Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1901-07-05
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 Of Article 8
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 1876.
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
TOR 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 Is an amend
ment to Article s, 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 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 ii the States
Attorney ehall 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 the States
Attorney for Baltimore city shall receive an
annual salary of forty-fve hundred dollars,
and shall have power tc 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 and APP
prove; all Of said salaries to be paid out Of
the fees Of the said States Attorneys Office,
rs has heretofore been practiced.
Section 2. And be it 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
flied voters thereof for their adoption or re-
lection, in pursuance of the direction con-
tanned In Article IA of the Constitution and
AT sad 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 Amendme
or Against the Cons itutional 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 8, 1900.
CHAPTER 432.
AN ACT to amend section four, OF Article
OF the COnsti .ution of this State.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly Of Maryland, (three-ffths of all the
| me hQr of ha fun \ hat
the following section be and the same is here
by prop sed as an amendment to the Consti-
tuition of this State, and il 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
ulation of this State. under the authority
thereof, there shall be an apportionment 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 a
population Of eighteen thousand souls or
less, shall be entitled 10 two delegates aud
every county having q popua tion of over
eighteen thousand and less than twenty eight
thousand souls, shall be entitled to three del.
egAteS and every county having popula.
ton OF twenty eight thousand and leas than
forty thousand souls, shall be entitled to four
delegates aud every county having q pOpu-
lation Of forty thousand and less than fifty
five thousand souls, shall be entitled to i've
delegates; and every county having a popu-
laiiOn Of fihy-fve thousand souls and up
wards, shall be entitled to six delegates and
no more; and each of the four legislative
districts Of the city of Baltimore shall be On.
| Lad h. a
the largest county shall or may be entitled
under the afOregoing superintendent, and the
General Assembly shall have the power 10
provide by law, from time 10 time, for alter
ing and changing the boundaries of the ex-
lsting 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. Q. And be il further enacted by the
authority afor' said, That the said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution, shall, At the next election
for members Of the General Assembly of this
State, to be held on the Tuesday next after
the first Monday In the month OF November,
nineteen hundred and one, be submitted to
the legal and qualified voters thereof, for
their adoption or rejection, 10 pursuance oil
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, O
the Constitution.
Approved April II, 1900.
CHAPTER 400.
AN ACT 10 amend section two of Article
Of the Constitution the State.
Section ]. BE II enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, (three-fifths of ali
the members Of the two Houses concurring.
That the following section be and the sam,
10 hereby proposed as an amend ment 10 III,
Constitution Of this State, aud il adopted b,
the legal and qualified voters thereof, as here
in provided. said section shall supersede ant
stand in the place aud stead Of section two
Of Article 3 of said Constitution.
2. The City of Baltimore shall be divided
into four legislative districts as near as ma,
be OF equal population and of contiguou
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 IN,
said legislative districts of Baltimore City
and OF the counties of the State, sespec,iyely
aud shall serve for four years from the dat,
OF his election, subject to the classifcat o.
Senators hereafter provided for.
Sec 2. And he II further enacted by In,
authority Aforesaid, That the said foregoing
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