Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-10-17
April Z, EE1s
CHAPTER 468.
AN ACT TO amend section two Of Article Of
the Constitution OF the State.


the Constitution OF the State.
SECTION !. nc &c enacted nv the General As-
seLaliB Of MaTlfand, (thrcc-hfths of all the
members of the two Houses cGncurrfnR That
the following section be and the same Is hereby
proposed as an amendment to the COnsi 4 tstiOn
OF this State, aud IL adopted by the legal and
said section shall stIpcrsedc aud stand la the
place and siend of section two of Article 3 OF
said Constitution.
9. The City Of Baltimore shall he divided Into
four legislative districts as near as may Ice OF
equal population and of contiguous territory,
and each of said legislative districts OF Balti-
laid out, IN accordance with the provisions
hereof. and each county In the state. shall bc
entitled to one Senator, who shall be elected
by the qualified voters of the said legistnflye
districts Of baltimore City, and of the eouniics
OF the state. respectively, and shall serve for
four yeafs from the date OF his election. sub
tect to the classification of Senators hereafter
provided for.
SEC. 9 Ind he q further enacted bU the dlGth0T-
90 0foresaid. That tho said foregoing section
hereby proposed as an amendment to the Con-
siitution shall at the next election for members
OF tho General Assembly OF this state, 70 DC
day In the month of No:s~-nIer, nineteen hum
drcd and one. be submitted 10 the legal and
qualified voters thereof for their adoption or
tanned ia Article IL Of the Constitution of this
state; and at the said election the vote on said
proposed amendment To the Constitution slsHii
be by ballot. and upon each ballot there shall
be written or printed the words, "FOr the Con-
stltutional Amendment, !" or "A gainst The CeFl-
stitlffionnl Amendment" as the voter shall
eject, and Immediately after said election due
returns Rhnli be made to the Governor OF the
vote for ard against said proposed amendment,
rs directed lev the said Fourteenth Article OF
the Constitution.
Approved April :, 1900.
Now, FHEREFoRE, I. JONI WALTER SMITH,
Governor Of the State OF Maryland. in pursu-
ancc of the provisions Of section one of Article
fourteen OF the Constitution of the State. do
hereby order and direct that a copy Of said bills
proposing said Constitutional Amendments be
published In NJ least two newspapers In each
county where so many may he published. and
where not more than one may be published.
then in that newspaper. and In three newspa-
,,crs ia the City Of Baltimore, one Of which
shall be i'm the German language. once "a week
for at least three months preceding the next
ensuing general election (which said general
election win he held on Tuesday. the 9Th day
Of November, nineteen hundred and ouel. az
which the said proposed amendments shall be
submitted to the qualified voters Of the State
for adoption or rejection, so that each amend
menf shall be voted On separately.
Given under my hand and
THE GKKAr the Great Seal Of Maryland
Done at the City Of Annap-
oils ON the is1h day of JuwE
MAINLAND. IN the year Of our Lord nine
~ teen hundred and one
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
Governor Of Maryland.
BY order Of the Governor:
wrLFRED BATEmAK.
Secretary Of State.