The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-10-27

WHEREAS, at the January Session OF the
year 1922, five Acts were passed. proposing
additions and amendments to the Constitution
Of the State, to-wit: Chapter :. proposing an
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Ing an amendment to Section ct AItieie .
title, Legislative Department; Chapter l4l'
proposing an amendment to Sector bapter E,
227, proposing additional Article to the NoiI-
stitution, to be known as Article XVII thereon,
title, "Qusdrennial Elections; and NAPIER 81
Article s'Pss'K IS title. ar MisceIlsneous and which
said FIVE Acts are in the words and hgures toi
lowing:
CHAPTER 7.
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 lesisiatiFe
districts of Baltimore City, and proVidihs
for the submission of said amendment to the
qualified voters of the State of Maryland tor
adoption or rejection:
Section l. BE it enacted by the General As
sembly of MARYLAND, three-hfths of all the
members of each of the two House concurring,
that the following Section be and the same .
hereby proposed as an amendment 10 ,sss S.+e
Of Maryland. tile "Leeislatire Department.
the same if adopted BY the legally 9uanheo . oo..
ers of the State, as herein provided, 10 pecon:s
Section Of & Artiele II OF the Constitution u
Z, The City of Baltimore shall be divided
into six legislative districts as near as may oe
and each Of said legislative districts OF Balti-
more City, as they may from time TO unne pe
laid out, in accordance with the provlSSIohhs pS h
hereof, and each county in the state, snan .ed o9
IL who
by the qualified voters OF the SAID lesislatxe
districts of Baltimore City and Of the counties
Of the State, respectively, and shall serve lot
four years from the date of his election; suo1ee'
vided for
Sec. q And be it further enacted by the au-
thcrity aforesaid, That said aforegong sectlor' 9
hereby proposed as an amendment to the Con.
stitution, shall be at the next general eieeton
for Members of the House of Representatlves
of Congress held in this State submitted to tine
legal and qualified voters of the State for adop-
tion or rejection, in pursuance of the direeuons
contained in Article XIV of the Constitution of
this State, and at the said general election the
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ballot there shall be printed the. words or
the Constitutional Amendment and Against
the Constitutional Amendment as now pro
vided by law, and Immediately after said cleo
ton due returns shall be mad to the Governor
of the vote for and against said, proposed
amendment as directed by SAD tth r4hrreentn nral
eeedings had in accordance with said Article
Fourteen.
Approved March I, 1922.
ARTICLE 20.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
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
amendment to the qualified voters OF the
State for adoption or rejection.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly of Maryland, three-hfths of all the men,
bers of each of the two Houses concurrlng,
that the following Section be and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment to Section 4
OF Article III of the Constitution of the State
Of Maryland, title Legislative Department,
the same if adopted by the legally qualified
voters of the State, as herein proyided to be-
ton of the State of Maryland.
q: As soon as may be-, after the taking ds, and
publishing of the National Census Of 1900, or
after the enumeration of the population of this
State, under the authority thereof there shall
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
thousand souls or less, shall be entitled to two
delegates; and every county having popula-
tion of over eighteen thousand and less than
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
population of forty thousand and less than fifty
FIVE thousand souls, shall be entitled TO hve
delegates; and every county having popula-
ton of fiftyhve 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
apportionment. and the General Assembly shall
have the power to provide by law, from time
TO time, for altering and changing the boun-
dares 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
ease the General Assembly, at the regular ses-
sion of nineteen hundred and twenty-five, tals
tricts of the City of Baltimore, the Board of
the boundaries Of the six legislative districts,
shall give adequate notice of the same. and the
boundaries fixed shall remain until altered
or changed by the General Assembly.
Sec. g. And be il further 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
legal and qualified voters of the State for adop-
sn n Article Of the
of this State, and at the said general election
the vote on the said proposed amendment to
each ballot there shall be printed the word.
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, directed by said Four
teenth Article of the Constitution, and further
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Fourteen.
Approved March 1, 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
said amendment to the qualified voters of the
State for adoption OF rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General As
sernbly of Maryland. three-ffths of all the mem
bers of each of the two Houses concurring,
that the following be and the same hereby is
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 I. There shall be Treasury De
partment, consisting of Comptroller chosen
BY the qualified electors of the State, at each
chosen, who shall receive such salary as may
be fixed by law; and a Treasurer, to be ap-
pointed by the two Houses of the Legislature,
ct each regular session thereof, In which be-
gins the term of the Governor, on joint ballot
who shall receive 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
eessors shall qualify; and neither of the said
officers shall be allowed, or receive any fees,
ton to his salary for the performance of any
duty or services whatsoever. In case of