Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1922-09-08
Proposing

WHEREAS. at the January Session o. ~
General Assembly OF Maryland. held in Tbs
year 1921 five Acts were passed, pIoposit
addition and amendments to the Constituuon
OF the State, to.wit Chapter 7, proposing IN
amendment TO Section Of Article s. ulie
Legislative Department" Chapter ~, prop's
ing an amendment TO Section Of Arhele >
title, Legislative Department; Chapter ~
proposing an amendment 20 Section ] OF AT
tlcle 8, title Treasury Department.; Shapte'
227, proposing an additional Article 70 me Non
stitution, to be known as Aftiele XVII tneteol
title, "Quadrennial Elections; and Nhaptei
Article Is title, Miscellaneous" and which
said five Acts are in the words and figures iol'
lowing
CHAPTER 2.
AN ACT to propose an amendment TO Section
2 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 10 the
qualified voters Of the State Of Maryland ior
adoption or rejeetion &
Section I. BE il enacted by the General As-
sspbly Of Maryland thrse;hfths OF all the
members Of each Of the two House eoncurnng,
that the following Section be and the same Is
hereby proposed as an Amtndmant to sseuon Z
~ Article III Of the Constitution Of the state
Of Maryland, title Legislative Department
the same II Adopted by the legally qualified vot-
efs 81 the State, as hsTsin provided, 70 become
Section Of Article III Of the Constitution OF
the STATE Of Maryland. 80,
2. The City Of Baltimore shall be divldsu
into six legislative districts as near IS may se
81 equal population and Of contiguous terT1oiy'
and each Of said legislative districts Of Bsitl,
more City, as they may from time to time be
laid out, in accordance with the provls,ouus
hereof, and each county in the state snall "
entitled to one Senator, who shall be eiseiea
by the qualified voters Of the said legislative
districts Of Baltimore City and Of the eouhues
OF the State respectively, and shall serve Tor
four years from the date of his election subject
TO the classification Of Senators hereafter pro-
vided for.
See. 2, And be it further enacted by the au'
thorty aforesaid, That said aforegoing seet n
hereby proposed as an amendment to the Con-
sttution, shall be at the next general elscuop
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 Inc aireeuohss
contained in Article XIV Of the CONSTITUTION Of
this State, and at the said general election me
vote on the said proposed amendment 10 ths
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 Governo,
Of the vote for and against said proposea
amendment, as directed by said fourteenth
Article of the Constitution, and further PRO
ceedinss had in accordance with said Article
Fourteen.
Approved March /, 1922.