The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-09-07
PROCLAMATION
Proposing Amendments to the Consti-
tuition of the State, 1922.

WHEREAS. at the January Session Of the
General Assembly Of Maryland, held in the
year 1922, five Acts We're passed, proposing
additions and amendments to the Constitution
of the State, to-wit: Chapter Z, proposing an
amendment TO Seton of Article 3, title,
Legislative Department Chapter 20 pro-
posing an amendment to Section of Article
3, title, Legislative Department Chapter
al, proposing an amendment TO Section #
Article 6, title, TREASURY Department" ;
Chapter 227, proposing an additional Article
to the Constitution to be known as Article
XVII thereof title, "Quadreunial Elr,Uous' ;
and Chapter 215, proposing an amendment to
Section 10 Of Article 10 title, 'Misceliane-
Gus and which said five Acts in the
words and figures following:
CHAPTER Z.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
Of Article Ill, of the Constitution Of the
State of Maryland. title "Legislative De
partment,' increasing the number Of leg
islative districts of Baltimore City, and pro-
viding for the submission of said amrnd-
ment to the qualified voters of the State Of
Maryland for adoption or rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland three-ffths of all the
members Of each of the two Houses concurr-
ing. 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 De
partment,' the same if adopted by the legally
qualified voters of the State. as herein pro-
ViCked, to become Section of Article Ill of
the Constitution of the State Of Maryland.
,. The City Of Baltimore shall be divided
into six legislative districts as near rs may
be of equal population and of contiguous ter
ritory, and each of said legislative districts
of Baltimore City as they may from time to
time be laid out, in accordance with the pro-
visions hereof. and each county in the State
shall be entitled to Senator, who shall be
elected by the qualified voters of the said leg
islative districts of Baltimore City and of the
counties of the State, respectively. and shall
serve four years from the date Of his cleo
ton, subject to the classification of Senators
hereafter provided for.
Sec. .. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid. That said afuregong sec
tlon,shereby proposed an amendment to the
Constitution, shall be at the next general cleo
ton for Members of the House of Representa-
tives of Congress held in 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
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 now provided 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 Fourtes tn Article of the
Constitution, and further proceedings had in
accordance with sad Article Fourteen.
Approved March /, 1922.