Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-10-25

election, Federal or State, hereafter to be
held in this State, OF at any municipal elec.
hon in the City of Baltimore, unless his
name appears in the list OF registered voters.
land until the General Assembly shall here.
after pass an Act for the Registration OF
the names OF voters, the Law in torce on
the hrSt day OF June, in the year eighteen
hundred and siNty-seven, 70 reference there
to, shall be continued in force, except ~
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 officers
OF Registration, who have the qualifications
prescribed in the first section OF this Artrle.
and who are not disqualified under the pro.
visions of the second and third sections
thereof
Article 2, Executive Department
SEC An election for Governor under
this Constitution, shall be held on the rues.
day next after the first Monday OF Novem
Der. in the year Ieighteen hundred and
siNty-sevenl Htneteen hundred aud htty.
EIGHT. and on the same day and month in
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 ca
titled to vote tor Governor; the election to
be held IN the same manner as the election
seal, 70 De addressed to the Speaker OF the
House OF Delegates, and enclosed and tTal,s
! united to the Secretary OF State, and de
livered to said Speaker, at the commencement
OF the session OF the General Assembly
uext ensuing said election
SEC. 10 All civil officers appointed by
the Governor and Senate, shall be nominated
to the Senate within City days from the
| commencement OF each regular session OF
the Legislature; and then term OF office
except In cases otherwise provided tor IN
this Constitution, shall commence ON the
FIRST Monday of May next ensuing then
appointment, and continue tor two years
tuness removed from ofice), and until
their successors, respectively quality accord
ing to Law 1; but the term OF Office OF the
Inspectors OF Tobacco shall commence on the
first Monday OF March next ensuing theii
Article 3, Legislative Department"
SIC q The City OF Baltimore shall be
divided into six legislative districts as near
as may be OF equal population and OF con
nguous 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.
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 bis election l. sub
1ect 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 tie 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.
tour Deegates Charles County, two Dele.
| gates; Dorchester County, three Delegates,
Frederick County, SIX Delegates; Hartford
County, tour 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 DelegateSf Talbot County, two Dele
gates; Washington County, FIVE Delegates:
and Worcester County. three Delegates
| Hacant.
Sac. T. 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 10
be made on the following basis, 10 wit
Each OF the several counties OF the State.
having a population OF eighteen thousand
souls OF less, shall be entitled 10 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 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 NAV be
entitled under the afoTegoing 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.
hguous territory. FIN case the General
| Assembly, al 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
SEC. 5. Notwithstanding the provisions
OF Section OF this Article, theI 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. Mary's Counties,
two Delegates each; Cecil, Garrett, Somer.
cat IulL
Delegates each; Carroll, Dorchester, Har.
ford. and Wieomico Counties, four Dele
gates each; Alegany. Anne Arundel. Bslti.
more, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince
Georges, and Washington Counties, and
each OF the six legislative districts OF Bait.
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, to
serve for itwol tour years. from the day
| OF their election
SEC. 2 The IfrstI election tor Senator'S
and Delegates shall take place on the Tues.
| day next, after the FIRST Monday ~ the
month OF November, leighhen hundred and
sixiyseven. and the election for Delegates,
and as nearly as practicable. tor one-hali
/ the Senators, shall be held on the same day
m every second year thereaitefI niHefeen
hundred and Hiy-ei0h. and ~ eveyV fourth
wear thereafter
SEC. =. Immediately after the Senate
shall have convened, after the first election,
under this Constitution, tie Senators shall
be divided by lot. INTO two classes, as nearly
equal ~ number as may be Senators VI
the hrst 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 axty-nine, Tor tie
term OF four years, TO supply their places;
! so that, after the first election, one halt Of
the Senators may be chosen every second
year In case the nuyber Of Senators be
hereafter increased, such classification Of
the additional Senators shall be made a. to
preserve, as nearly a. may be, an e,uai
number IN each class. NdcdH
SEC. So. The Legislature lat rs hrsi
session after the ratification Of this Con
stitution,I shall provide by Law for State
and municipal taxation upon the revenues
accruIng from business done in the State
| by al foreign corporations
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