section be and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment to Section
Of Article III of the Constitution of the State
Of Maryland title Legislative Department.
the ne # adopted BY the ega al be
come Section of Article III of the Constitu-
tion of the State of Maryland. =,
4; As soon as may be, after the taking ,9oo and nd
after the enumeration of the population of this
State, under the authority thereof. there shall
be anpnrtionmeht of representation in the
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
delegates; and every county having popula-
ton of over eighteen thousand and less than
twenty-eiqht thousand souls, shall be entitled
to three delegates; and every county having
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 popula-
ton of hfty-hve thousand souls and upwards
shall be entitled to six delegates and more;
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
~ l.
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
as may be of equal population; but said district
shall always consist of contiguous territory. In
case the General Assembly, at the regular
sion OF nineteen hundred and twenty-five, fails
to fix the boundares a 9f the six legislative s dis is
Supervisors of Elections of said city shall FIX
the boundaries of the six legislative districts,
subject to the limitations contained herein. and
boundaries so fixed shall remain until altered
or changed by the General Assembly.
Sec. 3. 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-
contained in Article XIV of the Constitution
of this State, and at the said general election
the vote on the said proposed amendment tc
the Constitution shall be by ballot and upon
sash ballot there shall be printed the e, words
against the Constitutional Amendment"
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 an amendment to Section
of Article E, title Treasury Department."
cf 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 /: 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 an amendment to Section ! of
Of Marssn the adop.sd
by the legally qualified voters Of the State, as
herein provided, to become Section of Article
Of the Constitution.
partment, consisting of a.Comptroller chosen
by the qualified electors of the State, at each
general election at which the Governor Is
chosen, who shall receive such salary as may
be fixed by law; and Treasurer, to be ap-
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 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
cessnre shall qualify; md neither of the said
officers shall be allowed, or receive any fees,
commissions perquistes of any kind in addi-
ton to his salary for the performance of any
duty services whatsoever. In of
vacancy in either of the offices by death or
otherwise, the Governor, by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate, shall fill such
vacancy by appointment to continue until an
other election or choice by the Legislature,
'he case may be. and until the qualification
Early Mediums of Exchange.
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