The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-10-12
PROCLAMATION
Proposing Amendments to the COnsti-
tuition of the State, 1922.

WHEREAS, at the January Session of the
General Assembly of Maryland, held in the
year 1922, five Acts We're passed, proposing
additions and amendments to TIE Constitution
of the State, to-wit: Chapter Z, proposing an
amendment to Seton of Article 3, title
Legislative Department Chapter 20, pro-
posing an amendment TO Section 4 of Article
9, title, Legislative Department ; Chapter
14l, proposing an amendment to Section l Ct
Article 6, title, Treasury Depal tment ;
Chapter 227, proposing an additional Article
to the Constitution to be known Article
XVII thereof, title "Quadrennial Elections ;
and Chapter 275, proposing an amendment to
Section 10 of Article Is, title. "Miscellane-
Gus and which said five Acts are in the
words and figures following:
CHAPTER Z.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
2 of Article III, of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland, title Legislative De
partment. increasing the number of leg
islative districts of Baltimore City, and pro-
viding for the submission of said amend-
ment to the qualified voters of the State of
Maryland for adoption rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, three-tifths of all the
members Of each of the two Houses concurr-
ing, that the following Section be and the
same is hereby proposed amendment to
Section of Article III of the Constitution OF
the State of Maryland, title Legislative De
partment," the same if adopted by the legally
qualified voters of the State. herein pro-
vided to become Section of Article III of
the Constitution of the State of Maryland.
into six legislative districts near as may
be of equal population and of contiguous ter
ritory, and each of said legislative districts
of Baltimore City they may from time to
time be laid out, in accordance with the pro-
visions hereof, and each county in the State,
shall be entitled to one Senator, who shall be
elected by the qualified voters of the said leg
islative districts of Baltimore City and of the
counties of the State. respectively, and shall
serve four years from the date Of his cleo
ton, subject to the classification of Senators
hereafter provided for.
Sec. ,. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That said aforegoing Sec
ton, hereby proposed amendment to the
Constitution, shall be Mt the next general cleo
ton for Members of the House of Representa-
tives of Congress held in this State, submitted
to the legal and qualified voters of the State
for adoption or rejection, in pursuance of the
directions contained in Article NV of the
Constitution Of this State, and at the said
general election the vote 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 the Constitutional
Amendment" now provided by law, and
Immediately after said election due returns
shall be made to the Governor Of the vote
for and against said proposed amendm mt, as
directed by said Fourteenth Article OF the
Constitution, and further proceedings had in
accordance with said Article Fourteen.
Approved March l, 1922.