The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-07-28
CHAPTER 31S.

An Act to amend Section of Article g.
title Legislative Department" Of the Con-
the submission Of said Amendment to the
qualified voters OF this State for adoption
or rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, three-ffths of all
the members of each of the two houses
concurring, that the following section Be
an q secton u 1Pfce j. tte
Legislative Department" Of the Consti-
tuition Of this State, and if adopted by the
provided, said section shall i Suppressed and
stand in the place instead of Section Of
said Article Of the Constitution Of
Maryland.
4. As soon as may be after the taking
and publishing Of the National Census OF
nineteen hundred and ten. or after the
enumeration Of the population Of this
shall be an apportionment Of representa-
ton in the House of Delegates. to BE-
MADE Fneh On fhe th following basis; to wit:
thousand souls or less, shall be entitled
ing a population Of over eighteen thou
sand and less than twenty eight thousand
souls, shall be entitled to three Dele
gates and every county having q popqla-
than forty thousand souls, shall be en-
titled to four Delegates; and every coun-
and less than fifty thousand souls, shall
BE- entitled to five Delegates; and every
county having population Of fifty
thousand souls and upward, shall be en-
titled to six Delegates and no more; and
each of the four Legislative Districts of
the City of Baltimore shall be entitled to
one delegate for each e-sixth Of the pop
ulation Of the largest county In the State;
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
and, provided also. that, the representa-
ton of Baltimore City in the House Of
Delegates shall never be less than. thirty.
said House OF Delegates; and the Gener-
al Assembly shall have the power to pro-
vide by law, from time to time. for alter
ing and changing the boundaries Of the
of Baltimore, 50 as to make them as
said districts shall always consist Of con
Section 2 And be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid. that the said fore
going section hereby proposed as an
the next election for members OF the Gen
eral Assembly OF this State, to be held
on the Tuesday next after the first Mon
hundred and eleven 1911), be submitted
to the legal and qualified voters thereof,
for their adoption or rejection. in pursu-
ticle "a or the Constitution Of this State;
and ut the said election the vote on the
said proposed Amendment to the Consti-
tuition shall be by ballot, and upon each
words. For the Constitutional Amend
ment'' and Against the Constitutional
Amendment" a. the voter shall elect, and
Immediately after said election. due re-
turns shall be made to the Governor of
the vote for and against said proposed
Amendment Amer as directed by the said Ar
AUSTIN r. CROTHERs.
a. p. GORMAN. Jr.,
President of the Senate
ADAM PEOPLES,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
Now, Therefore. /, Austin i. Crothers,
Governor Of the State Of Maryland in pur-
Article IA Of the Constitution Of Maryland
do hereby order and direct that copy of
each of said Acts proposing said Amend
ments be published in at least two news
papers in each of the counties of the State,
where 10 many may be published, in any
county where not more than one newspap-
er may be published. then in that news
paper, and in three newspapers publish
ed in the City of Baltimore, one Of which
shall be in the German language. once a
week for. at least three months preceding
the election of 1911, at which said cleo
ton said proposed amendments shall be
submitted to the legal and qualified yot-
ers OF the State, for their adoption or re
lection.
Given under my hand
the State of Maryland.
Done mt the City Of
N' I'M d day u July, II hnit The year gear
Of our Lord, one thou
sand nine hundred and
eleven.
AUSTIN L. CROTHERS.
Governor OF Maryland.
N. WINSLOW WILLIAMS.
Secretary of State.