Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-09-14

ssealon 4 Sc * enacted by the GeneTs,,
Assembly OF Maryland Lnree-tlLt ms =. -.
the members 81 each 81 ms ' SETON 6s
and the same IS hereby proposso - %
Amendment 10 Section or AruSAe =
title Legislative Department 81 w
constitution Of this state. and II adep1eu
nv the legal qualified voters thSreol -
herein provided. said section Sh@ii 81
sade and stand in the place and tnSis3u
OF ss.eiion Of said Article q the Con
stitution OF Maryland .,.,-
a As soon as may be AFTER tne tthi'a.
and puhlishing Of the National Census or
nineteen hundred and ten. or after the
enumeration OF the population OF tnlS
State under the authority tnsteol, II
t3nn i'm the House Of Delegates, 70 DC
made on the following basis. TO VII:
kach OF the SSNS l,ii, ~, ~ afgbteen
Thousand souls or less. shall De enttttsu
TO two Delegates and every county nav
a population Of over eighteen tttouS,.sS s
ana less than twentN-eight thousand
souls. shall be entitled 20 three beie-
gates. and every county having a popu-
iation of twenty-cight thousand ana less
than forty thousand souls. shall De emf
tied TO four Delegates, ana every county
having a population OF forty thousanu
and less than fifty-fve thousand sous,
shall be entitled 10 five Delegates; ano
every county having a population OF
5ffty-fiye thousand souls and upwards.
xhaiI he entitled to six Delegates and no
more: and each OF the four LeglslatiNS
Districts Of the City of Baltimore shai
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 eA-
coed one-third of the membership OF the
House OF Delegates and. provided also
that the representation Of Baltimore Guy
In the House Of Delegates shall never ba
less than thirty-tive in number OF the
membership of said House OF Delegates;
and the General Assembly shall have the
power TO provide by law. from time 70
time. for altering and changing the
boundaries of the existing legislative
districts of the city of Baltimore. so as
10 make them as near as may be OF
buual popula ton. but said districts shall
always consist Of contiguous territory.
/ Section >. And be 81 further enacted
by the authority aforesaid. that the said
foregoing section hereby proposed as an
Amendment to the Constitution, shall at
the next election for members of the
General Assembly of this State to be
held on the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in the month of November. nine-
teen hundred and eleven tl9ln, be sub
emitted TO the legal and qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection.
in pursuance of the directions contained
in Article Il Of the Constitution of this
state; and at the said election the vote
pn the said proposed Amendment 60 the
Constitution shall be by ballot, and upon
bach ballot shall be written or printed
the words. For the Constitutional
amendment and Against the Constitu-
ELECT, and Immediately after said cleo
tion. due returns shall be made to the
Governor of the vote for and against
said proposed Amendment as directed by
the said Article II Of the said Constitu-
zion.
Approved Apr :. 1910
Great Seal) Governor
President of the Senate.
ADAM PEOPLES