Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-08-26

vded 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, as directed by said Fourteenth
Article Of the Constitution. and further pro
ceedings had in accordance with said Article
Fourteen.
Approved March 1, 1922.
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 rejection.
Section i. Re it enacted by the General As
sen,bly Of MARYLAND three-ffths of all the mem
hers 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 Tegislative Department"
the same if adopted ~ the legally qualified
come Section OF Article III Of the consitu-
ton of the State of MARYLAND
T. AS soon as may be. after the taking and
publishing of the National Census OF 1900, or
after the enumeration of the population of this
State, under the authority thereof, there shall
be an 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 or less, shall be entitled to two
delegates; and every county having popua'
ton of over eighteen thousand and less than
twenty eight thousand souls. shall be entitled
to three delegates; and every county having
population of twenty eight thousand and less
than forty thousand souls. shall be entitled to
four, delegates; and every county having e.. a
FIVE thousand souls, shall be entitled to fve
delegates: and every county having popula-
ton Of hfty-five thousand souls and upwards
shall be entitled to six delegates and no more;
and each of the six legislative district: 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 aforeRolng
| 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
as may be of equal population; but said district
| shall always consist Of contiguous territory. In
| case the General Assembly. at the regular SEES
| sion of nineteen hundred and twenty-five, tails
to fix the boundaries of the six legislative dis
| tricts of the City of Baltimore, the Board of
| Supervisors of Elections of said city shall fix
| the boundaries of the six legislative districts
| shall give adequate notice of the same: and the
| boundaries so fixed shall remain until altered
or changed by the General Assembly.
| Sec. 2 And be it further enacted by the att
thority aforesaid, That said aforegoing section,
| hereby proposed amendment to the Con
stituton, 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
the vote on the said proposed amendment to
| the Constitution shall be by ballot. and upon
each ballot there shall he printed the words
| 'For the Constitutional Amendment and
i Aun; ,at h.. al dp,Ap
| 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 I, 1922.
CHAPTER 14i.
| AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
! of Article g. 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 or rejection.
Section /. Be it enacted by the General As.
sembly of Maryland, three-ifths of all the men,
| bers of each of the two Houses concurring,
| tnat tnc tOiloWlnB DC anu same neFeOy ID
| 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
s of the Constitution.
Section /. There shall be Treasury De.
| partment, consisting of a Comptroller chosen
| by the qualified electors of the State. at each
| general election at which the Governor 10
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 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 perquisites Of any kind in add.
tion to his salary for the performance of any
duty or services whatsoever In case of a
vacancy in either of the Offices by death or
! otherwise, the Governor, by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate. shall Eli such
i vacancy by appointment, to continue until an.
ether election or choice by the Legislature,
20 the case may be. and nntl the Qualification