Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1901-10-18

NOTICE is hereby given to the Judges and
~ Clerks Of Election and TO the qualified
voters Of Montgomery county Maryland that
an Election will be held in the several Eec-
ton Districts OF said Montgomery county, at
the usual places Of holding Electi ons, and
hereinafter set forth, on
TUESDAY, the 9Th of November, 1901,
for the purpose Of electing one person for
Comptroller Of the Treasury of the Stale of
| Mary land one person for Clerk OF the Court
Of Appeals Of the State of Maryland one
person for State Senator TO represent Mont
gomery county in the Maryland State Senate
four persons for Delegates to represent Mont
gomery county in The Maryland House of
Delegates; one person for County Commits
! siOner from the First Collection District of
! Montgomery county; one person for County
| Commissioner from the Second Collect ton
District Of Montgomery county one person
for County Commissioner from the Fifth Col
lection District of Montgomery county; one
person for Sheriff OF Montgomery county;
one person for County Surveyor for Mont
gomery county For the Constitutional
Amendments, Against the Constitutional
Amendments, sai0 proposed amendments to
the Constitution OF the State Of Maryland
being as follows.
CHAPTER 1876.
AN ACT TO amend section nine of Article s,
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
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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 rticle.
Section 8. 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 il the States
Attorney shall receive any other fee or re-
ward than such as 10 or may Re allowed by
law, he shall, on conviction thereof oe re-
moved from office; provided that any States
Attorney for Baltimore city shall receive al
annual salary of forty-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 cot exceeding fifteen
hundred dollars each, as the Supreme Bench
Of Baltimore City may authorize aud ap-
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, Thai
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
fled voters thereof for their adoption or re-
lection, in pursuance of the direction con.
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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 Constitu tional A mend ment"
or Against the Constitutional A Amendment -
as the voter shall elect, and Immediately after
said election one return shall be IN sde to the
Governor Of the vote on said proposed amend
ment, as directed by the said Fourteenth Ar |
ticle of the Constitution.
Approved April 8, 1900
CHAPTER 432
AN ACT to amend section four, OF Article 3
of the Constitution of this State.
Section |. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly Of Maryland, (three-fifths of all the
members Of the two houses concurring,) That
the following section be and 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 3 of said Constitution
Section 4. As soon as may be after the
taking aud publishing of the National census
OF 1900, or after the enumeration of the pop
ulation of this Stale, under the authority
Thereof, there shall be an apportionment Of
representation 10 the House Of Delegates, to
be made on the following basis, to wit Each
OF the several counties OF the State, having n
population of eighteen thousau souls or
less, shall be entitled to two delegates; and
every county having a population Of over
eighteen thousand and less than twenty EIGHT
thousand souls, shall be entitled TO three del
egates; and every county having popula
lion 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 tifty-
five thousand souls, shall be entitled to f. We
delegates; and every county having a popu-
laiion OF fihy-6ve 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 plumber of delegates 70 which
the largest county shall or may be entitled
under the aforegong apportionment, 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 OF 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. O. And be it 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
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the first Monday in the month of November,
nineteen hundred and one, be submitted 10
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 by ballot.
and upon each ballot there shall be written
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, as directed by the said Article IA, of
the Constitution
Approved April I, 1900
CHAPTER 400.
AN ACT TO amend section two of Article ,
OF the Constitution the State
Section l. Be II enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, (hree-ff,h4 of all
the members Of the two Houses concurriug1
That the following section be aud the same
is hereby proposed as an amend ment to the
Constitution OF this State, aud IL adopted BY
the legal and qualified voters thereof, as here
in provided, said section shall supersede and
stand in the place and stead Of section two
Of Article of said Constitution
2. 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 dis
tricts OF Baltimore 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,
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