Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1901-10-18

AN ACT to amend section four, o. Article o.
Of the Constitution Of this State.

I ~ al 70
Of the Constitution Of This State.
sEor1oN1. De It sudctedbythe General Aaien-
| My0f Maryland, Nhreo-nfths Of all tho mem
hcrs OF the two Houses c0uCurring,) That Tho
following section be and the same Is hereby
proposed as an amendment to the C0nstituf{of
OF this state. and II adopted by the legal and
qualified voters thereof as herein provided
said section shall supersede and stand IN tho
place and instead Of section four o. Article 3
OF said Constitution.
SECTION 4. As soon as may be after the tax
ing and publishing Of the National Census OF
1900 or after the enumeration Of tho popula-
ton of this State. under the authority thereof,
there shall be an appartOnmCut of Representa-
ton in tho 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 a population OF over eighteen thousand
and less than tyeuty-eieht thousnnd sonis
shall be entitled to three delegates; and every
county having population Of tweuty-eight
thousand and less than forty thousand souia.
shall be entitled to four delegates; and every
county having a population of forty thousand
and less than tfty-fiye thousand souls, shall be
entitled to five delegates; and every county
having a population of lfty-fvC ofhousand
souls and upwards shall be entitled 10 six dele
gates and no more; and each Of the four legis-
lative districts OF the City Of Baltimore shall
be entitled to the number Of delegatestO which
the largest county shall or may be entitled
under the afOregoing apportiunmcut, and tho
General Assembly shall have the power TO pro
vide bylaw, 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 ue as may, be OF equal
population; but sad district shall always con
sist of contiguOus territory.
SEC. 9. Ind he Il further enacted b. the dif-
th0riivdf 0rCsdii, That the said foregoing sec
ton hereby proposed as an amendment 10 the
Constitution, shall, at tho next election Ter
members Of the General Assembly Of tins
State, TO be held on the Tuesday next after the
first Monday In the month of NoYembeGs niAe.
N4aH Cd
legal and qualified voters thereof, for thGF
adoption or rejection, in pursuance OF the d.
rections contained in Article u, of the. tQnsu-
tuition OF this state; and at the SAD eiectqn
the vote on said proposed amendment 70 tie
Constitution shall be by ballot, and upon eafh
ballot there shall be written or prfhtodt tlts
words "For the Constitutional Amendments .
or Against the Constitutional AmendmeutF
as the voter shall eject, aud Immediately after
the said election due returns shall be made e
the Governor Of the vote for and against sac
proposed amendment, as directed By 1.-THE said
Article IA, Of the Constitution.
Approved April 7, 1900.
= CHAPTER 40.
AN ACT to amend section two Of Articles Of
the Constitution Of the State.
srcr1oN1. BE It enacted BY the Gstsydi As
senlbiy Of Maryland. (threc-hfths ST all the
members Of the two Houses coleurring, That
the iollowing section pc anu INC same rs hereby
of this State, aud If adopted by the legal and
qualified voters thereof, as herein provided,
said section shall supersede and stand in the
place and stead Of section two OF Article OF
said Constitution.
.. 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, small oe
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 shaii serve tqr
four years from the date Of his election sub
| teet to the classification OF senators hereafter
provided for.
CSC g and be It further enacted By the author
| ftB aforesaid, That the said foregoing section
hereby proposed as an amendment to the Con
stltutiOn shall ut the next election Tor member
/ of the General Assembly Of this State, 70 be
held on the Tuesday next after the first Mon
day in the month Of November, nineteen hum
bred and one, be submitted TO the legal ana
| qualified voters thereof for their ADOPTION Or
| rejection, in pursuance OF the directions oQl-
tanned in Article Il Of the Constitution Of this
| State; and at the said election the vote on SAID
proposed amendment to the Constitution shall
| he by ballot, and upon each ballot there shal
| be written or printed the words. "For the Con-
Etitutioual Amendment" or Against the loil-
| sttuuonal Afnendment as the yeter sa "a.
/ elect, and Immediately after said election dri
returns shall be mace 70 the Governor OF tn
vote for and against said proposed amendment
| as directed BY the said Fourteenth Artlcie O.
| the Constitution.
Approved April !, 1850.
NOW, THEREFORE,, 1, JOHN WAITER SMITH,
Governor of the state Of Maryland, in pursu-
ance of the provisionsof section one Of Article
fourteen Of the Constitution Of; Sc STAY 40
hereby order and direct that "a Iils
proposing said Constitutional An
published in at least two ncEsp9psFssin eir'i