The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-10-26
PAGE EIGHT
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 Were passed, proposing
additions and amendments to the Consti ution
of the State, to-wit: Chapter Z, proposing an
amendment to Seton , of Article 8, tite.
Legislative Department Chapter 20, pro-
posing an amendment to Section 4 of Article
3. title, Legislative Department" Chapter
I4l. proposing an amendment to Section l #
Article 6, title, Treasury Department
Chapter 227, proposing an additional Article
XVII thereof, title, "Quadrcnnial Elect.ons'
and Chapter 2l5, proposing an amendment to
Section 10 of Article IS. title. Misc llane-
Gus; and which said five Acts are in the
words and figures following:
CHAPTER :.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
, Of Article III. of the Constitution Of the
State of Maryland, title Legislative De-
partmcnt." increasing the number of leg
iSlatve districts of Baltimore City. and pro-
vdng for the submission of said amend
nnent to the qualified voters Of the State of
Maryland for adoption rejection.
Section /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, three-tifths of all the
members of each of the two Houses concur
ing, that the following Section be and the
same is hereby proposed an amendment 10
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-
Nided TO become Section Of Art Gle III of
che Constitution of the State Of Maryland
>. The City of Baltimore shall b. divided
into six legislative districts near as may
be of equal population and Of contiguous ter
r.tury, and each of said legislative districts
Of Baltimore City as they may from time t.
cirle 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
is,ative 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 aforegcing Sec
zion, hereby proposed as an amendment to the
sion for Members of the House of Representa-
r.ves of Cougress held in this State, submitted
20 the LEGAL and qualified voters Of the state
Tor adoption or rejection, in pursuance Of the
directions contained in Article NV Of the
Constitution Of this Stat, and at the said
E-ugral 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 b. law, and
Immediately after said election due returns
shall be made to the Governor Of the vote
for and against said proposed amendms ut, as
directed by sad toUr.elf Tn Article Of the
Contsi-Ut on. ard further srsceed nos had in
-'eOrdarce with said Avti,e FyU. teen
Approved March !, 1922.