Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1901-06-21
PROCLAMATION.

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3, Of the Constitution OF the State, which
said bills and amendments are in words fol-
lowing, to wit:
CHAPTER 1856.
AN ACT TO amend section nine of Article s,
Of the Constitution Of this State, and To
provide for the submission Of said amend
ment 10 the qualified voters Of this State
for adoption or rejection.
Section Be it enacted by the General As
sembly Of Maryland, three 1fths OF all the
members elected to each Of the two Rouses
concurring,) That the following section be
and the same lie hereby proposed as an amend
ment to Article 5, OF the Constitution of this
State, and il adopted by the legal and quali-
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 ifthe States
Attorney shall 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-6ve hundred dollars,
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 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 2. And be il further enacted, That
the foregoing section hereby proposed ss an
amendment TO 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
fled voters thereof for their adoption or re-
lection, in pursuance OF the direction con .
tanned in Article IA of the Consultation; 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
meEt, az directed by the said Fourteenth Ar.
ticle OF the Constitution.
Approved April 5, 1900.
CHAPTER 432.
AN ACT to amend section four, OF Article 3
Of the Consti ,ulon of this State
Section l. 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 be aud 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 10 the place and instead OF section four
of Article 3 of said Constitution.
Section 4. As soon as may be after tht
taking and publishing of the National census
OF 1900, or after the enumeration of the pop.
ulaiiOn of this State, under the authority
thereof, there shall be an apportionment
representation in the House Of Delegates, to
be mace on the following basis, to wit Eact
OF the several counties OF the State, having
population Of eighteen thousand souls o.
less, shall be entitled TO two delegates anC
every county having q population of ovel
| eighteen thousand and less than twenty -eigh
thousand souls, shall be entitled to three del
eRatea and every county having a popula
Iion Of twenty eight thousand and less thar
forty thousand souls, shall be entitled to fou
delegates; and every county having popu
lation Of forty thousand and less than fifty
five thousand souls, shall be entitled to e "
delegatesi and every county having a popu
| ihtlOu VI utly-uNc tuOuoAuu BOulb ana up
wards, shall be emitted to six delegates AM
no more; and each of the four Legislative
districts Of the city Of Baltimore shall be en-
titled to the number Of delegates to whicl
the largest county shall or may be entitled
under the aforegoing apportionment, aud tn
General Assembly shall have the power /,
provide by law, from time TO time, for alter
ing and changing the boundaries of the ex
isting legislative districts o: the city of Bal
tim0re, 90 as to make them as near as may b
Of equal population; but said district shall
always consist Of contiguous territory.
Sec. 2. And be II further enacted by tn
authority Aforesaid, That the said foregoinl
section hereby proposed as an amendment t.
the Constitution, shall, a. the next election
for members Of the General Assembly of th
Stale. 10 be held on the Tuesday next afte
the FIRST Monday in the month of November
nineteen hundred and one, be submitted L
the legal and qualified voters thereof, fol-
their adoption or rejection, In pursuance OF
the directions contained in Article IA, of tn
Constitution of this State and al the SAID
election the vote on said proposed amend.
ment 10 the Constitution shall be by ballot
and upon each ballot there shall be writer
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 du
returns shall be made to the Governor of III,
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 l Be il enacted by the Genera
Assembly of Maryland, (three-ffths of al
| the members OF the two Houses concurriug
That the following section be and the sam
is hereby proposed as an amendment to tn
Constitution OF this State. aud il adopted b,
the legal and qualified voters thereof, as here
in provided, said section shall supersede an,
stand in the place and stead of section two
Of Article 3 of said Constitution
Q The City Of Baltimore shall be divide,
into four legislative districts as near as ma,
he Of equal population and of contiguou
territory, and each of said legislative dis
tricts OF Baltimore City, IS 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 tn
said legislative districts of Baltimore City
and Of the counties of the State, sespectively
of his election, subject to the classification o
Senators hereafter provided for.
Sec 2. And he It further enacted by tn,
authority aforesaid, That the said foregoin,
section hereby proposed as an amendment 4
the Constitution shall at the next election
for members Of the General Assembly OF th
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 di
rections contained in Article IA of the Con
stitution Of this State, and at the said cleo
ton the vote on said proposed amendment t
the Constitution shall be by ballot, and upor
each ballot there shall be written or printed tn,
words, "For the Constitutional Amendment,
or Against the Constitutional Amendment
as the voter shall elect, and Immediately aflel
/ aaid alac tinn dina ratnrn ohaU h. naaIa a. Al.