Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-08-26


CHAPTER sis
An Act TO amend Section 4 Of Article g.
title Legislative Department" OF the Con
stitution 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 10 hereby proposed as an Amend
msnt to Section 4 Of Article 3. title "Legis.
lativs 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 In the
place instead OF Section 1 Of said Article
. Of the Constitution OF Maryland.
& Az soon as may be 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 be
an superintendent OF representation In the
House Of Delegates. TO be made on the fol-
lowing basis. to wit:
Each Of 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 a popula-
ten OF over eighteen thousand aud less
than twenty eight thousand souls. shall he
entitled TO three Delegates; aud every
county having q population OF twenty
eight thousand and less than forty thou
sand souls, shall he entitled 10 four Dele
gates; and every county having popuia-
ton OF forty thousand aud less than ffty-
ave thousand souls. shall be entitled 10
ave Delegates; and every county having
population OF ffty five thousand souls and
upwards. shall be entitled to six Delegates
and no more; and each OF the four Legis-
lative Districts Of the City OF Baltimore
shall he 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. aud, provided also.
that the representation OF Baltimore city
In the House OF Delegates shall never he
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 boun-
daries OF the existing Legislative districts
Of the city OF Baltimore. so as TO make
them as near as may be OF equal popula-
ton but said districts shall always con-
sist Of contiguous territory
Section z And be II further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, thar the said fore
going section hereby proposed as nm
Amendment 10 the Constitution. shall AZ
the next election for members OF the Gen
eral Assembly OF this state. TO be held
on the Tuesday next after the nrst Mon'
day 10 the month OF November. nineteen
hundred aud eleven li9iD. be submitted
10 the legal and qualified voters thereof,
for their adoption or rejection. In pur'
suance OF the directions contained in Ar
tlcle IA OF the Constitution OF this State:
aud at the said election the vote Oh the
said proposed Amendment TO the Constitu-
tion shall be by ballot. and upon each bal
lot shall be written or printed the words,
For the constitutional Amendment" aud
Against the Constitutional Amendment.
NJ the voter shall elect. aud Immediately
after said election. due returns shall he
made TO the Governor OF the yoi" for aud
against said proposed Amendment, a. di-
rected by the the said Article IA OF the
said Constitution.
Approved April :. 1910
AUSTIN L. CKo1HERS.
tGrsat Seal Governor.
A T. GoRMAN. Jr..
President OF the Senate
ADAM PEOPLES.
Speaker OF the House Of lAegatcs
Now. Therefore. | Austin l.. crothers.
Governor OF the State 81 Maryland. In pur-
suance % the provisions OF Section ~
Article IL OF the Constitution of Maryland.
do hereby order and direct that copy o.
each OF said Acis proposing said Amend
ments be published Ia at least two news
papers 10 each Of the counties OF the State.
where 80 many may be published. IN any
county where not more than enc newspaper
may be published. then In that newspaper.
aud In three newspapers published In the
City Of Baltimore one Of which shall he
In the German language, once a week for
n, least three months preceding the clec'
ton OF 1911. at which said election said
proposed amendments shall he submitted
to the legal aud qualified voters ~ the
State. for their adoption or rejection.
Given under my hand
and the Great Seal u
the State OF Maryland.
bone At the City ~
tOrsat Seal Annapolis. this nrst
day Of July. in the
year OF our Lord. one
Thousand nine hundred
and eleven
AUSTIN L. cRoTHERs,
Governor OF Maryland.
ny the Governor
n wINsLow WILLIAMS.
Secretary OF state