Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1911-10-20

proposed Amendment. as directed BY the
said Article IA Of the Constitution.
Approved Apr. 7. 1910
AUSTIN L. cRoTHERS.
Great Seall Governor.
A. p. GORMAN. JR..
President OF the Senate.
ADAM PEOPLES.
Speaker Of the House II Delegates.
cHAereR ns

An Act % ament section Of Article ;
titie Legislative Department OF she
side toT ne submission mis- a i sald ana Amend Il
nept 20 the qualified voters OF this State
tor adoption or rejection.
Section Be II enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland. three-flfths OF all
the members Of each OF the two houses
concerning that the following section be
ane the same ls hereby proposed az al
Amendment % Section ! OF Article 3.
title Legislative Department" OF the
Constitution of 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 s OF said Article of the Con-
stitution Of Maryland
4 A. soon as may be after the taking
nineteen hundred and ten, or after the
enumeration Of the population Of this
state under the authority thereof, there
shal' be IN apportionment OF representa-
ticr In the House Of Delegates. to be
made on the following basis 10 wit.
Each Of the several counties of the
State having population OF eighteen
thousand souls or less, shall be entitled
&c two Delegates, and every county hav-
a population ot over eighteen thousand
and less than twenty-eight thousand
souls. shah be entitled to three Dele
gates and every county having a popu-
lation OF twcnty-eight thousand and less
tied 70 four Delegates. and every county
having a population of forty thousand
and less than fifty-nve thousand souls
shall be entitled to five Delegates; and
every county having a population of
iifty-fve 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 III the State. provided however
in the House Of Delegates shall never ex.
ceed 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 b
less than thirty-hve In number OF the
membership of said House of Delegates:
and the General Assembly shall have the
power to provide by law. from time 10
time for altering and changing the
boundaries of the existing legislative
districts of the City OF Baltimore so as
to make them as near as may be OF
equal population. but said districts shall
always consist of contiguous territory.
Section 2. And be II further enacted
BY the authority aforesaid. that the said
Amendment to the Constitution shall at
the next election for members OF tie
General Assembly of this State. to be
held on the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in the month of November. nine
teen hundred and eleven (s911). be sub
mitted to the legal and qualified voters
IN pursuance Of the directions contained
in Article "A OF the Constitution Of this
State: and at the said election the vote
on the said proposed Amendment 10 the
Constitution shall be by ballot. and upon
each ballot shall be written or printed
the words For the Constitutional
Amendment and Against the constitu-
elect and Immediately after said elec-
ton. due returns shall be made to the
Governor Ct the vote for and against
said proposed Amendment as directed bt /
the said Article u Of the said Constitu |
ton,
Co., AUSTIN L. cRoTHERs.
a. r GoRMAN, JR.' JoSerno''
ADAM PEOPLES.
Speaker Of the House OF Delegates
Now. Therefore, /. AUSTIN L. cRoTH-
ERS Governor OF the State Of Mary
Section of Article IA OF the Consiita
non Of Maryland. do hereby order and
direct lhat copy OF each Of said Acts [
proposing said Amendments he publish
ed in at least two newspapers n eslch I
OF the counties of the Stale, where 50 /
many may be published. in any county /
ay wsrs ba not nblIaSss mere ,han one
per, and in three newspapers published /
In the. City Of Baltimore one of which /
shait pc IN the German language. ono
week for at least three months preced I
ine the election Of 1911 at which said I
election sad proposed amendments shall /
De submitted TO the legal and qualified I
voters of The state. for their adoption OF I
rejection
Given under my hand l
and The Grt.it Seal Of the /
State Of Maryland
Done al The city of /
tGreat Seal) Annapolis. this first day i
OF luly, IN the year Of I
our Lord one thousand |
nine hundred and eleven I
AUSTIN l.. CROTfIERS.
Governor Of Maryland
N WINSi0w WILLIAMS
Sigrefsev ff State