Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-09-12
Proclamation.

WHEREAS. nj the January Session In the
year uineteen Anndrca Of the General Assem-
big Of Maryland. bills were passed proposing
amendments % the Constitution of the state /:
Firstly amending section Of Article 3.
Of the Constitution Of the state.
second.-Fsy amending section Of Article q.
Of the Constitution OF the State.
Thlri.--Ey Amending section Of Article q.
of the Constitution Of the State. which said
bslls and amendments are IN words following.
60 wit:
CHAPTER lsA
AN ACT 20 amend section nine. Of Article s.
OF the Constitution OF this state, and 10 pro-
vide for the submission % said amendment
% the qnaiisled voters Of this State for adop-
ton or rclcction-
sEcTIoxl \. nc stenacssd IN the GensrnI Asasm.
bers elected 20 each OF the two Houses cosl-
cufring.l That the following section be and
the same is hereby proposed as an amend
state. and II aslopted by the leEal and aualI-
isei voters e. sreof, herein aud n BY law pro-
ana sss y sssen mia, s ~ Ma sia ar n aes pa
Section q The States Afsorney shall. per-
form sueh duties and receive such fees and
Commissions OF salary NOS exceetilng three
b. prescribed by law: and II any States AZ
toruay shall receive any ether fee or reward
shall. ON conviction thereof. IL removed frusss
cffices provided that the states Attorney for
: haislmore city shall rcceise an annual salary
power to appoint one deputy. at an annual
salary not exceeding three thousand dollars,
rrs not exSecn~ fiesa s hmnd arpH nn s'r
each. as the supreme Bench Of baltimore City
may authorize and approve: all of snid sais-
Attorneys oiiiee, as has heretofore been prac-
ticcd.
SECTION 3 And he @ farther saacsed, That
amendment 70 the Corssifntioii, X al this state
bers of the Gcneral Assembly. 60 be held In this
crs thereof for their adoption or rejection, in
pursuance OF the direction contained In Article
u. OF the Censlitution; and e said election the
ballot. and upon each ballot there shall be writ
ten or printed the words .For the Constitution
Amendment" as the voter shall elect, and inn
mesiafeiy after said election one return shall
be made 10 the Governor OF the vote on said
Fourteenth Article OF the Constitution.
Approved April s. 1870.
CHATTER a..
AN ACT "a amend section four. OF Article a.
of the Constitution OF this state.
SECTION I. Bc @ enacted bv the Generui Assem-
by q u s TWO esi 11 sa sss s ~,
following section be and the same II hereby
proposed n an amendment 20 the Constitution
of this State. and ~ adopted by the legal and
qualified voters thereof - herein provided,
said section shall supersedc ard stand In the
place and instead OF section four Of Article q.
SECTION I. As soon as may he after the TAX
ing and publishing OF the National Census Of
tion OF this State, under the authority thereof.
there shall be an appnrtipnment OF representa-
tlon In the House Of Delegates, 90 be made on
eral camntiss OF the state. having populaiion
of eighteen thousand souls or less, shall be en-
titled TO two delegates; and every county hay:
aud less than twcnty-eight Thousand souls,
shall be entitled To three delegates; and every
county having population OF twenty-ciaht
thousand and lees than forty thousand souls.
shall be entitled TO four delegates: and every
county having population of forty thousand
entitled co Ave delegates; ana every county
having q population of hfty-fve fh0usand
souls and upwards. shall be entitled 60 sir dele
gates aud no more; and each of the four iegis-
lative districts of the City of baltimore shall
he entitled Ia the number Of delegatesto which
the largest county shall or may he entitled
under the afoteEoing superintendent, and the
General Assembly shall have the power Co pro-
vide By law. from time 20 time. for altering
legislative districts Of the City Of Baltimore. 70
as TO make them as near ~ may be of equal
population; but said district shall always con-
sist of contiguous territory.
SIC. = And DC q further enacted By che ais-
th0ritB aforesaid. That the said foregoing sec
ton hereby proposed rs an amendment TO the
Constitution, shall. at the neSt election for
members Of the General Assembly of this
state, TO be held on the Tuesday next after the
first Monday In the month 0f November, nine
teen hundred and one. DO submitted To the
legal and qualified voters thereof. for their
a toption or re cction, in pursuance OF the d.
rections contained la Article IL, OF the COnstl-
tuition of this state ; ard mt tho said election
the vote on said proposed Amendment 20 the
ballot there shall lse written or printed the
words "for the Constitutional Amendment"
or Against the constitutional Amendment"
rs the voter shall elect, and Immediately after
the said election due returns shall be made 20
the Governor OF he vote for and against said
proposed amendment. as directed by the said
Article IL, Of the Constitution.
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