Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-08-08

WHEREAS. at the January Session OIL
the General Assembly Of Maryland. held /
ia the year 1ss2. i've Acts were passed. i
s ,i san. additions ...a ana amenaments 70
happier !. proposing an amendment u
section = OF Article 3. title. Legislative
department" Chapter 10, proposing al |
amendment to section A of Article 5. title, |
: Legislative Department. Chapter Ia. |
proposing an amendment TO Section ! OF
Article q, title Treasury Department.
chapter s2s proposing AN additional Ar.
dele TO the Constitution, 10 be known as
Article NvI thereof title. 'QuadrennialI
Elections: and Chapter 215, proposing an
amendment 20 Section 10 OF Article ID.
Acts are in the words aud figures follow
ing:
CHAPTER :.
AN Act TO propose an, amendment TO Sec
ton of Article Ill., of. the constitu-
ton Of. the State Of Maryland. title
Legislature Department." increasing
the number Of legislative districts OF
baltimore City, ana providing Tor the
submission of said amendment 10 tue
qualified voters OF the state OF Mary-
land for adoption or rejection:
Section !. he i, enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland. threc-hfths OF all
the members Of each OF the TWO HOUSES
cOncurring. that the following section De
and the same is hereby proposed as an
amendment to Section Of Article III OF
the fConstt Il utiOn Qf the State OF Maryland.
dtle Legislative Department., the same II
adopted by the legally qualified voters or
the State. as herein provided. TO become
Section - OF Article III Of the CONSTITUTIONS
OF the State OF Maryland. .f ese'7
%. The city of Baltimore shall be d.
yided into six legislative districts as near
as may be OF equal population anu OF COO
tiguous territory and each of said iegis-,
latiye districts OF Baltimore City, as they
may from time 20 time be laid out. In ac,
cordance With the provisions hereof. anu
each county In the State, shall be entitled
To one Senator. who shall be elected by,
the qualified voters of the said legislative
,disfricte Of Baltimore city anu OF the
'fbuntiA4i ibf the State. Respectively ana
ehnH perry Tor four years from the date
M fifG afHtfhpn subject to the classi fica-
ton ~ Sfnhtors hereafter provided for.
See Abd be = further enacted .sars by ., the
es5pd. kAStYby proposed as an amendment
M fIie Nsezat Tuition. shall be at the next
general fie,tiun for Members Of the House
OF Representatives Of Congress held in
this State submitted to the legal and
qualified voters of the State for adoption
or rejection. In pursuance of the dtrectlons
contained In Article NV of the Constitu-
ton Of this State. md at the said generai
election the vote on the said proposed
to the Constitution shall be
by ballot. and upon each ballot there
stitutional Amendment and Against the
Constitutional Amendment. as now pro-
vided by law. and Immediately after said
eiectioIi due returns shall be made to the
proposed amendment as directed by said
Fourteenth Article o< the Constitution.
and further proceedings had I'M accord
ance with said Article Fourteen.
Approved March ]. 1p22. &
CHATTER 90
AN ACT to propose an smend I'm 20 See
tfun of the State Of Maryland, title
Legislative Department. regulating
the representation OF therSity OF Bal
timores In the House OF Delegates; and
providing for the submission OF said
amendment to the qualified voters Of
the State for adoption or rejection. :.
Section 1, BE 1t enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland, three iifths of all
the members Of each sof the two Houses
and the same Is hereby proposed as. an
amendment to Section OF Article III Of
the Constitution of the State of Maryland.
title Legislative Department. the SHINE
II adopted by the legally qualified voters
~ the State. as herein provided. TO become
Section of Article III of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Maryland.
i. AS soon as may be. after the taking
and publishing of the National Census or
1900, or afte- the enumeration OF the popu.
ation of this State, under the authority
thereof. there shall be an superintendent
OF representation in the House OF Dele
gates, to be made ON the following basis,
TO wit: zach 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
in population 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 n
Npopulation OF forty thousand and less
than isfty-ave thousand souls. shall be
entitled to five delegates and every coun-
ty having n population OF flfty-fye thous
End souls and upwards shall be entitled TO
six delegates aud no more;. and each OF
the six legislative districts OF the City of
baltimore shall be entitled to the number Of
delegates to which the largest county shall
'or may be entitled nader the Aforegoing APP
rortipnment. and the General !, Assembly
shall have the power TO provide by law
Ing the boundaries Of the existing legis-
lative districts OF the City OF Baltimore,
so as to make them as near an may be of
equsl' porulations but said district shall
always consist of contiguous territory.
In case the General Assembly. at the regu4
lar session OF nineteen hundred and
twcptv-two. fails to fix the boundaries or
the six legislative districts OF the City Of
baltimore. the, Board of Supervisors of
Elections of said city shall fix the bound
aries Of the six Legislative districts. sub
and shall give adequate notice of the
same: and the boundaries so fixed shall
remain until altered or changed by the
General Assembly. stf s'R 3s.f =
Sec. 3 Ard be It further enacted by the
authority aforesaid. That said aforegolng
section. hereby proposed rs an amend.
neIit to the Constitution. shall be at the
laext gerssel election for Members of the
House ofH<hprcscutatives of Congress-iieId
9ps this $tefe submitted 20 che legal and
auaN ffd s&HkrH OF the State for adoption
r@gqfteNfrk III hursWances of the difee-
fi9ssa4V tEfhsile 4 An Article XIV of the Con-
efitp<{tW II this State and at the said
general election the vote on the said pro-
posrd amendment to the Constitution shall
he by ballot. and upon each ballot there
shall he printed the words eFofs the Con-
etftutionai Amendment and against the
CONSTITUTIONAL Amendment" rs now pro-
visied Nv law. rand. 'iunm ediat elys after said
election due returns shall be made TO the
Governor of the vote FOR and against said
proposed amendment. as directed by said
Fourteenth Article of, the Constitution.
and further proceedings had in accordance
with said. Article Fourteen.
Approved March 1,T19e2.
CHAPTER i41.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Sec
ton l 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 Treasurer;
anil uroyftlkNt1 FOR fha hrui of