The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-05-03
meanor, and upon conviction, shall be

meanor, and upon conviction. shall be
fined a sum not exceeding fifty dollars
or committed to jail no: exceeding one
wear in the discretion of the court, and
whoever shall render false account.
when thus requested. an sworn, shall
be guilty Of perjury. That all fines
imposed By this Act may be collected.
through due process, in any court of
law of competent jurisdiction, and all
penalties enforced By Indictment.
Sec IS. And be it enacted. That the
Superintendent of the Census may au-
thoriZe the expenditure of the neces-
eary sums for travelling expenses for
the officers and employees of the cen
sus Office and the incidental expenses
essential to carrying out this Act. as
f1ereinbefore provided for and not
otherwise, including the rental Of suf-
icient quarters in the CITY of Baltl-
more. and he is authorized to print
such blanks, circulars, envelopes and
other items as may be necessary. and
he shall audit the claims for compen-
satiCn of all the enumerators and
other subordinate employees which
shall be verified by affidavit and pay
the same, making requisition upon the
Comptroller for the necessary funds,
as hereinafter provided.
Sec. IA. And be it enacted, That.
when the returns shall be received
from the enurnerators. it shall be the
duty of the Superintendent of the
Census to examine and scrutinize the
same. and in the event Of discrepan-
cies Or deficiencies appearing in the
returns from any precinct, to use
al diligence in causing the same to
be corrected or supplied; and when
all returns shall have been re-
ceiYed. he shall compile the same and
forward to the Governor the compiet-
ed and tabulated returns from each
county Of the State and the wards OF
Baltimore CITY, giving the number OF
actual bona fide residents in each cleo
ton precinct. and the number of male
! inhabitants above twenty-one years OF
age. and whether registered as voters
Or not, in each precinct OF the several
counties Of the State and the wards
of the City of Baltimore: said final
and complete tabulated returns to be
delivered to the Governor on CT before
the twentieth day of July, nineteen
! hundred and one, and to contain a
complete enumeration Of all the peo-
PIE of the State.
Sec. IS Ard be it enacted. That
the enumeration of population so
made and returned to the Governor.
as hereinhefore provided, shall be the
basis upon which the Governor shall
arrange the reapportionment CT repre-
sentation in the House Of Delegates to
The several counties and the City Oh
Baltimore. as required by section ).
Ct Article Three. OF the Constitutions
and having mede such re-apportion-
mont. tho Governor shall Immediately
declare By proclamation the number OF
deleg gates to which each OF the several
counties and the City of Baltimore
, shall be entitled il, the House of Dele
gates OF the next General Assembly g
JarvIand uI9
Sec. Is. And be it enacted. ThatS
enable the Superintendent Of the c.
sus to carry out the provisions of TIL
Act. the sum OF forty thousand dol
lars or so much thereof as MAJ be
necessary, is hereby appropriated, to
be Immediately available, and the
! COMPTROLLER and Treasurer of the State
of Maryland shall pay the same, from
time to time. upon the reQuisition OF
the Superintendent Of the Census.
Sec. II. And he it enacted, mat
This act shall take effect from the
, date OF its passage.
Approved March 26tn. 1901.
JOHN WALTER SMITH.
Governor.
JOHN HUBNER.
President of the Senate.
FERDINAND c. LATROBE.
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
We hereby certify That the afore-
going is a correct copy Of an Act of
the Genera! Assembly Of Maryland,
passed at the Extraordinary Session,
March, 1901.
ALFRED RITTER,
Secretary of the Senate.
B. l.. SMITH.
Chief Clerk of the House Of Delegates.