The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-08-18
CHAPTER 21S

An Act TO amend Section q Art,.,
title Legislative Departmental ths n.
stitution Of this State, and 70 nroviaNu
the submission of said Amendment y Y
qualified voters of this State for adS5SSS
Section 1. Be it enacted by the cs,,-
Assembly of Maryland, three-ifths ~ =
the members of each of the two ~,
concurring, that the following sectSs
and the same is hereby proposed a
Legislative Department" Of the So. ~
tuition OF this State, and if adopted N \,
legal qualified voters thereof AZ hsrs
provided, said section shall superse5 N,
stand In the place instead Of Section "
said Article Of the Constitution
4. As soon as may be after The tain,
and publishing of the National Census
nineteen hundred and ten. or after 4
enumeration of the population Of D.
shall be an apportionment of represnf L
ton in the House Of Delegates. 10 h
made on the following basis, to wit:
Each Of the several counties Of N
State having population Of eight4 NJ
thousand souls or less, shall be entitA NJ
ing q population OF over eighteen thS1 N
sand and less than twenty eight thouaa H
souls, shall be entitled to three Deh
gates; and every county having pOpuk
ton of twenty-eight thousand and N
than forty thousand souls, shall be d.
ty having a poulation of forty thOuNN
and less than fifty Thousand souls, shiI
be entitled to five Delegates; and ever
county having n population Of ffty.iR
thousand souls and upward, shall be en-
titled to six Delegates and no more; llt
each Of the four Legislative Districts Il
the City Of Baltimore shall be entitled to
one delegate for each one-sixth Of the pOE
ulation Of the largest county in the Stlta;
provided, however. that the Representative
or Baltimore City, in the House Of Dell
gates shall never exceed one-third 81 The
membership OF the House Of Delegates
and, provided also. that the represents.
ton of Baltimore City In the House d
Delegates shall never be less than thirty.
FIVE in number of the membership q
al Assembly shall have the power to pro-
vide by law, from time to time for alter
ing and changing the boundaries Of tie
existing legislative districts of the City
Of Baltimore, SO as to make them q
said districts shall always consist Of CO...
tiguous territory.
Section q And be 1t further enacted "
the authority aforesaid. that the said tcra-
going, section hereby proposed as %
Amendment to the Constitution. shall lt
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, ninetesn
hundred and eleven (1911), be submitted
to the legal and qualified voters thereof
for their adoption or rejection. In pursu'
ance of the directions contained In A.
ticle IL Of the Constitution of this STATE
and at the said election the vote on ine
said proposed Amendment to the Consr
tuition shall be by ballot, and upon eaci
ballot shall be written or printed ~
words. For the Constitutional Amend
ment' and Against the Constitution
Amendment" as the voter shall elect, ant
Immediately after said election. due re
turns shall be made TO the Governor q
the vote for and against said propose
Amendment, as directed by the said Al
ticle IA of the said Constitution.
Approved April z, 1910.
AUSTIN L. CRoTHERS
A. P. GoRMAN. IT.,
President of the Senat:
ADAM PEOPLES,
Speaker Of the House Of Delegatei
Now, Therefore, i, Austin l.. Cr0theis
Governor OF the State OF Maryland,in pul
suance ~ the provision OF Section !
Article H. OF the Constitution OF Maryland
do hereby order and direct that copy
each OF said Acts proposing said Amend
ments be published in at least two news
papers in each Of the counties Of the StaI
where so many may be published, in an
county Wnere not more imam one he"spal
er may be published. then in that new:
paper, and in three newspapers publist
ed in the City of Baltimore, one Of whle
shall be in the German language. once
week for at least three months precedn
the election Of 1911, at which said eiet
ton said proposed amendments shall
submitted to the legal and qualified 70
ers. Of the State, for their adoption Of n
lection.
Given under my Dad
and the Great Seal
the State Of Maryland
Done at the City
Great Seal Annapolis, this M
day Of July, in the yei
of our Lord, one thol
sand nine hundred al
eleven.
AUSTIN l.. CR0THERs.
Governor of Maryian
By the Governor.
N. WINSLOW WILLIAMS;
Secretary Of stat