Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-08-12
CHAPTER sls.

CHAPTER Sls
An Act TO amend Section 4 OF Article 9.
title Legislative Department" Of the Con
etitution OF this 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 hfths 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
ment TO Section Of Article 8, title "Legis-
latiye 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 Ia the
place instead OF Section 1 OF said Article
8 Of the Constitution OF Maryland.
T. As 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 apportionment Of representation In the
House OF Delegates. TO be made ON the fol-
lowing basis, 20 wit:
Each OF the several counties Of the State
having a population OF eighteen thousand
souls or less. shall be entitled to two Dele
gates: and every county having popula-
ton Of over eighteen thousand aud less
tDdu twenty -elkut NuVusuuu Souls, sHhiA ~
entitled to three Delegates; and every
county having a population OF twenty
eight thousand aud less than forty thou
sand souls. shall be- entitled TO four Dele
gates; and every county having popula-
tion OF forty thousand aud less than iifty-
ave thousand souls. shall be entitled TO
hvs Delegates; and every county having q
population OF nifty five thousand souls aud
upwards, shall be entitled 10 six Delegates
anA nd 81 ha I t.fyfs
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 81 the
mem bership Of said House OF Delegates:
and the General Assembly shall have the
power 20 provide by law. from time 10
time for altering and changing the bonn
daries 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-
sist 81 contiguous territory
Section 2 And be It further enacted by
the authority aforesaid that the said fore
going section hereby proposed ~ ag
Amendment TO the Constitution, shall at
the next election for members OF the gen
eral Assembly OF this state TO be held
on the Tuesday next after the first Mon
day in the month Of November. nineteen
hundred aud eleven lelil. be submitted
10 the legal aud qualified voters thereof.
for their adoption or rejection, In pur-
suance Of the directions contained In Ar
ticle IA 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 aud
Against the Constitutional Amendment"
rs the voter shall elect. aud Immediately
after said election due returns shall be
made to the Governor Of the VOTE for and
against said proposed Amendment, a d.
rected hy the the said Article IL OF the
said Constitution.
Approved Aprll :. 1910.
AUSTIN L. cRoTuERs.
(Great Seal Governor.
A. r. 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 l Of
Article Il OF the Constitution Of Maryland.
do hereby order and direct that a copy of
each Of said Acts proposing said Amend
ments bee published IN at least two news
papers In each Of the counties Of the State.
where so many may he 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 81 Baltimore. one of which shall he
In the German language once week for
at least three months preceding the cleo
ton OF 1911. at which said election said
proposed amendments shall be submitted
to the legal and qualified voters % the
State. for their adoption or rejection.
Given under my hand
and the Great Seal IT
the State OF Maryland.
nouc NJ the city ~
(Grsat Seal Annapolis. this first
day OF July IN the
year Of our Lord. one
thousand nine hundred
and eleven.
AUSTIN l.. CROTHERS.
Governor Of Maryland.
~ the Governor
y. wlNsLow WILLIAMS.
Secretary " STATE !