Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-09-09
Approved March 1, 1929.
ARTICLE 20.

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 rejection.
Section l. BE it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland. three hfths of all the mem
hers of each of ehe two Houses concurring.
that the following Section lie and the same is
hereby proposed as amendment to Section
Of Article III of the Constitution of the State
of MARYLAND title "Legislative Department
the same If adonted bv the legally qualified
voters Of the State, as herein provided, to be
come Section 4 Of Article III of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Maryland.
T. As soon may be, after the taking and
publishing of the National Census of 1900, or
after the enumeration Of the popu aton of this
State, under the authority thereof, there shall
he an apportionment of representation in the
House Of Deleeates, to be made the follow
ing basis. to wit: Each of the several counties
of the State, having a population of eighteen
thousand souls or less, shall be entitled to two
delegates; and every county having popuia-
ton 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
population of forty thousand and less than fifty
FIVE thousand souls, shall be entitled to five
delegates; and every county having a popula-
ton of fifty-fve thousand souls and upwards
shall be entitled to six delegates and 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
apportonment, 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
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 Board of
Supervisors of Elections of said city shall fix
the boundaries of the six legislative districts,
subject to the limitations contained herein, and
shall give adequate notice of the same; and the
boundaries so fixed shall remain until altered
or changed by the General Assembly.
Sec 2. And be it further enacted by the
thority aforesaid, That said aforegong 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-
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 vote on the Sald 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" 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, as directed by said Four
teenth Article of the Constitution, and further
prOceedngShad in accordance with said Article
Fourteen.
Approved March 1, 1922.
CHAPTER l4I.
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 or rejection
Section !. BE it enacted by the General As.
sembly of Maryland, three-ifths of all the mem.
bers of each of the two Houses concurring.
that the following be and the same hereby is
proposed as an 49,, amendment to- Section of
Article 6, 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
s of the Constitution.
Section /. There shall be a Treasury De-
partment, consisting of Comptroller chosen
BY the qualified electors of the State, at each
general election at which the Governor Is
chosen, who shall receive such salary as 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, joint ballot,
thousand FIVE hundred dollars; and the terms
of office of the said Comptroller and Treasurer
shall be for four years, and until their sue
cessors shall qualify; and neither of the said
hall he all
commissions perquisites of any kind in add.
ton to his salary for the performance of any
duty services whatsoever. In case of a
vacancy in either of the offices by death or
otherwise, the Governor. by and with the adj.
vice and consent of the Senate, shall fill such
vacancy by appointment, TO continue until an
other election or q choice by the Legislature,
As the case may be. and until the Qualification