The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-11-02

WHEREAS, at its regular session of 1919.
the General Assembly enacted Chapters 226.
407 and ia proposing amendments to the
State Constitution; and
WHEREAS, at its regular session of 1880
the General Assembly enacted Chapters ID
and 50 proposing amendments to the State
Constitution; and
WHEREAS. it is the duty of the Cover.
nor under Section l of Article XIV Of the
Constitution, to order the publication Of the
bills proposing said amendments in advance
Of the General Election of November J,
1850; and
WHEREAS, there will be presented on
the ballot at said election the following pro-
posed amendments to the Constitution, for
adoption or rejection by the voters:
CHAPTER NO. 226
AN ACT to propose an amendment to
Section of Article 3, title LEGISLATIVE
Department. of the State Constitution,
relating to the membership Of the House
of Delegates and providing for the sub
mission Of said amendment to the qualified
voters of the State for adoption or
rejection
SECTION /. Be II enacted bv The General
assembly of Maryland (three-ffths of all
members elected 20 each of the two Houses
concurring). That the following section be,
and the same is hereby proposed as an
amendment to Section of Article g. title
Legislative Department" of the Constitu-
tion of Maryland, the same, if adopted by
the legal and qualified voters of the State
as herein provided to become Section Of
Article of the Constitution of Maryland:
SEC. S. Notwithstanding the provisions of
Section of this Article, tine membership of
the House of Delegates shall consist Of one
hundred and twenty-three G23) Delegates,
apportioned as follows: Calvert, Caroline,
Charles. Howard, Kent, Queen Anne's. and
St Mary's Counties two Delegates each;
Cecil, Garrett, Somerset. Talbot, and Wor-
cester Counties, three Delegates each; Car
roll. Dorchester, Hartford, and Wicomico
Counties. four Delegates each; Allegany.
Anne Arundel. Baltimore, Frederick, Mont
gomerv, Prince Georges, and Washington
Counties, and each of the six legislative dis
tricts of Baltimore City. six Delegates each.
SEC. g. And be IL further enacted That
the aforegoing section hereby proposed as an
shall be, at the next general election to be
held in this State in the year 1850, sub
mitted to the legal and qualified voters
thereof for their adoption rejection in
pursuance of directions contained i'll Article
II of the Constitution of this State, and at
the said general election. the vote on the said
proposed amendment shall he by ballot. and
upon each ballot there shall be printed the
words "For the Constitutional Amendment"
and against the Constitutional Amend.
ment," as now prescribed by law, and i'm
medately after said election, due returns
shall be made to the Governor of the vote
for and against said proposed amendment
directed by said Article "A of the Constitu-
ton.
CHAPTER NO. 407
AN ACT to propose an amendment TO
Section Of Article Is of the State Con
stitution, title miscellaneous" providing
that the Jury shall be the Judges of Law
as well as of the fact in the trial of all
criminal cases, except that the Court may
pass upon the suficiency of the evidence
TO sustain conviction.
SECTION /. Be it enacted BY the General
Assembly of Maryland, (three ffths of all of
the members elected To each of the two
Houses concurring). That Section of
Article IS of the State Constitution, title
miscellaneous, be and the same is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments.
Src. s. In the trial of all criminal cases,
the Jury shall be the Judges of Law, as well
as of fact, except that the Court may pass
upon the suffciency of the evidence to sustain
SEC. 2. And be II further enacted, That
the aforegoing section hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of this State
shall be. at the next general election to be
held in this State in the year 1850, submit
ted to the legal and qualified voters thereof
for their adoption or rejection IN pursuance
of directions contained in Article IA of the
Constitution of this State, and at the said
general election. the vote on the said pro:
posed amendment shall be by ballot, and
upon each ballot there shall be printed the
words "For the Constitutional Amendment"
and against the Constitutional Amend
ment," as now prescribed by law, and i'm.
mediately after said election due returns shall
be made to the Governor of the vote for
and against said proposed amendment as
directed by said Article Il of the Constitu-
tion.
CHAPTER NO. ia
AN ACT to propose an amendment to Sec
ton II of Article of the Constitution of
the State of Maryland, title Executive
DEPARTMENT." relating TO the reconsdera-
ton of Bills which are vetoed or which
fail by reason of not being signed follow.
ing the adjournment of the General
Assembly
SEcTroN / BE il enacted BY the General
Assembly Of Maryland (three-ffths of all
the members elected to each of the two
Houses concurring). That the following be
and the same is hereby proposed as an
amendment to Section II of Article of the
Constitution of the State of Maryland, title
Executive Department" the same, i
adopted by the legally qualified voters of
the State as herein provided, to become
Section II of Article of the Constitution
of the State of Maryland.
II. To guard against hasty or partial
legislation and entertainments of the Legisa-
tive Department upon the coordinate EX-
ecutive and Judicial Departments every Bill
which shall have passed the House OF Dele
gates, and the Senate shall, before it be-
comes law, be presented to the Governor
of the State if he approves he shall sign IT,
but if not he shall return it with his obJec-
lions to the House in which it originated,
which House shall enter the objections at