Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-11-01

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.
inc names OF voters, the Law IN torce or
the hrst day OF June, in the year eighteen
hundred and sixty-seven, in reference there
to, shall be continued IN force, except st
tar as II may be inconsistent with the pro
visions OF this Constitution; and the regis
try OF voters, made IN pursuance thereof
may be corrected as provided IN said Law;
butt the names OF all persons shall be added
to the list OF qualified voters by the officer.
OF Registration, who have the qualifications
prescribed in the FIRST section OF this Article
and WHO are not disqualified under the pro
visions of the second and third sections
thereof.
Article Q, Executive Department"
SEC q An election for Governor under
this Constitution, shall be held on the Tues.
day next after the first Monday OF Novem
Der, IN the year leighteen hundred and
sixty-sevenI RIHeteeH hundred and 6ttv.
eight. and on the same day and month in
every fourth year thereafter, al the places
OF voting tot Delegates to the General As
sembiy' and every person qualified to vote
tor Delegates. shall he qualified and IN.
titled to vote tor Governor; the election 10
| be held IN the same manner as the election
OF Delegates. and the returns thereof, under
seal, to De addressed to the Speaker OF the
House OF Delegates and enclosed and traus.
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 Legislature; and their term OF offite,
eXeepi IN cases otherwise provided tor 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 Il bu, the term Of office OF the
| Inspectors OF Tobacco shall commence on the
hrst Monday of March next ensuing then
| appointment
Article g. Legislative Department
SEC. z. The City OF Baltimore shall be
divided into six legislative districts as uear
as may be OF equal population and OF con
| tguous territory, and each OF said legislative
| districts OF Baltimore City. as they NAV
from time to time be laid out, N 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
ned voters OF the said legislative districts
OF Baltimore City and OF the counties Of the
State, respectively, and shan serve for four
| years from the date OF his election I, sub
| Iect to the classification of Senators here,
after provided forl.
! SEC. 5. 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
nave 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.
trlcts OF the City OF Baltimore. SIX Dele.
| gates; Calvert County, two Delegates;
Caroline County, two Delegates; Carroll
County, four Delegates; Cecil County
tour 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
aanne,s County, two Delegates; St. Mary's
three Delegates; Talbot County two Dele
gates; Washington County, FIVE Delegates;
and Worcester County. three Delegates
| Tacant.
SEC a.. las soon as may be, after the
taking and publishing of the National Census
OF 1900, or after the enumeration OF the
population OF thus State. under the authority
thereof, there shall be an apportionmeni OF
representation IN the House OF Delegates to
be made on the following basis, TO wit.
Each OF the several counties OF the State
ua'Hs 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
twenty eight thousand souls, shall be en-.
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 population OF forty thousand and
less than hfty-hve thousand souls, shall be
entitled to five delegates; and every county
having population of hfty-hye 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 The General Assembly shall have
the power to provide by law, from time to
time, tor 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;
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altered or changed by the General Assembly.
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
CIE5l Delegates, apportioned as follows.
Calvert, Caroline, Charles, Howard, Kent,
Queen Anne's, and St. Mary's Counties,
two Delegates each; Cecil, Garrett, Somer.
set, Talbot, and Worcester Counties, three
Delegates each; Carroll. Dorchester. Har
ford, and Wicomico Counties, four Dele.
gates each; Allegany. Anne Arundel. Bati-
more, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince
Georges, and Washington Counties, and
each OF the six legislative districts Of Bait.
more City, six Delegates each.
SEC. 6. 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 itwoI four years, from the day
OF their election
SEC. T. The IhrstI election for Senators
and Delegates shall take place on the Tues.
day next, after the first Monday IN the
month OF November, leighteen hundred and
Sixty-seven; and the election for Delegates,
and as nearly as practicable. tor one.hali
the Senators, shall be held on the same day
IN every second year thereafter nineteen
hundred and bty-sI0ht. aud ~ sveyV foH,ih
yedt thereafter
SEC. g. 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 be- Senators oi
the hrsi class shall 90 out OF office at the
expiration OF two years, and Senators shall
be elected on the Tuesday next after the
hrst Monday, IN the month OF November
eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, for the
term OF tour years, TO supply their places
50 that, after the FIRST election, one.hali 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. Vacant
SEC. So. The Legislature LAT its hra
session after the ratification Of this Con
stitution,l shall provide by Law for State
and municipal taxation upon the revenues
scerling from business done in the State
by all foreign corporations.
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