Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-08-22
Proclamation.


WHEREAS. 1t tie January sessioxs In ths
year nineteen kundreo Of the 0eneral Aasem.
BY Of Maryland. bslls wers passed proposlas
snsndments 70 he Conslifusion q tie state
First-l5y amending section Q Of Article 8.
q the coss<stutioz 81 tne state.
sscond.-By aznenalng section of Arsieas ..
Of The Constitution o. TIE state.
Thlrd-Esy smendsns section o. Article !.
cf the Constiszsflon of the STATE. which said
bills and amendments are m words following.
90 wif:
CHAPTER iM.
An ACT 20 arnend section nine. az Arsfcs. 4
Of the Constitution % this state, and g pro-
tethc qnslIned sosers Of this stale faF aaop-
secrzexl. Be q snscsef A, enc g~nssxsz As.sra.
~ e hsrss Z, ssssss;afshs % Al the mel.
curringJ That the sollowing. scctIon b. ana
the same H. heressy proposed ss an arnenE-
state and e adepts ~ fse legal ana a.s ali
ss X AL = ssss me, sn 49, ss x 1sr pro
and stead Of section nine Of said Article
SEcrfoEe- Tue States Attorney shall. mr.
form such duties and receive such fees and
eomnaissions OF salary nos cxoeedinx three
3 prs-crihsd ~ isw; and Il ms siass's AZ
torncy ehsii resolve any other Geo or reward
s ss s J. sss = e NJ = se " Y TX I
ef1ces pFosiszed that the states AfkuFnnT Tor
lS,s,,oss city shsi ssss.ys an annual sslasy
salary not exoecdlng three thousand dofIsrs.
sse s nc osnsr ssssa1n s. g sca sapa, ssla
each. as the Supreme Bgneh Of baltimore CITY
may s,lthori.e ana approve; az OF eaid sal.-
xisernsy ones. Is Has hsreiofors s bssn psas
ficed.
sscrIox 4. And he &C fsrsAsr enaesed. That
smesi1senf 70 Che Conssiss,iIon IL tss state Il
bsrsoi ise General ensy s's bs va IA this
ers thereof Tor their adoption or rrSscsion' ii
pursuance OF the directiols contained in Article
H. % she Constitution; and 90 said esecfion the
ballot, ana upeS each ballot there skaII 81 wrsg
ten or printed the words = For the Constellation
q Amendmeuts or "a eainst the CONSTITUTIONAL
mediafely after said election ono return shall
be made 20 the Governor Of the vote on aaid
Rroposed s.nsna@snt = directed ~ this said
Approved April 8. 100.
CHAPTER a..
AN ACT 20 amend section four, OF Article 4
Of the Constitution Of this State.
sRcrIoNi. he C enacted By the General Asses-
hv ~ MarBiand. lthree-hfths of all the mesn-
following sertion DC. ana the same Is hereby
proposed az an amendment to the Consultation
OF this state. and ~ adoptcd. By the leEal and
said sectson shall supersesie and sfand n az.
place and instead OF section four Of Article 2.
Of said Constitution.
ing and publishing Of the National Censns OF
1901. OF after the enumeration OF the popuis-
ton OF th,s state. under the authority thereof.
ton In the HosIse of DeIegnfes, 90 be made Ca
the following basis. TO wit: Each OF the sew
OF eighteen thousand souls or less, shaii ~ en-
titled 10 two delegates: and every county hay-
lag. q population OF over eighteen thousand
shall be entitled to three Delegates; and every
county having papulaslon q twensy.eisht
thos,s an and &c. than farsy thousand souls.
s1a is.s ssan sSoa.snd s so s ssa s
savas 20 nss 81 y ssetS eons
souls and upwards. shall be entitled 20 sin dele-
gates and mo- more; and each Of the four legis-
H. entitled 10 the number 81 sieieTaiss u whes
the largest county shall or may be entitled
nnaer shs ss"ssE =. rgpost ion and TIE
vide by law, from time 90 time. for altering
and changing the boundaries OF the existing
Legislative districts OF the CITY OF baltimore. 20
population but said district shall always eon-
eist OF contiguous territory.
Sac. 2. And he g further enacted By the as
th0rtfn df0Tceaid. That the said foregoing Sec
ton hereby proposed as an amendment 10 the
Constitution, shall. nj the next election for
members Of the General Assembly OF this
State, 20 be held on the Tuesday next otter the
first Mondsy fn the month OF kovensber, nine
teen hundred aud one. be submitted 20 the
legal aud qualified voters thereof. for their
adoption or re iectiOn, I'm pursuance OF the d.
rections cosstaiped In Article II, OF the Coast
tuition OF this state and nj the said election
the vote on said proposed amendment 20 tbs
Constitution shall he by ballot, aud upon each
ballot there shall lie written or printed the
words "for the Constitutional Amendment =
or Against the Constitutional Amendment
mE the voter shall eject. and Immediately after
the said election due returns shall he made 20
the Governor Of ne vote for and against said
proposed amendment. rs directed by the said
Article IA. OF the Constitution.
Approved April z 100.