Democratic messenger., 1911-11-04
CHAPTER sis
(Greas sssl)


An Act 70 smend Section 4 OF Article 3.
title Legislative pspar; ment" OF the con-
etitution OF this State. snd TO provide for
the submission OF said Amendment to the
qualified voters OF this State FOR adoption
or rejection.
Section l. BE Il enacted by t-e General
Assembl OF Maryland. throe-nfhs Of ali
the mehbers Of each of the two houses con-
curing. that the following section be and
the same Is hereby proposed as an Amend
neut TO Section OF Article :, title "Legis-
lative Department" Of the Constitution Of
this State, and II adopted by tle legal
qualified voters thereof as herein provided.
said section shall suppressed ana stand IN he
place instead Of Section 4 Of said Article
Q Of the Constitution OF Maryland.
1 Az soon as may be after The taking
and publishing OF the National Census OF
ainetssn hundred aud ten. or after the
enumeration Of the population OF this state
under the authority thereof there shall be
an apportlonmeut Of representation Ia The
/ Bouss Of Delegates. 10 be made ON the fol-
lowing basis, to wit:
4 Each Of the several counties Of the state
having g population OF eighteen thousand
souls or less. shall De entitled to two Dele
gates; and every county having a popuia-
tion Of over eighteen thousand uud less
than twenty eight thousand s0uls, shall be
entitled 10 three Delegates; anS every
county having population OF twenty
eight thousand and less than forty thou
sand souR. shall be entitled 10 sonr Dele
1 gates; aud every county having p0puia-
/ tion OF forty thousand aud less than ffty-
! Ave thousand souls. shall be entitled TO
/ hve Delegates; and every county having
4 population Of nfty hye thousand souls and
upwards. shall be entitled to SIX Delegates
and no more: aud each of the four Legs-
iative Districts OF the City of baltimore
shall be entitled TO one delegate for each
one sixth OF the population OF the largest
county in the state; provided. however,
that the representation ~ Baltimore City
In the House of Delegates shall never ex-
ceed one third OF the membership ~ The
House OF Delegates, and, provided also.
that the representation ~ Baltimore City
| in the House OF Delegates shall never lie
less than thirty-tyc 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
time, for altering and changing the boun-
daries OF the existing Legislative districts
! OF the City OF Baltimore, So as 10 make
them as near as may be of equal popuia-
| tion hut snd disrrici snail always cuu-
sist OF contiguous territory
Section z And be- Il further enacted by
the authority aforesaid. hat the said fore
going section hereby proposed an
Amendment TO the Constitution. shall at
1 the next election FOR members OF the Cen
eral Assembly Of this State TO be held
| on The Tuesday next after the nrst Mon
day In the mouth OF November nineteen
| hundred aud eleven llaIl, be subusLted
10 the legal and sualiaed voters thereof.
for their adoption or rejection Ia pur-
suaHce OF the directions contained Ia Ar
tieie Ia Of the Constitution of this State:
and at the said election the vote on the
said proposed Amendment To the consliiu-
tlon shall be by balLt, and upon each bal
lot shall bs written or printed the words,
For the constitutional Amendment and
| Against the Constitutional Amendment,
aS the voter shall elect. and immediately
after said election. due returns shall be
/ made 10 the Governor % tie yof for aud
against said proposed Amendment, as d.
rected by the the said Aulcie 10 of The
said Constitution
Approved April : 1910.
AUSTIN L. cRoInEEs.
Great Seal Governor.
A T.. GoRMAN. Jr
President Of the senate
ADAM PEOPLES.
Speaker or the iipuse oi pelegate~.
Now, Therefore. / Austin l. Crothers.
Governor Of the State OF Maryland. in pur-
suauce Of the provisions of Section l %
| Article "a Of the Constitution of Maryland,
do hereby order and direct that a copy of
each OF said Acts proposing said Amend
nents be published IN AZ least two news
papers IN each OF the counties of the State.
where 30 many may lie published Ia any
county where not more than one newspaper
may be published. then in that newspaper.
and IN three newspapers published IN lie
City OF Baltimore one n which shall be
in the German language. once week for
at least three months preceding the elec.
ton OF 1911. &C which said election sald
proposed amendments shall De submitted
70 the legal and qualified voters of the
state for their adoption or rejection
Given under my hand
and the Great Seal u
the State Of Maryland.
Done at the city ~
l0rsat SEAL Annapolis. this first
day Of July, 50 the
year OF our Lord one
thousand nine hundred
and eleven.
AUSTIN L. CROTHERS.
Governor Of Maryland.
~ the Governor
n wIHsI.Ow WILLIAMS.
secre'ary NJ state