Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1901-09-13
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 9 OF Article
Of the Constitution of the State.
Secondly amending section Of Article
3, OF the Constitution of the State.
Third BY amending section of Article
3, Of the Constitution OF the State, which
said bills and amendments are in words fol-
lowing, to wit,
CHAPTER 1856.
AN ACT TO amend section nine of Article 5,
of the Constitution of this State, and to
provide for the submission of said amend
ment TO the qualified voters OF this State
for adoption or rejection.
Section | Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland, (three-ffths OF all the
members elected to each of the two Houses
cOncurring,) 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 il 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.
Section g. The States Attorney shall per-
form such duties and shall receive such fees
and commissions or salary not exceeding three
thousand dollars, as are now or may hereaf-
ter be prescribed by law; and if the States
Attorney shal receive any other fee or re-
ward than such as is or may Re allowed by
law, he shall, on conviction thereof. DE re-
moved from office; provided that tie States
Attorney for Baltimore city shall receive an
annual salary of lOrty-fve hundred dollars,
and shall have power to appoint one deputy,
at an annual salary not exceeding three thou
sand dollars, and such other assistants at
such annual salaries rot exceeding fifteen
L..u ..I l1II.. L. IL. L
of Baltimore City may authorize and APP
prove; all Of said salaries to be paid ont of
the fees of the said States Attorneys office,
as has heretofore been practiced.
Section 2. And be ii further enacted, That
the foregoing section hereby proposed as an
amendment 10 the Constitution of this State,
shall be, at the next general election for
members OF the General Assembly, to be held
in this State, submitted To the legal and quail
ihed voters thereof for their adoption or re-
lection, in pursuance of the direction con-
tanned in Article IA of the Constitution and
at sa' d election the vote on said proposed
amendment shall be by ballot, and upon each
ba lot 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
said election one return shall be made to the
Governor OF the vote on said proposed amend
ment, as directed by the said Fourteenth Ar
ticle of the Constitution.
Approved April 5, 1900.
CHAPTER 49,
AN ACT to amend section four, of Article
OF the COnst 'uliOn of this State.
Section |. Be ii enacted by the General As
sembly Of Maryland, (three- ffths of all the
members of the two houses concurring,) That
the following section beand the same is here
by prop sed as an amendment to the Consti-
tuition 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 OF said Constitution,
Section 4. As soon AS may be after the
taking and publishing of the National census
OF 1900 or after the enumeration of the pop
ulatOn of this State, under the authority
thereof, there shall be an appOrtionme4t of
representation in the House of Delegates, to
be made on the following basis to wit Each
of the several counties OF the State, having
population of eighteen thousand souls or
less, shall be entitled TO two delegates and
every comfy having population of over
eighteen thousand and less than twenty eight |
thousand souls shall be entitled 20 three del |
egates; and every county having popula |
ton OF twenty eight thousand and less than |
forty thousand souls, shall be entitled to four |
delegates and every county having popu-
lation Of forty thousand and less than fifty |
i've thousand souls, shall be entitled to i've |
delegates; and every county having popu-
latiOn of ffly-fve thousand souls and up
wards, shall be emitted to six delegates and
no more; and each of the four legislative
districts Of the city of Baltimore shall be en-.
titled to the number of delegates to which
the largest county shall or may be entitled
under the aforegoing apporlionment, and the
General Assembly shall have the power TO
provide by law, from time TO time, for alter
ing and changing the boundaries of the ex-
listing legislative districts o: the city of Bal
timore, so as to make them as near as may be
OF equal population; but said district shall
always consist of contiguous territory.
Sec. 2. And be ii further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution, shall, a, the next election
for members Of the General Assembly of this
State, TO be held on the Tuesday next after
the hrst Monday in the month of November,
nineteen hundred and one, be submitted to
the legal and qualified voters thereof, for
their adoption or rejection, In pursuance of
the directions contained in Article IA of the
Constitution of this State; and at the said
election the vote on said proposed amend
ment TO the Constitution shall be bv ballot
and upon each ballot there shall be written
1 or printed the words "For the Constitution
al Amendment or against the Constitu-
| tionsl 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 said proposed amend
ment, rs directed by the said Article IA, of
| the Constitution
Approved April II, 1900
! CHAPTER 46g