Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-08-25
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A Act to amend Section OF Article &
kttie Legislative Department" Of the Con-
sdtution Of this State. and TO provide for
tAs submission OF said Amendment % the
qualified voters OF this state for aioptoH
or rejection
section / Be Il enacted By the General
Assembly Of Maryland. three-nfths Of al
tire members OF each OF the two houses con-
curing, that the following section be and
the same In hereby proposed as an Amend-
nent 70 Section OF Article s. title Legs
lattVs Department" o. the Constitution OF
this State and II adopted By the legal
qualified voters thereof as herein provided.
said section shkll suppressed and stand IN the
place Instead OF Section OF Haid Article
OF the Constitution OF Maryland.
4 Az 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 Wits
Each OF the several counties OF the State
having q population of eighteen thousand
souls or less, shall be entitled TO two Dele
gates; And every county having a popula-
ton OF over eighteen thousand and less
than twenty eight thousand souls, shall bs
entitled 10 three Delegates; and every
county having a population OF twenty
eight thousand and less than forty thou
sand souls shall be entitled to four Dele
gates: and every county having popula-
tion Of forty thousand and less than hfty-
I've thousand souls, shall be entitled TO
ave Delegates; and every county having
population Of hfty-fvs thousand souls and
upwards shall be entitled TO six Delegates
and no more; and each OF the four Legis-
Iative Districts OF the City OF BaltimorS
shall DO entitled 10 one delegate for esch
ons-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 In number or the
membership Of said House Of Delegatest
and the General Assembly shall have the
power 20 provide by Law, from time to
| time, for altering and changing the boun-
dAries of the existing Legislative districts
I OF the City of Baltimore, so as TO make
them as near as may be Of equal popula-
ton but said districts shall always con-
sist Of contiguous territory.
Section 2 ARd be it further enacted By
| the authority aforesaid. that the said fore
| going section hereby proposed as an
| Amendment TO the Constitution, shall AZ
the next election for members Of the Gem
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| on the Tuesday next after the hrst Mon
| day in the month OF November. nineteen
| hundred and eleven (1e111, be submitted
to the legal and qualified voters thereof.
| for their adoption or rejection, in pur-
| suauce Of the directions contained in Ar
ticIe Ia OF the Constitution OF this stateI
| and at the said election the vote on the
| said proposed Amendment to the Consttu-
| ton shall be by ballot, and upon each bal
| lot shall be written printed the words,
| "For the constitutional Amendment" and
| against the Constitutional Amendment"
4 as the voter shall elect, and Immediately
/ after said election, due returns shall be
/ made to the Governor Of the vote for ana
/ against said proposed Amendment as d.
rected by the the said Article a OF the
| said Constitution.
| Approved April I, 1910.
| AUSTIN L. CRoTHERs.
(Great Seal) Governor
A p. GORALAN, Jr,
President of the Senate
ADAM PEOPLES,
Speaker OF the House OF Delegates.
Now. Therefore. I Austin L. Crothers.
Governor Of the State OF Maryland. in pur-
auance of the provisions Of Section l OF
| Article IA Of the Constitution OF Maryland.
| do hereby order and direct that a copy Of
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
eeunty 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 a 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,
Secretary Of St&ts.
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