Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-08-11
CHAPTER SIS


An Act to amend Section OF Article &
title Legislative Department" Of the Con-
StitutIon OF this state. and TO provide for
the submission OF said Amendment to the
qualified voters OF this State for adoption
or rejection.
Section l. Be It enacted By the General
Assembly OF Maryland, three-hfths OF all
che members Of each OF the two houses COM
curing, thai the following section be and
the same IL hereby proposed SIS an Amend
ment TO Section OF Article s, title "LegtS-
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 in the
place instead OF Section 4 OF said Article
Of thu Constitution Of Maryland.
l. Az 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, 10 be made on the fol-
lowing basis, TO wits
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 eight thousand souls, shall Be
entitled TO three DelegatesI and every
county having q population OF twenty'
eight thousand aud less than forty thou
sand souls, shall be entitled to four Dele
gates; and every county having a popula-
ton OF forty thousand and less than hfty-
Eve thousand souls, shall be entitled to
Eve Delegates; and every county having q
population Of nfty-rve thousand souls and
upwards, shall be entitled 20 six Delegates
and no more; and each OF the four Legis-
lativs Districts Of the City OF Baltimore
shall be entitled to 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 ex-
coed onA-third OF the membership OF the
House of Delegates, and, provided also,
that the representation of Baltimore City
In che House of Delegates shall never be
less than thirty-fvs in number OF the
membership Of said House Of Delegates I
ana the General Assembly shall have the
power to provide by law, from time to
time. for altering and changing the houn.
dAries Of the existing legislative districts
of the City of Baltimore, 80 as to make
them as near as may be Of equal popula.
ton but said districts shall always con-
sist of contiguous territory.
Section 2 And be 1t further enacted By
the authority aforesaid. that the said fore
going section hereby proposed as an
Amendment to the Constitution, shall al
the next election for members Of the Gen.
eral Assembly Of this State, 10 be held
on the Tuesday next after the FIRST Non
day in the month OF November. nineteen
hundred and eleven Q91i), be submitted
to the legal and qualified voters thereof,
for their adoption or rejection, In pur-
suAnce OF the directions contained IN Ar
ticls 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.
rected by the the said Article Il OF the
said Constitution.
Approved April 7, 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, | 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 OF
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 so 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 be
in the German language. once a week for
ct least three months preceding the cleo
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
Done at the City Of
(0rsat Seal) Annapolis, this hrst
day Of July, in the
year Of our Lord. one
thousand nine hundred
and eleven.
AUSTIN L. CROTHERS,
Governor Of Maryland
ny the Governor
n WINSLoW WILLIAMS,
Secretary Of State.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.