Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1911-08-03
CHAPTER sIs.

An Act to amend Section 4 OF Article g.
otis Legislative Department" OF the Con-
etatution OF this State, and to provide for
tAs submission Of said Amendment 10 the
qaAAinsd voters Of this State for adoption
Or rejection.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, three nfths Of all
the members Of each OF the two houses con-
curing, that the following section be and
the same 10 hereby proposed as an Amend
ment 30 Section of Article 3. title "Legis-
latfve Department" Of the Constitution Of
this State ana II adopted by the legal
qualified voters thereof as herein provided,
said section shall suppressed and stand In the
rlaca instead Of Section ( of said Article
OF the Constitution OF Maryland.
An soon as may be after the taking
ana publishing OF the National Census u
nineteen hundred and ten. or after the
enumeration OF the population OF this state
under the authority Thereof there shall 10
an apporti0nmsnt OF representation In the
House Of Delegates, to he made on the fol-
lowing basis, to wit:
Each OF the several counties OF the Stats
having q population Of eighteen thousand
souls or less. shall be entitled to two Dele
gates; and every county having a popula-
ton OF over eighteen thousand and less
than twenty eight thousand souls. shall DO
entitled to three Delegates; aud every
county having population of twenty
eight thousand and less than forty thou
sand souls, shall be entitled TO four Dele
gates; and every county having a popula-
ton Of forty thousand and less than fifty-
6ve thousand souls, shall lie entitled to
ave Delegates; and every county having q
population Of nifty Ave thousand souls and
upwards, shall be eititled to six Delegates
and no more; and each OF the four Legis-
latfve Districts OF the City OF Baltimore
shall be entitled TO one delegate for each
enc sixth Of the population of the largest
county In the State: provided. however.
that the representation OF Baltimore City
In the House OF Delegates shall never ex-
coed one third OF the membership OF the
House OF Delegates. and, provided also.
that the representation OF Baltimore City
in the House Of Delegates shall never be
less than thirtynve in number of the
membership Of said House OF Delegates;
and the General Assembly shall have the
power 20 provide by law, from time to
tame, for altering and changing the boun-
dAriss Of the existing legislative districts
Of the City of Baltimore, SO as 10 make
them az near as may be Of equal pOpula-
ton but said districts shall always con-
STAT Of contiguous territory.
Section q And be IL further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, that the said fore
going section hereby proposed as an
Amendment TO the Constitution. shall at
the next election for members Of the Gen
eFhl Assembly state, to De held
on the Tuesday next after the first Mon
day In the month OF November. nineteen
hundred and eleven tloilJ, be submitted
10 the legal and qualified voters thereof.
for their edoptlon or rejection. In pur-
suancs Of the directions contained In Ar
ticls II of the Constitution Of this State;
and at the said election the vote on the
said proposed Amendment TO the Constitu-
ton shall be by ballSt, and upon each bal
lot shali be written or printed the words,
"For the constitutional Amendment" aud
Against the Constr utional Amendment"
a. the voter shall elect. and Immediately
after said election. due returns shall be
made to the Governor OF the vote FOR aud
against said proposed Amendment. As di- .
rected by the the said Article u OF the
said Constitution.
Approved April :. 1916.
AUSTIN L. CRoTHERS,
(Grsst Seal Governor.
A L. GOEMAS. Jr..
President Of the Senate.
ADAM PEOPLES.
Speaker OF the House OF Delegates
Now, Therefore. I Austin L. Crothers,
Governor Of the State OF Maryland. in pur-
suanes Of the provisions Of Section u
Article Il Of the Constitution OF Maryland,
do hereby order and direct That a copy of
each OF said Acts proposing said Amend
msnts be published in at least two news
papers In each OF the counties Of tie State,
where so many may be published, in any
sounty where not more than one newspaper
may be published. then ia that newSpa per,
ana In three newspapers published In the
City OF Baltimore Of which shall be
in the German language, once a week for
at least three months preceding the cleo
don Of 1911. a. which said election said
proposed amendments shall be submitted
70 the legal and qualified voters Of the
state. for their adoption or rejection.
Given under my hand
aud the Great Seal %
the State OF Maryland.
Done at the City OF
(0reat seaD Annapolis. this arEe
day Of July. In the
year OF our Lord, one
Thousand nine hundred
and eleven.
AUSTIN l. CROTHERs,
Governor OF Maryland.
~ the Governor
y. wINSLOw wILLIAMs
SecretaTy " State.
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