The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-09-29
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An Set to amend Section or 49,,
title Legislative Departmental ths
stitution Of this State, and to n,n ~ w
the submission of said AmendmeH, y n
qualified voters Of this State for "do.ta
or rejection. m au0pda
Assembly Of Maryland. tbres. s MI 1e1e1
the members Of each OF the tWo Will NJ
coneurring, that the following sect; 49,
and the same is hereby pro1ossd ~
Amendment to Section OF ArtirIa M
Legislative Department" of wv S n ~
tuition Of this State, and If adopted ~ y
legal quallned voters thereof as H.
provided, said section shall suDeryad 5' S.i
stand in the place instead OF Section "
said Article 3 Of the ConstitutioD !
Maryland.
A. As soon as may be after liz wv,
and publishing Of the National Gems, !
nineteen hundred and ten. or aftar 4
enumeration Of the population u I'M
State under the authority thereof t5
ton in the House of Delegates n \
made on the following basis, 70 VIII:
Each Of the several counties of n
State having population Of eghtEs
thousand souls or less, shall BE- e1tiiI
to two Delegates; and every county wv
ing a population Of over eighteen tho,
sand and less than twenty eight thounI
gates; and every county having pOpuA
ton Of twenty-ei thousand and n
than forty thousand souls, shall b n
titled to four Delegates; and every cOrl
ty having q POPULATION OF forty thoauDl
and less than fifty thousand souls I5I
be entitled to five Delegates; and qTvT
county having a population OF hfty-tH
thousand souls and upward, shall be o
titled TO six Delegates and no more; *
each OF the four Legislative Districts Y
the City of Baltimore shall be entitled
one delegate for each one-sixth Of the Dor
ulation Of the largest county In the Snh;
provided, however. that the represeltlEM
of Baltimore City, in the House Of DEE
gates shall never exceed one-third Of t4
membership or the House or Delegate
and, provided also. that the Represent
ton of Baltimore City in the House
Delegates shall never be less than thirty.
i've In number OF the membership u
said House of Delegates; and the Genst
al Assembly shall have the power to Pm
vide by. law. from time to time. for altA
ing and changing the boundaries Of u
existing legislative districts Of the Gu
of Baltimore, SO as to make them u
near as may be OF equal population but
said districts shall always consist Of CO...
tiguous territory.
Section 2. And I've 1t further enacted "
the authority aforesaid. that the said tuir
Amendment to the Constitution, shall 4
the next election for members Of Che Gts
eral Assembly Of this State, to be ben
on the Tuesday next after the first MOI
day I'm the month of November, ninetA.
hundred and eleven l91D, be subnite
to the legal and qualified voters thereoi
for their adoption or rejection. In puna
ticIe IA OF the Constitution OF this stan
and at the said election the vote On .
said proposed Amendment to the Cons1
tuition shall be by ballot, and upon ess
ballot shall be written or printed y
words. For the Constitutional Amend
ment" and Against the Consttuncni
Immediately after said election. due :.
turns shall be made to the Governor
the vote for and against said propois
Amendment, as directed by the said AZ
ticle IA of the said Constitution.
Approved April 7, 1910. rr-rc
a. P. GoRMAN. T., ,..,
President Of the Senan
ADAM PEOPLES,
Speaker of the House OF Deegas
Now, Therefore, /, Austin T. GIolas,
Governor OF the State OF Marylanalh pII
Article II of the Constitution OF MaryEu,
do hereby order and direct that q eops s,i
each OF said Acts proposing said Ams 49,
ments be published in at least two ~ ~.
papers in each of the counties OF tne o. :.
where 10 many may BE- published, ~ .r "
county where not more than one neNs ~
er may be published. then in that ny
paper, and in three newspapers pu I'M
ed In the City or Baltimore, one q MN
shall be in the German language. onS si,
week for at least three months pIeSceS ~
the election Of 1911, at which saia af IN
ton said proposed amendments, sn % \,
submitted to the legal and ,qualineG1 J. " !
ers OF the State, for their adoptlon M
'ectou- Given under my Aa
and the Great Seal
the State Of Marylana
Done at the Citya Y,
(Great Seal Annapolis, TINS = =
day of July, IN the x. Y
or our Lord, one NJ \
sand nine hundred
eleven. 1rps
AUSTIN L. CROIhLrlI.sr,
Governor OF Marsai
BY the Governor. Y,us
Secretary Of ~