Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-08-19
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An Act 10 amend Section 4 OF Article 8.
title Legislative Department" OF the Con
etttution OF this State, and to provide for
thu submission Of said Amendment to the
qualified voters Of this State for adoption
or rejection.
Section l. 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 be and
the same 10 hereby proposed as an Amend
msnt TO Section 4 OF Article 3. title "Legis-
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
Of the Constitution Of Maryland.
l. A 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 wit:
Each OF the several counties OF the State
having q population OF eighteen thousand
souls or lsAs, shall be entitled to two Dele
gates; and every county having popula-
ton OF over eighteen thousand and less
than twenty eight thousand souls. shall be
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county having q population OF twenty
eight thousand and less than forty thou
sand souls, shall be entitled TO four Dele
gates; and every county having popula-
ton Of forty thousand aud less than nifty
ave thousand souls. shall be entitled to
Ave Delegates; and every county having
population OF hfty-h thousand souls and
upwards. shall be entitled TO six Delegates
and no more: and each OF the four Legls-
Of H.. ltfr ~ 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 ex-
coed one third OF the membership OF the
House OF Delegates aud. provided also.
that the representation Of Baltimore city
In the House Of Delegates shall never he
less than thirty-fvc IN number OF the
mem bership OF said House OF Delegates:
aud the General Assembly shall have the
power 10 provide by law. from time TO
time. for altering and changing the boun-
daries OF the existing Legislative districts
OF the city OF Baltimore. as to make
them as near as may be OF equal popula-
ton but said districts shall always con
slst OF contiguous territory.
Section 2 And be II further enacted by
the authority aforesaid. hat the said fore
going section hereby proposed as an
Amendment 10 the Constitution. shall ut
the next election for members OF the Gen
.rnl Assembly OF this state. TO be held
on the Tuesday next after the irst Mon
day in the month OF November. nineteen
hundred and eleven (lelD, be submitted
to the legal and qualified voters thereof
for their adoption or rejection. In pur-
snance Of the directions contained Ia Ar
flcle "a Of the Constitution OF this State;
and at the said election the vote on the
said proposed Amendment TO the Consiiin-
ton shall be by ballot, aud upon each bal
lot shall be written or printed IN" words.
For the constitutional Amendment and
Against the Constitutional Amendment"
as the voter shall elect aud Immediately
after said election. due returns shall be
made 10 the Governor ~ the yoi- for aud
against said proposed Amendment. as d.
rected by the the said Article Il % the
said Constitution.
Approved April :. 1910.
AUSTIN L. CRO1lIERS.
,Grsat Seal Governor.
A. T.. GoRMAN. Jr..
President Of the Senate
ADAM PEOPLES.
Speaker of the House Of Delegates
Now. Therefore. Austin l.. Crothers.
Governor OF the State of Maryland. In pur-
sHntre OF the provisions OF Srtii"H ~
Article IL OF the Constitution OF Maryland.
do hereby order aud direct that a copy ~
each Of said Ac,s proposing said Amend
ments be published IN at least two news
papers in each OF the counties OF the state.
where so many may he published. In ANY
county whore no; more than one newspaper
may be published. then IN that newspaper.
and In three newspapers published In the
City OF Baltimore one ~ which shall he
In the German language. once a week for
nj least three months preceding the elec-
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.
bone NJ the City ~
(0reat 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
n wINsLow WILLIAMS.
Secretary Of stata