Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1901-10-25


as the voter shall elect, and Immediately after
said election one return shall be made to the
Governor OF the vote on said proposed amend
ment, as directed by the said Fourteenth Ar
ticle of the Constitution.
Approved April 8, 1900.
CHAPTER 432.
AN ACT to amend section four, OF Article 3
of the Constitution of this State.
Section /. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly Of Maryland, (three-fifths of all the
members Of the two houses coucurring,) Thai
the following section be and the same Is here.
by prop sed as an amendment TO the Consti-
tuition Of this State, and If adopted by the
legal and qualified voters thereof as herein
provided, said section shall supersede and
stand in the place and instead of section four
of Article Of said Constitution.
Section 4. As soon as may be after the
taking and publishing of the National census
OF 1900, or after the enumeration of the pop
ulation of this State, under the authority
thereof, there shall be an apportonment OF
representation in the House OF Delegates, to
be made on the following basis, to wit Each
Of the several counties OF the State, having a
population of eighteen thousand souls or
less, shall be entitled 10 two delegates; and
every county having a population of over
eighteen thousand and less than twenty eight
thousand souls, shall be entitled To three del
egates; and every county having popula
ton of twenty eight thousand and less than
forty thousand souls, shall be entitled to four
delegates; and every county having popu-
lation of forty thousand and less than fifty
five thousand souls, shall be entitled to FIVE
delegates; and every county having a popu-
lation of ffty-fve thousand souls and up.
wards, shall be entitled to six delegates and
no more; and each of the four legislative
districts OF the city of Baltimore shall be en-.
titled 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
provide by law, from time to time, for alter
ing and changing the boundaries of the ex-
listing legislative districts Of the city of Bal
timore, so as to make them as near as may b.
of equal populations but said district shall
always consist of contiguous territory.
Sec. Q. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amend ment to
the Constitution, shall, at the next election
for members of the General Assembly of this
Stale, TO be held on the Tuesday next after
the first Monday in the month Of November
nineteen hundred and one, be submitted to
the legal and qualified voters thereof, for
their adoption or rejection, In pursuance OF
the directions contained in Article IA, of the
Constitution of this State; and at the said
election the vote on said proposed amend.
ment TO the Constitution shall be by ballot,
and upon each ballot there shall be written
or printed the words "For the Constitution.
al Amendment or against the Constitu-
tionsl Amendment" as the voter shall elect,
and Immediately after the said election due
IN oba n ha la IN % Al
vote for and against said proposed amend
ment, as directed by the said Article IA, OF
the Constitution.
Approved April T. 1900
CHAPTER 469.
AN ACT 10 amend section two of Article =.
of the Constitution the State
Section |. Be II enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, Uhree-fRths of all
the members Of the two Houses concurring, J
That the following section be and the same
is hereby proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution OF this State, and il adopted by
the legal and qualified voters thereof, as here.
in provided, said section shall supersede and
stand in the place and stead Of section two
OF Article 3 of said Constitution.
g. 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 dis
tricts OF Baltimore City, as they may from
time to time be 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 for four years from the date
of his election subject to the classification OF
Senators hereafter provided for.
Sec Q. And he it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution shall at the next election
for members Of the General Assembly of this
State, to be held on the Tuesday next after
the first Monday in the month OF November,
nineteen hundred and one, be submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection, in pursuance Of the d-
rections contained in Article Ia of the Con
stitution OF this State, and at the said cleo
ton the vote on said proposed amendment TO
the Constitution shall be by ballot, and upon
each ballot there shall be written or printed the
words, "FOr the Constitutional Amendment"
or Against the Constitutional Amendment ~
as the voter shall elect and Immediately after
said election due return shall be made to the
Governor of the vote for and against said pro.
posed amendment, as directed by said -Four
teenth Article of the Constitution.
Approved April 7, 1900.
The polls for said Election will be opened
in each and every Election District of said
county, at the usual places of holding the
polls, at O'Clock, A. NJ, and will be closed
at o'clock, P. NJ. when the ballots shall b,
cou nted according to law.
For the information of all persons con.
cerued the following Act of the Legislature
passed March cath, 1865, is published
CHAPTER l6l.
An Act prohibiting the sale of spirituous OF
fermented liquors in the several countie,
of the State on the day of election
Section |. BE it enacted by the Genera
Assembly of Maryland, That il shall not b,
lawful for the keeper Of any hotel, tavern,
store, drinking establishment, or any other
place where liquors are sold, or for any per
son or persons directly or indirectly, 10 sell
barter, give or dispose of any srirituous OF
fermented liquors, ale, beer, or iutoxicatinl
drinks OF any kind, on the day OF the cleo
ton hereafter to be hell in the several coun
ties Of the State.
Section 3, And be it enacted, That any
person violating the provisions of this Ac,
shall be liable to indictment by the Grand
jury OF the county where the offense is com
mitted, and shall upon conviction by Jude,
OF any Circuit Court of the State be fined a
sum not less than fifty nor more than on,
hundred dollars for each and every otfense-
one-half the fine shall be paid to the informer
the other half to the County Commissio ner,
for the use Of public roads.
The polls will be held at the following
places
Lay tonsvlle-Store house of William R
Mobley, in Laytonsville.
Clarksburg-Miles's store, in Clarksburg.
Poolesville-W Walters Wareroom, in Poole,
VILE.
Rockville-First Precinct, Washingto,
Hicks Wareroom; Second Precinct, Grapt
Jury room, in Court House.
lesville--Oissel's Wareroom, in Coles
willie.
Darnestown-Grifith's store, In barnes
town.
Observation-Disclosures Hall, in Bethesda
Olney-Eirst Precinct, Grange Hall, in OF
neTi Second Precinct, Josiah W. Jones
Store-room, in 0lney.
observation-disclosures Hall, in Gathers
burg.
Potomac-Knights of Pythias Hall, in Pc
tomac