The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-09-08
CHAPTER s1S

An Act to amend Section \, ~,
title Legislative Department n. =.
sutuuon Of this State, and to n,n-;..
the submission OF said Amendrsss,
9uanned voters Of this State fOf stsls
Section / Be it enacted by III. G..
Assembly of Maryland. thru. 49, Al ~
the members Of each of ina -
coneurring, that the following 80 ~
and the same IL hereby pr0Sosad \.
Amendment TO Section 4 Oh Artiris IA
Legislative Department" of NM
tuition or this State, and IL adoUtaS Nv
legal qualified voters thereof A
provided, said section shall superseJ N
said Article 8 OF the Consrt1tis,
Maryland.
4. As soon as may be after ths ~.
and publishing Of the National Csos-.
nineteen hundred and ten. or a..
enumeration OF the population Of :
State under the authority Thereof -
snaH be an superintendent Of reprsscs
made on the following basis. 70 VI.
Each Of the several COUNTIES II \
state having q population Of eirtt1
thousand souls or less, shall n as+TT
to two Delegates; and every cOantT w
linz a population OF over eighteen wv,
sand and lens than twenty eight thVrrrl
souls, shall be entitled to three D4
gates; and every county having povts
than forty thousand souls, shall y i
titled to four Delegates; and ever n,
ty having q poulation Of forty thuuag
and less than fifty thousand souls M
be entitled 10 i've Delegates; and w.
county having a population Of ftJ.is
thousand souls and upward. shall Be .
titled to six Delegates and no more; IN
hn II ell IT,
the City Of BaIiuore shall be entitled 4
one delegate for each one-sixth Of the my
ulation Of the largest county In the S1ta:
provided. however. that the representa-
or Baltimore City, in the House OF DsR
gates shall never exceed One-third 81 he
membership OF the House OF Delegate
and provided also. that the represent
Delegates shall never be less than thirI
five in number OF the men bershp Il
said House Of Delegates; and the Gen4
al Assembly shall have the power to pm
vide by law, from time to time. for Stss
ing and changing the boundaries Of t.
existing legislative districts Of the Gq
Of Baltimore, SO as to make them u
near as may be Of equal population b.
said districts shall always consist Of CO..
tiguous territory.
Section 2. And be 1t further enacted "
the authority aforesaid that the said iuiA
going section hereby proposed ~ d
to the Constitution shall n
the next election for members or the Gel
eral Assembly or this State. to be BEL
day in the month Of November, ninete4
hundred and eleven (1911), be submitte
to the legal and qualified voters thereo
for their adoption or rejection. In Pun!
ance of the directions contained In A
ticle II Of the Constitution Of this STAT!
and at the said election the vote on =
said proposed Amendment to the Const
tuition shall be by ballot, and upon a :;
ballot shall be written or printed Y
words. For the Constitutional Anent
ment' and Against the Constitution
NJ the voter shall elect ID
after said election. Que 4
turns shall be made to the Governor
the vote for and against said proPCsl
MS directed by the said AZ
ticle IL OF the said Constitution.
Approved April 7, 1910.
AUSTIN L. CROTHERS
A. P. GoRMAN. Jr.
President Of the Sensl
ADAM PEOPLES,
Speaker of the House OF Delegsa
Now, Therefore, /, Austin l. Crotne
Governor Of the State Of Maryland,m ps
suance of the provision Of Secuon !
Article II Of the Constitution Of MarylaI
10 hereby order and direct that copy
zach OF said Acts proposing said amer
nents Be published in at least two nev
papers i'm each or the counties OF enc MI
where % many may BE- published III
county where not more than one neEspa
= may be published. then in that ny ny
paper, and in three newspapers publ
ID in the City OF Baltimore, one OF WI
shall be in the German language. 0net
week for at least three months preeeol
he election of 1911, at which SAID e
ion said proposed amendments snan
submitted to the legal and qualined
rs of the State, for their adoption or
Given under my b
and the Great Seal
the State Of Maryland
Done at the City
Great Seal Annapolis, this 4
day OF July, in the Y
OF our Lord, one th
sand nine hundred
eleven
AUSTIN II. CROTHERi
Governor OF Maryla
n. WINsLow WILLIAMS
Secretary OF 81