The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-09-08

General ssi Assembly of Of Maryland, held in til.
year 1922, five Acts were passed, proposins
amendment to Section 2 Of Article 3, title
Legislative Department; Chapter 20 pr0pos
title, Legislative Department; Chapter. l4l'
proposing an amendment to Section l O.. o. ~.
ticle 6, title Treasury Department; Chapter
227, proposing an additional Article t1 the eoS
stitution, to be known as Article XVII Thereon,
title, "Quadrennial Elections; and ehaPtef f
27s, proposing an amendment to Section 10 OF t
Article Is, title, miscellaneous and wHCh
said FIVE Acts are in the words and hgures 1oi-
lowing:
CHAPTER 7.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to oee'ion
of Article III, of the Constitution OF 'ne
State of Maryland, title Legislative DePaft
ment," increasing the number OF legislative
districts of Baltimore City, and proVlui,'s
for the submission of said amendment 10 inc
qualified voters of the State OF Maryland ioi
adoption or rejection:
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland, three-hfths OF an INC
that the following Section be and the sane same
hereby proposed an amendment to Section
Of Article III Of the Go1s1tGtonD Sl m
the same if adopted by the legally quahhed vot-
ers Of the State, as herein provided, to become
Section of Article III of the Constitution OF
the State of Maryland. I'll,
.. The City of Baltimore shall be divided
into six legislative districts as near as may De
of equal population and of contiguous territory
and each of said legislative districts OF bait-
more City, as they may from time to time be
laid out, in accordance with the provisions
hereof, and each county in the State. shall be
entitled to one Senator, who shall pc eetiv .Is.;ve
by the qualified voters of the sald legislative
districts of Baltimore City and of the countles i
Of the State, respectively, and shall serve TOT
four years from the date of his election, suoJeet
to the classification of Senators hereafter pro-
vided for.
Sec. q And be it further enacted by the ar-
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 Tor aaop.
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 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 as now pro
vided by law, and Immediately after SAID elec'
ton due returns shall be made to the Governor
of the vote for and against said proposed
amendment, as directed by said Fourteenth
Article of the Constitution, and further pro-
eeedings had in accordance with said Article
Fourteen.
Approved March 1, 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
Cd of
State for adoption or rejection.
Section l. Re 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 Section be and the same is
hereby proposed as amendment TO Section
of MARYLAND, title Legislative 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-
tion of the State of Maryland.
T. 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
thousand souls or less, shall be entitled to two
delegates; and every county having popula-
ton of eighteen thousand and less than
twenty-eight thousand souls, shall be entitled
to three delegates; and every county having a
population of twenty-eght thousand and less
than forty thousand souls, shall be entitled to
population of forty thousand and less than fifty
five thousand souls, shall be entitled to hve
delegates; and every county having a popula-
ton of ffty-hve 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-
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 Sc; ses
sion of nineteen hundred and twenty two, 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. g.. And be it further enacted by the .au-
thority aforesaid, That said aforegoing section
hereby proposed 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
on or rn. N % h Ii the
of this State, and at the said general election
the vote on 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" 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 l. 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 or rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly of Maryland. three-ffths of all the men,
bers of each of the two Houses concurrng,
that the following be and the same hereby is
proposed as an amendment to Section ! of
Article s, title Treasury Department." cf the
Constitution of Maryland, the same if adopted
: by the legally qualified voters Of the State. as
6 of the Constitution.
Section l. There shall be a Treasury De-
partment, consisting of Comptroller chosen
Dy the QudilHcQ clcClOls OF the StdlC, dl edCH
general election at which the Governor il.
chosen, who shall 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, joint ballot,
who shall receive an annual salary of two
thousand FIVE hundred dolars 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, receive any fees,
commissions or perquisites of any kind in addi-
ton to his salary for the performance of any
duty or services whatsoever. In case of
vacancy in either of the Offices by death or
otherwise, the Governor, by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate, shall fill such
vacancy by appointment, to continue until an
other election or choice by the Legislature,
a. the case may be, and until the qualification
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