Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-10-07
CHAPTER als.


Speaker OF the House of Delegates
CHAPTER sis
An Act 10 amend section Z Of Article g.
title Legislative Department" OF the Con-
stitution Of this State. and 20 provide for
the submission OF said Amendment TO the
qualified voters Of this State for adoption
or rejection.
Section /. Be IL enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland. three-ntths Of all
the members OF each OF the two houses con-
curing that the following section be and
the same 10 hereby proposed AZ an Amend
ment to Section I Of Article 8. title "Legis-
iative Department" Of the Constitution OF
this State. and II adopted by the legal
qualified voters thereof as herein provided.
said section shall suppressed and stand In the
place instead Of Section Of said Article
. Of the Constitution Of Maryland.
L As soon as may be after the taking
and publishing OF the National Census Of
nineteen hundred and ten. or after the
enumeration. Of the population Of this State
under the authority thereof. there shall DO
an apportionment OF representation In the
House Of Delegates. TO be made on the fol-
lowing basis. to wit:
Each OF the several counties OF the State
having populstion Of eighteen thousand
souls or iess shall be entitled to two Dele
gates; and every county having a popula-
ton OF over eighteen thousand and less
than twenty eight thousand souls. shall be
entitled 10 three Delegates; and every
county having population Of twenty
eight thousand aud less than forty thou
sand souls. shall be entitled to four Dele
gates; aud every county having q popula-
ton OF forty thousand and less than atty
ave thousand souls. shall be entitled to
i've Delegates; and every county having .
population OF nfty i've thousand souls aud
upwards. shall be entitled to six Delegates
and no more aud each OF the four Legls-
lative 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 OF Baltimore City
in the House OF Delegates shall never ex-
coed one third OF the membership Of the
House OF Delegates. and. provided also.
that the representation 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 General Assembly shall have the
power 10 provide by law. from time 10
time, for altering and changing the boun-
dariss OF the existing Legislative districts
OF the City OF Baltimore, so as 10 make
them as near as may be OF equal popula-
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. 10 be held
on the Tuesday next after the nrst Mon
day IN the month OF November. nineteen
hundred and eleven (l9ii), be submitted
10 the legal and qualified voters thereof.
for their adoption or rejection. in pur-
suance Of the directions contained In Ar
tlce Il OF the Constitution OF this State:
and at the said election the vote on the
said proposed Amendment to the Constitu-
ton shall be by ballot. aud upon each bal.
lot shall be written or printed the words,
For the constitutional Amendment and
Against the Constitutional Amendment"
rs the voter shall elect. and Immediately
after said election. due returns shall be
made 10 the Governor Of the vot. for aud
against said proposed Amendment, as d.
rected by the the said Article IL OF the
said Constitution.
Approved April I. 1910.
AUSTIN l. cRoTHERs.
(Great Seal Governor.
A. p. GORMAN. Jr..
President OF the Senate
ADAM PEOPLES.
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates.
Now, Therefore. I Austin L. Crothers.
Governor OF the State OF Maryland. ia pur-
suance OF the provisions OF Section / Of
Article IA OF the Constitution OF Maryland.
do hereby order and direct that copy Of
each OF said Acts proposing said Amend
mepts be published 10 at least two news
papers 10 each Of the counties OF the State.
where so many may be published. in any
county whore not more than one newspaper
may be published. then in that newspaper,
and In three newspapers published In the
City Of Baltimore, one Of which shall be
10 the German language. once week for
NJ least three months preceding the eiec-
ton OF 1911, at which said election said
proposed amendments shall be 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 nj the City OF
(0rsat SEAL Annapolis. this hrst
day Of July. 10 the
year Of our Lord. one
thousand nine hundred
and eleven.
AUSTIN l.. CRoTHERs.
Governor Of Maryland.
~ the Governor
" wINsI.ow wILLIAMs.
Secretary Of STATE