The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-07-19
PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, at the January Ses-
sion in the year nineteen hundred OF
the General Assembly of Maryland,
bills were passed proposing amend
mcnts to the Constitution of the State:
First.-By amending section of
Article 5, of the Constitution of the
State.
Srcond-By amending section OF
Article 5. of the Constitution Of the
State.
Thirdly amending section of
Article 3. Of the Constitution of the
State, which said bills and amend
men,s are in words following, to wit i:
CHAPTER 1855.
AN ACT to amend section nine, of
Article 5, of the Constitution Of this
State, and to provide for the submis-
sion of said amendment to the quail
flied voters of this State for adop-
tion or rejection.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the Gen.
erol assembly of Muryla"d, (thrce-tifths
of all the members elected to each Of
the two Houses concurring, That the
following section he and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment to
Article 5, of the Constitution of this
State, and if adopted by the legal and
qualified voters thereof, herein and as
by law provided. it shall supersede and
stand in the place and stead of section
nine of said Article.
SECTION 9. The States Attorney
shall perform such duties and receive
such fees and commissions or salary
not exceeding three thousand dollars,
as are now or may hereafter be pre-
scrbed by law and it any States At
torney shall receive any other fee or
reward than such as is or may be al
lowed by law, he shall, on conviction
thereof, be removed from office; pro-
vided that the Stats Attorney for Bal
timore city shall receive an annual
salary of forty.five hundred dollars,
and shall have power to appoint one
deputy, at an annual salary not ex-
ceeding three thousand dollars, and
such other assistants at such annual
salaries not exceeding fifteen hundred
dollars each, as the Supreme Bench Of
Baltimore City may authorize and ap-
prove; all of said salaries to be paid
out of the fees of the said States At
torncy's office, as has heretofore been
practccd.
SECTION 2. And he 1t further enacted,
That the foregoing section hereby
pooposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of this State, shall be, at the
next general election for members Of the
General Assembly, to be held in this
State, submitted to. the legal and
qualified voters thereof for their adop-
tion or rejection, in pursuance Of the
direction contained in Article IA OF
the Constitution; and at said election
the vote on said proposed amendment
shall be by ballot, and upon each bal
lot there shall he written or printed
the words "For the Constitutional
Amendment" or "a gainst the Consti-
tutional Amendment" as the voter
shall elect, and Immediately after said
election one return shall be made to
the Governor of the vote on said pro-
posed amendment, as directed by the
said Fourteenth Article of the Con
stitution.
Approved April 5, 1900.
CHAPTER 332.
AN ACT to amend section four, of Ar
ticle 3, of the Constitution Of this
State.
SErcloN L. b. it enactud by the Gen-
eyat assembly Of MAJ y'aad. (three:fifths
of all the members of the two Houses
concurring,) That the following sec
ton be and the same is hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to the Consti-
tuition of this State, and if not adopted
by the legal and qualified voters there.
of as herein provided, said section
shall supcrsedc and stand in the place
and instead of section four Of Article
3, of said Constitution.
SECTION 4. AS soon as may be after
the taking and publishing of the Ma
tional Census OF 1900, or after the
enumeration of the population of this
State, under the authority thereof
there shall be made an apportionmen'
of representation in the House OF Del
egates, to be made on the following
basis, to wit: Each of the severa
counties of the State, having popu
lation of eighteen thousand souls OF
less, shall be entitled to two delegates
and every county having population
of over eighteen thousand and les:
than twenty-cight thousand souls, shal
he entitled to three delegates; ant
every county having a population o
twenty eight thousand and less thar
forty thousand souls; shall be entitled
to four delegates; and every county
having a population of forty Thousand
and less than fitty-fivc thousand souls
shall be entitled to five delegates; ant
every county having population o
fifty five thousand souls and upwards
shall be entitled to six delegates ant
no more and each of the four legisla
tive districts of the City of Baltimore
shall be entitled to the number of del
egates to which the largest county
shall or may be entitled under the
aforegoing apportionment, and The
General Assembly shall have the pow
cr to provide by law, from time t(
time, for altering and changing th'
boundaries of the existing Legislative
districts of the City of Baltimore, Sc
as to make them as near as may be 0
equal population; but said distric
shall consist of CONT yuous territory.
SEC. g And be It further enacted by tn
authority aforesaM. That the sale
foregoing section hereby proposed a: