The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-10-13
CHAPTER 31s.

An Act to amend Section of ArtIcIa
title Legislative Department, "of the CoE''
stitution of this State and to nrorida y.
the submission of said Amendment "a M
or rejection. Opuuu
Section !. Be it enacted by the cano,.,
Assembly, Of Maryland, three ffths Of al
the members Of each OF the two hons az
and the same is hereby proposed as m
Amendment to Section 1 of Article I tff ss
Legislative Department" OF the Constiss
tuition Of this State, and il adopted by he
provided, said section shall Suppressed snS
stand in the place instead of Section 4 NJ
said Article Of the Constitution Of
Maryland. !"
and publishing OF the National Census ~
nineteen hundred and ten. or after tha
enumeration Of the population Of Till
State under the authority thereof Their
ton in the House of Delegates to b
made on the following basis, to wit:
Each OF the several counties Of The
State having a population Of eighteen
to two Delegates; and every county haT
ing population Of over eighteen thou
sand and less than twenty eight thousand
souls, shall be entitled to three Dele
gates; and every county having popqla
than forty thousand souls, shall be en-.
titled to four Delegates; and every cou1.
ty having poulation of forty thousand
be entitled to Ave Delegates; and ever
county having population Of 1fty-ay
thousand souls and upward, shall be en-
titled to six Delegates and no more; and
each Of the four Legislative Districts Of
the City Of Baltimore shall be entitled to
one delegate for each one-sixth Of the pop.
ulatiOn of the largest county in the State;
provided, however. that the representation
80 D1N - TTa,- M.
gates shall never exceed one-third Of TIE
membership of the House of Delegates,
and, provided also. that the representa-.
ton OF Baltimore City in the House Of
Delegates shall never be less than thirty.
said House OF Delegates; and the Gener.
al Assembly shall have the power to pro.
vide By law, from time to time. for alter.
existing legislative districts Of the City
Of Baltimore, SO as to make them as
near as may be Of equal population but
said districts shall always consist OF con
Section 2. And be it further enacted BY
the authority aforesaid. that the said fore
going section hereby proposed as an
Amendment to the Constitution, shall at
eral Assembly of this State, to be held
on the Tuesday next after the first Mon
day In the month OF November, nineteen
hundred and eleven (191D, be submitted
for their adoption or rejection. in pursu.
ance of the directions contained In Ar
ticle Il Of the Constitution Of this State
and at the said election the vote on the
tuition shall be BY ballot, and upon each
ballot shall be written or printed the
words. For the Constitutional Amend,
ment'' and Against the constitutional
Immediately after said election. due re,
turns shall be made to the Governor o.
the vote for and against said proposed
Amendment. as directed BY the said Ar.
ticle IL of the said Constitution.
Approved April Z, 1910.
AUSTIN L. CRoTHERs:
eIfea' 0e Z. p. GoRMAN. Jr.
President OF the Senate.
ADAM PEOPLES,
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates
Now, Therefore, /, Austin L. Crothers'
Governor of the State of Maryland.in pur,
suance Of the provision of Section ! q
Article II or the Constitution Of Maryland
do hereby order and direct that copy q
each Of said Acts proposing said Amend
ments be published in at least two news
papers In each OF the counties or the stare
where SO many may be published, in any
county where not more than one newspap'
err may be published. then In that news
paper, and in three newspapers publish
shall be in the German language. once
week for at least three months precedint
the election OF 1911, at which SAID elec
ton said proposed amendments shall D
submitted to the legal and qualified vot
ers Of the State, for their adoption or re
lection.
Given under my hant
and the Great Seal p
the State OF Maryland.
Done at the City. o
Great Seal Annapolis, this mrs
day OF July, in the yea
of our Lord, one thou
sand nine hundred an
eleven.
AUSTIN u. CROTHERS.
Governor of Maryland
BY the Governor.
Secretary of State