Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1911-09-01
CHAPTER Ha

- sA iSiatlNt department. OF the
s,osastituiior ..,s u this State, and 70 pro.
woe tor the submission II said Amend
usent g the qualified voters Of this state
LOT adopt on OF rejection.
Section Be u enacted by the General
Assemt'N OF Maryland. three-hfths o. a..
the members Of each Of the two houses
concurrins that The following section be
Ae1aSsn1 sne ,sS ,ame is ssy hereby proposed as an
utie. Legislative Department" or the
Constitution Of this State. and n adopted
BY the legal. qualified voters thereof as
herein provided. said section shall super
sede and stand In the place and instead
OF section Of said Article 3 OF the Con-
sttutlon of Maryland
v As soon as may be after the taking
and publishing Of the National Census of
nineteen hundred and ten. or after the
enumeration Of the population Of tfis
Stats under the authority thereof, there
sfaH BE N appertionment Of representa-
tior In the House Of Delegates 10 be
mad cn the following basis 10 wit:
Each Of the several counties OF the
Statf having a population OF eighteen
tc two Delegates; and every county hav-
q population Of over eighteen thousand
@ sna less Than twenty-eight thousand
souls. shall be entitled TO three Dele
gates and every county having a popu-
iation Of twentv-eight thousand and less
than forty thousand souls. shall be enti-
tief 70 four Delegates. and every county
having a population OF forty thousand
and less than fifty-flve thousand sou $
snail be entitled 10 five Delegates; and
es.y Every county having a population Of
hity-HVe thousand souls and upwards
shAh he entitled TO six Delegates and no
more. and each OF the four Legislative
llstficts Or the City Of Baltimore shall
De entitled to one Delegate for each one
sixth Of the population Of the largest
county IL the State. provided however
that the representation OF Baltimore City
~ the House Of Delegates shall never ex-
coed one-third OF the membership OF the
House of Delegates. and provided also
mat the representation OF Baltimore City
IN the House Of Delegates shall never b.
less than thirty-hve in number Of the
membership OF said House Of Delegates:
and the General Assembly shall have the
power 10 provide by law, from time to
time. for altering and changing the
districts Of the City Of Baltimore. so as
10 make them as near as may be Of
equal population, but said districts shall
Always consist OF contiguous territory.
Section 2. And be il further enacted
BY the authority aforesaid sthat the said
foregoing section hereby proposed as an
.1iihenunent 10 the Constitution shall al
the next election for members CT TIE
General Assembly of this State 10 be
held on the Tuesday next after the first
MoEday In the month OF November. nns-
teen hundred and eleven G91l), be sub
mitted 10 the legal and qualified voters
hereof for their adoption or rejection
N pursuance Of the directions containe
in Article u OF the Constitution Of this
State; and at the said election the vote
on the said proposed Amendment to the
Constitution shall be by ballot. and upon
eace each ballot shall be written or printed
Amendm cnt' and Against The cons;itu.
tioral Amendment" as the voter shal
elect and Immediately after said cleo
t.o,..e uon, que returns shall be made to the
Governor ot the vote for and against
SAID proposed Amendment as directed by
the said Article u Of the said Constitu-
Arprcvec Apr. l. 1910.
Co.,, usflN L cRoTHERs.
A. GORMAN, JR., 'o'-
President OF tie Senate
ADAM PEOPLES,
Speaker Of The House OF Delegates
t,Ns H9w. Therefore, /. AUSTIN L. cRoTH-
iS. EnS. Governor Of the State Of Mary
rand in pursuance of the provisi5rs n
section I Of Article "A Of inc Cons M.
,ls lion oi Maryland. do hereby ordei AMI
proposing said Amendments be pub s1.
ed in at least Two newspapers in each
OF the counties of the Stale, whefc 81
many many may be published, in any county
where not more than one news9ap
may be published, then in that newspl-
per ana IN three newspapers pub is ned
~ the city Of Baltimore one of VIII eh
shall be In the German language. ono
week for at least three months me ed
tnS the election Of Ieil, at whfcn sail
election said proposed amendments She
y ~ Aie teBhl ana NuitaiNed
voters of ID" State for their adopli n o.
Rejection"
Given under my hand
and the Great Seal Of the
State Of Maryland
Done at the CITY OF
tGieat Seal) Annapolis. this hrst dav
OF July, In the wear of
our Lord one Thousand
nine hundred and el.sven
AUSTIN l.. CROTIIERS,
a, GoNernpf Of Maryland
n WlNSLOW WILLIAMS
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