The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-10-25

bills were passed proposing amend
mrnts to the Constitution of the State
First.-By amending section 8 Of
Article ), of the Constitution of the
State.
Sccond-By amending section OF
Article 3, of the Constitution of the
State.
Thirdly amending section 2 OF
Article 3. Of the Constitution of the
State, which said bills and amend
mcn,s are in words following. to wit
CHAPTER lS5.
AN ACT to amend section nine, OF
Article ), of the Constitution If this
State, and to provide for the submis-
sion of said amendment to the quail
| flied voters of this State for ainp-
ton or rejection.
SECTION |. Be it en"cied by the Gen.
erol 4sxrmby If .Mnryiand, (lhrrc-fltl.s
of all the members elected to each OF
the two Houses c"ucurlin9.) That the
| following section he and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment to
Article 5, of the Constitution of this
State. and if adopted 10y the legal and
qualified voters thereof, herein an:t as
by law provided. it shall ~upers'1" and
stand in the place AMI stead OF >,rtiol
nine of sad ArIIcr.
SECTION 8. The States Attorney
shall perform sucil duties and receive
such fees and commissions or sala,N
not exec, ding three thousand dollars.
as are now "r may hereafter be pre-
scrib,d 10y law !; and il amy States At
torneN shall receive ANY other Ice Or
reward than such as is r. may he al
lowed 10y law, he shall, on con> icti"li
thereof, he removed from ,tfice; pro-
vided that the Stats Attorney for Bal
timore city shall receive an annual
salary of forty five hundred dollars,
and shall have power to appoint one
delutv, at an annual salary not ex-
cee,liny three thousand dollars, and
such other assistants at such annual
salaries not 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 At
torncy's office, as has heretofore been
! practiccd.
SECTION 2. And be It further enacted,
That the foregoing section hereby
proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitulion of this State, shall be, at the
next general election for members of the
General Assembly, to he held in this
| State. submitted to the I'"ai sn,.
qualified voters thereof tor Their adop-
ton or rejection, in pursuance Of the
direction contained in Article IA, of
the Constitution and at said election
the vote on said proposed amendment
shall lie by ballot, and upon each bal
lot there shall lie written or printed
the words For the Constitutional
mendment" or Against the Consti-
tutional Amendment" rs the voter
shall elect, and Immediately after said
election one return shall be made to
the Governor of the vote on said pro-
posed amendment. as directed by the
said Fourteenth Article Of the Con-
stitution.
Approved April 5, 1900.
CHAPTER 1872
Az A CT t,on,on6 Sa,t inn f,ur If r.
ticle 3, of the Constitution Of this
State.
SErcIoN l. b. it cnactud Iy the Cen
eral assembly Of Maryland. (three:fifths
of all the members of the two Houses
concurring.) That the following sec
ton be and the same is hereby pro-
posed as an amendment IL the Consti-
tuition of this State, and if not adopted
by the legal and qualified voters there
Of as herein provided, said section
shall supersedc and stand in the place
and instead of section four Of Article
3, of said Constitution.
SECTION f. AS soon as may be after
the taking and publishing OF the Ma
|
enumeration of the population of this
State, under the authority thereof,
there shall he made an apporiionmen,
of representation n the House OF Del
eeateS, to he made on the following
basis, 10 vii g: Each OF the several
counties of the State. having a ropu-
lation of eighteen thousand souls OF
less, shall b, entitled To two h'lr9ales;
and every county having Il population
Of over riYlI'r.i. thousand and less
than twenty eight thousand souls, shall
be entitled To three del, gates; and
every county having a population OF
twenty eight thousand and less than
forty thousand souls; shall tr entitled
to four drIrgal's; and every county
having a population of forty thousand
and less than fiji; ! -fv Thousand souls.
sha be- entitled to five delegates; and
every county having a popuiation of
fittv-tivr thousand souls amt upwards,
shall he .uiitl.d To SIX dele atrS and
no more and each 81 ,lr oar leg sla
tive districts "f the Cay Of Baltimore
shall be entitled to he number Of del
egates to which the largest county
shall or may he entitled under the
aforegong apportionment, and the
General Assembly shall have the pow
err to provide by law, from time t"
time, for altering and changing the
boundaries of the existing Legislative
districts of the City of Baltimore, ST.
as to make them as near as may be of
equal population; but sad district
shall consist of contiguous territory,
SEC. g And be L further rn"cted Ly tie
authority aforesa" Tina 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 Tuesda, next after
the first Monday in the month of
November, nineteen hundred and one,
be submitted to the legal and qualified
. Il.