Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-09-09
CHAPTER sls

CHAPTER 3Is
An Act 10 amend Section 4 OF Article 3.
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 |. Be II enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland. three nfths OF all
the members OF each Of the two houses con
curing. that the following section he and
the same 10 hereby proposed as on Amend
ment TO Section 4 OF Article 8, title "Lsgis-
lative Department" Of 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 4 Of said Article
Q Of the Constitution OF Maryland.
4 AZ soon as may be after the taxing
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 he
an apportionment o. representation In The
House Of Delegates. 70 be made on the fol-
lowing basis, TO wit
Each Of the several counties II the State
having 9 population Cf eighteen thousand
souls or less. shall be entitled 10 two Dele.
gates; and every county having popula-
ton OF over eighteen thousand aud less
than twenty eight thousand souls. shall he
entitled 10 three Delegates: aud 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 popnia-
ton OF forty thousand and less than nfty.
ave thousand souls, shall be entitled TO
ave Delegates; aud every county having
population Of ffty 1--WE thousand souls and
upwards shall be entitled TO six Delegates
and no more: aud each OF the four Legls-
lative Districts OF the City or 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 eN-
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 lie
less than thirty i've In number OF the
membership OF said House OF Delegates;
aud the General Assembly shall have the
power TO provide by law. from time to
dime. for altering and changing the boun.
daries Of the existing Legislative districts
OF the city Of Baltimore. 80 as 10 make
them as near as may be OF equal popula-
tian but said districts shall always con
slst Of contiguous territory
section 2 And lie Il further enacted by
the authority aforesaid. that the said fore
going section urfFN. PtNNvSeN ~ ia
Amendment TO the Constitution, shall at
the next election for members OF the Gen
eral Assembly OF this State. TO be held
ON the Tuesday neat after the hrst Mon.
day in the month OF November. nineteen
hundred aud eleven tl9li. be submitted
10 tile legal and qualified voters thereof
for their adoption or rejection, ~ pur'
suanc. % the directions contained In Ar
tIels IA Of the Constitution OF this State;
ha al ala.sfftpn the vote tle
said proposed Amendment TO the Consiiiu'
tlon shall be by ballot. aud upon each bal
lot shall he written or printed the words.
For the constitutional Amendment aud
Against the Constitutional Amendment
as the voter shall elect. aud immediately
after said election. due returns SHAH he
made to the Governor 81 the vot~ for Hnd
against said proposed Amendment, a. di-
rectrd by the the said Article - Of the
said Constitution.
Approved April = iaio.
AUSTIN L. CRO1HERS.
,,,reat SsaD toycruor.
A T. GoRMAN. Ir.
President OF the Senate
ADAM PEOPLES.
Speaker Of the House Of Delegate.
Now. Therefore Austin l. Croihers.
Governor Of the state Of Maryland. ia pur-
suunce Of the provisions OF Section 1 ~
Article "a OF the Constitution of Maryland,
do hereby order aud direct that copy Of
each OF said Acts proposing said Amend
ments Ice published In al least two news
pHpers 10 each Of the counties ~ the State.
where so many may he published, IN any
county where not more than one newspaper
may be published. then In that newspaper
and In three newspapers published ~ The
city OF Baltimore one Of which shall he
In the German language. once week for
nj icas, three months preceding the cleo
ton OF 1911. al which said ele'tion said
proposed amendments shalt Ice submitted
10 the legal and qualified voters " the
state. for their adoption OF rejection
Given under my hand
aud the Great Seal u
the State OF Maryland.
Done at the city ~
t0rsat Seal Annapolis. this FIRST
day Of July. in the
year Of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred
and eleven
AUSTIN l.. CROTHERS.
Governor OF Maryland.
~ the Governor
" wINsLOw WILLIAMS.
Secretary Of stats