Democratic messenger., 1911-10-21
CHAPTER sis


An Act 20 amend section Of Article 8.
title Legislative Department" OF the Con
stitutl0n OF his State and TO 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 afths OF all
the members of each pf the two houses con-
currIng. thai the following section he aud
the same IS hereby proposed as an Amend
ment to Section OF Article 3. title "Legis-
lative Department" Of the Constitution OF
this State. aud II adopted By the legal
qualified voters thereof rs herein provided,
said section shall suppressed aud stand iu the
place instead OF Section OF said Article
. Of the Constitution of Maryland
4 As soon as may be after the taking
and publishing OF he NatioElal Census ot
nineteep hundred nni ten. or after the
enumeration OF the population OF this State
under the authority thereof there shall be
an apportionmeut VI representation in the
House OF Delegates, 10 be made on the fol-
lowing basis 10 wit
Each q the several counties OF the State
having q population OF eighteen thousand
souls or less. shall be entitled TO two Dele
gates; and every county having popula-
tion OF over eighteen thousand aud less
than twenty eight thousand souls. shall he
county having a population Of twenty
eight thousand and less than forty thou
sand souls. shall be entitled 10 four Dele
gates; and every county having : popula-
ton OF forty thousand and less than hfty-
I've thousand souls. shall be entitled TO
hre Delegates; aud every county having
population Of hfty five thousand souls and
upwards shall be entitled 10 six Delegates
and no more: aud each Of the four Legs-
lative D!strlcts OF the CRY of Baltimore
shall bs entitled 10 one delegate FOR each
one sixth OF the population OF the largest
county IN the State; provided. however,
that the representation Of Baltimore Cry
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
n the House OF Delegates shall never he
less than thirty 1--WE Ia number Of the
membership OF said House Of Delegates; ;
aud the General Assembly shall have the
power TO provide by Law from time TO
time FOR altering and changing the boun-
darles OF the existing legislative districts
OF the city of Baltimore, ~ as to make
them as near as may be Of equal popu!a-
rnn hut said district. shalt always con-
slst Of contiguous territory
section 2 And bc % further enacted by
the authority aforesaid. that the said fore
going section hereby proposed as an
Amendment TO the Constitution; shall at
the next election FOR members 0f the Gen
eral Assembly OF this state, TO he held
on ihe Tuesday next after the nrst Mon
day In the month Of November, nineteen
hundred aud eleven tlDlil, be submitted
20 the legal and qualified voters thereof.
for their adoption or rejection, 10 pur-
susuce OF tile directions contained In Ar
tlcle IA of the Constitution Of this State:
and at the said election the vote on the
said proposed Amendment 10 the Consiltu-
lion shall be By ballot. aud upon each ball
lot shall be written or printed the words.
For the constitutional Amendment" and
Against tile Constitutional Amendment"
- the voter shall elect. aad Immediately
after said election. due returns shall be
made 10 the Governor OF the yot' for aud
against said proposed Amendment. as d.
rected by the the said Article IA OF the
SAID Constitution
Approved Aprl Z 1910
AUSTIN L. cR0IHERS.
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