Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-09-23
PROCLAMATION
Proposing Amendments the Constitution of the 1922

WHEREAS at the January Session Of Tie
General Assembly Of Maryland. held in The
year 1912, hve Acts were passed, proposing
sdditions and amendnsnts 10 the Constitution
amendment TO Section 2 u Article j. title,
Legislative Department.: Chapter 20. propos
ing an amendment 10 Section VI Article J,
ttis, Legislative Department Chapter l4l'
proposing an amendment 10 Section J OF Ar
liels 6. title Treasury Department. Chapter
7z7. proposing an additional Article 70 the Con
stitution, 10 be known as Article XVII thereof,
title. "Quadrennial Eeetions"; and Chapief
as, proposing an amendment 10 Section ~ VI
Article is. title. mis- ellaneous"; and which
said 1--WE Acts are in the words and hgurss FOL
loving:
CHAPTER 7.
AN AcT TO propose an amendment to Section
. Of Article III. Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Maryland. title Legislative Depart
ment." increasing III. number Of legislative
dis,ricts Of Baltimore City, and providing
for the submission OF said amendment 10 the
qualified yoters OF the State OF Maryland for
adoption or rejection:
Section l. Re Il enacted by the General A.
sembly Of Maryland. three ,hfihs Of all the
members OF each Of the two House coneurriuS.
that the following Section be and the same Is
hereby proposed amendment to Section
Of Article III Of the Constitution Of the aiais
Of Maryland, title Legislative Department,
the same II adopted by the legally qualified Voi.
srs Of the State. as herein provided, 10 become
Section ? Of Article III Of the Constitution OF
the State OF Maryland
T. The City Of Baltimore shall be divided
into six Legislative districts Is near az may be
Of equal population and Of contiguous territory.
and each OF said legislative districts OF BATH
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 be elected
by the qualified voters Of the said legislative
districts OF Baltimore City and Of the counties
" the State, respectively, and shall serve Ter
four years from the date Of his election, subject
TO the classification OF Senator hereafter pro.
vded for.
See 2 And be It further enacted by the au.
thority aforesaid That said aforegoing section,
hereby proposed as an amendment 10 the Con
stiiution. shall be at the next general election
for Members OF the House Of Representatives
Of Congress held In this State submitted 20 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 q; the said general election the
vote on the said proposed amendment TO the
Constitution shall be by ballot. and upon each
baiio, 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 cleo
hon due returns shall be made TO The Governor
Of the vote for and againS; said proposed
amendment. as directed hy said Fourteenth
Article Of the Constitution, AMI further pro
eeedngs had in accordance with said Article
Fourteen.
Approved March !, 1874.