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

W nhhhAOs ~ tuo otootou ~ eh'
year nineteen hundred of the General Assem-
bly, Of Maryland, bills we're passed proposing
amendments TO the Consti ution Of the State
First-By amending section 9 OF Article .
OF the Constitution OF the State
Second BY amending section 4 Of Article
3, Of the Constitution Of the State.
Third BY amending section 2 Of Article
3, of the Constitution OF the State, which
said bills and amendments are in words 70
CHAPTER 1856.
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 STAT
for adoption or rejection.
Section Be it enacted by the General As
sembly Of Maryland, (three-flfths Of all tn
members elected to each OF the two House
concurring,) That the following section et
and the same 10 hereby proposed as an amend
men, 10 Article s, OF the Cons titution Of thi,
State, and II adopted by the legal and quail
fed voters thereof, herein and as by law pro
vided, IL shall supersede and stand in thu
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 hereat-
ter be prescribed by law; and ii the State's
Attorney shall receive any other fec or re-
ward than such as is or may Re allowed BY
law, he shall, on conviction thereof be re-
moved from Office; provided that the State
Attorney for Baltimore city shall receive az
annual salary Of forty-hve hundred dollars,
and shall have power to appoint one deputy,
at an annual salary not exceeding three thou
sand dollars, and such other assistants a.
such annual salaries rot exceeding ffteeL
hundred dollars each, as the Supreme Bench
of Baltimore City may authorize and 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 Q. And be II further enacted, That
the foregoing section hereby proposed as an
amendment 10 the Constitu ton Of this State,
shall be, at the next general election for
members OF the General Assembly. 70 be held
in this State, submitted TO the legal aud quail
fled voters thereof for their adoption or re-
lection, in pursuance Of the direction con
tained in Article II OF the Constitution and
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 Constitutional Amendment"
or against the Constitutional 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
lce of the Constitution.
Approved April 8, 1900.
CHAPTER 432
AN ACT to amend section four, of Article
Of the Consti ulion 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 beand 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 Stale, 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 leigh,
thousand souls, shall be entitled TO three del
egates; 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 pOpu-
lAtion Of forty thousand and less than 6fiy-
five thousand sous, shall be entitled to a We
delegates; and every county having popu-
lation Of fifty-6ve thousand souls aud 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 afOregoing appOrtionment, and the
General Assembly shall have the power to
provide by law, from time 10 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. 2. And be II 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
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
tuO ulcCtiOub III ATtlCi0 Isl VI tue
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,
aud 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 469.
AN ACT 10 amend section two of Article !
of the Constitution the State
Section /. Be IL enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, (three-ffths Of all
the members of the two Houses concurring,
That the following section be and the sam,
is hereby proposed as an amendment to tn,
Constitution Of this State, and II adopted b.
the legal and qualified voters thereof, as here
in provided, said section shall supersede ant
stand IN the place and stead of section two
Of Article of said Constitution
2. The City OF Baltimore shall be divide,
into four legislative districts as near as ma,
be of equal population and of contiguou
territory, aud each of said Legislative dis
tricts Of Baltimore City, as they may from
time 10 time be laid out in accordance will
the provisions hereof, and each county In tn,
State, shall be entitled to one Senator, wht
shall be elected by the qualified voters of tn
said legislative districts of Baltimore City
and Of the counties Of the State, sespectively
and shall serve for tour years from the dat
of his election, subject to the classification O
Senators hereafter provided for.
Sec 2. And he 1t further enacted by th
authority aforesaid, That the said foregoin
section hereby proposed as an amendment I
the Constitution shall at the next electio
for members of the General Assembly OF thi
State, TO be held on the Tuesday next afte
the first Monday in the month OF November
nineteen hundred and one, submitted to th
legal and qualified voters thereof for thei
adoption or rejection, in pursuance Of the d
rections contained in Article IA of the Con
slituiion OF this State and at the said ele(