Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-08-19
PROCLAMATION


WHEREAS. at the January Session Of the
General Assembly Of Maryland, held IN the
year 1922, five Acts were passed proposing
additions and amendments to the Constitution
of the State. to-wit: Chapter 7. proposing an
Legislative Department; Chapter 20, Pr9pos-
ing an amendment to Section Of Article j.
title, Legislative Department" Chapter ltl'
proposing an amendment to Section l 81 Ar
ticle 6, title Treasury Department; Chapter
227, proposing an additional Article TO the Con
s;itution, 10 be known as Article XVII thereof,
title, "Quadrennial Elections; and Chapter
as, proposing an ameEdment to Section ~ "
Article IS, title, "Miseellaneous"; and wh ns
said five Acts are in the words and hgures foi'
lowing:
CHAPTER 7.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
Q 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
oua,iied voters Of the State Of Maryland for
adoption or rejection:
Section /. BE it enacted by the General A.
ssmbly Of Maryland, three,hfths OF all tne
members of each of the two House concurflhs,
that the following Section be and the same - >
hereby proposed as an amendment to Seeuon
OF Article III of the Constitution Of the State
Of Mar Hand title Legislative Department
the same if adopted by the legally quaihsd vot-
ers of the State, as herein provided, TO oseoms
Section of Article III of the Constitution Oh
the State of Mary ,-.,..
, The City of baltimore shall be divlosu
into six legislative districts as near as may ne
of equal population and of contiguous territory
and each OF said legislative districts OF bati-
more City az they may from time to time De
laid out. in accordance with the provisions
hereof and each county in the State, shall De
entitled to one Senator, who shall be elected
BY the qualified voters Of the said legislative
districts Of Baltimore City and Of the countiee
of the State. respectively, and shall serve lor
four years from the date of his election, suoJect
to the classification Of Senators hereafter pro-
vided for
Sec. q And be it further enacted by the au-
thority Aforesaid That said foregoing 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 nov pro-
vided by law, and Immediately after said cleo
ton due returns shall be made to the Governor
Of he 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.