The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-10-27
CHAPTER ais


An Act 70 amend Section OF Art,cI.
title Legislative Departmental III ~!
stitution of this State. and "a nro erT ~
the submission OF said Amendment "a w
qualined voters Of this State for adonnos
or rejection. 1opuOa
Section /. Be it enacted BY The csD,.,
Assembly of Maryland. three-ffths ~ ~
the members or each OF the two bnrs.
concurring, that the following section
and the same 10 hereby proposed N ~
Amendment to Section 4 Of Article !, TIN
tuition or this State, and IL adopted Nv M
legal qualified voters thereof AZ barsS
provided, said section shall Suppressed ana
stand In the place instead OF Section N
SAID Article 3 OF the Constitution y
4: Az soon az may be after the taking
and publishing Of the National Census y
nineteen hundred and ten. or after M
enumeration OF the population Of t6s
State under the authority thereof, them
ton In the House OF Delegates. 70 y
made on the following basis, to wit:
Each OF the several counties OF the
State having population Of eighteen
thousand souls or less, shall be entitled
ing a population of over eighteen thou
sand and less than twenty ght THOUSAND
souls. shall be entitled to three Dele
gates; and every county having populs
than forty thousand souls, shall Be a.
titled to four Delegates; and every cOuD-
ty having a poulation of forty thousand
and less than fifty thousand souls, shan
be entitled to Eve Delegates; and every
county having 2 population Of ffty-hW
Thousand souls nnd upward shall be en-
titled 10 six Delegates and no more; and
each Of the four Legislative Districts o.
the City of Baltimore shall he entitled 10
one delegate for each one-sixth Of the pop.
III M Ia in fbn
provided. however. that the representation
OF Baltimore City, In the House OF Dele
gates shall never exceed one-third Of the
membership of The House Of Delegates
ton OF Baltimore City In the House o.
Delegates shall never be less than thirty.
FIVE in number OF the membership Of
said House Of Delegates; aud the GeneE
vide by law. from time TO time. for alter
ing and changing the boundaries OF the
existing legislative districts Of the City
or Baltimore, so as to make them 90
near as may be of equal population but
said districts shall always consist Of con-
Section 2. And be 1t further enacted BY
the authority aforesaid. that the said fore
going section hereby proposed as az
Amendment to the Constitution. shall Al
the next election Tor 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, nineteeI
hundred and eleven (191D. be submitted
60 the legal and qualified voters thereof
for their adoption or rejection. In pursu
anee of the directions contained In Az
ticle IA or the Constitution OF this State
and at the said election the vote on Cd
tuition shall be by ballot. and upon eael
ballot shall be written or printed th
words. "For the Constitutional Amend
ment' and Against the Constitutions
Amendment" as the voter shall elect. anl
Immediately after said election. due re
turns shall be made to the Governor .
the vote for and against said proposes
Amendment. as directed by the said Ar
ticle IA of the said Constitution.
Approved April 7. 1910.
A. -. GoRMAN. Jr.,
President Of the Senate
ADAM PEOPLES,
Speaker OF the House OF Delegates
Now, Therefore. /, Austin L. Crotherl
Governor of the State Of Maryland. In pul
suance of the provision or Section ! :
Article u OF the Constitution OF Maryland
each OF said Acts proposing said Amend
ments be published in df least two news
papers in each Of the counties Of the Stat
where 80 many may be published, IN an
county where not more than one neWspap
err may be published. then in that news news
paper, and in three newspapers publish
ed in the City OF Baltimore, one Of whic
shall be In the German language. once
week for at least three months precedln
the election of 1911, at which said elet
ton said proposed amendments shall J
submitted to the legal and qualified Tol
ers .of the State, for their adoption or II
lection.
Given under my han
and the Great Seal Z
the State of Maryland.
Done at the City
Great Seal Annapolis, this hrs
day OF July, In the yea
OF our Lord, one thor
sand nine hundred an
eleven.
AUSTIN IL. CROTHERS.
Governor OF Maryland
BY the Governor.
N. WINSLOW WILLIAMS,
Secretary Of Stat