The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-07-06
CHAPTER 400.
AN ACT to amend section two of Article OF
the Constitution of the State

the Constitution OF the state
SECTION l. Be it enacted By the General As
senlbiy of Maryland, (three-fifths OF all the
members of the two Houses concurr1ng, InaJ
the following section be and the same is hereby
proposed as an amendment TO tine SonstI9Io1
of this State, and if adopted by the legal ana
qualified voters thereof, as hereln proNlued,
said section shall supersede and stand IN the
place and stead of section two OF Article o Oh
said Constitution.
q The City of Baltimore shall be divided into
four legislative districts as near as may be OF
equal population and of contiguous territory,
and each of said legislative districts of Balti-
more City, as they may from time TO time De
laid out, in accordance with tne proNisiolhs
hereof, and each county in the State, shall De
entitled to one Senator, who snail pc eiected
by the qualified voters of the said legislative
districts of Baltimore City, and of the counties
four years from the date OF his electlon, SUD
ject to the classification OF Senators hereaIter
provided for.
SEC. And be it further enacted BIZ the author
5tg aforesaid, That the said foregoing section
hereby proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution shall at the next election for members
of the General Assembly of this State, to be
held on the Tuesday next after the 1irst Mon
day in the month of November, nineteen num-
dred and one, be submitted to the legal ana
qualified voters thereof for their adoption or
rejection, in pursuance of the directions con-
tanned in Article IA of the Constltutlon OF tnlS
State; and atthe said election the vote on said
proposed amendment to the Constitution snail
be by ballot, and upon each ballot there SHAH
s pG amendment or Against the Com
stitutional Amendment" as the voter snaI
elect, and Immediately after said election que
returns shall be made to the Governor OF the
vote for and against said proposed amendment,
as directed by the said Fourteenth Artlcle OF
the Constitution.
Approved April 7, 1900.
Now. THEREFORE, l, JOHN WALTER SMITH,
Governor of the State of Maryland, in pursu-
ance of the provisions of section one OF Artlcle
fourteen of the Constitution of the State, 40
hereby order and direct that copy of said bills
proposing said Constitutional Amendments be
published in at least two newspapers in each
county where so many may be published, and
where not more than one may be published
then in that newspaper, and in three newspa-
pers in the City of Baltimore, one OF which
shall be in the German language, once a week
for at least three months preceding the next
ensuing general election (Which said general
election will be held on Tuesday, the 9th day
of November nineteen hundred and one), at
which the said proposed amendments shall be
submitted to the qualified voters of the State
for adoption or rejection, so that each amend
ment shall be voted on separately.
T Given under my hand and
Trr GREAT the Great Seal of Maryland
Done at the City of Annap-
SEAL or oils ON the 18th day of June,
MARYLAND. in the year of our Lord nine
teen hundred and one.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
Governor of Maryland.
BY order of the Governor:
wILFRED BATEMAE,
Secretary of State