Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1922-09-22
PROCLAMATION
Proposing Amendments the Constitution of the State,

WHEREAS. at the January Session Of NE
General Assembly Of Maryland, held IN the
year 1924. FIVE Acts we're passed, proposns
addition, and amendments to the Constitution
Of the State, to-wit: Chapter 2, proposing an
amendment TO Section Of Article J. u'ie
Legislative Department chapter ~, prop,
ing an amendment to Section Of Article =
title, Legislative Department; Chapter ~
proposing an amendment 10 Section ] o. NJ
tiele 8, title Treasury Department'; Shapts'
al. proposing an additional Article 70 me Oon
stituiion to be known as Article XVII thereof,
title. "Quadrennial Elections; and chapter
avs, proposing an amendment to Section lo o.
Article is, title, MISCELLANEOUS" and which
said five Acts are in the words and figures fol
lowing:
CHAPTER 7.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
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 Tor
adoption or rejection;
Section /. Re il enacted by the General ~
sembiy Of Maryland. three-hfths OF all the
members OF each Of the two House eoneuffing,
that the following Section be and the s.me "
hereby proposed as an amendment TO Seolsn
Of Maryland title Legislative Department,
the same il adopted BY the legally quahnsh sot'
ers Of the State, as herein provided, 10 become
Section 2 Of Article III Of the Constitution OF
the State Of Maryland
q The City Of Baltimore shall pbe diNidsa
into six legislative districts as near IS may re
Of eaual population and Of contiguous territory.
aud each Of said legislative districts OF BAN
more City. as they may from tim, 10 tune Dc
laid out, in accordance With ths provisions
hereof. and each county in the State sA1h os
entsied TO one Senator, who shall ee eieeteo
BY the qualified voters Of the said legislative
districts Of Baltimore City and Of the eonn'aes
OF the State, respectively. and SHAH serve ior
four wears from the date Of bis election, subject
to the classification Of Senators hereafter pro
vided for.
Sec. ? And be il further enacted by the au-
thority aforesaid, That said aforegoins section,
hereby proposed as an amendment 70 the Con
stitution, shall be Al the next general election
for Members Of the House Of Representatives
Of Congress held in this State submitted 10 the
legal and qualified voters Of the State for adop-
ton or rejection, 10 pursuance Of the directions
contained in Article XIV Of the Constitution OF
this State. and al the said general election the
vote on the said proposed amendment to the
Constitution shall be BY ballot. and upon each
ballo, there shall Be printed the words For
the Constitutional Amendment" and Against
vided by law, and Immediately after said elee-
ton 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 pro-
ceedings had in accordance with said Article
Fourteen.
AnnroYed Mach I 1927