Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-06-15
Approved April 8. 1900.
CHAPTER 432.
AN ACT TO amend section four, of Article
of the Constitution of this State.

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of the Constitution of this State.
srcrIoSl. BE q enacted bg the General Assem-
hin 0f HdT1Jland, (three-fifths of all the MEM
beers of the two Houses concnrringO That the
following section be and the same is hereby
nroDosed as an amendment TO the Constitution
of this State, and IL adopted by the legal ana
qualified voters thereof as herein s pToyld .S
place and instead of section four of Article 3,
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-
tion of this State, under the authority thereof,
there shall R % aa ~ Dee9aes 10 be made on
the following basis, TO wit: Each OF the sew
eral counties of the State, having population
of eighteen thousand souls or less, shall be en-
titled to two delegates; and every county hav-
ing a population or over eighteen Thousand
aud less than twenty eight Thousand souls,
shall he entitled to three delegates; and every
county having population of twenty-eight
Thousand and less than forty thousand souls,
shall be entitled to four delegates; ana every
and less than fffty-five thousand souls, shall be
entitled to Ave delegates and every county
having a population of fifty-tive thousand
souls and upwards, shall be entitled TO six dele
gates and no more; and each OF the four legis.
iative 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 aforegoinR appOrtlonment, ana the
General Assembly shall have the power 70 pro
and changing the boundaries of the existing
Legislative districts of the City OF baltimore so
as to make them as near as may be or equal
population but said district shall always con-
sist of contiguous territory.
SEC 9 Aud be Il further enacted by the dit-
thoritu aforesaid, That the said foregoing sec
ton hereby proposed as an amend d,. 10 t 9
members of the General Assembly OF this
State, to be held on the Tuesday next after the
first Monday in the month of November, nine
teen hundred and one, be submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof, for their
adoption or rejection, in pursuance or Ihe 81
tuition of this State; and at the SAID election
the vote on said proposed amendments 10 the
Constitution shall be by ballot, and upon each
ballot there shall be written or printed the
words "For the Constitutional Amendment,
or Against the Constitutional Amendment,
as the voter shall elect and Immediately arter
the said election due returns shall be made 10
the Governor of the vote for and against SAID
proposed amendment, as directed oy the SAID
Article IA, of the Constitution.
Approved April :, 1900.
CHAPTER 49,
AN ACT to amend section two of Article OF
the Constitution of the state.
SECTION l. BE Il enacted BIZ the General As
semblp Of Maryland, tthree-ffths 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, aud If adopted by the legal and
qualified voters thereof, as herein provided,
said section shall supersede and stand in the
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 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. and shall serve Tor
four years from tine date of his election, su b.
iect to the classification OF Senators hereafter
provided for.
itp 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, 70 De
held on the Tuesday next after the first Mon
day in the month of November, nineteen hum
dred anf one, be submitted 70 the legal and
rejection, in pursuance of the directions con-
tained in Article IA of the Constitution of this
State; aud at the said election the vote ON said
proposed amendment to the Constitution shall
be by ballot, and upon each ballot there shall
be written or printed the words, "For the Con-
stitutional Amendment" or Against the Con-
stitutional Amendments" as the voter shall
elect, and Immediately after said election due
returns shall be made TO the Governor of the
as directed by the said Fourteenth Article OF
the Constitution.
Approved April 4, 1900.
Now, THEREFORE,, l, JOHN WALTER SMITH,
Governor of the State of Maryland, in pursu-
ance of the provisions of section one of Article
fourteen of the Constitution of the State, do
hereby order and direct that copy of said bills
proposing said constitutional Amendments be
published in at least twosnewspapers 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 viii be held on Tuesday, the 5th 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.
Given under my hand and
| THE GREAT the Great Seal of Maryland.
Done at the City of Annap-
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: