Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-09-23
CHAPTER 4a.
AN ACT to amend section four, of Article 3
OF the Constitution of this State.

SECTIoNi. BE % enacted bp the General Assem-
hin OF Mainland, (three-fifths OF all the mem
beers 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 IL 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 .,
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-
there shall be an apportionmentO of representa-
ton in the House Of Delegates, to 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 nav,
and less than twenty-eght thousand souls,
shall be entitled to three delegates; and every
county having p9pnlaft nptv q Swsny snIs
shall be entitled TO four delegates; and every
county having population OF forty thousand
entitled TO five delegates and every county
having a population of fifty-tve 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 delegatest TO 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 20 time, Tor altering
and changing the boundaries of the existing
legislative districts Of the City OF baltimore, so
as to make them as near as may, DC or equn
population but said districts shall always con-
sist of contiguous territory.
SEC g And be q further enacted bD the diG-
thOrttg aforesaid, That the said foregoing sec
ton hereby proposed as an amendment TO the
Constitution, shall, Mt the next election for
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, DO submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof, for their
adoption or rejection, in pursuance or the d.
rections contained in Article IA, of the Consti-
tuition of this State; and at the said election
the vote on said proposed amendments 10 the
Constitution shall be by ballot, ana upon eacn
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 after
the said election due returns shall be made TO
the Governor of the vote for and against eaid
proposed amendment, as directed oy the SAID
Article IL, of the Constitution.
Approved April 7, 1869.
CHAPTER 400.
AN ACT TO amend section two of Article Q OF
the Constitution of the State.
SECTION l. BE IL enacted bv the General As
semblg OF Maryland, (three-ffths of all the
mem bers of the two Houses concurring, y That
the following section be and the same is hereby
proposed as an amendment to the Constitution
of this State, aud IL adopted by the legal and
qualified voters thereof as herein provided,
said section shall supersede and stand IN the
place and stead of section two of Article 3 OF
said Constitution.
g. 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 10 time DE
laid out, in accordance with the pr0vlsS,,o,h ms
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 for
four years from tine date of his election, su b
ject TO the classification of Senators hereafter
provided for.
SEC. p And be q further enacted bv the author
ity 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 be
held on the Tuesday next after the first Mon
bred and one, be submitted 10 the legal and
qualified voters thereof for their adoption or
rejection, in pursuance of the directions con-
tanned in Article IA of the Constitution OF this
State; and at the said election the vote on said
proposed amendment 10 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 Amendment" as the voter shall
returns shall be made TO the Governor of the
vote for and against said proposed amendment,
as directed by the said Fourteenth Article OF
the Constitution.
Approved April :, 1900.
Now, THEREFORE,, /, JOHN WALTER SMITH.
Governor of the State of Maryland, in pursu-
A0ct OF tnc pfONlhiOns VI ecctAOn OuC VI NJ siSAO
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 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 week
for at least three months preceding the next
ensuing general election (which said general
election will 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
TEE GREAT the Great Seal Of Maryland.
Done at the City of Annap-
SEAL VI oils on the l2th 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;
wrLrRxD BArxxAN.
Secretary Of State.