Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-08-28
CHAPTER SIS

An Act to amend Section I Of Article &
title Legislative Department" OF the Con"
st1tntton Of this State, and to provide foF
tia submission OF said Amendment to the
quz1ined voters OF this state for adoptoa
or rejection
Section L Be Il enacted By the General
Assembly OF Maryland, three-ntths q al
the members Of each OF the two houses con-
curing. thsS the following section be and
tia same IL hereby proposed as an Amend
ment to Section OF Article s, title -Legis-
lativs 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 Ia the
place instead OF Section I Of said Article
5 OF the Constitution OF Maryland.
l. As 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 ths
House OF Delegates. to be made on the fol-
lowing basis, to wit;
Each OF the several counties OF the state
having a population OF eighteen thousand
souls or less shall be entitled TO two Dele
gates! and every county having popula-
ton OF over eighteen thousand and less
than twenty Height thousand souls, shall be
entitled TO 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
rates; and every county having a populA-
ten OF forty thousand and less than hfty-
ave thousand souls, shall be entitled TO
ave Delegates; and every county having
population Of hfty-hve thousand souls and
upUards shall be entitled 70 SIX Delegates
ana no morei and each OF the four Legis-
IatiTe Districts of the City OF Baltimore
shall be entitled 10 one delegate for each
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 e1-
coed one-third of the membership OF the
House Of DslegAtes, and, provided also,
that the representation of Baltimore City
in the House of Delegates shall never be
iasa than thirty-hve In number OF the
membership OF said House OF Delegates
and the General Assembly shall have the
power to provide by law, from time To
time, for altering and changing the boun-
dAriea OF the existing Legislative districts
of the City Of Baltimore, 80 as 10 MAKE
them as near as may be OF equal popuia-
ton but said districts shall always eon-
sist Of contiguous territory.
Section z And be 1t further enacted BY
the authority aforesaid. that the said fore
going section hereby proposed as an
Amendment TO the Consultation, shall "a
the next election for members of the Cen.
eraI Assembly of this 6tateA to be held
ON the Tuesday next after the nrst Mon
day in the month of November, nineteen
hundred and eleven (1911), be submitted
to the legal and qualified voters thereof,
for their adoption or rejection, In pur-
suance Of the directions contained In Ar
tlcla IL Of the Constitution Of thiS State
and at the said election the vote on the
said proposed Amendment TO the Constitu-
ton shall be by ballot, and upon each bal
lot shall be written or printed the words,
For the constitutional Amendment and
Against the Constitutional Amendment,
as the voter shall elect, and Immediately
after said election, due returns shall be
made to the Governor OF the vote for and
against said proposed Amendment as d.
rectRd by the the said Article Il OF the
said Constitution.
Approved April Z. 1910.
AUSTIN l. CRoTHERs,
(Great Seal Governor
A. P. GoRMAN. Jr,
President of the Senate
ADAM PEOPLES.
| Speaker OF the House of Delegates
Now, Therefore, l Austin L. Crothers
| Governor Of the state OF Maryland, in pur'
| suance Of the provisions of Section l Of
| Article IL Of the Constitution OF Maryland
do hereby order and direct that copy Oh
| 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 80 many may be published. in any
county 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 b
in the German language, once a week fol
at least three months preceding the cleo
! ton Of 1911. ct which said election said
proposed amendments shall be submitted
20 the legal and qualified voters Of thu
State, for their adoption or rejection.
Given under my hanC
and the Great Seal o.
the State OF Maryland
Done at the City o
toreat seaI) Annapolis this frs
day Of July, In thu
year Of our Lord. ont
thousand nine hundred
and eleven.
AUSTIN L CRoTHERS.
Governor OF Maryland
ny the Governor
n wIESLoW WILLIAMS.
Secretary Of State