CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
November 6,1956
Chapter 557—Acts of 1955

An Act to propose an amendment to the Constitution of Maryland
by amending Article XIA, title "Local Legislation", Section 3, so as to
authorize County Councils of Counties which adopt a Charter under
this Article to sit for the enactment of legislation for not exceeding
forty-five days, which need not be consecutive.

Chapter 616—Acts of 1955

An Act to propose an amendment to Section 27 of Article 3 of the
Constitution of Maryland, -title "Legislative Department", to provide
that no Bill shall originate in either House during the last ten
CALENDAR days of a regular Session, in even years, or during the
last twenty CALENDAR days of a regular Session, in odd years.

Chapter	557—Acts For	of 1955 Against	Chapter 616— Acts of 1955 For Against
Allegany Anne Arundel Baltimore Calvert Caroline Carroll - - Cecil - Charles- Dorchester Frederick. Garrett Harford Howard. Kent Montgomery Prince George's ^ ueen Anne's t. Mary's Somerset Talbot Washington Wicomico Worcester	4,765 12,829 73,006 941 1,081 2,746 2,062 1,069 1,227 3,461 1,401 6,715 2,006 722 42,776 26,579 574 1,405 543 1,834 5,980 2,494 1,112	1,290 1,877 21,785 185 356 715 462 230 298 1,219 915 1,816 396 180 10,375 3,972 201 767 166 447 1,985 560 262	4,248 1,657 11,837 2,334 68,480 15,170 801 215 936 408 2,543 798 1,800 533 935 270 1,156 352 3,183 1,396 1,275 903 6,249 1,931 1,851 448 770 186 40,513 11,788 23,464 5,402 577 215 1,163 837 528 173 1,851 509 5,673 2,050 2,403 625 942 305
Baltimore City	107,218	24,579	103,523 24,638
TOTALS	303,535	75,038	286,701 73,143