The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-10-27
CHAPTER s1s.
(Great Seal)

CHATTER SIG.
An Act to amend Section 4 of Article q
little Legislative Department" Of the Con-
stitution of this Stare, and to provide for
the submission of said Amendment to the
qualified voters of this State for adoption
or rejection.
Section l. Be it 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 and
the same Is hereby proposed as an Amend
ment to Section 4 of Article 3. title "Legis-
lative Department" Of the Constitution Of
this State, and If 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.
4. As soon as may be after the taxing
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 be
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 a population of eighteen thousand
souls or less, shall be entitled to two Dele
gates; and every county having a popula-
tion Of over eighteen thousand and less
than twenty eight thousand souls, shall be
entitled to three Delegates; and every
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 6f forty thousand and less than fifty
fye thousand souls, shall be entitled to
i've Delegates and every county haylng
Population Of fifty aye THOUSAND souls and
:s es sgSs gss 3 fh;s =; ;o RS'ssaais. sssis.
shall sEaIl be entiiied to S6e delegate st Tor each
one sixth u the Population q 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 the
House of Delegates, and. provided also.
that the representation Of Baltimore City
in the House of Delegates shall never bs
less than thirty five in number Of the
membership of said House Of Delegates;
and the General Assembly shall have the
power to provide by law. from time to
time for altering aud changing the boun-
daries of the existing legislative districts
of the City Of Baltimore, SO as to make
them as near as may be OF equal popula-
tion but said districts shall always con-
sist Of contiguous territory.
Section 3 And be 1t 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.
eral Assembly of this State, to be held
on the Tuesday next after the first Mon
day in the month of November. nineteen
hundred and eleven Q91D, be submitted
to the legal and qualified voters thereof,
for their adoption or rejection, in pur-
suance of the directions contained In Ar
ticle IA of the Constitution Of this State;
and at the said election the vote on the
said proposed Amendment to the Constitu-
ton shall be BY ballot, and upon each bal
lot shall be written or printed the words,
TFor the constitutional Ame9dment" and
against the Constitutional Amendment"
a the voter shall elect, and Immediately
after said election due returns shall be
made to the Governor Of the vote for and
against said proposed Amendment, as d.
reected by the the said Article 4 q the
said Ccastltgtso9,; Er.-.-.-'-'
AUSTIN L. CROTHERS,
(Great Seal) Governor.
A. p. GORMAN, Jr..
President of the Senate.
ADAM PEOPLES, 80.
Speaker of the House Of Delegates.
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Now, Therefore, | Austin L. Crothers.
Governor Of the State Of Maryland, in pur-
suanee Of the provisions of Section l Of
Article IA Of the Constitution Of Maryland,
do hereby order and direct that copy Of
each 6f said Acts proposing said Amend
ments be published in at least two news.
papers in each 0l the counties Of the State.
where so many may be published, IN any
county wh9fe not more than one htw5pdbef
may be published, then In that newspaDsf,
and in three newspapers published in the
city Of Baltimore, one of which Shall bs
ID the Gesmaii language once week for
al lesst three months precsuing the eIec-
tin Of iSii, st @slch said election said
proposed aiaendments shall be submitted
q the lessa and qualified votefs ef the
state. for theiS sdoptfon or rejection.
Given under my hand
aHd the Great Seal Of
= the State of Maryland.
Done at the City Of
fotxsx sail Annapolis. this first
day Of Jafy. IL the
year Of our Eord. one
x thousand ming hundred
I'D a aud eleven.
AUSTIN L. cRoTHERS.
Governor Of Maryland.
NJ lsAs osvsrhsf
n. w1NsLow WILLIAMS.
Secretary Of stat&
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