Democratic messenger., 1911-10-14

An Act 20 amend Section 1 Of Article s.
title Legislative Department" OF the Con
stitution of this state. aud 10 provide for
the submission OF said Amendment 10 the
qualified voters OF this State FOR adoption
or rejection.
Section / BE Il enacted By the General
Assembly OF Maryland. three iifths Of all
the members Of each of the two houses con.
curing. that the following section he aud
the same Is hereby proposed as an Amend
ment to Section OF Article 3. title "Legis-
lative Department" uf the Constitution OF
this State and II adopted by the 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 taxing
and publishing Of he Natlonsl Census OF
nineteen hundred aud ten. or after the
enumsra ion OF the population Of this state
under = authority thereof there shall be
an appOraOnWeut OF representation In the
House OF Delegates. 10 be made on the fol-
lowing basis. 10 wit;
Each OF the several counties Of the State
having population Of eighteen thousand
souls or less. shall he entitled TO two Dele
gates and every county having popula-
t!on OF over eighteen Thousand aud less
than twenty eight thousand soals. shall se
entitled 20 three Delegates, and every
county having population o. twenty
eight thousand aud less than forty thou
sand souls shall be entitled TO four Dele
gates; aud every county having n pppula-
tion OF forty thousand and less than hiiy-
fye thousand souls. shall be entitled 10
i've Delegates and every county having
population Of nfty five thousand sonls and
upwards, shall be entitled TO six Delegates
and no more: aud each II the four Legs
lat!ye Districts Of the city OF Baltimore
shall be entitled 20 one delegate for each
one sixth of the population OF the largest
county Ia tile Stute provided, however,
that the representation OF Baltimore city
In the House Of Delegates shall never ex-
ceed one. third OF the membership OF the
House OF Delegates, and. provided also.
that the representation ot Baltimore city
In the House OF Delegates shall never he
less than thirty i've in number OF tho
nleln nbershlp OF said House of Delegates;
aud the General Assembly shall have the
power TO provide hy law from time TO
time. for altering and changing the houn-
darles Of the existing legislative districts
OF the City OF Baltimore. 80 rs 10 make
them as uear as mal he of eqiIil popula-
tion hut said di.tr'at- shal. aiHays con-
sist OF contiguous terr lory
Section = And bc t farther enacted by
the authority aforesaid, NAT The said fore
going section hereby proposed an
the next election for members OF the Gen.
eral Assembly Of this State. to be held
On the Tuesday ueAi after the frst Mon
day 10 the month OF November nineteen
hundred aud eleven, lotiJ. be submitted
TO the legal and qualified voters thereof
for their adoption rejection. In pur-
suancc u the directions contained IN Ar
tlcle "a of the institution ~ This State;
and at the said election the vote on the
saii proposed Amendment to tie Constitu-
tion shall be by ballot aud upon each bal
lot shali be writ eu or printed the words
For the constitutional Ameudment' aud
"Agalns, the Constitutional Amendment"
re the voter shall elect. and immediately
after said election due returns shall be
made 10 the Governor Of Tire yot, FOR and
against said proposed Amendment as d.
rected by the the said Article II OF tie
said Constitution.
Aaurnved Aurll 1910