Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-09-02
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CHAPTER sis
An Act to amend Section ! OF Article 3.
title Legislative Department" OF the Con
eutution OF this State and to provide for
the submission OF said Amendment 20 The
qualified voters OF this State for adoption
or rejection.
Section l. BE IL enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland. three ifths OF all
the members OF each OF the two houses con-
curing. that the following section be and
the same Is hereby proposed as an Amend
nlent TO Section I Of Article 3, title "Lsgis-
latiys Department" OF the Constitution OF
this state. and II adopted by the legal
qualified voters thereof as herein provided.
said section shall Suppressed aud stand In the
place instead OF Section I OF said Article
Q Of the Constitution Of Maryland.
4 A soon as may he after the taking
and publishing Of the National Census OF
nineteen hundred aud ten. or after the
enumeration OF the population OF this State
under the authority thereof. there shall he
an apportionmsnt Of representation In the
House OF Delegates. TO be made on the fol-
lowing basie, TO wit:
Each Of the several couatles Of the State
having q population OF eighteen thousand
souls or less. shall be entitled 10 two Dele
gates; and every county having a pOpula-
than twenty eight thousand souls. shall be
sr9itlsd 10 three Delegates: aud every
county having population OF twenty
eight thousand and less than forty thou.
sand souls shall be entitled 10 four Dele
gates; and every county having popuia-
ton OF forty thousand and less than nifty
Ave thousand souls, shall be entitled 10
Ave Delegates; and every county having q
population OF nifty Ave thousand souls aud
upwards, shall be entitled TO ak Delegates
and no more; and each OF the four Legis-
lative Districts OF the City of Baltimore
shall be entitled 20 one delegate for each
one. 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 eN-
coed one third OF the membership Of the
House OF Delegates. aud. provided also.
that the representation OF Baltimore city
in the House Of Delegates shall never be
less than thirty Ave IN number or the
mem bership OF said House OF Delegates;
and the General Assembly shall have the
power to provide by law, from time to
time. for altering and changing the boun-
daries Of the existing Legislative districts
OF the City OF Baltimore 80 as 10 make
them as near as may be OF equal popu1a-
ton but said districts shall always con-
Slst Of contiguous territory.
Section 2 And be II further enacted by
the authority aforesaid. that the said fore
going section hereby proposed as an
Amendment 10 the Constitution. shall at
the next election for members OF the Gen-
eral Assembly OF this State. 20 be held
on the Tuesday next after the nrst Mon
dny In the month OF November. nineteen
hundred and eleven (i9iil, be submitted
TO the legal aud qualified voters thereof
for their adoption or rejection. In pur-
suance Of the directions contained In Ar
tlcle IA Of the Constitution OF this State;
and at the said election the vote on the
said proposed Amendment TO the Consiitu-
ton shall be By ballot. and upon each bal
lct shall he written or printed the words.
For the constitutional Amendment and
Against the Constitutional Amendment
a the voter shall elect. aud Immediately
after said election, due returns shall be
made 10 the Governor OF the vot~ Tor and
against said proposed Amendment. as di-
rected by the the said Article IL OF the
said Constitution.
Approved April :. 1910
AUSTIN L. cRoIHERs.
osreat Seal Governor
A. Z. 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 provisions Of Section Of
Article II Of the Constitution OF Maryland.
do hereby order aud direct that copy Of
each OF said Acts proposing said Amend
ments be published In AZ least two news
papers in each OF the counties Of the State.
where so many may lie published. IN any
county where not more than one newspaper
may be published. then IN that newspaper.
and IN three newspapers published In the
city OF Baltimore one ~ which shall lie
in the German language. once week for
AZ least three months preceding the elee-
ton OF 1911, az which said election said
proposed amendments shall he submitted
TO the legal and qualified voters OF the
state. for their adoption or rejection.
Given under my hand
and the Great Seal Of
the State OF Maryland.
Done at the city ~
f0rsat ssaD Annapolis. this first
day OF July. IN the
year OF our Lord. one
thousand nine hundred
and eleven.
AUSTIN l.. CRoTHERs.
Governor OF Maryland.
ny the Governor
y. wINsLow WILLIAMS.
Secretary OF stats