Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-07-25
Approved April 5, 1900.
CHAPTER 4a2.
AN ACT to amend section four, of Article 3,
of the Constitution of this State.

SEcTIoNl. BE % enacted the General assem-
bin Of Maryland, lthree-fifths of all the men,
beers of the two Houses concurring. That the
following section be and the same is hereby
proposed rs an amendment TO the Constitution
of this State, and II adopted by the legal ana
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 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 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 haV-
ing population of over eighteen thousand
shall be entitled to three delegates; ana every
county having, population OF twenty-eieht
Thousand and less than forty thousand souls,
shall be entitled to four delegates; and every
county having population of forty thousand
and less than tifty-tive thousand souls, shall be
entitled to five delegates; and every county
having a population of tfty-hve thousand
souls and upwards, shall be entitled 70 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 aforegoing apportionment, ana the
General Assembly shall have the power 70 pro
vide by law, from time to time, for altering
and changing the boundaries of the existing
Legislative districts of the City of Baltimore, so
as 20 make them as near as may be or equal
population but said district shall always con-
sist of contiguous territory.
SEC 2 And be 70 further enacted bp the dit-
thOritB aforesaid, That the said foregoing sec
ton hereby proposed as an amendment TO the
Constitution SHALL at the next eleet os no, IGr
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 the Oil
rections contained in Article IA, OF the Consti-
f4fff.. asAff 10 &fafa md mt
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 Constitutional Amendment
or Against the Constitutional Amendment
as the voter shall elect, and Immediately after
the said election due returns shall he made 10
the Governor of the vote for and against said
proposed amendment. as directed by the slid
Article IA, of the Constitution.
Approved April :, 1900.
CHAPTER 400.
AN ACT TO amend section two of Article 3 OF
the Constitution of the State.
SECTION /. BE 10 enacted by the General As
sembiy Of Maryland, (thrce-fifths 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
qualified voters thereof, as herein provided,
said section shall supersede and stand in the
place and stead of section two OF Article o OF
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 10 tune De
laid out, in accordance with the provisions
hereof. and each county in the state, snail DC
entitled to one Senator. who shall be elected
by the qualified voters of the said Legislative
districts of Baltimore City, ana OF the counties
OF the State, respectively, and shall serve for
four years from the date OF his election, su 10
ject to the classification of Senators hereafter
provided Tor.
Src . A0d he n further enacted bU 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, to be
held on the Tuesday next after the nrSt Mon
day in the month of November, nineteen hun,
dred and one. be submitted to the legal and
qualified voters thereof for their adoption. or
rejection, in pursuance of the directions con-
tained in Article IA of the Constitution of this
state. and Mt the said election the vote on said
proposed amendment to the Constitution snail
be by ballot. and upon each ballot there Shall
be written or printed the words. For the Con-
stitutional Amendment" or Against the Com
stitutional Amendments" as the voter shall
elect, and Immediately after said election que i
vote for and against said proposed amendment
as directed by the said Fourteenth Article or
the Constitution.
Approved April :, 1900.
Now, THEREFORE,, /, 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 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
nent shall be voted on separately.
- Given under my hand and
TIE GREAT the Great Seal of Maryland.
Done at the City of Annap-
0AAA VI 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:
WILFRED RATEMAE,
Secretary of State.