The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-10-25


sembly; and every person qualified TO vote
for Delegates, shall be qualified and en-.
titled to vote tor Governor; the election to
be held IN the same manner as the election
OF Delegates, and the returns thereof, under
seal, 10 be addressed to the Speaker OF the
House OF Delegates, and enclosed and trans
mited to the Secretary OF State, and de
livered to said Speaker. at the commencement
OF the session of tile General Assembly
next ensuing SAID election.
SEC. Is. All civil officers appointed by
the Governor and Senate shall be nominated
to the Senate within fifty days from the
commencement OF each regular session OF
the Legislature; and their term OF Off, {,
except in cases otherwise provided for IN
this Constitution, shall commence on the
first Monday OF May next ensuing their
appointment, and continue tor two years,
(unless removed from ofhCe). and until
their successors, respectively, quality accord
ing to Law L; but the term of office OF the
Inspectors of Tobacco shall commence on the
first Monday OF March next ensuing their
appointment.
Article 3, Legislative Department"
SEC. 2. The City OF Baltimore shall be
divided into six legislative districts as near
as may be of equal population and of con
tiguous territory, and each OF said Legislative
districts of Baltimore CITY, as they may
from time to time be laid out, in accord
ance with the provisions hereof, and each
county in the State, shall be entitled to one
Senator, who shall be elected by the quail
fed voters OF the said legislative districts
Of Baltimore City and OF the counties OF the
State, respectively, and shall serve for four
ject TO the classification OF Senators here
after provided forl.
SEC. ). Until the taking and publishing
OF the next National Census, or until the
enumeration OF the population Of this State,
under the Authority thereof, the several
he of R11f sba1l
have representation in the House of Dele
gates, as follows Allegany County, five
Delegates; Anne Arundel County, three
Delegates; Baltimore County, six Dele
gates; each OF the three Legislative Dis
tricts OF the City OF Baltimore, six Dele
gates; Calvert County, two Delegates;
Caroline County, two Delegates; Carroll
County, four Delegates; Cecil County,
four Delegates; Charles County, two Dele
gates; Dorchester County, three Delegates;
Frederick County, six Delegates; Hartford
County, four Delegates; Howard County
two Delegates; Kent County, two Delegates:
Montgomery County, three Delegates; Prince
Georges County, three Delegates; Queen
Anne's County, two Delegates; St. Mary's
County, two Delegates; Somerset County,
three Delegates; Talbot County, two Dele
gates; Washington County, FIVE Delegates:
and Worcester County, three Delegates.I
Yacant.
SEC. 4. las 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 following basis, to wit:
Each of the several counties of the State
having a population OF eighteen thousand
souls or less, shall be entitled to two dele
gates; and every county having population
OF over eighteen thousand and less than
twenty-eight thousand souls, shall be en-
titled TO three delegates; and every county
having a 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 hfty-hve thousand souls, shall be
entitled to FIVE delegates; and every county
having a population OF ffty-fve 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 number of delegates
to winch the largest county shall or may be
entitled under the aforegoing apportionment
and thel he General Assembly shall have
the power to provide by law, from time to
time, for altering and changing the bound
aries OF the existing Legislative Districts OF
the City OF Baltimore, so as to make them
as near as may he OF equal population; but
SAID district shall always consist of con
uguous territory. lin case the General
Assembly, at the regular session Of nineteen
hundred and twenty-five fails TO FIX the
boundaries of the six legislative districts OF
the City. OF Baltimore, the Board of Super
yisors Of Elections OF said city shall fix the
boundaries OF the six legislative districts
subject 10 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 I
SIC. 5. Notwithstanding the provisions
OF Section of this Article, theI The mem
bership of the House of Delegates shall
consist of one hundred and twcnty-three
Q33) Delegates, apporioncd as follows
Calvert Caroline, Charles, Howard, Kent,
Queen Anne's, and st. Marv's Counties,
two Delegates each; Cecil, Garrett, Somer'
set, Talbot, and Worcester Counties, three
Delegates each; Carroll, Dorchester, Har
ford, and WlCOmCo Counties, four Dele
gates each; Allegany. Anne Arundel. Balu
more. Frederick, Montgomery, Prince
Georges, and Washington Counties, and
each Of the six legislative districts OF Balt
more City, six Delegates each
SEC. 3. The members of the House OF
Delegates shall be elected by the qualified
voters of the Counties, and the Legislative
Districts OF Baltimore City, respectively. to
serve for ltwoI four years, from the day
SEC. J. The lfrstI election for Senators
and Delegates shall take place on the Tues.
day next, after the first Monday in the
month of November, Ieighteen hundred and
sixty seven; and the election for Delegates,
and as nearly as practicable, for one-hali
the Senators, shall be held on the same day.
IN every second year thereafter.I nineteen
hundred aud ftty eight, aud IN every fourth
year thereafter
SEC. 8. Immediately after the Senate
shall have convened, after the first election,
under this Constitution, the Senators shall
be divided by lot, INTO two classes, as nearly
equal IN number as may Decorators OF
the FIRST class shall 20 out OF office at the
expiration of two years, and Senators shall
be elected on the Tuesday next after the
first Monday, in the month of November,
eighteen hundred and siXty-nine, for the
term of four years, to supply their places
so that, after the first election, one-haf OF
the Senators may be chosen every second
year. In case the number OF Senators be
hereafter increased, such classification OF
the additional Senators shall be made as to
preserve, as nearly as may be, an equal
number IN each class.I PGcdut.
SEC. SIS. The Legislature lat IT'S first
session after the ratification OF this Con.
stitution,I shall provide by Law for State
and municipal taxation upon the revenues
aCcrung from business done in the State
by all foreign corporations.
Article 4, Judiciary Department"
SEC. u. Until January /, 1915, the
Court OF Appeals shall be composed OF the
Judges IN office on November !. i944. From
and after January /, 1915, theI The Court
two from the City OF Baltimore; one from
the First Appellate Judicial Circuit, con.
sisting OF Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Caro-
line, Talbot, Dorchester, WIcomco. Wor
cester and Somerset Counties; one from the
Second Appellate Judicial Circuit, consisting
OF Hartford, Baltimore. Anne Arundel
Prince Georges, Charles, Calvert and St
Mary's Counties; and one from the Third
Appellate Judicial Circuit, consisting OF
Carroll, Howard, Montgomery, Frederick
Washington, Allegany. and Garrett Counties
[; and during the continuance IN office OF
Judges who were in office before January l.
1945, not exceeding three additional JudgesI
The City Of Baltimore shall, for the pur
poses OF this section, he designated as tht
Fourth Appellate Judicial Circuit. ITh,
additional Judge from the Fourth Appellate
Judicial Circuit shall he appointed by tn,
Governor TO serve until the election snc
qualification OF his successor, as provided
by Section OF this Article. Except as t
such additional Judge, the Judges of sale
Court, in the FIRST instance, shall be ap
pointed by the Governor from their respec
tive Appellate Judicial Circuits but sucf
appointments shall be made from among thu
elected Judges composing the Court of Ap
peals as Of December 81, 1874. If, or
December 81, 1914, there are no elected
members of the Court of Appeals from an,
Appellate Judicial Circuit, the Governor