The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-08-03
PROCLAMATION
Proposing Amendments to the COnsti-
tuition of the State. 1922.

WHEREAS, at the January Session of the
General Assembly of Maryland, held in the
year 1SzZ, hve Acts were passed, proposing
addItlons and amendments to the Constitution
OF the State, to-wit: Chapter T. proposing an
amendment to Section 2 of Article g. title
Legislative Department" Chapter 90 pro-
posing an amendment to Section of Article
o, title, Legislative Department. CHAPTER.
IA, proposing an amendment to Section i Of
article 6, title Treasury Department. :.
thapter Z27, proposing additional Article
70 Ine constitution to be known as Article
AElI thereof, title, "Quadrennial Elections" :
anu Chapter 215, proposing an amendment to
SeeIion IL of Article Is. title, "Mlscellane-
Gus and which said five Acts are in the
words and figures following:
49, CHAPTER T.
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
OF Article III, of the Constitution of the
state OF Maryland, title Legislative De-
Partment, increasing the number of leg
lslatlve districts of Baltimore CITY and pro-
Hldlng Tor the submission of said amend
ment TO the qualified voters of the State of
MARYLAND for adoption or rejection
section / Be it enacted by the General
assembly Of Maryland, three-ffths of all the
members of each of the two Houses concurr-
ing, that the following Section be and the
same Is hereby proposed as an amendment to
section of Article III of the Constitution of
Ine state OF Maryland. title Legislative De-
Partinent, the same if adopted by the legally
qualified voters of the State as herein pro-
NINeu; 10 become Section of Article III of
the constitution of the State of Maryland.
INTO SIX legislative districts as near as NAV
De OF equal population and of contiguous ter
ritory and each of said legislative districts
OF Baltimore City, they may from time to
Tune De lald out, in accordance with the pro-
VISIONS hereof, and each county in the State
shall be entitled to one Senator who shall be
elected by the qualified voters of the said leg
lslatlve districts of Baltimore City and of the
counties OF the State, respectively, and shall
serve four years from the date of his cleo
tion' subject to the classification of Senators
hereafter provided for.
sec. z And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That said aforegoing sec
tion, hereby proposed as an amendment to the
constitution. shall be at the next general cleo
tion for Members of the House of Representa-
tlVes Of Congress held in this State submitted
TO the legal and qualified voters of the State
Tor adoption 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 now provided by law. and
Immediately after said election due returns
snail 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 proceedings had in
accordance with said Article Fourteen
Approved March l, 1922.