The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-10-13
proved March I, 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
amendment to the qualified voters OF the
State for adoption or rejection.
Section I. Re il enacted by the General AS
eembly of MARYLAND, threeffths of all the mem
bers of each of the two Houses concurrIng'
that the following Section be and the same IS
of Article III of the Constitution of the State
Of MARYLAND, title Legislative Department,
the same if adopted by the legally quaiihed
voters of the State as hersin PROVIDED ,n TO ee
tion 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 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
of the State. having population OF eighteen
thousand souls OF less, shall be entitled to two
delegates; and every county having a popula-
ton of over eighteen thousand and less than
twenty-eight thousand souls, shall be emitted
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
ive thousand souls, shall be entitled to hve
delegates; and every courty having a popula-
ton of ffty-fve 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 OF 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-
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
tricts of the City of Baltimore, the Beard of
Supervisors of Elections of said city shall fix
the boundaries of the six legislative districts,
subject to the limitations contained herein, and
boundaries SO fixed shall remain until altered
or changed by the General Assembly.
Sec. g.. And be it further enacted by the .au-
thority aforesaid That said aforegoing section,
hereby proposed 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-
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 Constitution shall be by ballot, and upon
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
proceedings had in accordance with said Article
Fourteen.
Approved March /, 1922.
CHAPTER l4.
AN ACT to propose 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 rejection.
Section !: Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly Of Maryland, three-hfths 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
of the Constitution.
Section l. There shall be Treasury De
partment, consisting of Comptroller chosen
BY the qualified electors of the State, at each
general election at W hich the Governor l:
chosen, who shal receive such salary may
be fixed by law; and Treasurer, to be ap
pointed by the two Houses of the Legislature
at each regular session thereof, in which be
gins the term of the Governor on joint ballot
thousand FIVE hundred dolans; and the term!
of Office of the said Comptroller and Treasurer
shall be for four years, and until their sue
eessors shall qualify; and neither of the saic
officers shall be allowed, or receive any fees
commissions or perquisites of any kind in adti
ton to his salary for the performance of an!
duty or services whatsoever. In case of
otherwise, the Governor, by and with the ad
vice and copsent of the Senate, shall fill suci
vacancy by appointment, to. continue until an
ether election or a choice by the Legislature