Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-08-15

proposing an amendment 20 Section ! OF
Article y. title Treasury b.lartment !;
Chapter ~, proposing an additional Ar
dele 10 the Constitution. TO be known az
Article XVII thereof. title. "Quadrenniai
Elections and Chapter 20. proposing an
amendment 10 Section 10 OF Article ii.
tide. Miscellaneous" and which said i've
Acts ars Ia The words and figures follow
ing
CHAPTER 4.
AN ACT to propose an amendment TO Sec
lion = OF Article Ill. OF the Constlfu-
ZION OF the State OF Maryland, title
"LegisiatI.e Department.. increasing
the number OF legislative districts OF
suSIuisslon OF said amendment 10 the
Qaaiined voters Of the State OF Mary
land for adoption or rejection;
Section J. Be :: enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland. three hsths OF all
the members OF each OF the TWO Houses
and the same is hereby proposed as an
amendment To Section OF Article III Of
the Constitution or the State pf Maryland,
title Legislative Department. the same II
IadOpted by the legally qualified voters OF
the state, as herein provided. 10 become
Section OF Article Ill of the Constitution
OF the State OF Maryland
2 The City OF Baltimore shall be di-
vided Into six Legislative districts as near
as may be OF equal population and OF con
tiguous territory, ana each OF said legis
latiye districts OF Baltimore city, as they
may from time IN time be laid out ia ac-
cordance With The provisions hereof, and
each county In The State, shah be entitled
to Que senator who shah be elected by
the quaiifled voters OF the said Legislative
districts Of Baltimore City and OF the
counties OF the State. respectively, and
shah serve for four years from the date
OF his election, subject 10 the ciassitca-
ton OF Senators hereafter provided for.
See. . Aud be Ii further enacted by the
authority aforesaid. That said aforegoing
section. hereby proposed as an amendment
to the Constitution. shall be AT the next
general election Tor Members of the House
81 Representatives OF Congress held A.
this State submitted to the legal and
qualified voters OF the State for adoption
or rejection, In pursuance of the directions
contained In Article XIV of the Constitu-
ton OF this State. and M the said general
election the vote son The said proposed
amendment 10 the Constitution shall De
by ballot, aud upon each ballot thek,
shall be printed the words "FOr the Con.
sututi0nal Amendment and Against the
Constitutional Amendment as now pro.
vided by law and Immediately after said
election due returns shall be made to the
Governor OF the vote for and against said
proposed amendment, as directed by said
Fourteenth Article a the Constitution
ana i i,,t proceedings se had In accord
Approved March /, 1922.
CHAPTER 20.
AN ACT 10 propose an amendment 10 Sec.
ton OF Article Ill OF the Constitu-
ton OF tina State of Maryland. title
Legislative Department" regulating
the representation of the City of Bal.
timore In the House of Delegates; and
providing for the submission Of said
amendment TO the qualified voters ol
the State for adoption or rejection.
Section !. BE ii enacted by the General
| Assembly of Maryland, three-ifths of all
the members of each of the two Houses
jeoncurring. that the following Section BIZ
and the same Is hereby proposed as IN
amendment TO Section 4 OF Article Ill OF
the Constitution of the State of Maryland
title Legislative Department the same
IL adopted by the legally qualified voters
OF the State. as herein provided, to become
Section Of Article Ill of the Constitu.
tlon Of the State of Maryland.
4. As soon as may be, after the takins
and publishing of the National Census ol
1900, or afte- the enumeration of the iJOpu-
lation OF this State, under the authority
thereof. there shall be M apportionmeni
OF representation In the House of Dele
gates. 10 be made on the following basis
60 wit: Each OF the several counties OF
The State, having a population of eighteen
thousand souls or less. shall be entitled "a
two delegates; and every county having
a population of over. eighteen thousand
and less than twenty eight thousand
souls, shall be entitled 10 three delegates
and every county having population OF
|
thousand sduis. shall be entitled to four
delegates; and every county having a
population OF forty Thousand aud less
than ffty-lve thousand souls, shall be
entitled>to five delegates; and every coun-
~ having n population OF fifty-fiv thous-
snd souls and upwards shall be entitled Ia
six delegates and no more; and each OF
the six legislative districts of the City of
Baltimore shall be entitled to the number oil
delegates to which the largest county shall
or may be entitled under the aforegoing ap-
Eortionment, and the General Assembly
shall have the power to provide by law,
from time To time. for altering and chang
ing the boundaries of the existing legis-
tative districts of theftHty Gf Baltimore.
so as 10. make them near as may be of
equal population; but said district shall
always consist OF contiguous sterritory.
In ease the General Assembly. at the regu-
lar session OF nineteen hundred and
twenty two. falls Ia Xix the boundaries OF
the six legislative districts of the City OF
Baltimore, the Board Of Supervisors al
Elections of said city shall fix the bound
aries of the six legislative districts, sub
feet 20 the limitations contained herein,
and shah give adequate notice of the
same; and the boundaries so fixed shall
remain until altered or changed by the
General Assembly. E*
See. .. And be il further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That said afOregofng
section. hereby proposed as an amend.
ment tQsthe Constitution. shall be at the
next general election for Members OF tile
House Al Representatives of Congress held
In this State submitted 10 the legal and
qualified voters OF the State for adoption
or rejection, Ia pursuance OF the dlrec-
lions foatafied III Article XIV Of the Con
stit1tfaAs NJ this State. ana at the said
generHT election the vote on the saids.pro-
posed amendment To the Constitution shall
be by ballot. and upon each ballot there
shall be printed the words For che Com
stiiutional Amendment and Against the
Constitutional Amendment" as now nro-
yided by law, and Immediately after said
election due returns shall be made 10 the
Governor OF the vote for and against said
proposed amendment. as directed by said
Fourteenth Article of the Constitution,
and further proceedings had in accordance
with said Article Fourteen.
Approved March 1, 1922.
CHAPTER 141.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Sec
ton 4 of Article q. title Treasury
department" of the Constitution OF
Maryland. prescribing the salary Of
the Comptroller and the terms of office
Of the Comptroller and the Treasurer Z
and providing for the submission OF
said amendment 10 the qualified voters
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