Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-26
Article 70

Fourteen.
Approved March I. t021
ARTICLE 20
AN ACT to propose a. amendment 20 Section
OF Article III u re Con"'ution Of tha
State OF Maryland ttl- Legislative Depart
ment." regulating thr approximation of the
City Of baltimore IN The House o Delegates !:
and proyiiirg for 'he sIhnission Of said
amendment TO he lualifed voters OF the
State for adoption o. r-i-ctior.
Section l. Re !, enacted By the General A.
semhIy Of MARYLAND, fhree ffths II III The mem.
hers OF each az m two Houses coucurrirg,
that the following See'icn 5. and the, same IS
sf Ar,icle fIf.f the ccnstitl'ion ~ the STAT
Of Maryland. title Legislative Department"
the sam. Il adopted by the legally qualified
voters of the Sis,e, IS herein provided 10 b..
erme Section I Of Article III ~ the Constitu.
tidn OF the State 81 MARYLAND
4. As soon may be, after the taking ard
publishing Of the National Census 0t 1900. Or
sfer the enumeration q The poau1a'ion Of this
0ente. under TIE authority hereof there shall
be an anporsiontneHt ~ representation IN the
House Of Delegates To ~ matc the follow.
ing basis 10 Ni'. Each 81 nc several counties
Of th-i Sfa'e. having population u eighteen
thou and souls = less .hal =. emitted to two
delegates. and every county having a popuia-
tion Il over eighteen thol'agd and less than
twer,yeish. Thousand souls shat be entitled
10 three DELEGATES. and rvrtv county having 4
poruiation IL twenty righ thousand and loss
than forty thousand Souls hall hc entitled -
four delegate. ani rvrgt county having
population OF forty thousand and less than Fifty
i've thousand sous. shall he entitled 20 rive
delegate. and eNsrY county having popula
don Of fffyfYr thousand so,lf and upwards
shail be entitled 80 ss delegates and no more
and each Of the TX LEGISLATIVE districts Of the
CITY Of Baltimore shall IF en.itlcd 10 ,he mum
Der Of delegates to wheh the largest county
shall may be entitled under the atpregning
sppor,onmen,. aud the General Assembly shall
have the power e provide by las, from time
70 dne. for slterins End changing the ooun
dsries Of the existing legislative districts Of the
City % Baltimore, 50 - 20 make them as near
- may be Of equal population; hat said district
shaii always consist az contiguous territory. In
case the Gereral Assembly at the regular SEES
sion Of nineteen hundred and ,wen,ytwo, fails
70 tx The boundaries q The SIX legislative lis
Supervisors o. Elections ~ said eity shalt hx
she boundaries Of the six legislative districts
subject 10 the limitations contained herein. AVID
shan give adequate notice Of the same; and the
boundaries So fixed shall remain snil atrref
or changed by the General Assembly.
Sec. q And he i further enacted hy the su-
thority aforesaid. That said aforegcing section
hereby proposed IS an amendment 10 the Con
seisution. shall he a. the neNs general election
for Members o. The House Of Representatives
Of Congress held IN this State submitted 20 the
legal aud qualified voters u he State for adop-
tior or rejection. n pursuance IL the directions
contained n Article XIV u he Constitution
Of this State. and Il thc sad general election
the vote or the .aid proposed amendmen, o
the Constitution shall " b. ballet and upon
each ballot there shall he printed the words
Tor the Constitutional Amendment and
against the Constitutional Amendment" a
n0w provided ny Law. aud iuned ateiy after
said election sue r-turrs shall ts made 70 the
Governor 81 The VOTE ipf md against said pro.
posed amendment. directed hy said -Four
seen,h Af,icle % the Constitution and further
t4a#t Ms fet sWNnaf ~
Fourteen
Approved March !. l'12
CHAPTER "a.
AN ACT TO propose amendment 70 Section
! Of Article {, tile Treasury Department"
Of the Constitution Of Maryland. prescribing
the salary II the Comptroller and the terms
Of Office % the comptfolfer snd me Treas
urer: and providing for he submission d
said arrendmen, 20 ihr laalfed voters Of the
State for adoption rejection.
Section BE Il enacted IS the General A.
senabiy % Maryland. thrrc-6fths q all the mem.
hers Of each Of the tive Houses coucurring
that the following be .nd the same here y
proposed as a. s'nendrer, 70 seeii.. Iof
Constitution Of Maryland. The same II adopted
b. the legally qualified voters Of the State. As
herein provided. 10 become Section Of Article
D OF the Constitution
Section l. There hail be Treasury De.
partrent. consisting % Comptroller chosen
s. the qualified electors nf the State at each
general election A. which the Governor f.
chosen, who shall receive such salary a. may
Be ixed by law: and 4 Treasurer, 10 be ap.
pointed by the two Houses Of the Legislature
IL each regular session thereof, in which be.
Kins she term of the Governor. on Join, ballot
who shall receive an annual salary OF two
thousand FIVE hundred dollars; ami the terms
Of 0Hiee Of the said Comptroller and Treasurer
shsli be for four years. aud until their sue
ssssors shal pu@hy, a,o ne.,h.t o. .ne "a, ss
commissions or pefguisiies Of ars Kind in add,.
ton 20 his salary foy the performance Of any
duty or services whatsoever. In case II 4
vaeaney in either ~ the Offices rs 4eath OF
saherwise the Governor ~ snd with The al
vice and consent Of the Senate. shall I'LL such
vacancy By appointment, 20 cAiiuuc unsa ans
ether election or choice ~ the Legislature
a me ease may be. and until the Qualification