Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1911-09-22

An Act 20 amen5 section Of Article ;
Ute Legislative Department.. OF the
Ioasutuuor u this State and 10 pro
vide fof the submission II said Amend.
meehs q We qualified voters Of this State
Tor adoption Or rejection.
Section l Be II enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland three-hfths Of al
The members oi each. Of the two houses
conearring that The following section be
anc the same ls hereby proposed as an
Amendment 70 Section { OF Article 3.
Ute Legislative Department" OF the
Constitution OF this State. and II adopted
by the legal qualified voters thereof as
herein provided. said section shall super
seds and siand IL the place and instead
u Section : O said Article , Of the Con-
A. aoon 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
SHAH be an apportionment Of representa-
tion In the House Of Delegates. to be
made on the following basis. to wit.
Each Of the several counties Of the
State having. a population Of eighteen
thousand souls or less shall be entitled
&c two DELEGATES; and every county hav.
and less than twenty-elght thousand
sonls. shall be entitled to three Dele
gates; and every county having q popu-
lation Of twcnty-eight thousand and less
than forty thousand souls, shah be enti-
tied 10 four Delegates; and every county
having a population OF forty thousand
and less than fifty-fve thousand souls.
shall be entitled to five Delegates; and
every county having a population OF
nfty-five thousand souls and upwards.
shall he entitled 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 population cf 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 shalt never b
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 to
time. for altering and changing the
boundaries Of the existing legislative
districts Of the City OF Baltimore. so as
to make them as near as may be Of
equal population, but said districts shall
always consist OF contiguous territory.
Section 2 And be It further enacted
BY the authority aforesaid, that the said
foregoing section hereby proposed as an
Amendment TO the Constitution. shall at
the next election for members Of the
General Assembly of this State to be
held on the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in the month OF November, nine
teen hundred and eleven tl91l), be sub
mltted to the legal and qualified voters
thereof. for their adoption or rejection;
IN Article u OF the Constitution Of this
State: and at the said election the vote
on the said proposed Amendment to the
each ballot shall be written or printed
the words. For the Constitutional
Amendment and Against the constitu.
eees and mmeateIS a,er We voes oss sha ssc
ton due returns shall be made to the
Governor OF the vote for and against
said proposed Amendment as directed by
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tion.
Approved Apr. I. lsi0.
- AUSTIN |. cRoTHERs.
a. GoRMAN. JR.' Sosern0''
ADAM PEEpLES
Speaker Of the House OF Delegates
Now. Therefore. I. AUSTIN l. CROTH-
EhS. governor OF the State OF Mary
s lina IN pursuance Of the provisions Of
section OF Article Il of the Constitu.
tion OF Maryland. do hereby order and
uirect that copy of each OF said Acts
proposing said Amendments be publish
sq 10 ut least Two newspapers in each
OF the counties Of the Stale where 50
many may be published in any county
where not more than one newspaper
may be published. then in that newspa
per. and IN lnree newspapers published
In the City of Baltimore one OF which
shall be In the German language, one
a week for az least three months preeed
INK the ettctlon OF Ell. at which said
election said proposed amendments shall
be submitted 10 the legal and qualiied
voters OF ths state. Tor their adoption o.
rejection.
Given under my nand
and the Grc4it Seal OF the
State OF Maryland
Done AT the city OF
tGfsat Seal) Annapolis. this irst day
OF July, in the year or
our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and eleven
AUSTIN l.. CROTIIERS.
Governor Of Maryland
" wiNSLOw WILLIAMS
s-rI.tary nf Star.