Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1911-10-27

An Ast % amen5 section Of Article :
lite Legislative Department" Of The
Constitution 1t this State. and 10 pro
ment % the qualified voters of this State
for adoption Or rejection,
Section Be Il enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland. three-ffths Of al.
the members Of each Of the two ho1ses
concurrine that the following section be
and the same Is hereby proposed as an
| Amendment 70 Section OF Article g.
| title Legislative Department" OF the
/ Constitution o. this State and II adopted
| by the legal qualified voters thereof as
/ herein provided said section shall super
sede and stand IN the place and instead
Of Section ! Of said Article OF the Con
stitution Of Maryland
4 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
tlor IN the House Of Delegates, to be
made on the following basis to wit:
Each Of the several counties Of the
thousand souls or less. shall be entitled
tc two Delegates; and every county hav-
population o. over eighteen thousand
and less than twruiy-elght thousand
souls shall be entitled to three Dele
gates: and every county having a popu-
lation Of twenty-eight thousand and less
than forty thousand souls, shall be enti-
tied 70 four Delegates; and every county
having a population OF forty thousand
and less than fifty-iive thousand souls
shall be entitled to five Delegates; and
every county having a population Of
iifty-ive thousand souls and upwards
shall be entitled to six Delegates and no
more; and each Of the four Legislative
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-
ceed one-third Of the membership Of ths
House Of Delegates. and, provided also
that the representation Of Baltimore ~
In the House of Delegates shall never b
less than thirty-flve in number of tht
membership Of said House of Delegates.
power to provide by law. from time 10
time, for altering and changing ths
boundaries Of the existing Legislative
districts Of the City OF Baltimore. so a.
TO make them as near as may be 0
equal population. but said districts shal
always consist Of contiguous territory.
Section 2 And be it further enacted
BY the authority aforesaid, that the said
foregoing section hereby proposed as ar
Amendment to the Constitution shall al
the next election for members Of the
held on the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in the month of November, nine
teen hundred and eleven G91ll, be sub
mitted to the legal and qualified voters
thereof. for their adoption or rejection
IN pursuance OF the directions contained
In Article u OF the Constitution Of this
on the said proposed Amendment TO the
Constitution shall be by ballot. and upor
each ballot shall be written or printed
tns words; For me Constitutional
| tional Amendment" as the voter shat
elect and Immediately after said cleo
ton due returns shah be made to thf
Governor c. the vote for and against
said proposed Amendment as directed b,
tion.
Approraa Ar . ro1n
80 JUSTIN L. cROTHERs.
A. P GoRMAN. JR.. ss'"o''
President OF the Senate
ADAM PEEPLES
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates
Now. Therefore. l. AUSTIN i. cRoTu.
ERS. Governor Of the State Of Mary
land. In pursuance Of the provisions Of
section ] OF Article Il Of the Consdtu
ds5no tlon ot IN &Maryiand; do hereby order ane
proposing said Amendments be publish
ed in at least Two newspapers in eacf
oi the counties Of the state where 81
many may be published. In any count
where not more than one newspaper
may be published, then In that newspa
per. and IN three newspapers published
in the City OF Baltimore one OF whicl
shall be in the German language, ono
a week Tor at least three months preced
inR the election of lsll, at which sale
election said proposed amendments shah
be submitted to the legal and uualified
voters OF III. state. FOR their adoption q
rejection.
Given under my hand
and the Gr,elt Seal OF the
State vf Maryland
Done at the City OF
tGfeat Seal) Annapolis. this first day
OF July. in the year OF
our Lord. one thousand
nine hundred and eleven
AUSTIN l.. cROTlIERS,
Governor Of Maryland
n WlNSLOw WILLIAMS
.s..i..ry ~ STATE