Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1911-09-15
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proposed Amendment. as directed by the
said Aeticle Il Of the Constitution.
Approved Apr. 7. 1910
AUSTIN L. CROrHERS.
tGreat Seail Governor.
A. p. GoRMAN, JR..
President Of the Serase
ADAM PEOPLES.
Speaker Of the House II Dslegates
CHAPTER 80

An Ast % ameni section ot Article 3
Ute Legislative Department Of the
S.osastttuaor y this State, and TO pro
ment % The qualified voters Of this State
Tor adopf.an OF rejection.
seeiipn Be It enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland. three-hfths 0, al
the members Of each Of the two houses
concurring that the following section be
snc the same Is hereby proposed as an
,Asim,endmIenl Ans g Section I Of Article 8
ute Legislative Department" OF tha
Constitution Of this State. and II adoptt q
by the legal qualified voters thereof as
herein provided. said section shall super
Of Section o. said Article Of the Com
stitution Of Maryland
T. As soon as may be after the ticking
and publishing 0f the National Census II
nineteen hundred and ten, or after the
enumeration Of the population o. this
state under the authority thereof there
shah be an appartionment OF representa-
ton in the House Of Delegates, to be
mad= on the following basis TO wit;
Each OF the several counties Of the
state having population Of eighteen
thousand souls or less shah be entitled
&c two Delegates; ard every county hav-
q population Of over eighteen thousand
and less than twenty-eight thousa nd
souls. shall be entitled to three Dele
gates and every county having a popu-
lation Of twcntv-eighi thousand and less
than forty thousand souls shall be enti.
lied 10 four Delegates; and every county
Thousand
and less than ffty-fve thousand sou 5.
shall be entitled to FIVE DELI gates. and
every county having population Of
iftN-fve thousand souls and upwards,
shall be entitled TO six Delegates and no
more. and each Of the four Legislative
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-
ceed one-third OF the membership Of the
House Of Delegates and provided also.
tn the House of Delegates shall never b
less than thirty-five In number of the
membership Of said House Of Delegates,
and the General Assembly shall have the
power to provide by law, from time 10
time, for altering and changing the
boundaries OF the existing legislative
districts Of the City Of Baltimore. 50 as
10 make them as near as may be Of
equal population, but said districts shall
always consist of contiguous territory.
Section 2 And be Il further enacted
BY the authority aforesaid, that the said
foregoing section hereby proposed as an
Amendment to the Constitution shall at
the next election for members Of tie
General Assembly Of this State 10 he
Monday in the month OF November. min :
teen hundred and eleven tisll). be sub
mitted 10 the legal and qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection,
IN pursuance of the directions contained
in Article IA Of the Constitution Of this
state; and at the said election the vote
on the said proposed Amendment to the
Constitution shall be by ballot. and upon
each ballot shall be written or prin' ed
the words. For the Constitution u
Amendment and Against the cons;itu-
tlonal Amendment" as the voter sEall
elect and Immediately after said cleo
ton due returns shall be msde to the
Governor cs the vote for and against
said proposed Amendment as directed BY
the said Article ls o. the said censtitu.
tioH
Approved Apr Z. 1910.
AUSTIN L CROTHERs,