The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-10-05
CHAPTER 43a.
AN ACT to amend section four, of Article 8,
of the Constitution of this State.

of the Constitution of this State.
SEcT1oN1. Be it enacted blythe General assem-
blu of Maryland, three-ffths of all the men,
beers of the two Houses concurring, That the
following section be and the same is hereby
proposed rs an amendment to the Constitution
of this State, and if adopted by the legal and
nualified voters thereof as herein provided,
said section shall supersede and stand in the
place and instead of section four of Article 8,
of said Constitution.
SECTION 4. As soon as may be after the tax
ing and publishing of the National Census of
1900 or after the enumeration of the popula-
ton of this State, under the authority thereof,
there shall be an apportionment o. representa-
the following basis, to wit: Each of the sew
eral counties of the State, having population
of eighteen thousand souls or less, shall be en-
titled to two delegates; and every county hav-
ing O population of over eighteen thousand
and less than twenty-eight thousand souls,
shall be entitled to three delegates; and every
county having population of twenty-eight
thousand and less than forty thousand souls,
shall be entitled to four delegates; and every
county having a population of forty thousand
and less than fifty-five thousand souls, shall be
entitled to five delegates; and every county
having a population of fifty-fve thousand
souls and upwards, shall be entitled to six dele
gates and no more; and each of the four legis-
lative 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 the
General Assembly shall have the power to pro-
vide by law, from time to time, for altering
and changing the boundaries 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 con-
sist of contiguous territory.
SEC. 2 And be 1t further enacted by the dtt-
thoritg aforesaid, That the said foregoing sec
tion hereby proposed as an amendment 10 the
Constitutoa shall at tne heSe Ghe4' of t 5Is
State TO be held on the Tuesday next after the
first Monday in the month of Novem Der, nlne-
teen hundred and one, be suomistea 70 t, inc
1no md fipd
adoption or rejection. in pursuance OF the d.
rectlons contained in Article IA, of the Consti-
tuition of this State and at the said election
the vote on said proposed amendment to the
Constitution shall be by ballot, and upon eacn
ballot there shall be written or printed the
words ''For the Constitutional Amendment,
or gainst the Constitutional Amendment
as the voter shall elect, and Immediately after
the said election due returns shall be made to
proposed amendment, as directed by the sald
Article IA, of the Constitution.
Approved April Z, 1900.
CHAPTER Ago.
AN ACT to amend section two of Article 8 of
the Constitution of the State.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted By the General As
senbly of Maryland, (three-fifths of all the
members of the two Houses concurring,) That
the following section be and the same is hereby
proposed as an amendment to the Constitution
of this State, and if adopted by the legal ana
qualified voters thereof, as herein PROVIDED,
said section shall supersede and stand In the
place and stead of section two of Article OF
said Constitution.
2 The City of Baltimore shall be divided into
four legislative districts as near as may be OF
equal population and of contiguous territory,
and each of said legislative districts of Balti-
more City, as they may from time to time De
laid out in accordance with the provisions
hereof and each county in the state, shall be
entitled to one Senator, who shall be elected
by the qualified voters of the said Legislative
districts of Baltimore City, and of the counties
of the State, respectively, and shall serve Tor
four years from the date OF his electlon, SUD SUD
ject to the classification of Senators hereafter
provided for.
SEC 2. And be it further enacted bythe author
itB aforesaid, That the said foregoing section
hereby proposed as an amendment TO the Con-
stitution shall at the next election for members
of the General Assembly of this State, TO be
held on the Tuesday next after the hrso mon h,,I
bred and one, be submitted to the legal ana
qualified voters thereof for their adoption or
rejection, in pursuance of the directions con-
tanned in Article II of the Constitution OF this
State; and at the said election the vote ON SAID
proposed amendment to the Constitution snail
be by ballot, and upon each ballot there snail
be written or printed the words, "For the Con-
stitutional Amendment - or Against the Con-
stitlItional Amendment as the voter snaii
elect and Immediately after said election due
returns shall be made to the Governor OF the
vote for and against said proposed amendment,
as directed by the said Fourteentn Artcie Vi
the Constitution.
Approved April Z, 1900.
Now. THEREFORE,, /, JOHN WALTER SMITH,
Governor of the State of Maryland, in purs'l-
ance of the provisions of section one OF Article
fourteen of the Constitution of the State, do
hereby order and direct that copy of said bills
proposing said Constitutional Amendments be
published in Mt least two newspapers in each
county where so many may be published, ana
where not more than one may be published,
then in that newspaper, and in three newspa-
pers in the City of Baltimore, one of which
shall be in the German language, once week
for at least three months preceding the next
ensuing general election (which said general
election will be held on Tuesday, the 9Th day
of November, nineteen hundred and one), at
which the said proposed amendments shall be
admitted to the qualified voters of the State
for adoption or rejection, so that each amend
ment shall be voted on separately.
r- Given under my hand and
THE GREAT the Great Seal of Maryland
Done at the City of Annap-
SEAL oh oils on the 18th day of June
MARYLAND. in the year of our Lord nine
teen hundred and one.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
Governor of Maryland.
By order of the Governor:
WILFRED BATEMAN,
Secretary of State.