The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1911-11-10
CHAPTER 318.

An Act to amend Section 4 Of Article q.
title Legislative Department" Of the Con-
stitution Of this State, aud to provide for
the submission of said Amendment to the
qualified voters Of this State for adoption
or rejection.
Section l.. Be 1t enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, three ffths Of all
the members of each of the two houses con-
curing, that the following section be ana
the same Is hereby proposed as an Amend
ment to Section 4 of Article ). title "Legis.
latiye 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 Of said Article
3 of the Constitution of Maryland.
f. AS soon az 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 %
an apportionmeut Of representation In the
House of Delegates, to be made on the toi-
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-
tion of over eighteen thousand and less
than twenty eight 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
gates; and every county having q popula.
ton Of forty thousand and less than hfty'
five thousand souls, shall be entitled to
FIVE Delegates; and every county having O.
population of fifty five thousand souls and
upwards shall be entitled to six Delegates
and no more; and each of the four Legis-
lative Districts of the City Of Baltimore
shall be entitled to one delegate for eacn
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-
ceed 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 %
less than thirty-five In number Of tho
membership Of said House Of Delegates3
and the General Assembly shall have the
power to provide by law, from time 70
time, for altering and changing the boun-
daries of the existing legislative districts
of the City of Baltimore, so as to maze
them as near as may be Of equal populA.
tion but SAID districts shall always con-
sist Of contiguous territory.
Section 2 And be 1t further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, that the said rore-
going section hereby proposed as an
Amendment to the Constitution, shall At
the next election for members OF the Gen.
eraI Assembly Of this State, to be held
on the Tuesday next after the first Mon.
day In the month OF November. nineteen
hundred and eleven Q9lD, be submitted
to the legal and qualified voters thereof
for their adoption or rejection. In puff
suance Of the directions contained IN Ar
tlcle IA Of the Constitution OF this States
and at the said election the vote on the
said proposed Amendment to the Constitu-
l,oI Int md
lot shall be written or printed the words,
"For the constitutional Amendment" and
Against the Constitutional Amendment.
as the voter shnll elect, and immedlateiy
after said election, due returns shall De
made to the Governor of the vote for ana
against said proposed Amendment as d.
rected by the the said Article IA OF the
said Constitution.
Approved April :. 1910.
AUSTIN L. CROTHERS.
fGreat Sean Governor.
A. T. GORMtN. Jr..
President of the Senate
ADAM PEEPLES,
Speaker of the House OF Delegates.
Now. Therefore. l Austin L. Crothers.
Governor of the State Of Maryland. In pur.
sua.2e of the provisions of Section 1 OF
Article IA Of the Constitution OF Maryland
do hereby order and direct that copy Of
each of said Acts proposing said Amend.
ments he published in at least two news
papers in each of the counties OF the State,
where so many may be published. in any
county where not more than one newspaper
NAV be published, then In that newspaper,
and in three newspapers published In tns
CITY of Baltimore. one OF Which shall %
in the German language, once week for
at least three months preceding the elec.
tion Of 1911. at which said election saic
proposed amendments shall be submitted
to the legal and qualified voters OF the
State, for sAeir adoption or rejection.
Given under nv hand
and the Great Seal Of
the State of Maryland.
pnur III the City of
,;,g.-., .-r..ir Annapolis, this hrss
day of July. In the
year OF our Lord, on,
thousand nine hundred
and eleven.
AUSTIN L. CROTHERS.
Governor of Maryland
ny the Governor
n wINSLOw WILLIAMS,
S,.-~S 10: = StatA