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Governors Constitutional Amendment Proclamation, 1922

Governors Constitu
WHEREAS. AT the January Session OF
the ,;sneTnl Assembly q Maryland. held
In the ylsr ig.2, I'VE Acts were passed,
h constitution ~ the state, io.wit :
Chapter Z. proposing mn pmendmeIn TO
Section ? q Article . title. .'Legislatiys
Department: chapter ~, proposing an
amendment 90 Section Of Article }. TILE,
Legislative Department Chapter III.
proposing an amendment To Section ~
Article o. title Treasury Department :;
Chapter ga. proposlng an ahdir t AT
Article XVII thereof. title, "Quadrennlai
Elections: ana Chapter 20. proposing ah
amendment 10 Section 10 81 Artiyie 10.
title miscellaneous and which said I'VE
Acts are In the words and figures follow
ing
CHAPTER Z.
An ACT 10 propose an amendment to See
ton = OF Article Ill. of the Consutu-
ton Of the State OF Maryland, title
"Legisiatise Department, Increasing
the number of legislative districts oi
Baltimore city, aud providing Tor the
kubmlssiOn of said amendment To the
qualified voters 81 the state OF Mary
land for adoption or rejection
Section l. Be - enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, three bfths of all
the members OF each OF the two Houses
c0nCurring. that the Following secuoh De
and the same IL hereby proposed as an
amendment tO Section OF Article III OF
the Constitution Of the State Of Maryland.
title Legislative Department, the same II
adopted by the legally qualified voters OF
the State, AS herein provided, To become
Section . Of Article III OF the Constitution
af the State Of Maryland.
The city OF Baltimore shall be di-
yided into six legislative districts as near
s.sal Hon. a NJ
tiguous territory. aud each Of said leEis-
lattFe districts of Baltimore city, MS they
ma " from time 10 time be laid out I'm .ac4
cordance with the provisions hereDL anu
each county Ia the State. shall be entitled
10 one SenHtOr, who shall he elected by
the qualified voters of the said legislative
al baltimore city and OF ths
counties Of the state, respectively, nnd
shall serve for four years from the date
OF his election, subject To the classihch-
tion of Senators hereafter provided for.
See. 2 And be II further enacted by the
authority aforesaid. That said aforegoing
section. hereby proposed ms an amendment
20 the Constitution. shall he at the next
general election for Members Of the House
of Representatives of Congress held In
this State submitted 10 the legal and
qualified waters az the State for adoption
or rejection. In pursuance OF the directions
contained In Article XIV Of the COnstitu-
tion of this State, and ut the said general
election the vote on the said proposed
amendment To the Constitution shall he
by ballot. ana upon each ballot there
shall be printed the words For the Con-
stifu,ionai Amendment" aud Against the
Constitutional Amendment, az now pro-
vidcd by law. and Immediately after said
election due returns shall be made tn the
Governor Of the vote for aud against said
wroposed amendment, as directed by said
Fourteenth Article of the Constitution,
and further proceedings had In accord
ance with said Article Fourteen.
Approved March ], 1872
CHAPTER 20.
AN AIR to PROPOSE an amendment to'sec-
ton 4 Of Article Ill of the COnstttVts
ton Of the State OF Maryland, title
Legislative Department" regulating
e the representa- ton, az the city Df Balr
timore In the House OF i,elegates' ana
providing for the submission OF sai II
amendment To the qualified voters OF
the State for adoption or rejection.
Section l. BE Il enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland three iifths OF nll
the members OF each of the two Houses
concurring, that the following Section be
aud the same Is hereby proposed MS an
amendment to Section 4sof Article Ill Of
The Constellation q the, State of klarylAfig
title -"Legislativs Department.. the salute
IL adopted by the legally qualified voters
ssctiSn 4, or Article MI sofS 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 on the l'oin'
IatiOn Of this state. under the authority
thereof. ther, shall be an appOrti0nment
of representation In the House of Dele
gates 10 be made ON the following basis,
60 wit Each OF the several counties Of
the state. having n population Of eighteen
thousand souls or less, shall he entitleN To
two delegates; ana every county haVfngj
a population Of over eighteen thousahrl
aud less than twenty eight thousana
souls shalt he entitled tn three Delegates
and every county having n population of
twenty eight thousand and less than forty
thousand souls. shall be entitled TO four
delegates: and every county having al
population OF forty thousand and less1
than fifty-hve thousand souls, shall be
entitled to i've delegates; and every coun-
~ having population OF tfty-hve thous
and souls and upwards shall be entitled To
six delegates and no more; and each of
the ak Legislative districts of the City. VI
baltimore shall be entitled To the number OF
delegates to whichth largest county shall
or may be entitled under the aforegoing APP
portlonment. aud the General Assembly
shall have the power tn provide by law,
from time TO tine, for altering aud chang
Ing the boundaries Of the existing legis-
lative districts OF the City Of Baftimore,
so az 90 make them as near. as may heSof
equal population; but said district shalt
always consist of contiguous territory.
In case the General Assembly. at the rcgu-
lar session OF nineteen hundred and
twenty. two, fails 60 fix the boundaries of
the SIX Legislative ulStflctS OF tue lily OF
baltimore. the Board of Supervisors of
Elections OF said city shalt nx the bound
aries Of the six legislative districts. sub
Ject To the limitations contained herein.
and shall give adequate notice of the
same; and the boundaries so fixed shall
remain until altered or changed by the
General Assembly,
Sec. .. kndsbe IL further enacted by the
authority aforesaid. That said aforeeoing
section, hereby proposed as am amend.
ment Ia the Constitution. shall he at the
next general election for Members Of the
House, of Representatives Of Congress held
in this State submitted 10 the legal and
qualified voters ~ the State for adoption
or rejection, I'm pursuance Of the direc
tions scotltained I'm Article NV Of the Con-
etitution Of this State. and at the said
general election the vote on the said pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution shall
be by ballot. and upon each ballot there
shall be printed the words For the Con-
stitutional Amendment" aud Against the
Constitutional Amendment" as now pro-
vided by law. and Immediately after said
election due returns shall be made 10 the
Governor Of the vote for and against said
proposed amendment. as directed bv said
Fourteenth Article OF the Constitution.
and further proceedings had in accordance
with said Article Fourteen.
Approved March i, 1922.
CHAPTER III.
AN ACTAto propose an amendment 10 See
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