The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-09-15
CHAPTER BIS.

An Act to amend Section 1 OF Ar.,.
ttle Legislative Department. "of ths =:
st1tution Of this State, and TO nrovfd' u e
the submission of said Amendment " ~
quailfied voters of this State fQS sdOu4Ss:
Section 1. Be it enacted BY the ca,.-,
Assembly, of Maryland, three-ffthsD S n y
! the members Of each of the two ~
concurring, that the following section n
ana ne same y hereby proposed A Y
Legislative Department" Of the a. n NJ
tuition or this State, and III adopted bT n,
legal qualified voters thereof AZ har1
provided, said section shall supersad M
stand in the place instead Of Section a.
said Article 8 Of the Constitution y
Maryland.
4: As soon as may be after the tak,,
and publishing of the National Censns !
nineteen hundred and ten. or after \.
enumeration of the population Of m
state under the authority thereof, thar
shall be an apportionment of repres1..
ton in the House Of Delegates. ID i
made on the following basis, to Wit:
Each Of the several counties Of H.
State having population Of eightan
thousand souls or less, shall Be e6tifT
to two Delegates; and every county MT
Ing population OF over eighteen thCE
sand and less than twenty eight thousam
souls, shall be entitled to three Dea
gates; and every county having a pop1l
lion u twenty -elSnL HOUSING anu lA
than forty thousand souls, shall be q.
titled to four Delegates; and every CON.
ty having a poulation Of forty thou0la
and less than fifty thousand souls sh,I
be entitled to five Delegates; and ever
county having n population of fifty.tTt
thousand souls and upward, shall be 60.
titled to six Delegates and no more; and
each of the four Legislative Districts Of
the City of Baltimore shall be entitled
one delegate for each one-sixth Of the POP
ulation Of the largest county in the State;
provided, however. that the representation
Of Baltimore City, In the House Of Dela.
gates shall never exceed one-third o. The
membership OF the House OF DELEGATES,
and, provided also. that the representa-.
ton OF Baltimore City in the House 81
five in number OF the membership Of
said House Of Delegates; and the Gensr
al Assembly shall have the power to pro-
vide by law, from time to time. for alter
ing 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 con-
tiguous territory.
Section 2. And be it further enacted BY
going section hereby proposed as Oh
Amendment to the Constitution, shall ~
the next election for members Of The Gen.
eral Assembly OF this State. to be held
day in the month OF November, nineteen
hundred and eleven (1911), be submitted
to the legal and qualified voters thereof
for their adoption or rejection. In purSu
ance of the directions contained In AZ
ticle IA of the Constitution Of this State
said proposed Amendment to the Consn
tuition shall be by ballot, and upon eaet
ballot shall be written or printed U
words. For the. Constitutional Amend
Hwzzk hn
Amendment" as the voter shall elect ant
Immediately after said election. due ~
turns shall be made to the Governor q
the vote for and against said propose
Amendment. as directed BY the said AZ
ticle il OF the said Constitution.
Approved April z, 1910. s
Jill AUSTIN I. CROTH dEasSo,
A. P. GoRMAN. II, ,...,
President of the Senate
ADAM PEOPLES,
Speaker of the House Of Delegate
Now, Therefore, l, Austin L. Crothen
Governor of the State Of Maryland,in pun
suance of the provision Of Section !
Article II of the Constitution of Maryland
do hereby order and direct that copy
ments be published In at least two new PEW
papers i'm each OF the counties or the Stal
where 80 many may be published ln MI
county where not more than one neWspal
ST may DG puDllSneu. lAen ln 80 LI;rI
paper, and In three newspapers pubilsL
ed in the city Of Baltimore, one OF whlC
shall be in the German language once
week for at least three months precedln
the election of 1911, at which said exc
ton said proposed amendments SHAH
submitted to the legal and qualified To
ers of the State, for their adoption or
lection.
Given under my han
and the Great Seal
the State Of Maryland
Done at the City.
Great Seal Annapolis, this fl
day OF July, in the VII
or our Lord, one thol
sand nine hundred AZ
eleven.
AUSTIN IL. CROTHERS.
Governor OF Maryian
BY the Governor.
N. WINSLOW WILLIAMS,
Secretary Of Stat