The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-10-20

WHEREAS. at the January Session OF me h
General Assembly of Maryland, held in the
year 1922, five Acts were passed, proposins
additions and amendments to the Constituhon
amendment to Section 2 Of Article >, title
Legislative Department" Chapter 20, pr9pos'
ing an amendment to Section Of Article =
title, Legislative Department; chapter ~
tiele s, fitie Treasury Department; Chapter
227, proposing additional Article TO the Son
stitution, to be known as Article AVii fnereoi,
title. "Quadrennial Elections; and 1naP'et 81
Article is, title, miscellaneous" and which nc
said five Acts are in the words and hsures tol'
lowing:
CHAPTER 7.
AN ACT 70 propose an amendment to Section
of Article III, of the Constitution OF the
State of Maryland, title Legislative Depart
ment," increasing the number of legislative
districts of Baltimore City, and proVloins
for the submission of said amendment TO the
qualified voters of the State OF Maryland LOT
adoption or rejection:
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland, three-hfths OF all tne
members of each OF the two House concurring'
that the following Section be and the same IS
hereby proposed as an amendment 10 Sectoi
of Article III Of the Constitution of the state
of Maryland, title Legislative Department.
the sans il adopted BY The lesagg to become
Section of Article III of the Constitution Vi
the State of Maryland.
2. The City of Baltimore shall be dividso
into six lesisIatiye districts as near as may te
of equal population and of contiguous territory
and each of said legislative districts OF ba.i.
more City, they may from time TO ulne De
laid out, in accordance with the PROVISIONS hs
hereof and each county in the State, shall De
entitled IN Senator whO Shall De elcCtCd
by the qualified voters of the said legislative
districts of Baltimore City and of the counties i
Of the State, respectively. and shall serve ioI I
four years from the date of his election, suoJeet
vided for.
Sec. O. And be it further enacted by the au-
thority aforesaid That said aforesoing secuon'
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-
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 ga. 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, directed by said Fourteenth
Article of the Constitution, and further pro-
ceedings 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
Amendment to the qualified voters OF the
State for adoption or rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General AS
eembly of Maryland three-ffths of all the men1-
bsrs of each of the two Houses concurring,
that the following Section be and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment TO Section
of Article III of the Constitution Of the STATE
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. II! of the Constitu-
ton 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 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
th0uSanQ SOUS or less, SlaH Dc cnlltlcu 10 Two
delegates; and every county having popula-
tion 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 hve
ton of ffty-6ve 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-
daries of the existing legislative districts of the
City of baltimore, SO as to make them as near
as nay 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. g.. And be it 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-
tion 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
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 1, 1922
CHAPTER 14l.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
of Article s. 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 I: 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
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 l of Article
s of the Constitution.
Section /. There shall be 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, 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
ehall be for four years, and until their sue
cessors shall qualify; and neither of the said
officers shall be allowed, or receive any fees,
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 a choice by the Legislature,
- Ii. case may be, and until the qualification
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