Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1901-05-03
passed at the Extraordinary Session
March, 1901.
ALFRED RITTER.
Secretary of tine Senate.
B. J.. SMITH,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
CHAPTER 3.


by proclamation, by the Governor,
the result thereof, and for appor-
tioning the representation in the
House of Delegates in conformity
with such results.
Whereas, That trainers of the Con
stitution of 1867, wisely following the
precedent set them by the draughts-
men of the Constitution of 1864, pro
vided in sections three, four and five
Of Article Three, for the rearrange-
ment and reapportionment Of the repre-
sentation to which the several coun-
ties and Baltimore city should, from
time to time, be entitled, and made il
the duty of the Governor to declare,
by proclamation, the number of dele
gates to which each county and the
city of Baltimore should be entitled
under the apportionment after the
taking and publishing of the next Ma
tional census, or after any State emu
meration of population; and
Whereas, Under the recent Federal
census,a result has been announced as
to some of the counties, which is
so totally contrary to the popular be-
lief, and which would result in such
undue representation in the General
Assembly of Maryland of certain sec
lions of the State, manifestly not war
ranted by the number of voters in
such sections, as to force the convic-
ton that such Federal census, either
by accident or design, will cause great
injustice to the people of the entire
State; and
Whereas, 1t will become the duty
of the Governor, under the Constitl-
ton of the State, to accept the emu
meration of the Federal census, unless
the General Assembly shall make pro
vision for an enumeration of the pop
ulation of the State, to the end that
each county and each legislative dis
trict of Baltimore city shall secure, in
the next General Assembly of Mary
land, the proper representation pro-
vided for in the Constitution; there
fore,
Section /. BE it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That a
census of the population of the State
of Maryland shall be taken. under the
authority thereof, prior to the tenth
day of June, nineteen hundred and
one.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That as
soon as practicable after the passage
Af Al HI l.
by the Governor, (by and with the ad-
vice and consent OF the Senate, if that
body shall then be in session, other
wise of his own authority one person
to be Superintendent of the Census,
whose duty it shall be to superintend,
direct, regulate and complete the TAX
ing of State census of population in
accordance with the provisions of this
Act, and to perform such other duties
as may be required of him by law,
and who shall receive compensation
of ten dollars per day for the time &C
tually employed in the performance OF
his duties under this Act; and there
shall be appointed by the Governor,
in like manner, one person to be AS
sistant Superintendent of the Census,
who shall receive a compensation of
six dollars per day for every day ac-
tually employed, whose duty it shall
be to render general assistance to the
Superintendent of the Census, in the
performance of his duties, and who,
during the absence of the Superin-
tendent of the Census, or when the of
fee of Superintendent shall become va
cant, shall perform the duties of the
Superintendent.
Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That the
superintendent and Assistant SUI
perintendent of the Census shall each
qualify by taking the oath of Office
prescribed by section six of Article
One of the Constitution, and by Civ
ing bond to the State of Maryland on
the part of the Superintendent, in the
the sum of ten thousand dollars, ana
on the part of the Assistant Superin-
tendent, in the sum of ten thousand
dollars, conditioned for the faithful
performance of the duties of their re-
spective Offices and for a proper dis
bursement Of and accounting for all
funds of the State which shall come
into their hands, respectively.
Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That as
soon as practicable after his appoint
ment and qualification, the Superin-
tendent of the Census shall appoint
one competent person, resident in
each voting precinct of the City of
Baltimore, and of the several coun-
ties of the State, to be enumerator Of
population for said precinct under the
provisions of this Act; but in the
event that no person qualified to per-
form the duties, resident in any cleo
ton precinct, is willing to undertake
the duties of enumerator for such pre-
cinct, the Superintendent may employ
any fit person to be enumerator for
such precinct; and the said SupeTin-
tendent is hereby authorized to fill
any vacancies that may occur in the
office of enumerators.
Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That the
term precinct, as used in the Act,
shall be construed so as to embrace
all the election districts of the sever.
al counties which are not subdivided
into voting precincts; each of said
election districts, not so sub-divided
to be regarded as a voting precinct
for the purposes Of this Act.
Sec. G. And be it enacted. That 1t
shall be the duty of each enumeration
so appointed, to make a complete and
accurate enumeration of the popula-
ton of his respective subdivision,
which shall comprehend for each in.
habitant the name age. color, sex,
place of birth. literacy or illiteracy