ART. 33] REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS—DISTRICTS. 1081

1888, art. 33, sec. 126. 1860, art. 35, sec. 85. 1852, ch 228. 1853, ch. 280.

1872, ch. 418. 1882, ch. 308. 1896, ch. 202, sec. 85. 1902, ch. 136, sec. 150.

158. The sixth congressional district shall be composed of
Allegany county, Garrett county, Washington county, Frederick
county and Montgomery county, and shall be entitled to choose
one representative in the house of representatives.

Ibid. sec. 127. Ibid. sec. 86. Ibid. sec. 151.

169. The judges of the election districts of Baltimore county
forming part of the second congressional district shall make a
return separate from that to be made by the judges of the
remaining district oi said county, and the judges of the election
precincts of Baltimore city composing the third congressional
district, and the judges of the election precincts of Baltimore
city composing the fourth congressional district shall, respec-
tively, make separate returns, and separate returns shall in like
manner be made by the judges of the election precincts in said
city constituting a part of the second congressional district, and
also by the judges of the election precincts in said city consti-
tuting a part of the fifth congressional district.

Ibid. sec. 152.

160. All public general laws or public local laws or parts
thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this
article are hereby repealed; provided, that every offense which
has been or shall have been wholly or partly committed against
any of said public general or public local laws or parts thereof
before April 2, 1896 shall be dealt with, inquired into, tried,
determined and punished; and any penalty in respect to any
such offense shall be imposed or inflicted, and any fine shall
be imposed, enforced or recovered in the same manner as if
the said laws or parts thereof had not been repealed; and no
case pending shall abate, by reason of such repeal, and every
act duly done and every warrant or other instrument duly
issued, made or granted before April 2, 1896, shall continue
and be of the same force and effect as if the said laws or parts
thereof had not been repealed; and provided, also, that any
right, liability, privileges and protection in respect to any mat-
ter or thing committed or done before April 2, 1896, shall con-
tinue and be of the same force and effect as if the said laws or
parts thereof had not been repealed; and every action, prose-
cution or other proceeding which shall have commenced before
April 2, 1896, or shall thereafter be commenced in respect to
any such matter or thing done before April 2, 1896, may be