The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-07-06
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 Constitution of the State:
First.-By amending section of Article 8,
of the Constitution of the State.
Secondly amending section of Article D,
of the Constitution of the State.
Thirdly amending section Of Article 8.
of the Constitution Of the State, which said
bills and amendments are words following,
to wit:
CHAPTER 1856.
AN ACT to amend section nine, of Article 5,
of the Constitution of this State, and to pro-
vide for the submission of said amendment
to the qualified voters OF this state Ior aoop-
ton or rejection.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly of Maryland, three fifths of all the MEM
bers elected to each of the two Houses con,
curring,) That the following section be and
the same is hereby proposed as an amend
ment to Article 5, of the Constitution OF this
State and if 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.
SECTIONS The States Attorney shall. per-
form such duties and receive such fees and
commissions or salary not exceeding three
thousand dollars, as are now or may hereafter
torney shall receive any other fee or reward
than such as is or may be allowed by law, he
shall, on conviction thereof, be removed from
office; provided that the States Attorney for
Baltimore city shall receive an annual salary
of forty-fiye hundred dollars, and shall have
power to appoint one deputy, at an annual
salary not exceeding three thousand dollars,
and such other assistants at such annual sala-
ries not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars
each, as the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City
may authorize and approve; all OF said sala-
rieS to be paid out Of the fees Of the said States
Attorney office, as has heretofore been prac-
ticed.
SECTION 2. And he it further enacted, That
the foregoing section hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of this State,
shall be, at the next general election for mem
bers Of the General Assembly. to be held in this
State, submitted to the legal and Qual1hed Vot-
pursuance of the direction contained in Article
Ii, of the Constitution; and at said election the
vote on said proposed amendment shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be writ
ten or printed the words For the Constitution
al Amendment Or Against the Constitutional
Amendment as the voter shall elect, and i'm
mediately after said election one return shall
be made to the Governor of the vote on said,
proposed amendment, as directed py the said
Fourteenth Article OF the Const1tutlon-
Approved April 5, 1900.
CHAPTER 432.
AN ACT to amend section four, of Article 8,
of the Constitution of this State.
SECTIoN1. Be it enacted by the General assem-
hin of Md7>uIdlld, (three-fifths of all the mem
hers 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 if 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 8,
of said Constitution.
SECTION 4. AS soon as may be after the TAX
ing and publishing of the National Census of
1900 or after the enumeration of the popula-
ton of this State, under the authority thereof,
there shall be an apportionmento OF representa-
ton in the House of Delegates, to be made on
fine following basis, to wit: Each of the sew
eral counties OF the state, having a population
titled to two delegates; and every county hav-
ing population of over eighteen thousand
and less than twenty-eght thousand souls,
shall be entitled to three delegates; and every
county having n population OF twenty-eight
thousand and less than forty thousand souls,
shall be entitled to four delegates; and every
county having population of forty thousand
and less than fifty-five thousand souls, shall be
entitled to five delegates and every county
having q population of ffty-f1ve thousand
souls and upwards, shall be entitled to six dele
gates and no more; and each of the four legis-
lstive districts of the City of Baltimore shall
be entitled to the number of delegatesto which
the largest county shall or may be entitled
under the aforegoing apportionment, and the
General Assembly shall have the power to pro-
vide by law, from time to time for altering
and changing the boundaries of the existing
legislative districts of the City OF Baltimore, SO
as to make them as near as may be OF equal
population but said district shall always con-
sist of contiguous territory.
SEC. g. And be it further enacted By the du-
thority aforesaid, That the said foregoing sec
tion 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 a1ter the
first Mondayi in the month of November, nine
teen hundred and one, be submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof, Tor their
adoption or rejection, in pursuance OF tne d.
rections contained in Article IA, of the Constl-
tuition of this State; and at the said electlon
Constitution shalt be by ballot, and upon each
ballot there shall be written or printed the
words s'For the Constitutional Amendment
as the voter shall elect, and Immediately after
the said election due returns shall be made to
the Governor of the vote for and against saiq
proposed amendment, as directed by the SAID
Article II, of the Constitution.
Approved April Z, 1900.