The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-10-27
PROCLAMATION
Proposing Amendments to The Con.
stituion Of the State, 1922

stituion Of the State, 1922
WHEREAS. at the January Session nj a.
General Assembly OF Maryland, held in ~ ~
year 1922, five Acts were passed pno.sa.,a'
az aad ~ s and s%sadsRts to the consttuOa
amendment TO Section Of Article ., ia.
Legislative Department" Chapter 20. nrop,-
ing an amendment to Section 4 of Erticis .
title. Legislative Department Chapter la
proposing an amendment to Section i of A.
ticle 8, title Treasury Department Chan.
227. proposing an additional Article 10 he g.
stituiion to be known Article XVII the.
title. ouadrenniai Elections: and Chapt.i
2lb. proposing an amendment to Section M ~
Article l6. title. Miscellaneous" and VII
said five Acts are In the words and figures l,,i.
lowing; ''''
CHAPTER
AN ACT TO propose an amendment In S..,..
Of Article Ill. of the Constitution ", 10"
State of Maryland. title Legislative ben,
net increasing the number of legslnrl,s
districts of Baltimore City. and pnyid,,.
for the submission of said amendment ia ,I
qualified voters OF the State Of Maryland f,,s
adoption or rejection. ''
Section J. BE Il enacted by the General A..
sembly of Maryland, three-hfths of ali w.,
members OF each of the two House, concur,
that the following Section be and the sam. y
hereby proposed ms amendment to Section
Q, Article III Of the Constitution OF the State
the same II adopted by the legally auAlf.i
voters OF tho State. rs herein provided 10 ~
come Section of ArticleIII OF the Cons,i,',
tion OF the State of Maryland.
2. The City of Baltimore shall be diyit.t
INTO six legislative districts as near Us ma. 49,
OF equal population and ofcontiRuous terrIi,r,
and each OF said legislative districts OF Rain,
more City, as they may from time to time h.
laid out. in accordance with the proyis an.
hereof. and each county in the State, SHAH n.
entitled to one Senator. who shall he eIcr,ai
by the qualified voters of the said Legislature
districts Of Baltimore City and Of the cuunt,es
Of the State. respectively. and shall serve Tor
four years from the date OF his election sub ject
to the classification Of Senators hereafter pro.
yided for.
Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted by the an.
thority aforesaid. That said aforegong section.
hereby proposed as an amendment TO the Con.
stitution. shall be at the next general rlertu,r.
Tor members OF the House of RepreSeniatt,4,
Of Congress held in this State submitted 10 Nh.
legal and qualified voters Of the State for uI,p.
contained in Article XIV of the Constitute a,
this State. and at the said general election the
vote on the said proposed amendnent To tha
Constitution shall be by ballot. and upon each
ballot there shall be printed the words "Inr
the Constitutional Amendment" and Again,
the Constitutional Amendment" as now prp.
vided by law. and Immediately after said elec.
tion due returns shall be made to the Governor
VI tho vote 1Or ana against sad proposed
amendment, as directed by said Fourtcentn
Article of the Constitution. and further ptu.
eeedtngs had In accordance with said Article
Fourteen
Approved March l. 1922.
ARTICLE 20
AN ACT to propose nm amendment To Section
OF Article III of the Constitution OF lie
State of Maryland. lille Legislative Depait-
ment." regulating the representation OF the
Civ of HALLMARK In fha Hnaa.a nf
and providing for the submission OF RAID
amendment To the qualified voters Oi the
State for adoption or rejection.
Section l. Be IL enacted by the General Al.
sembly OF Maryland. three-6fths OF all the mem.
bers OF each OF the two Houses concurrinig
that the following Section be and the same II,
hereby proposed as an amendment to Section I
Of Article III OF the Constitution OF the Stale
OF Maryland. title Legislative Department, &"
the same IL adopted by the legally qualified
voters OF the State. as herein provided. To be-.
come Section Of Article III Of the Consttu-
ton OF the State of Maryland.
= As soon rs 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 oil Delegates, to be made the follow
ing basis, to wit: Each OF the several counties
Of the State. having a population of eighteen
delegates; and every county having popula.
ton OF over eighteen thousand and less than
twenty-eight thousand souls. shall be entitled
TO three delegates and every county having "a
population of twenty-eght thousand and less
than forty thousand souls. shall be entitled 10
four delegates; and every county having n
,opulation of forty thousand and less than fifty
five thousand souls. shall be entitled TO five
delegates; and every county having a popula.
ton OF hfty-hve thousand souls and upwards
shall be entitled TO six delegates and no more
and each Of the six legislative districts OF the
City OF Baltimore shall be entitled to the num-
Der OF depNatQs vVhtrh tina y
shall or may DO entitled under the aforegoinH
apportlonment. and the General Assembly shall
have the power to provide by law. from time
70 time. for altering and changing tho boun-
diaries OF the existing Legislative districts OF the
City OF baltimore, as TO make them rs near
as may be OF equal population but said district
case the General Assembly. at the regular sen
sion OF nineteen hundred and twenty-five. fails
to fix the boundaries of the six legislative dis
triets Of the City OF Baltimore. the Board OF
Supervisors OF Elections of said city shall FIX
the boundaries Of the six Legislative districts.
subject TO the limitations contained herein and
shall give adequate notice of the same and the
or changed BY the General Asssmbiy' A''s's'
See. 9. And be u further enacted BY the 40.
thority aforesaid That said aforegoinR section,
lereby proposed as an amendment to the Con-
,titutlon. shall be ut the next general election
for Members Of the House Of Representatives
OF Congress held In this State submitted to the
'egal and qualified voters OF the State for adop-
Ion or rejection, In pursuance OF the directions
coniained in Article XIV Of the constitution
y this Stale. and at the said general election
ho vote on the said proposed amendment 20
the Constitution shall be by ballot, and upon
Meh ballot there shall be printed the words
For the Constitutional Amendment and
Against the Constitutional Amendment" as
COW prov det by law. and Immediately after
md election due returns shall be made 20 the
Governor Of the vote for and against said pro-
Dosel amendment, as directed by said -Four.
teehth Article OF the Constitution and further
Fourteen.
Annrnyed March L Ino2