The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-08-03
CHAPTER 46s.
AN ACT to amend section two of Article 3 OF
the Constitution of the State.


the Constitution of the State.
SECTION /. Be it enacted By the General As
sembly of Maryland, (three-fifths OF all the
members of the two Houses concurring,l Ihat
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 and
said section shall supersede and stand in the
place and stead of section two OF Article 3 OF
said Constitution.
9 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 be
laid out, in accordance with the PROVISIONS
hereof, and each county in the state, snail pc
entitled to one Senator who shall pc 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 electon, SUD
ject to the classification of Senators hereafter
provided for.
SEC q And be it further enacted b. the author
ity aforesaid, That the said foregoing sectlon
hereby proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution shall at the next election for members
of the General Assembly of this State, 70 De
held on the Tuesday 1exs after 5he rs6 b1n
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 Ia of the Constitution OF this
State; and at the said election the vote on SAID
proposed amendment to the constitution snaii
be by ballot, and upon each ballot there shall
be written or printed the words, "For the Con-
stitutional Amendment" or Against the Con-
stitutional Amendment" as the voter shaiI
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 Z, 1900.
Now, THEREFORE,, 1, JOHN WALTER SMITH,
Governor of the State of Maryland, in pursu-
e,1fa Of
fourteen of the Constitution of the State, do
hereby order and direct thst 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 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 one), 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.
r---- Given under my hand and
rur GREAT the Great Seal of Maryland
Done at the City of Annap-
SEAL OF 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