The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-08-04

General Assembly Of Maryland, held in the
year 1922, five Acts were passed, proposing
additions and amendments to the Constitution
of the State, to-wit: Chapter !, proposing ga an
amendment to Section Of Article ), tt:e
Legislative Department; Chapter 20, propos
ing an amendment to Section of Article s.
proposing an amendment to Section l OF Ar.
ticle g. title Treasury Department 9haptef
227, proposing an additional Article to the Con
stitution, to be known as Article XVII tnereoi,
title, "Quadrennial Elections; and Shaptef
us, proposing an amendment to Section 10 Of
Article is, title, Miscellaneous; and when
said FIVE Acts are in the words and hgures fot
lowing:
CHAPTER 2.
= AN ACT to propose an amendment 10 oeeuo'i
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 for
adoption or rejection:
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland, three-hfths OF all tine
members of each of the two House eoncufring,
that the following Section be and tine same - >
hereby proposed as amendment to Secton
of Article III of the Constitution OF the state E
of MARYLAND, title Legislative Department,
the same If adopted by the legally qualified vot-
! ers of tie State, as herein provided, to become
Section Of Article III of the Constitution of
the State of Maryland: ,.,s
g. The City Of Baltimore shall be divided
into six legislative districts as near as may oe
of equal population and of contiguous territory,
and each Of said legislative districts OF BAIT
more City, as they may from time to time De
laid out, in accordance with the provisions
hereof, and each county in the State, shall be
entitled to one Senator, who shall be elected
districts Of Baltimore City and Of the counties
ef the State and ssto Jss seIva subject
to the classification of Senators hereafter pro-
vided for.
Sec D. And be it further enacted by the au-
thority aforesaid, That said aforegoing secuon'
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-
tion or rejection, in pursuance of the directions
contained in Article XIV Of the Constitution of
this State, and at the said general election the
ns ssa Be 9 Sao and
ballot there shall be printed the words For
the Constitutional Amendment and against
the Constitutional Amendment, as now pro
vided by law, and Immediately after said cleo
ton due returns shall be made to the Governor
of the vote for and against said proposed
amendment, as directed by said Fourteenth
ceedines had in accordance with said Article
Fourteen.
Approved March /, 1922.
ARTICLE 20.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
4 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
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State for adoption rejection.
Section 1. Be it enacted bv the General As
sen1bly of MARYLAND three-hfths of all the men,
bers of each of the two Houses eoncurring
that the following Section be and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment to Secton
Of Article III Of the Constitution OF the s1sts
the same if adopted by the legally qualified
voters of the State. as herein provided, to be-
come Section of Article. II! 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
State, under the authority thereof. there SHAH
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
of the State, having population OF eighteen
thousand souls or less. shall be entitled to two
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
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 "a popula-
ton of 1fty-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 delegates to which the largest county
shall or may be entitled under the aforegoing
spportionment, 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
as may be of equal 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-five, fails
to fix the boundaries Of the six legislative dis:
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
boundaries so fixed shall remain until altered
or changed~by- the General Assembly.
Sec. g.. And be it furthe. 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
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 vote on the sal said proposed dane amendment to
"For the Constitutional Amendment" and
against the Constitutional Amendment" as
now provided by law, and Immediately after
said election due returns shall be made to the
Governor of the vote for and against said pro-
posed amendment, as directed by said Four
proceedings had in accordance with said Article
Fourteen.
Approved March l, 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
s.;d amendment to the qualified voters of the
State for adoption 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 ! 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 of Article
Section l. There shall be 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,
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. OF. receive any fees,
commissions or perquisites of any kind in add-
ton to his salary for the performance of any
duty or services whatsoever. In case of a
vacancy in either of the Offices by death or
otherwise, the Governor, by and with the ad-
vacancy by appointment, to continue until an
other election or choice by the Legislature,
as the case may be, and until the qualification