Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-09-12

WHEREAS. At the January session OF
the General Assembly Of Maryland, held
In the year l9.s-9. I'VE Acts were passed.
O. ap the ssase
chapter Z. PROPOSING an amendment TO
secfis.s 2 Of Afticle 3. title. Legislative |
isEalsmsnt ctsEssr % k ltSgs';snst , e.
: Legislative Department Shapter IL
pr0posing an amendment TO Section o.
Article q title Treasury DEPARTMENT
chapter 227, proposing an additional Ar 1
dele to the Constitution, to be known az
Article XVII thereof. title, onadrennial
Elections: and Chapter z15. proposing A.
title. aMisceiianeous" and which said i've
Acts are In the words and figures follow
ing:
CHAPTER Z.
AN Act to propose an amendment 70 See-
ton Of the State OF Maryland, tue
"Legislattse Department. increasing
the number OF legislative districts OF
submission OF said amendment 10 the
qualified voters OF the State OF Mary
land for adoption or rejection:
Section /. Be !. enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, three-nfths OF al
the members u each OF the Two o, Hous ss
aud the same Is hereby proposed as an
amendment to Section OF Article III OF
the Constitution Of the state OF MARYLAND;
fitie Legislative Department" the same II
adopted by the legally qualified voters OF
the State, ~ herein provided, 10 become
Section Of Article Ill Of the Constitution
n the State of Maryland.
2. The City OF baltimore shall be 81.
yided into six legislative districts as near
as may be Of equal population and OF con
tlguous territory. and each OF SAID lexls-
iatiye districts OF Baltimore city, as they
may from time 10 time be laid out. In &C,
cordance with the provisions hereof. and
each county in the State, shall be entitled
70 one Senator. who shall pc eIeSte,a ~
districts Of baltimore City and OF the
counties OF the State. respectively, and
shall serve for four years from the date
ton OF Senators hereafter provided for.
| Sec. 2 And be IL further enacted BY the
authority aforesaid. That said aforegoing
to e'' The conssituacn. shall be at the next
general election Tor Members of the House
| OF Representatives OF Congress- held In
a n 's voters Of the State Tor sdopton
IL xS Of The noSs,a
lion of this State. and at the said general
election the vote on the said proposed
amendment TO the Constitution shall be
by BALLOT. and upon each ballot there
shall be printed the words For the Con-
Constitutional Amendment" as now pro-
gided by law, and Immediately after said
election due returns shall be made to the
enS 5ot iSs By
Fourteenth Article of the Constitution,
and further proceedings had In accord
ance with said Article Fourteen.
Approved March I, 1922.
CHAPTER 20.
AN ACT TO propose an amendment TO Sec.
ton A OF Article Ill Of the Constitu-
ton OF the State Of Maryland. title
Legislative Department" regulating
the representation Of the City OF Bal.
providing Tor the SuDhission Of said
amendment to the qualified voters ol
the State for adoption or rejection.
Section l. BE 1t enacted by the General
| Assembly OF Maryland. three ffths of all
The members Of each Of the two House.
and the same IL hereby proposed as an
amendment to Section of Article III Of
| the Constitution Of the State of Maryland
little Legislative Department" the same
IL adopted by the legally qualified voters
Of the State. as herein provided. TO become
section Of Article Ill OF the Constitu,
ton OF tue State Of Maryland.
AZ soon as may be. after, the taking
1900. or after the enumeration Of the popu,
latiOnS OF this State, under the authority
thereof, there shall be an apportionmeni
Of representation in the House Of Dele
gates to be made on the following basis
TO wit: Each Of the several counties Of
the State, having population of eighteen
| thousand souls or less, shall be entitled Il
a popuiatlon of over eighteen thonsane
and less than twenty -eight th0usant
souls, shall be entitled to three delegates
sseTy fo9n nsSsaS
| thousand souls. Shall be entitled to foul
delegates; and every county. having {
population of ffgrty thousand and less
entitled to five delegates: and every coun
~ having population of dfty-hye thous
and souls and Upwards shall be entitled L
anc ~ and esS1
| Baltimore shall be entitled to the number o
delegates to which the largest county shall
or may be entitled under the aforegoing APP
portionment and the General Agsembl,
from time to tine. for altering and chang
ing the boundaries of the existing 4egis
!auve districts e. s of the City OF Baltimore
equal population; but said district shall
aiways consist OF contiguous territory
In case the General Assembly, mt the regu
Jar session OF nineteen hundred an6
Twenty-Five. fails to fix the boundaries o.
| the six Legislative districts Of the City Of
Baltimore. the Board of Supervisors Of
aries Of the six legislative Districts. sub
iect to the limitations contained herein
and shall give adequate NOTICE of tn,
sdme, duu the DounudfleS so nxed, gnal
senain until altered or changed by tn,
SO. And Be- Il further enacted by tn,
authority aforesaid. That said aforegoine
sns % The Gonstfupion .bsl az Be az tS,
next general election for Members Of thu
Housetof Representatives Of Congress held
In this state eubinitted to, the legal and
dhanhsd voters OF the State for adoption
at Rejection, in putsuance. of the direc
| sttutien OF Tits state aud 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" and Against the
Constitutional Amendment" as now pro
vlded by. Law and Immediately after said
election due returns shall be made to the
Governor OF the yote for and against said
proposed amendment. as directed by sale
| Fourteenth Article of the Constitution
and further proceedings had in accordance
| With said Article Fourteen.
Approved March 1, 1922.
/ CHAPTER al.
/ AN ACT to propose an amendment to Sec
tion of Article 6. title Treasury
| Department" Of the Constitution o.
/ Maryland. prescribing the salary OF