The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-10-06
PROCLAMATION
Proposing Amendments the Constitution of the State,

WHEREAS, at the January Session OF the the
General Assembly of Maryland, held IN the
year 1922, five Acts were passed, proposing
additions and amendments to the Constitution
of the State towit: Chapter J, proposing an
Legislative Department" Chapter 20, proposs-
ing an amendment to Section 4 OF Article >
title. Legislative Department; Chapter l4l'
proposing an amendment to Section l OF AT
227, proposing an additional Article to the Con-
stitution, to be known as Article XVII thereon,
title, "Quadrennial Elections; and NAPIER ef
27S, proposing an amendment to Sectoh ~ u,
Article IS, title, miscellaneous ana "nich eei
said FIVE Acts are in the words and hgures loi-
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 to the
qualified voters of the State of Maryland Tor
adoption or rejection:
Section /. Be it enacted by the General As
membsrs % of eseh % the two House eoncurring,
that the following Section be and the same IS
hereby proposed as an amendment 10 oec'ioh :
of Article III of the Constitution OF the olate
the sane if adopted by the legally qualified vot,
ers of the State, as herein provided, 70 ee1oHf f
Section of Article III of the Constitution oi
the State of Maryland.
2. The City of Baltimore shall be dvldeu
. into six legislative districts as near as may De
OF equal population 5 and Of d;sfpcts Of Bat
more City, as they may from time 10 ull;ie "
laid out, in accordance with the provisions ms
hereof, and each county in the State, shall De
entitled to one Senator, who shall be elected
districts of Baltimore City and of the countles i
OF the State, respectively, ana to,, Sna s,,b;ect
four years from the date of his election, SUBJECT
to the classification of Senators hereafter plo-
vided for.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the: the au-
thority aforesaid, That said aforegoins section
hereby proposed as an amendment to the Con
stitution, shall be at the next general eiecuon
for Members of the House of Representauves
of Congress held in this State submitted TO the
legal and qualified voters of the State tor aaop-
ton or rejection in pursuance of the directions
contained in Article XIV of the Constitution OF
this State, and at the said general election 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" as now pro
ton due returns shall be made to the Governor
of the vote for and against sad proposed
amendment, directed by said Fourteenth
Article of the Constitution, and further pro
ceedings had in accordance with said Article
Fourteen.
Approved March /, 1922
ARTICLE 20.
AN ACT to propose 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 or rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembIy of MARYLAND, three-ifths of all the mem
bers of each of the two Houses concurrlng,
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 Department,
the same if adopted by the legally qualified
voters of the State, as herein provided, to be-
come Section of Article III of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Maryland
4. 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 this
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
thousand souls or less, shall be entitled to two
delegates; and every county having a popula-
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 a
population of forty thousand and less than fifty
FIVE thousand souls, shall be entitled to hve
delegates; and every county having popula-
ton Of ilftyye THOUSAND souls an and u upwards wards
and each of the six legislative districts of the
City of Baltimore shall be entitled to the num-
Der of delegates to which the largest county
apportionment, and the General Assembly shall
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
may be of .edtial population; but said district
shall always consist of contiguous territory. In
case the General Assembly, at the regular ses-
sion of nineteen hundred and twenty-tw fails
to fix the boundaries of the six legislative dis
tricts of the City of Baltimore, the Board of
Supervisors f 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
boundaries so fixed shall remain until altered
changed by the General Assembly.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the au-
thority aforesaid, That said aforegoing section,
hereby proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution, 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
of this State, and at the said general election
the vote 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" as
now provided by law, and Immediately after
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 1, 1922.
CHAPTER 141.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
of Article 6, 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 l. Be it enacted by the General AS !
sembly of Maryland, three-ffths of all the men,
bers of each of the two Houses concurring |
that the following be and the same hereby is
proposed as an amendment to Section l 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 l of Article
6 of the Constitution.
Section l. There shall be a Treasury De
partment, consisting of Comptroller chosen
by the qualified electors of the State, at each
general election at which the Governor is
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 perquisites of any kind in addi- |
ton to his salary for the performance of any
duty or services whatsoever. In case of a |