The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-09-22
CHAPTER 31S

Az Act to amend Section 4 Of ArtIc,,,
title Legislative DEPARTMENT. f M ".
stitution OF this State, and ID nrn WI M
the submission Of said Amendment N s M
qualitied voters Of this State fol adoDass
Section 4. - it enacted BY tie Co.,
Assembly OF Maryland, three-fftbsu E " n
the members OF each Of the two Sn,Il
concurring, that the following sectioS \
ana tne same Is hereby proposed d II
Legislative Department" OF tn Son ~
tuition Of this State, and II adopted N \.
legal qualified voters thereof M -
provided, said section shall supersed ~
stand in the place instead of Section ~
said Article Of the Constitution y
4: As soon as may be after the tskf,,
and publishing of the National CepSr,
nineteen hundred and ten or after ~
enumeration Of the population Of m
State under the authority thereof, tSes
tion in the House Of Delegat tsp't 3 |.
made on the following basis, to wit:
Each Of the several counties Of IN
state Sta having population Of eightsl
ing q population Of over eighteen to-
sand and less than twenty eight thousn
souls, shall be entitled to three Dea
gates; and every county having popTh.
ton or twenty-ei thousand and laa
than forty thousand souls, shall Be ".
titled to four Delegates; and every coun.
ty having POPULATION OF forty thousaa
and less than fifty thousand souls, shal
be entitled to five Delegates; and ever
county having q population OF ffty.fs
thousand souls and upward, shall be e.
each OF the four legislative e. Districts ft3 NJ y
the City Of Baltimore shall be entitled
one delegate for each one-sixth Of the pOp
ulation of the largest county in the STATE;
provided, however. that the Representative
Of Baltimore City, In the House Of Dele
gates shall never exceed one-third Of tie
membership Of the House of Delegates
and, provided also. that the represents.
ton of Baltimore City in the House Of
Delegates shall never be less than thirty.
five in number of the membership Of
said House of Delegates; and the Genef
al Assembly shall have the power to prO-
vide by law. from time to time. for alter
ing and changing the boundaries Of The
existing legislative districts of the City
Of Baltimore, SO as to make them IS
near as may be Of equal population but
said districts shall always consist Of con-
tiguous territory.
Section 2. And be It further enacted By
the authority aforesaid. that the said fore
going section hereby proposed as Oh
Amendment to the Constitution. shall az
eral Assembly OF this State. to Be held
on the Tuesday next after the first NOD
day In the month Of November, nineteen
hundred and eleven (191D, be submitted
to the legal and qualified voters thereof
ance Of the directions contained In Ar
ticle Il Of the Constitution Of this State
and at the said election the vote on %
said proposed Amendment to the Consn
tuition shall be by ballot, and upon eaet
ballot shall be written or printed IL q
ment' and Against the Constitution
Amendment" as the voter shall elect, AMI
Immediately after said election. due re
turns shall be made to the Governor .
the vote for and against said propose
Amendment, as directed by the SAID Al
ticle IA Of the said Constitution.
Approved April z, 1910.
(Great SeaD Governor
A. p. GoRMAN. Jr,a
President Of the Senate
ADAM PEOPLES,
Speaker OF the House Of Delegate:
Now, Therefore, i, Austin J.. CrotheE
Governor or the State Of Maryland,ln put
suance Of the provision of Section ila,gT
Article "a OF the Constitution Of Marylan !
do hereby order and direct that copy
each Of said Acts proposing said AMEND
ments be published in at least two neWs
papers in each OF the counties OF the slau
where SO many may be pubhsheo, IL "
county where not more than one neHspat 49,
er may be published. then in that h ne,Ss
paper, and in three newspapers pubIss.
ed in the City Of Baltimore, one OF Wnlc
shall be in the German language one ss,
week for at least three months preceoILdi
the election of 1911, at which said elee
tion said proposed amendments, shall u
submitted to the legal and quahneo W
ers of the State, for their adoption OF
Given under my han
and the Great Seal
the State of Maryland
Done at the City a.
(Great Seal Annapolis, this ~
day Of July, in the ye.
Of our Lord, one thol
sand nine hundred o.
AUSTIN Il. CROTHEhs.
Governor Of Marylan
N. WTNSLOW WILLIAMS.
Secretary Of Stat