Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-10-18

election, Federal OF State, hereafter to b,
held in this State, OF at any municipal cleo
ton in the City Of Baltimore, unless hi
name appears IN the list OF registered voters
land until the General Assembly shall here
after pass an Act for the Registration o.
the names of voters, the Law in force OF
the FIRST day OF June, in the year eighteen
hundred and sixty-seven, IN reference there
to, shall be continued in force, except :,
tar as It may be inconsistent with the pro
visions OF this Constitution; and the regis
may be corrected as provided IN said Law
butl the names OF all persons shall be added
to the list OF qualified voters by the officer
OF Registration, who have the qualification.
prescribed in the first section OF this Article
and who are not disqualified under the pro
visions Of the second and third section,
thereof.
Article 2, Executive Department
SEC. 2 An election for Governor under
this Constitution, shall be held on the Tues
day next after the first Monday OF Noven
Der, in the year Ieighteen hundred ano
slxty-sevenl nineteen hundred and fifty
eight. and on the same day and month ir
every fourth year thereafter, at the places
OF voting for Delegates to the General As
sembly, and every person qualified to vote
for Delegates, shall he qualified and en-
titled to vote tor Governor; the election &c
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
House OF Delegates, and enclosed and trans.
mitted to the Secretary OF State and de
livered 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 legislatures; and then term OF Office,
except in cases otherwise provided for IN
this Constitution, shall commence on the
hrst Monday OF May next ensuing their
appointment, and continue tor two years,
tunless removed from office), and until
their successors, respectively, qualify accord.
ing to Law [; 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. Q. 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 thew NAV
from time to time be laid out, IN accord.
ance with the provisions hereof, and each
county in the State, shall be entitled 70 one
Senator, who shall be elected by the quail.
OF Baltimore City and Of the counties Of the
State, respectively, and shan serve for four
years from the date of his election +, sub
ject to the classification of Senators here.
after provided forI.
SEC. 3. 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
counties and the City OF Baltimore, shall
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, flour Delegates; Howard County,
two Delegates; Kent County, two Delegates:
Montgomery County, three Delegates; Prince
Georges County, three Delegates; Queen
County, two Delegates; Somerset County,
three Delegates; Talbot County, two Dele.
gates; Washington County, Ave Delegates;
and Worcester County. three Delegates
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SEC. q. 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 apportonmeni 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 a population
OF over eighteen thousand and less than
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titled to three delegates; and every county
having population OF twenty-eight thousand
and less than forty thousand souls, shall be
entitled to tour delegates; and every county
having q population OF forty thousand and
less than ffty-hve thousand souls, shall be
entitled to five delegates: and every county
having a population of ffty-hve 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 which the largest county shall or may be
entitled under the aforegoing apportionment.
and thel The 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 be 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
visors OF Elections OF said city shall fix the
boundaries OF the six Legislative districts,
subject to 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
SEC. 5. Notwithstanding the provisions
OF Section Of this Article, thel The mem.
bership of the House OF Delegates shall
consist OF one hundred and twenty-three
llS3) Delegates, apportioned as follows
Calvert, Caroline, Charles, Howard, Kent,
Queen Anne's, and St. Marys Counties,
two Delegates each; Cecil, Garrett, Somer.
set, Talbot, and Worcester Counties, three
Delegates each; Carroll, Dorchester, Har.
ford, and Wieomico Counties, four Dele.
gates each; Alegany, Anne Arundel. Balti.
more, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince
Georges, and Washington Counties, and
each OF the six legislative districts of Bali.
more City, SIX Delegates each
SEC. 8. 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, &c
serve Tor ltwol tour years, from the day
OF their election.
SEC 2. The IhrstI election for Senator.
and Delegates shall take place on the Tues
day next, after tue first Monday in III,
month of November, leigheeen hundred and
siNiy'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 thereaiter.l Hrneteey
hnndTed and fttysI0h. and ~ eVsry foEytl
yedr thereafter.
SEC. 8. Immediately after the Senat,
shall have convened, after the first election
under this Constitution, the Senators shall
be divided by lot, INTO two classes, as nearl,
equal IN number as may be--Senators O
the hrst class shall go out OF office at lii,
expiration OF two years, and Senators shall
be elected on the Tuesday next after III,
hrst Monday, in the month OF November
eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, for IN,
term OF four years, to supply their places
so that, after the first election, one-half o
the Senators may be chosen every secon,
year. In case the number OF Senators b
hereafter increased, such classification o
the additional Senators shall be made as 1
preserve, as nearly as may be, an equa
number IN each elass.l Yacdnt
SEC. So. The Legislature LAT IT'S FRS
session after the ratification OF this Con
stitution,l shall provide by Law for Stat
and municipal taxation upon the revenue
accruing from business done in the Stat
by all foreign corporations.
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