Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-07-24
CHAPTER Az.

hin OF MdrlHdnd, three-fifths of all the mem
beers 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 10y the legal ana
qualified voters thereof as herein provided,
said section shall supersede and stand i'm the
place and instead of section four of Article 3,
of said Constitution.
SECTION 4. As soon as may be after the taxi
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 of representa-
ton i'm the House of Delegates, to be made on
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 population of over eighteen thousand
shall be entitled TO three delegates; and every
county having a population of twenty-eght
thousand and less than forty thousand souls,
shall be entitled to four delegates; and every
county having population OF forty thousand
and less than fifty-tive thousand souls, shall be
entitled to five delegates; ana every county
having a population of hfty-hve thousand
souls and upwards, shall be entitled to six dele
gates and no more; and each of the four legis-
fatiye districts of the City OF Baltimore shall
he entitled TO the number of delegates to which
the largest county shall or may be entitled
under the aforegoing apportionment, ana 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 or equal
population but said district shall always con-
sist of contiguous territory.
SEC ? Aud be Il further enacted bB the dit-
thOritB Aforesaid, That the said foregoing sec
tion hereby proposed as an amendment TO the
Constitution, SHALL at the next electon 10. Tor
State to be held on the Tuesday next after the
first Monday in the month of November, nine
teen hundred and one, oe submitted 10 b the
adoption or rejection, in pursuance or the dl-
rections contained in Article IA, OF the consul
tuition of this State; and ut the sald election
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,
the voter shall elect. and Immediately after
the said election due returns shall Toe made 10
the Governor of the vote for and against said
proposed amendment, as directed by the salu
Article IA, of the Constitution.
Approved April :, 1900
CHAPTER Ago.
AN ACT TO amend section two of Article 3 of
the Constitution of the state.
SEcTIoN1. BE It enacted by The General As
SemblB 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 SonstltnIlon
of this State, and if adopted blythe legal ana
qualified voters thereof, as herein provided,
said section shall supersede and stand in the
place and stead of section two OF Article o OF
said Constitution.
q The City of baltimore shall be divided into
four legislative districts as near as may be or
equal population ana OF contiguous tcrrlloTy.
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, snail De
entitled TO one Senator, who shall be elected
by the qualified voters of the said legislative
districts of Baltimore City and OF the counties s
four years from the date OF his election, sub
iect 10 the classification of Senators hereafter
provided for.
SEC. 9. And be q further enacted bB the 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 first Mon
day in the month of November, nineteen nun
qualified voters thereof for their adoption or
rejection, in pursuance of the directions con-
tanned in Article IA 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 shall
stitutional Amendment" or - gainst the Con-
stitutiOnal Amendment" as the voter stlaii
elect, and Immediately after said election que
returns shall be made TO the Governor of the
vote for and against said proposed amendment,
as directed by the said Fourteenth Article OF
the Constitution.
Approved April :, 1900.
Now, THEREFORE,. 1, JOHN WALTER SMITH.
Governor of the State of Maryland, in pursu-
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 at least two newspapers in each
county where so many may be published. and
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 a week
for at least three months preceding the next
ensuing general election (which said general
election will be held on Tuesday, the 5th day
of November, nineteen hundred and onel, at
which the said proposed amendments shall be
submitted to the qualified voters of the State
for adoption or rejection, so that each amend
ment shall be voted on separately.
Given under my hand and
TIE GREAT the Great Seal Of Maryland.
Done at the City of Annap-
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 RATENAN,