The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-11-03
CHAPTER ais

An Act to amend Section !, ".
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stitution of this State, ana n 49, W
the submission of said AmendmaUt
qualified voters Of this State for wv
or rejection. -01 my
Section 1. Be it enacted bv tbo y.
Assembly of Maryland, three. AMI
the members Of each of the two
concurring, that the following sectis
and the same Is hereby proposed
Amendment to Section 4 OF Article 1
Legislative Department" OF IN 4,
tuition OF this State, and II adopted
legal qualified voters thereof ~
provided. said section shall supersai
stand in the place instead of Sectios
said Article Of the Constitute
Maryland.
4. As soon as may be after The "
and publishing Of the National CenT
nineteen hundred and ten. u ANY,
enumeration of the population Of
State under the authority thereof,
shall be an apportionment OF reDra
ton in the House Of Delegates,
made on the following basis, to Wit
Each OF the several counties Of
State having a population OF elg
thousand souls or less, shall be en-
to two Delegates; and every county
N
sand and less than twenty eight thouM
souls. shall be entitled to three
gates; and every county having a Don
ton OF twenty-eight thousand and
than forty thousand souls, shall bt
titled to four Delegates; and every III
ty having a poulation OF forty thouH
and less than fifty thousand souls, II
be entitled to five Delegates; and VI
county having a population Of aftA|
thousand souls and upward. shall III
titled to six Delegates and no more; U
the City of Baltimore shall be entitled
one delegate for each one-sixth Of the 4
ulation OF the largest county In the 81
provided. however. that the representa-
OF Baltimore City, in the House o. Y
gates shall never exceed one-third oil
membership Of the House Of Delegl
and, provided also. that the renresg
ton of Baltimore City in the Housl
Delegates shall never be less than ths
said House OF Delegates; and the CO
al Assembly shall have the power to \
vide by law, from time to time. for d
ing and changing the boundaries OIL
existing legislative districts Of the
of Baltimore, SO as to make then
near as may be of equal population
said districts shall always consist Of !
tlEuous territory.
Section 2. And be it further enacted
the authority aforesaid. that the said .
going section hereby proposed as
the next election for members Of the
eral Assembly Of this State. to be |
on the Tuesday next after the first
day in the month of November, nine
hundred and eleven (191D, be submi
to the legal and qualified voters thei
for their adoption or rejection. In pu
ance of the directions contained In
ticle IA Of the Constitution Of this y
and at the said election the vote On
said proposed Amendment to the Col
tuition shall be by ballot, and upon
ballot shall be written or printed
words. For the. Constitutional An
ment" and Against the Constitun
Amendment" as the voter shall elect,
Immediately after said election. due
turns shall be made to the Governo
the vote for and against said prop
Amendment, as directed by the SAID
ticle IA Of the said Constitution.
Approved April z, 1910.
AUSTIN L. CR0TrHEB
A. p. GORMAN. IT,.
President Of the Sc
ADAM PEOPLES,
speaker OIL LIE I1OuSC "
Now, Therefore, i, Austin u. Grou
Governor of the State Of Maryland,h
suance OF the provision OF Section
Article IL of the Constitution, Of MaLll
do hereby order and direct that 81
each Of said Acts proposing sald Aa
ments be published in at least tWo
papers in each OF the counties Oh tne
where so many may be published, Ia
county where rot more than one new
er may be published. then in thal \
paper, and in three newspapers ~
ed in the City OF Baltimore, one OF y
shall be in the German Language, VI
week for at least three months pTeScs
the election of 1911, at which saia
ton said proposed amendments sn ~
submitted to the legal and .quailneu
ers Of the State, for their ADOPTION
lection WV
ana the Great sea
the State Of MaryIiIaa
Done at the Cit
Great Seal Annapolis, THIS
day Of July, in the
OF our Lord. one
sand nine hundred
AUSTIN L. CR0THEl
Governor Of Mary
by the eoS \. VWiNsLow VILLA
Secretary Of