Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-10-21
Approved March /, 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
semb1y of Maryland three -hfths of all the mem
hers of each of the two Houses concurring
that the following Section he and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment to Section
of Article III Of the Constitution OF the STATE s,
of Maryland title "Leeislative Department"
the same if adopted by the legally qualified
voters of the State, as herein provided, to be
come Section of Article III of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Maryland.
publishing of the National Census Of 1900, or
after the enumeration of the population of this
State, under the authority thereof, there shall
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 or less, shall be entitled to two
ton of over eighteen thousand and less than
twenty weight thousand souls. shall be entitled
to three delegates; and every county having
population of twentye'ght thousand and less
four delegates; and every county having a
population of forty thousand and less than fifty
FIVE thousand souls, shall be. entitled to FIVE
delegates; and every county having 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 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-
dares Of the existing legislative districts Of the
City of Baltimore, so 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 SEES
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. D.. And be i 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-
ton 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 tine Salu proposed amendment 10
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
proceedings had in accordance with said Article
Fourteen.
Approved March /, 1923
CHAPTER 14l.
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 or rejection.
Section /. Be it enacted by the General As.
sembly 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
proposed as an amendment to Section of
Artiele 6; title Treasury Department" Of the
by the legally qualified voters Of the State, as
herein provided to become Section of Article
6 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, 10 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,
who shall receive an 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
cessors shall qualify; and neither of the said
officers shall be allowed, or receive any fees,
commissions or per9uisites of any kind in addi-
ton to his salary for the performance of any
vacancy in either of the offices by death or
otherwise, the Governor, by and with the adj
vice and consent. of the Senate. shall Eli such
vacancy, by appointment, to continue until an
As the case may be, and until the Qualification