Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-08-25

the words For the Constitutional Amend
ment" and against the Constitutional
Amendment" as 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 Amend
ment, as directed by the said Article IA of
the Constitution
Approved April 7, 1910.
AUSTIN L. CROTHERS,
Great Seal.) Governor,
A. P. GoRMAN. JR.,
President of the Senate.
ADAM PEOPLES,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
CHAPTER 318.
An Act to amend Section a of Article 8,
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 l. Be 1t enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, three-fifths of all
the members Of each of the two houses con-
curing, that the following section be and
the same Is hereby proposed as an Amend
ment to Section A Of Article 8, title Leg
islative Department" of the Constitution
Of this State. and If adopted by the legal
qualified voters thereof as herein provided,
said section shall supersede and stand in
the place and instead Of Section 4 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 State
under the authority thereof, there shall be
an apportionment 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 population of eighteen thousand
souls or less, shall be entitled to two Dele
gates; and every county having u pOpula-
ton of over eighteen thousand and less
than twenty-eight thousand souls shall be
entitled to three Delegates and every
county having population of twenty
eight thousand and less than forty thou
sand souls, shall be entitled TO four Dele
gates; and every county having popula-
ton of forty thousand and less than fifty
five thousand souls, shall be entitled TO
five Delegates; and every county having q
population of fifty-iive 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 be 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, and, provided also,
that the representation Of Baltimore City
In the House of Delegates shall never be
less than thirty-five In number Of the
mnmhaFnhin Of onfI .F NJ
and the General Assembly shall have the
power to provldU~by law, from tt0 sfo
time, for altering and changing the
daries Of the existing legislative districts
Of the City of Baltimore, so as 10 make
them as near as may be Of equal popula-
ton, but said districts shall always consist
OF contiguous territory.
SECTION 2. And be II further enacted by
the authority aforesaid. that the said fore
going section hereby proposed as an
Amendment to the Constitution, shall at
the next election for members Of the Cen
eial Assembly OFT State, to be held
on the Tuesday nextA after the first Mon
day in the month Of ANovember nIneteen
hundred and eleven 00lD. he snhmi,,ed
to the legal and qualiaed voters Thereof
for their adoption or eIection. in nur,
suance OF the directions contained m A.
ticle IA OF the Constitution Of this state
and at the said election the vote on The
said proposed Amendment d the Constit,,.
ton shall be by ballot, and upon each hal
lot shall be written OF printed The words
For the Constitutional Amendment and
Against the Constitutional Amendment !"
as the votor shall elekt and Immediately
after said election doe returns shall be
made to the Governor VI the vote for and
against said proposed Amendment ne al
rected by the said Article IA Of the saId
Constitution
Approved April 7, 1910
AUSTIN l. BROTHERS,
Great SeaD Governor
President Of the Senate,
ADAM PEOPLES,
Speaker of the House OF DeIelates.
Now. Therefore, !, Austin L. Crsthefs,
Governor Of the State Of Maryland, iIfpn-
suance Of the provisions Of Secti0nt Of
Article IA of the Constitution Of Maryland,
do hereby order and direct that a copy II
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 so many may be published, In any
county where not more than one newspaper
may be published, then In that newspaper.
and in three newspapers published In the
City Of Baltimore, one Of which shall be
in the German language. once week for
at least three months preceding the cleo
ton Of 1911, at which said election said
proposed amendments shall be submitted
to the legal and qualified voters Of the
State. for their adoption. or rejection.
Given under my hand
and the Great Seal Of
the State Of Maryland
Done at the City OF
Great SeaD Annapolis, this first day
Of July In the year Of
our Lord, one thousand
nine hundred and eleven.
AUSTIN L. CROTHERS,
Governor OF Maryland.
BY the Governor, ~
N. WINSLOW WILLIAMS.
aug Ate Secretary Of State.
VUE VERnlGT lppROVRD