Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-05
PROCLAMATION
Proposing Amendments the Constitution of the State 1922

WHEREAS at the January Session Of the
General Assembly OF Maryland. held IN the
year 1922. five Acts were passed, proposing
addition, and amendments to the Nons,i,u''o on
Of the State. towi,: Chapter J. proposing an
amendment to Section Of Article ). utie'
Legislative Department; Chapter 90 propos-
Ing an amendment to Section OF Article },
title. Legislative Department: Chapter l4l'
.fele g. title Treasury Department; (hapter
227. proposing an additional Article % the Con-
siitution, to be known as Article NNll thereof,
title. "Quadrennial Elections; and chapter
as. proposing an amcndnen, to Section 10 Of
Article Is. title. "Miscellaneous' and winch
said hive Acts are in the words and figures toll
lowing:
CHAPTER T.
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 for
adoption or rejection:
Section !. Re |. enacted BY the General AZ.
senbiy Of Maryland. three .hfths OF all the
members OF each Of the two House coneufring
tina, the following Section be and the same =
hereby proposed as an amendment to Section :
Of Article III Of the Constitution Of the STATE
Of Maryland, title "Legisiaive Department.
the same il adopted by the legally qualified vot-
era Of the State. as herein provided. to become
Section , Of Article III Of the Constitution OF
the State Of Maryland.
?. The City Of Baltimore shall he divided
into six legislative districts as near az may ne
OF equal population and Of contiguous territory.
and each Of said legislative districts OF Balt-
more City, as they may from time 20 time be
laid out. in accordance with the provisions
hereof. and each county in the State. shall be
entitled 20 one Senator, who shall be elected
BY the qualified voters Of the said legislative
districts OF Baltimore City and Of the counties
Of the State, respectively. and shall serve Tor
four years from the date Of his election, subject
10 the Classification Of Senators hereafter pro-
vided for.
Sec. g. And be it further enacted by the au-
thority aforesaid. That said aforegoing section.
hereby proposed as an amendment to the Con
stitu,ion. shall be ., 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
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 Constitutional Amendment. and Against
vided by law, and Immediately after said cleo
ton due returns shall be made 20 the Governor
Of the vote for and against said proposed
amendment. as directed by said Fourteenth
Article of the Constitution. and further pro-
eeedings had in accordance with said Article
Fourteen.
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