The citizen., 1901-05-10
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS
Enacted at the Special Session of
the Legislature.
CHAPTER :.

TO make known by proclamation, by
the Governor, the result thereof. and
for apportioning the representation in
the House Of Delegates in conformity
with such results.
Whereas, The trainers of the Consti-
tuition Of 1867, wisely following the prece-
dent set them by the draughtsmen OF the
Constitution of 1901 provided in sections
three, -four, and five, Of Article three.
tof the rearangement and rcapportion-
mcnt OF the representation to which the
several counties and Baltimore city
should, from time to time, be entitled
and made ii the duty of the Governor to
declare, by proclamation, the number of
| delegates to which each county and the
city OF Baltimore should be entitled un-
/ der the apporionment after the taking
and publishing of the next National cen
sus, or after any State enumeration of
population, and
Whereas Under the recent Federal
census, a result has been announced rs
To some counties, which is SO totally
contrary 70 the popular belief, and which
would result in such undue representa-
ton in the General Assembly of Mary
land of certain sections of the State. man
ltcsto not warranted by the number Of vo-
terS IN such sections, As To force the con-
viction that such Federal census. either lv
accident or design, will cause great in
justice to the people of the entire State
and
Whereas, 1t will become the duty of
the Governor under the Constitution of
the state, to accept the enumeration of
the Federal census, unless the General
Assembly shall make provisions for an
enumeration Of the population Of the
State, to the end that each county and
each legislature district of Baltimore city
shall secure, in the next General Assem-
bly, OF Maryland, the proper representa-
ton provided for in the Constitution
therefor.
Section l BE it enacted bv the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland That a
census Of the population of the State of
Maryland shall be taken, under the au-
thority thereof prior to the tenth day of
June. nineteen hundred and one.
Section >. And be it enacted That as
soon as practicable after the passage of
this Act, there shall be appointed by the
Governor (by and with the advice and
/ consent OF the senate if that body shall
be then in session, otherwise of his own
authority one person to be Superiuten-
dent of the Census, whose duty it shall
be to superintend direct regulate and
complete the taking of State census of
population in accordance with the pro
visions Of this Act, and to perform such
other duties as may be required of him
by law, and who shall receive compen-
sation of ten dollars per dav for the time
actually employed in the performance of
his duties under this Act. and there shall
be appointed by the Governor, in like
manner, one person to be Assistant SUI
pcrintendent of the Census, who shall re
ceive compensation of six dollars per
day for every day actually employed.
whose duty it shall be to render general
assistance to the Superintendent of the
Census, in the performance Of his duties.
and who, during the absence of the Su-
perintcndent of the Census, or when the
office of Superintendent shall become
vacant, shall perform the duties of the
! Superintendent.
Sec 3. And be j, enacted. That the
Superintendent and the Assistant Super
! intendent of the Census shall each quail
ify by taking the oath of office prescribed
/ by section SIX Of Article one of the Con
stitution, and by giving bond to the
State of Maryland on the part of the
superintendent Din the sum of ten
/ thousand dollars, and on the part of the
/ Assistant Superintendent ten thousand
dollars, conditioned for the faithful per-
formance of the duties Of theirrespective
offices and for a proper disbursement of
and accounting for all funds of the State
which shall come into their hands, re-
spcctively.
Sec. 4. And bei enacted, That as soon
as practicable after this appointment and
qualification, the Superintendent of the
Census shall appoint one competent per
son, resident in each voting precinct of
the City of Baltimore and of the several
counties of the State, to be enumerator OF
| population for said precinct under the
! provisions of this Act, but in the event
that no person qualified to perform the
duties resident in any election precinct,
is willing to undertake the duties of emu
merator for such precinct, the Superin-
tendent may employ any fit person to be
enumerator for such precinct; and the
said Superintendent is hereby authorized
to fill any vacancies that may occur in
the office of enumerators.
Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That the
term precinct, as used in the Act, shall
be constructed so as to embrace all the
election districts of the several counties
which are not sub-divided into voting
precincts, each of said election districts,
not SO sub divided, to be regarded as a
voting precinct for the purposes of this
Act
Sec. 8, And be it enacted, That it shall
be the duty of each enumerator, so APP
pointed, to make a complete and accua-
ate enumeration OF the population of his
respective sub division, which shall com
prehend for each inhabitant the name,
age, collar, sex, place of BIRTH literacy
or illiteracy whether naturalized or not,
and length of residence in precinct,
county and State; and for this purpose it
shall be the duty OF each enumerator to
visit personally each dwelling house in
his subdivision, and each family