The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-10-18

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! day next after the FIRST Monday OF Novem-
/ Ter. in the wear lcighteen hundred and
/ siXty-sevenI nineteen hundred and nifty
4 elght. and on the same day and month in
every fourth year thereafter, at the places
OF voting for Delegates to the General AS
/ semby; and every person qualified to vote
/ for Delegates, shall be qualified and en-.
I 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. To be addressed to the Speaker OF the
I House OF Delegates, and enclosed and trans
mited TO the Secretary OF State, and de
yered TO said Speaker at the commencement
OF the session OF the 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 then term OF oii,e,
| except III cases otherwise provided for IN
/ this Constitution, shall commence on the
| FIRST Monday of May next ensuing their
appointment, and continue TOR two years,
tunless removed from ofice), and until
\ their successors, respectively, qualify accord
ing to Law I but the term OF office OF the
/ Inspectors oil Tobacco shall commence on the
first Monday OF March next ensuing theii
Hpontmenti
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
tipuous territory, and each Of said legislative
districts OF Baltimore City, as they may
from time 10 time be laid out, in accord
ance with the provisions hereof, and each
county the State. shall be entitled to one
Senator, who shall be elected BY the quail
4 fed voters OF the SAID legislative districts
of Baltimore Clty and OF the counties of the
State, respectively, and shall serve for tour
years from the date OF his election {, sub
lect to the classification OF Senators here
/ after provided for
SEC, 3. tUniil 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
counties and the City OF Baltimore, shall
have representation in the House Of Dele
gates, as follows; Alleeany County, tive
Delegates; Anne Arundel County, three
/ Delegates; Baltimore County, SIX Dele.
gates; each Of the three Legislative Dis
trlots OF the City OF Baltimore, six Dele
gates; Calvert County, two Delegates,
Carolne 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.l
/ TacaHt.
SEC = las soon as may be, after the
] taxing ana publishing OF the National Census
! OF lSo0, or alter the enumeration OF the
/ population OF this State, under the authority
! thereof, there shall be an apportioument OF
/ representation in the House Of Delegates, to
ne maze on the following basis, TO wit;
| fach OF the several counties OF the State,
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souls or less, shall be entitled to two dele
gatesi and every county having population
1 OF over clSAJctn thousand and less than
I tWeny-eiEat thouSand souls, shall be ell
utied to three delegates; and every county
/ having population oil twenty eight thousand
ana les than forty thousand souls shall be
ehutIed 10 tour delegates; and every county
4 having population OF forty thousand and
less than hity-hye thousand souls, shall be
1 ehtiiled 10 hve delegates; and every county
sous ana UPWARDS, shall be entitled to SIX
+ qeieeates and no more; and each Of the six
/ LeSiSiaiiVe DStTicts Of the City OF BALTIMORE
( shaH be entitled to the number of delegates
to winch the largest county shall or may be
enI'itd unqer ne aioreSoms apportlonment.
and thel Tie General Assembly Shall have
/ tne power 70 provide by law, from time 10
! time, Tor altering and changing the bound
ares ar, Of the f%stlng Legislative Districts Of
NE Clty OF Baltimore, so as to make them
sald district small always consist OF con
/ uHaouS territory | In case the General
I Assembly at the regular session OF hlueteen
/ hundred and twenty-five, fails TO fix the
Doun4arieN OF the six legislative districts OF
Inc City OF baltimore the Board OF Super
/ yiSorS OF Elections OF said city shall fix the
boundaries OF the six legislative districts,
subject TO the limitations contained herein.
ana ShaIi give adequate notice OF the same;
and the boundaries 50 fixed shall remain until
altered or clansed by the General Assembly,
Stc. j. MISUNDERSTANDING the provisions
/ OF section Of thls Article thel Tie mem
DeFslHp OF the House OF Delegates shall
( consist OF one hundred and twenty-thrce
/ 80 Deiesates, apporuoned as follows
SGalvert' Caroline Charles, Howard, Kent.
Queen Anne 5, and st Mary's Counties,
two Delesates each; Cecil, Garrett, Somer-
Set Talbot and Worcester Counties, three
delegates each carroll, Dorchester, Har
foTd and WiIComco Counties, four Dele.
gates each; AIlegaily, Anne Arundel Balt.
more Frederick. Montgomery. Prince
GeQrse,s, and Washington Counties, and
eacH OF the SIX legislative districts of Balh-
more City, SlN DELEGATES each.
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