Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1901-10-04
PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS. at the January Session In the
year nineteen hundred of the General Assem-
bly, Of Maryland, bills were passed proposing
amendments TO the Consti ution Of the State:
First.-By amending section 9 OF Article 8
OF the Constitution OF the State
Second BY amending section of Article
3, Of the Constitution OF the State.
Third BY amending section 2 Of Article
3, Of the Constitution OF the State, which
said bills and amendments are in words fol-
CHAPTER 1856.
AN ACT to amend section nine Of Article 5,
of the Constitution Of this State, and 10
provide for the submission Of said amend
ment to the qualified voters OF this State
for adoption or rejection.
Section Be it enacted by the General As
sembly Of Maryland, (three-1fths Of all the
members elected to each Of the two Houses
cOncurring,) That the following section be
and the same is hereby proposed as an amend
ment TO Article 8, Of the Constitution OF this
State, and IL adopted by the legal and quail
fed 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 8. The States Attorney shall per-
form such duties and shall receive such fees
and commissions or salary not exceeding three
ter be prescribed by law and II the States
Attorney shall receive any other fee or re-
ward than such as is or may he allowed by
law, he shall, on conviction thereof, DE re-
moved from office; provided that tie States
Attorney for Baltimore city shall receive an
annual salary Of forty-6ve hundred dollars,
and shall have power to appoint one deputy,
at an annual salary not exceeding three thou
sand dollars, and such other assistants at
such annual salaries Eot 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,
as has heretofore been practiced.
Section 2. And be il further enacted, That
the foregoing section hereby proposed as an
amendment 10 the Constitution OF this State,
shall be, at the next general election for
members OF the General Assembly to be held
in this State, submitted to the legal and quail
fled voters thereof for their adoption or re-
lection, in pursuance of the direction con-
tanned in Article IA OF the Constitution and
at said election the vote on said proposed
amendment shall be by ballot, and upon each
ballot there shall be written or printed the
words "FOr the Constitu tional Amendment"
or against the Constitutional Amendment"
as the voter shall elect, and Immediately after
said election one return shall be made to the
Governor OF the vote on said proposed amend
ment, as directed by the said Fourteenth Ar
tice Of the Constitution.
Approved April 8, 1900.
CHAPTER 49,
AN ACT to amend section four, OF Article 3
Of the Consti ution of this State.
Section !. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly Of Maryland, (three-ffths of all the
members of the two houses concurring,) That
T. H. ~
by prop sed as an amendment TO the Consti-
tuition of this State, and IL adopted by the
legal and qualified voters thereof as herein
provided, said section shall supersede and
stand in the place and instead OF section four
OF Article of said Constitution
Section a. As soon as may be after the
taking and publishing of the National census
OF 1900, or after the enumeration Of the pop
ulation Of this State under the authority
thereof, there shall be an apportionment of
representation in the House Of Delegates, to
be made on the following basis, to wit Each
OF the several counties OF the State, having a
population of eighteen thousand souls or
less, shall be entitled TO two delegates and
every county having a population of over
eighteen thousand and less than twenty EIGHT
thousand souls, shall be entitled to three del
egates; and every county having a popula
lion OF twenty eight thousand and less than
forty thousand souls, shall be entitled TO four
delegates; and every county having popu-
lation of forty thousand and less than fifty
five thousand souls, shall be entitled to i've
delegates; and every county having a popu-
lation Of 6fty-fve thousand souls and up
wards, shall be entitled to six delegates and
no more; and each of the four legislative
districts Of the city of Baltimore shall be en-.
titled to the number of delegates to which
I'm IaR III. -
under the aforegoing apportonment, and the
General Assembly shall have the power to
provide by law, from time 10 time, for alter
ing and changing the boundaries Of the ex-
isttng legislative districts OF the city of Bal
umore, 30 as to make them as near as may be
OF equal population but said district shall
always consist of contiguous territory.
Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendmen to
the Constitution, shall, at the next election
for members Of the General Assembly of this
State, TO be held on the Tuesday next after
the hrst Monday in the month Of November,
nineteen hundred and one, be submitted to
the legal and qualified voters thereof, for
their adoption or rejection In pursuance of
the directions contained In Article IA, of the
Constitution Of this State and at the said
election the vote on said proposed amend
ment TO the Constitution shall be by ballot,
and upon each ballot there shall be written
or printed the words "For the Oonst itutIon
al Amendment, or against the Coustitu-
tionsl Amendment" as the voter shall elect
aud Immediately after the said election due
returns shall be made to the Governor of the
vote for and against said proposed amend
ment, as directed by the said Article IA, of
the Constitution.
Approved April II, 1900
CHAPTER 469.
AN ACT 10 amend section two of Article ;
Of the COnstitu ton the State.
Section j. Be II enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland, (hree-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
Constitution OF this State, and IL adopted BY
the legal and qualified voters thereof, as here
in provided, said section shall supersede and
stand in the place and stead Of section two
OF Article 3 of said Constitution
2. The City of Baltimore shall be divided
into four legislative districts as near as may
he Of equal population and of contiguous
territory, and each of said legislative dis
tricts OF Baltimore City, as they may from
time 10 time be laid out, In accordance with
the provisions hereof, and each county In the
State, shall be 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,
aud shall serve for tour years from the date
of his election, subject TO the classi6caii OF
Senators hereafter provided for.
Sec Q. And he 1t further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That 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 Tuesday next after
the first Monday in the month OF November,
nineteen hundred and one, submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection in pursuance Of the d.
rections contained in Article IA of the Com