Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1901-08-23
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CHAPTER 432.

ticle OF the Constitution.
Approved April 5, 1900.
CHAPTER 432.
AN ACT to amend section four, of Article
of the Const .ution of this State.
Section |. Be il 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 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 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
eRates and every county having popula
ton Of twenty eight thousand and less than
forty thousand souls shall be entitled to four
delegates; and every county having a popu-
lation of forty thousand and less than ffty-
hive thousand souls, shall be entitled to fl We
delegates; and every county having a popu-
lation OF fny-ive 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 number of delegates to which
the largest county shall or may be entitled
under the atoregoing apportionment aud 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 rs near as may be
OF equal population; but said district shall
always consist of contiguous territory
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid 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, In pursuance of
the directions contained in Article a. 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 Constitut ton
al Amendment, or against the Constitu-
tonsl 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, Ms directed by the said Article IA, of
the Constitution.
Approved April II, 1900
CHAPTER 469.
AN ACT 10 amend section two of Article Z
OF the Constitution the State
Section l. BE il enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, (three-if,hs of all
the members OF the two Houses concurring, J
| That the following section be and the same
is hereby proposed as an amendment to the
| Constitution OF this State, and if 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 he entitled to one Senator, who
shall he elected by the qualified voters of the
aud OF the counties Of the State, respectively,
and shall serve for four years from the date
of his election, subject to the classification OF
Senators hereafter provided for.
Sec 2, And he il further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, 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, submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection, in pursuance Of the d.
rections contained in Article IA of the Con-
stitntion Of this State, and at the said cleo
Ton the vote on said proposed amendment to
the Constitution shall he 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 due return shall be made to the
Governor of the vote for and against said pro-
posed amendment, as directed by said Four
tenth Article of the Constitution
Approved April II, 1900.
Now, therefore, !, John Walter Smith,
Governor of the State Of Maryland, in pursu-
ance OF the provisions of section one OF Arti-
Gle fourteen of the Constitution of the State,
do hereby order and and direct that copy
OF said bills proposing said Constitutional
Amendment 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 news.
paper, and in three newspapers in the City of
Baltimore, one Of which shall be in the Ger
man language, once week for at least three
months preceding the next ensuing general
election (which said general election will he
held on Tuesday, the 9th day Of November,
nineteen hundred and one, } at which the
said proposed amendments shall be submitted
to the qualified voters of the State for adop-
ton or rejection, so that each amendment
shall be voted on separately.
$3.50 Given under my hand and
THE GREAT J the Great Seal OF Maryland.
SEAL or Done at the City Of An
MARYLAND napolis on the 18th day of