Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1901-07-19
PROCLAMATION.


CHAPTER 1856.
AN ACT TO amend section nine of Article g.
OF The Constitution Of this State, and tC
provide for the submission of said amend.
ment 10 the qualified voters OF this State
for adoption or rejection.
Section Be 1t enacted by the General As
semGly Of Maryland, (three-f1fths of all the
members elected to each Of the two Houses
cOncurring,) That the following section be
and the same 10 hereby proposed as an amend
ment to Article 5, OF the Constitution of this
State, and II adopted by the legal and quail
fled voters thereof, herein and as by law pro-
vided, it shall superSede and stand in the
place and stead of section nine Of said Article.
Section g. The States Attorney shall per-
form such duties and shall receive such fees
and commissions or salary not exceeding three
thousand dollars, as are now or may hereaf-
ter be prescribed by law; and IL the State
Attorney shall receive any other fee or re-
ward than such as is or may Re allowed by
law, he shall, on conviction thereof. Oe re-
moved from Office; provided that tie States
Attorney for Baltimore city shall receiv an
annual salary of forty-fve hundred dollars,
and shall have power to appoint one deputy,
al an annual salary not exceeding three thou
sand dollars, and such other assistants al
such annual salaries rot exceeding fifteen
hundred dollars each. as the Supreme Bench
OF Baltimore City may authorize and APP
prove; all Of said salaries to be paid out Of
the fees Of the said States Attorneys office
rs has heretofore been practiced.
Section 2. And be II further enacted, Tha
The foregoing section hereby proposed as an
amendment 10 the Constitu ton Of this State,
shall be, at the next general election fol
members Of the General Assembly, to be held
in this State, submitted to the legal aud quail.
flied voters thereof for their adoption or re.
lection, in pursuance Of the direction con
tanned in Article IA of the Constitution anC
al sa d election the vote on said proposed
amendment shall be by ballot, and upon eact
ha lot 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 one return shall be made to tn,
Governor OF the vote on said proposed amend
ment, as directed by the said Fourteenth Ar
ticle OF the Constitutions.
Approved April s, 1900.
CHAPTER 432
AN ACT to amend section four, of Article
OF the Consti uiion of this State.
Section |. Be il enacted by the General As
sembly OF Maryland, (three-ifths of all tn,
members OF the two houses concurring,) Tina
the following section be aud the same is here
By prop sed as an amendment 10 the Consti
tuition OF this State, and il adopted by the
legal and qualified voters thereof as herein
provided, said section shall supersede anC
stand in the place and instead OF section four
OF Article Of said Constitution.
Section 4. As soon as may be after tn,
taking and publishing of the National census
or 1900, or after the enumeration of the Dop
ulatiOn Of this State, under the authority
Thereof, there shall be an apportionment O
representation in the House OF Delegates, tO
be made on the following basis, to wit Eact
OF the several counties OF the State, having .
population Of eighteen thousand souls OF
less, shall be entitled 10 two delegates; and
every county having q population of ovel
eighteen thousand and less than twenty -eigh
thousand souls shall be entitled TO three del
egA'es; and every county having popula
ton of twenty eight thousand and less thar
forty thousand souls, shall be entitled to foul
deleHate. and every county having q popu.
la'ion Of forty thousand and less than Fifty
i've thousand souls, shall be entitled to fv,
delegates; and every county having a popu.
laliOn of fifiy-fve thousand souls and up
wards, shall be entitled TO six delegates AMI
no more; and each Of the four legislativ,
districts OF the city of Baltimore shall be n
titled to the number of delegates to Whit
the largest county shall or may be entitled
under the aforegoing appOrtionmsnt, and tn,
General Assembly shall have the power L
provide by law, from time TO time, for alter
ing and changing the boundaries of the ex
isting legislative districts OF the city of Bal.
umore, so AS 10 make them as near as NAV b.,
OF equal population but said district shall
always consist Of contiguous territory.
Sec. Q. And be IL further enacted by ID,
authority afor' said, That the said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amend ment tC
the Constitution, shall, a. the next election
for members Of the General Assembly Of thii
State, to be held on the Tuesday next aftel
the hrst Monday In the month OF November
nineteen hundred and one, be submitted t.
the legal and qualified voters thereof, for
their adoption or rejection, in pursuance o
lhe directions contained in Article "a, of th
Constitution Of this State; and at the sale
election the vote on said proposed amend
ment 10 the Constitution shall be BY ballot
and upon each ballot there shall be writer
or printed the words: "For the Constitution
al Amendment, or against the Constitu
tonsl Amendment" as the voter shall elect
and Immediately after the said election du
returns shall be made to the Governor of III,
vote Tor and against said proposed amend
ment, as directed by the said Article IA, O
the Constitution.
Approved April II, 1900
CHAPTER 400.
AN ACT 10 amend section two of Article
OF the Constitution the State.
Section / Be II enacted by the Genera
Assembly OF Maryland, three fifths of al
the members OF the two Houses concurrinp.
That the following section be and the sam
is hereby proposed as an amendment to IN
Constitution OF this State, and il adopted b
the legal and qualified voters thereof, as here
In provided, said section shall supersede an
stand IN the place and stead Of section tw,
OF Article Of said Constitution
The City Of Baltimore shall be divide
Into four legislative districts as near as ma
he of equal population and of contiguou
territory, and each of said legislative dis
tricts OF Baltimore City, as they may frou
time to time be laid out, in accordance will
the provisions hereof, and each county in III,
State, shall be entitled to one Senator, VIII,
shall be elected BY the qualified voters Of III
said legislative districts of Baltimore City
and or the counties Of the State, sespectiyelv
aud shall serve for four years from the dat
OF his election, subject to the classification O
Senators hereafter provided for.
Sec Q. And he Il further enacted nv IN
authority aforesaid, That the said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment L
the Constitution shall at the next election
for members OF the General Assembly of hi
State, to be held on the Tuesday next afte
the first Monday in the month OF November
nineteen hundred and one, submitted to tb
legal and qualified voters thereof for ,hei
adoption or rejection, in pursuance Of the di
rections contained in Article IA Of the Con
slitu,ion Of this State, and at the said elec
ton the vote on said proposed amendment I,
the Constitution shall be by ballot, and upol
each ballot there shall be written or printed th
words, "For the Constitutional Amendment.
or Against the Constitutional Amendment
AS the voter shall elect, and Immediately are
said election due return shall be made TO tn
Governor Of the vote for aud against said pro
posed amendment, as directed by said -Four
teenth Article OF the Constitution.
Approved April II, 1900.
Now, therefore, |, John Walter Smith
Governor Of the State Of Maryland, in pursu
ance OF the provisions of section one OF Arti
Gle fourteen Of the Constitution Of the State
do hereby order and aud direct that q cop,
OF said bills proposing said Constitu tona