The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-08-04
CHAPTER BIS.

An Act to amend Section OF Article 3,
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 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
and the same is hereby proposed as an
Amendment to Section of Article 3. title
Legislative Department" of the Consti-
legal qualified voters thereof as herein
provided, said section shall 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
State under the authority thereof, there
shall be an apportionment OF representa-
ton fin the House Of Delegates. to be
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 or over eighteen thou
sand and les than twenty EIGHT thousand
souls, shall BE- entitled To- three Dele
tion OF twenty eight thousand and less
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 q population Of fifty five
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 one-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 meyer exceed one,thi T, OF the
and, provided also. that the representa-
ton Of Baltimore City in the House Of
Delegates shall never be less than thirty
five in number of the membership Of
said House of Delegates; and the Gener-
al Assembly shall have the power to pro-
vide by law, from time to time. for alter
existing legislative districts OF the City
OF Baltimore, 80 ny to make them as
near as may be Of equal population but
said districts shall always consist of con
Section ?. And b. It further enacted 81
Co., authority aforesaid that the said fore
EmeeGdme eGo g tSe fee sha &c
the next election for members or the Gen
eral Assembly OF this State. to be held
on the Tuesday next after the first Mon
hundred and eleven g911), be submitted
TO the legal and qualified voters thereof,
ance q the oR objections Contained n uf Ar
ticle IA Of the Constitution Of this State;
and at the said election the vote on the
said proposed Amendment to the Consti-
ballot shall be written or printed the
words. For the Constitutional Amend
ment' and against the Constitutional
Immediately after said election. due re-
turns shall be made to the Governor of
the vote for and against said proposed
ticle IA of the said Constitution.
Approved April Z, 1910.
AUSTIN I. CRoTHERS.
A. P. GoRMAN. Jr.,
President Of the Senate
ADAM PEOPLES,
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates
q fe State q In
suance Of the provision Of Section ! Of
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 mt least two news
papers fin each OF the counties OF the State,
where ~ many may ~ published, in any
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 i'm 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 vot-
ers Of the State, for their adoption or re-
lection.
Given under my hand
and the Great Seal OF
the State Of Maryland.
Done. at the City Of
Great Seal Annapolis, this first
day of July. in the year
of our Lord, one thou
sand nine hundred and
eleven.
Governor of Maryland.
n. WINsLow WILLIAMS,
Secretary Of State.