Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1901-06-28
PROCLAMATION.

year nineteen hundred Of the General Assem-
bly, Of Maryland, bills were passed proposing
amendments to the Consti ution OF the State {;
First.-By amending section OF Article 8
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 fol-
lowing, to wit;
CHAPTER 1885.
AN ACT to amend section nine of Article 5,
of the Constitution of this State, and to
provide for the submission Of said amend
ment TO the qualified voters OF this State
for adoption or rejection.
Section Be II enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland, (three-f fths OF all the
members elected to each Of the two Houses
concurring,) That the following section be
and the same 10 hereby proposed rs an amend
ment to Article 5, OF the Constitution of this
State, and IL adopted by the legal and quail
fed voters thereof herein and as by law pro-
vided, II 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, rs are now or may hereat-
ter be prescribed by law and ii the State 9
Attorney shall receive any other fee or re-
ward than such as Is or may he allowed by
law, he shall, on conviction thereof, be re-
moved from office; provided that the State
Attorney for Baltimore city shall receive an
annual salary of torty-6ve hundred dollars,
and shall have power to appoint one deputy,
at an annual salary not exceeding three thou
sand dollars, and such other assistants al
such annual salaries rot 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,
as has heretofore been practiced.
Section Q. And be ii further enacted, Thai
the foregoing section hereby proposed as an
amendment 10 the Oonstitu ton Of this State,
shall be, at the next general election fol
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 AnC
at said election the vote on said proposed
amendment shall be by ballot, and upon eacl
ballot there shall be written or printed III,
words "For the Constitut ional Amendment
or against the Constitutional Amendment ;
as the voter shall elect, and Immediately afte
said election one return shall be made TO th
Governor OF the vote on said proposed amend
ment, az 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,u iion of this State.
Section |. Be 1t enacted by the General As
sembly Of Maryland, (three-fifths of all III
members of the two houses concurring,) ThA
the following section be and the same Is here
by prop sed as an Amendment to the Consti
tuition Of this State, and II adopted by tn,
legal and qualified voters thereof AS hereir
provided, said section shall supersede an
stand In the place and instead OF section fou
Of Article 3 Of said Constitution.
Section 4. As soon az may be after III
taking and publishing of the National censu
OF 1900, or after the enumeration of the pop
ula.iOn of this State, under the authorit
thereof, there shall be an appOrtionment {
representation in the House OF Delegates, I
be made on the following basis, to wilt Fac
Of the several counties OF the Stale, having
population Of eighteen thousand souls @
less, shall be entitled to two delegates; an
every county having q population Of owe
eighteen thousand and less than twenty -eigh
thousand souls shall be entitled 10 three del
eRates and every county having n popula
ton Of twenty eight thousand and less tina
forty thousand souls, shall be entitled to fou
delegates; aud every county having a popu
latiOn Of forty thousand and less than fifty
five thousand souls, shall be entitled to a v
delegatesi and every county having popu
lation Of fhy-fve thousand souls and up
wards, shall be entitled to six delegates an,
no more; and each Of the four Legislative
districts Of the city of Baltimore shall be en-
| fitlad "a tha nnmhar af daIaOa fao IN NH i,I
the largest county shall or may be entitle,
under the afOregoing apportionmOnt and tn
General Assembly shall have the pc wer Il
provide by law, from time 10 time, for alter
ing and changing the boundaries OF the OK
isting legislative districts OF the city OF Bal
timore, 30 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 foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment L
the Constitution, shall, At the next election
for members Of the General Assembly of thi
State. 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 O
the directions contained in Article II, of tn
Constitution of this State; and at the sale
election the vote on said proposed amend
ment to 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 469.
AN ACT TO amend section two of Article |
| OF the Constitution the State.
Section |. BE II 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 same
is hereby proposed as an amendment TO tn,
Constitution OF this State, and II 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 3 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 be entitled TO one Senator, who
shall be elected by the qualified voters of the
said legislative districts Of Baltimore City,
and OF the counties of the State, sespectively,
and shall serve for four years from the date
of bis election, subject 10 the classification OF
Senators hereafter provided for.
Sec Q. 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 6rst 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.
ractiooa con tainad In A rticle IA of the Con-