Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-08-05
CHAPTER 3is.

CHAPTER 3is
An Act TO amend Section : of Article 3.
title Legislative Department" OF the Con
etitution 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 il enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland. three hfths Of all
the members OF each Of the two houses con.
curing. that the following section be aud
the same Is hereby proposed as an Amend
ment to Section 4 OF Article 8. 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
3 OF the Constitution OF Maryland
l. AZ soon as may he after the taking
and publishing Of the National Census ot
nineteen hundred aud ten. or after the
enumeration Of the population Of this state
under the authority thereof. there shall lie
an apportionment OF representation In the
House OF Delegates. 10 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 Il popula-
ton OF over eighteen thousand and less
than twenty eight thousand souls. shall lie
entitled 10 three Delegates; and every
county having q population OF twenty
eight thousand and less than forty thou
sand souls shall he entitled to four Dele
gates; and every county having n popula-
tion OF forty thousand aud less than nifty
ive thousand souls. shall be entitled 10
Ave Delegates: and every county having q
population Of nifty Ave thousand souls and
upwards, shall be entitled 10 six Delegates
and no more; aud each Of the four Legls-
lative Districts OF the city OF Baltimore
shall he 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 OF the
House OF Delegates. and. provided also,
that the representation OF Baltimore City
in the House Of Delegates shall never he
less than thirty five In number OF the
mem bership Of said House Of Delegates;
aud the General Assembly shall have the
power 10 provide by law. from time 10
time. for slterIng and changing the boun-
daries OF the existing legislative districts
Of the city Of Baltimore. so as to make
them as near as may Ice OF equal popuia-
ton hut said districts shall always con
sist 81 contiguous territory.
Section 2 And be It further enacted by
the authority aforesaid. THAT the said fore
going section hereby proposed as an
Amendment To the Constitution, shall at
the next election for members OF the Gen
.ral Assembly Of this State, 20 he held
on the Tuesday next after the first Mon
day in the month OF November. nineteen
hundred aud eleven tioln. be submitted
10 the legal aud qualified voters thereof.
for their adoption or rejection, Ia pur-
suance Of the directions contained In Ar
tIcle "A OF the Constitution OF this State:
Enf n
said proposed Amendment TO the constitu-
ilon shall be by ballot and upon each bal
lot shall he written or printed the words,
For the Constitutional Amendment ana
Against th. Constitutional Amendment.
~ the voter shall elect. and Immediately
after said election. due returns shall be
made to the GOvernpr of the VOTE for aud
against said proposed Amendment AS III
rected by the the said Article IL OF the
said Constitution.
Approved April :. 1910.
AUSTIN L. cRoIHERs.
Great SEAL Governor.
A. = GoRMAN. Jr.
President Of the Senate
ADAM PEOPLES.
Speaker Of the House 81 Delegates.
Now. Therefore. I Austin l.. Crothers,
Governor ~ the state " Maryland. in pur-
snance 81 the provisions Of Section l Of
Article IL Of the Constitution NJ 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 he published. In any
county where not more than one newspaper
may be- published. then Ia that newspaper.
and IN three newspapers published In the
city ~ Baltimore. one ~ which shall he
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
70 the legal aud qualified voters Of the
State for their adoption or rejection.
Given under my hand
aud the Great Seal of
the State OF Maryland.
Done ~ III. city ~
tGreat Seal Annapolis. this nrst
day Of July. In the
year Of our Lord. one
thousand nine hundred
aud eleven.
AUSTIN l.. cROTllEkS.
Governor Of Maryland.
ny the Governor
~ WINSLOW WILLIAMS.
Secretary 81 state