Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-09-16
CHAPTER sis.

CHATTER 3lS
An Act TO amend Section 4 Of Article 3.
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 II 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 and
the same IL hereby proposed as an Amend
msnt to Section I Of Article 3. title "Legis-
lative 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
Of the Constitution OF Maryland
l. Al 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 he
an apportionment Of representation In the
House OF Delegates. TO be made on the fol-
lowing basis, TO wit
Each Of the several counties Of the State
having q population Of eighteen thousand
souls or less. shall be entitled 10 two Dele
gates: and every county having popula-
ton Of over eighteen thousand and less
than twenty eight thousand souls, shall he
county having population Of twenty
eight thousand and less than forty thou
sand souls, shall be entitled TO four Dele
gates: and every county having popula-
ton OF forty thousand aud less than nfty-
ave thousand souls. shall be entitled TO
i've Delegates; and every county having
population OF fifty 1--WE thousand souls and
upwards, shall be entitled to six Delegates
and no more: and each Of the four Lesis-
latiye Districts OF the City OF Baltimore
shall be entitled TO one delegate for each
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-
coed one third OF the membership or the
House OF Delegates. and. provided also.
that the representation or Baltimore City
In the House OF Delegates shall never he
less than thirty-rye In number OF the
membership OF said House Of Delegates;
aud the General Assembly shall have the
power to provide by law, from time TO
time for altering and changing the boun-
daries OF the existing Legislative districts
OF the city of Baltimore. 50 As TO make
them as near as may be OF equal popula-
ion but said districts shall always con-
slsi OF contiguous territory.
Section 2 And be- II further enacted BY
| the authority aforesaid that the said Tore
going section hereby proposed as an
| Amendment TO the Constitution. shall NJ
| the next election for members OF the Gen
| eral Assembly OF this state to be held
ON the Tuesday next after the nrst Mon
day In the month Of November. nineteen
hundred aud eleven (i0ii), be submitted
10 the legal aud qualified voters thereof.
for their adoption or rejection. In pur-
suance Of the directions contained In Ar
tlcle "A Of the Constitution or this state;
and al the said election the vote on tue
said proposed Amendment 10 the Constitu-
ton shall be by ballot. and upon each bal
lot shall be written or printed the words,
For the constitutional Amendment aud
Against the Constitutional Amendment,
a. the voter shall elect. and Immediately
after said election due returns shall be
made 10 the Governor OF the vot- Tor and
against said proposed Amendment as d.
rected by the the said Article "a OF tns
said Constitution.
Approved April = 1910.
AUSTIN l.. CRoIHERS,
ft:reat SEAL Governor.
A T.. 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 ! OF
Article IA OF tile Constitution OF Maryland,
do hereby order and direct that copy Of
each OF said Acis proposing said Amend
ments be published IN at least two news
papers In each Of the counties OF the state.
where SO many may lie published. IN any
county where not more than one newspaper
may he published. then IN that newspaper.
and IN three newspapers published In the
| city OF Baltimore. one OF which shall lie
In the German language. once week for
NJ least three months preceding the elec-
ton OF 1911, at which said election said
proposed amendments shall he submitted
20 the legal and qualified voters OF the
state for their adoption or rejection.
Given under my hand
aud the Great Seal 81
the state OF Maryland.
Done "a; the city ~
f3reat SEAL Annapolis. this nrst
day OF July. In the
year OF our Lord. one
thousand nine hundred
and eleven
AUSTIN l.. CRoTHERs.
Governor Of Maryland.
~ the Governor
n. wINsLow WILLIAMS.
Secretary Of atate