The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-10-06
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An Act to amend Section 4 of Ar,,.,,,
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stitution Of this State, and TO nrova. M
the submission OF said Amendment ~ s ~
Qualified voters Of this State for ado "
or rejection. au0puOa A
Section 1. Be it enacted By tbe Co.,,
Assembly, of Maryland, three ffths 1e ~ n
the members of each of the two Snr.l.
coneurring, that the following section y
ana the same IL hereby proposed u y
Legislative Department" Of tbe S 4 uE
tuition Of this State, and If adopted ~ N
legal qualified voters thereof M hsss
provided, said section shall suppressed ~
stand i'm the place instead Of Section ~ Y
sald Article Of the Constitution y
4; As soon as may be after The taktr
and publishing of the National Census n
nineteen hundred and ten. OF after ~
enumeration Of the population u M
State under the authority thereof, tbas
tion in the House Of Delegates tspff D :
made on the following basis, to wit:
Each OF the several counties Of III
state having q population OF eghtea
thousand souls or less, shall be emitted
Ing population OF over eighteen thop
sand and less than twenty eight thouSaM
souls, shall be entitled to three d.
gates; and every county having q popul
ton Of twenty eight thousand and s
than forty thousand souls, shall be a.
titled to four Delegates; and every coun
ty having a pouladon Of forty thoun1i
and less than fifty thousand souls Sh,l
be entitled to five Delegates; and every
county having O population of ffty-hE
thousand souls and upward, shall be sn
titled to six Delegates and no more; aA
each Of the four Legislative Districts d
the City OF Baltimore shall be entitled q
one delegate for each one sixth OF the POP.
ulation Of the largest county in the State;
provided, however. that the representati6r
gates shall never exceed one-third Of the
membership Of the House Of Delegates
and, provided also. that the Representa-
ton of Baltimore City in the House Of
Delegates shall never be less than thirty.
five In number Of the membership 81
said House of Delegates; and the Gesar
al Assembly shall have the power to pro-
vide by law, from time to time. for alter.
ing and changing the boundaries Of The
existing legislative districts OF the CITY
near as may be Of equal population but
said districts shall always consist Of COZ.
iguOus territory.
Section 2. And be it further enacted BY
the authority aforesaid. that the said forH.
going section hereby proposed as On
the next election for members Of the Gen,
eral Assembly OF this State, to be bed
on the Tuesday next after the first Mon
day In the month Of November, nineteeE
to the legal and qualified voters thereof
for their adoption or rejection. in pursI
ance OF the directions contained In Az
ticle t. of the Constitution Of this State
and at the said election the vote on %
said proposed Amendment to the Consn
tuition shall be by ballot, and upon eac
ballot shall be written or printed u
words. For the Constitutional Amend
ment" and Against the Constitutions
Amendment" as the voter shall elect, an
Immediately after said election. Que n
turns shall be made to the Governor :
the vote for and against said propose
Amendment, us directed by the said Al
ticle Il of the said Constitution
Approved April z, 1910.
a. p. GORAIAN. IT,.
President OF the Senab
ADAM PEOPLES,
Speaker Of the House Of Delegate
Now, Therefore, l, Austin u. Crothen
Governor of the State of Maryland,in Poi
suance OF the provision Of Section ]
Article Ia OF the Constitution OF MarylanI
do hereby order and direct that Q copy
each Of said Acts proposing said Amens
ments be published In at least two new
papers in each of the counties OF the otat
where 50 many may be published, Id "
county where not more than one neWspal
er may be published. then in that new ,T
paper, and in three newspapers luDlllsSi
ed in the City OF Baltimore, one OF Whc
shall be i'm the German language. onc Z.
week for at least three months preceolI
the election of 1911, at which said ele
ton said proposed amendments shan
submitted to the legal and qualified 70
ers OF the State, for their adoption or
lection.
Given under my bal
and the Great Seal
the State of Maryland
Done at the City
Great Seal Annapolis, this nr
day OF July in the ye
Of our Lord, one INC
sand nine hundred q
AUSTIN Il. CROTHEKs.
Governor OF Marylan
BY the Governor.
N. WINSLOW WILLIAMS,
Secretary OF sta