Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1901-08-16
PROCLAMATION.

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 8,
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-flfths 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 9. 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 ii the States
Attorney shall receive any other fee or re-
wasd than such as 10 or may he allowed by
law, he shall, on conviction thereof be re-
moved from office; provided that the States
Attorney for Baltimore city shall receive an
annual salary of forty-6ve 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
hundred dollars each as the Supreme Bench
Of Baltimore City may authorize and APP
prove; all of said salaries to be paid out of
the fees Of the said States Attorneys office,
as has heretofore been practiced.
Section 2. And be il further enacted, That
the foregoing section hereby proposed as an
amendment TO the Constitu ton OF this State,
shall be, at the next general election for
members of the General Assembly to be held
in this State, gu admitted to the legal and quail
fled voters thereof for their adoption or re-
| lection, in pursuance of the direction con-
tanned in Article IA of the Constitution; and
at said election the vote on said proposed
amendment 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 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.
tiOle of the Constitution.
Approved April s, 1900.
CHAPTER 432.
AN ACT to amend section four, OF Article Z
| of the sti.ution of this State.
| Section /. Be il enacted by the General As
sembly Of Maryland, (three-ffths of all the
members of the two houses concurring,) THAI
the following section be and the same is here
by proposed 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 tn,
taking and publishing of the National census
OF 1900, or after the enumeration of the pop
ulation Of this State under the authority
thereof there shall be an apportionment o
representation in the House of Delegates, tC
be made on the following basis, to wit Each
OF the several counties OF the State, having
population of eighteen thousand souls OF
less, shall be entitled TO two delegates anC
every county having a population of ovel
eighteen thousand and less than twenty -eigh
thousand souls, shall be entitled to three del
egates and every county having popula
tion OF twenty eight thousand and less thar
forty thousand SOULS shall be entitled to foul
l
lation OF forty thousand and less than fifty
five thousand souls, shall be entitled to e v,
delegates; and every county having popE.
latiOn Of ffty-fve thousand souls and mp
wards, shall be entitled to six delegates anC
no more; and each of the four legislativ,
districts OF the city OF Baltimore shall be en-
titled 10 the number of delegates to which
the largest county shall or may be entitled
under the aforegoing apportionment, and thu
General Assembly shall have the power t
provide by law, from time TO time, for alter
ing and changing the boundaries of the ex
listing legislative districts Of the city of Bal.
timore, 80 as to make them as near as may b,
of equal population; but said district shall
always consist of contiguous territory.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by th,
authority aforesaid, That the said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment tt
the Constitution, shall, at the next election
for members of the General Assembly of thi
State, to be held on the Tuesday next afte
the hrst Monday in the month Of November
nineteen hundred and one, be submitted I,
the legal and qualified voters thereof, fol
their adoption or rejection, in pursuance o
the directions contained in Article IA, of tn
Constitution of this State; and at the sale
election the vote on said proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall be by ballot
anu upon e6cu DhllOt tnere snail De writer
or printed the words "For the Constitut on
al Amendment, or against the Constitu
tionsl Amendment as the voter shall elect
and Immediately after the said election du
returns shall be made to the Governor of tn
vote for and against said proposed amend
ment, as directed by the said Article IA, c
the Constitution.
Approved April II, 1900.
CHAPTER 469.
AN ACT 10 amend section two of Article
Of the Constitution the State.
Section l. Be il enacted by the Genera
Assembly of Maryland, (three-ffths of al
the members Of the two Houses concurring,
That the following section be and the sam
is hereby proposed as an amendment to th
Constitution Of this State, and If adopted b
the legal and qualified voters thereof, as here
in provided, said section shall supersede an
stand in the place and stead of section tw
of Article 3 of said Constitution.
2. The City Of Baltimore shall be divide
into four legislative districts as near as ma
be Of equal population and of contiguou
territory, and each of said legislative di,
tricts Of Baltimore City, as they may fror
time to time be laid out, in accordance wit
the provisions hereof, and each county in tn
, State, shall be entitled to one Senator, VIII,
> shall be electAd nv the ouaIifad votars of Al