Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-09-12
CHAPTER Aaa.
AN ACT TO amend section two OF Article q
the Constitution OF the state.


AN ACT to amend section two OF Article OF
the Constitution OF the state.
SECTION 1. he q enacted by the General As-
scDiblB 81 MdTudnd, tthree-hfths of all the
members OF the two Houses coDcurringJ That
the following section he md the same IN hereby
proposed ns an amendment 90 the Constitution
of this state, and IL adopted by the legal and
qualified voters thereof. as herein provided,
said section shall supersede and stand Ia the
place and stead OF section two OF Article Of
said Constitution.
z. The City Of Baltimore shall he divided into
fOsir legislative districts ns near ns may bee OF
equal population and Of contiguous territory.
and each OF said legislative districts of BALI
more City, as they may from time to time he
hereof. and each county in the State. shall DO
entitled to one Senator. who shall De elected
~ me gil w soaers on the sal. iegislaiise
OF the State, respectively, and shall serve for
four years from the date Of his election. sub
tect to the classification OF Senators hereafter
SIC. g. And ne u further enacted bg the dufkor-
ng aforesaid. That the said foregoing section
hereby proposed as an amendment To the Con-
siitutIon shall at the next election for members
OF the General Assembly Of this State. 20 be
held ON the Tuesday next after the first Mon
day In the month Of November, nineteen hum
drcd and one. be submitted TO the legal ana
qualified voters thereof for their adoption or
rejection. in pursuance OF the directions con-
tanned I'm Article IL Of the Constitution Of this
State: hnd at the said election che vote ON said
proposed amendment 90 the Constitution shall
be 6y ballot. aud upon each ballet there ss.aii
ssltutional Amendment" or "a gainst the Com
stiLutional Amendment" as the voter shall
returns 49," shan be made 70 he Goyernor Of the
vote for and against said proposed amendment.
as directed by the said Fourteenth Article Of
the Constitution.
Approved April :. 1870.
Now. THEREFORE,. I. JoHx wALTEE SMITH.
nn.a~r<.- - a.. Gsasa f..
ance of che provisions Of section one Of Article
fourteen OF the Constitution Of the State, do
hereby order and direct that copy Of said bills
proposing said Constitutional Amendments be
published in nj least two newspapers In each
county where 80 many may be published. and
where not more than ons may be published.
then In that newspaper. and I'm three Dewspa-
pcrs Ia the City of Baltimore. one Of which
shall lie In the German language. once q week
for at least three months preceding the next
ensuing general election (which said general
election win be- held On Tuesday. the 5th day
Of November. nineteen hundred and Onel. nc
which the said proposed amendments shall be
submitted 20 the qualified voters OF the state
for adoptIon or rejection. 80 that each amend
meBt shall be voted ON separately.
Given under my hand and
Tar GREAT the Great Seal of Maryland.
Done at the City Of Annmp-
oils on the 18th day Of Juxx,
MARyLAxD. In the year OF our Lord nine
teen hundred and one.
JOHN WALTER SMITH.
Governor Of Maryland.
by order Of the Governor:
wnERKp BaTEMAx,
Secretary Of State.