Democratic messenger., 1911-10-28
CHATTER ais

CHAPTER Bis.
An Act TO amend section 1 OF Article 3.
title Legislative Department" OF the Con-
stitution OF this State aud to provide for
the submission OF said Amendment to the
qualified voters OF this State for adoption
or rejection.
Section / BE Il enacted By the General
Assembly OF Maryland. three atths OF nil
the members OF each of the two houses CON
curing that the following section be aud
the same Is hereby proposed as an Amend
mauI 10 Section OF Article 3, title "Legis-
latlve 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 1 Of said Article
Of the Constitution OF Maryland
As soon as may he after the taking
and publishing OF thu National Census OF
nineteen hundred and ten. or after the
enumeration Of the population OF this state
under the authority thereof there shall lie
an apportionment of representation Ia the
House OF Delegates. TO be made on the fol-
lowing basis. 10 wit
Each OF the several counties Of the state
having a popnlgtion Of eighteen thousand
souis or less. shall be entitled TO two Dele
gates and every county having a popula-
tion Of over eighteen thousand aud less
than twenty eight thousand souls. shall be
entitled 10 three Delegates; aud every
county having population OF twenty
eight thousand aud less than forty thou
sand souls. shall be entitled to four Dele
gates; and every couuty having pcpula-
tion OF forty thousand and less than nifty
Ave thousand souls shalt be entitled TO
Eve Delegates: and every county having
population Of nifty i've thousand souls and
upwards shall be entitled 70 six Delegates
and no more; aud each OF the four Legis-
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shall lie 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
IA the House OF Delegates shall never ex-
ceed one third Of the membership Of the
House OF Delegates. aud, provided also
that the representation ~ Baltimore City
in the House Of Delegates shall never be
less than thiriy-iiye IN number OF the
mem bership OF said House Of Delegates; /;
and the General Assembly shall have the
power to provide hy law from time to
ame. for altering and changing the boun-
daries Of the existing legislative districts
Of the q OF baltimore, 50 AS 10 make
them as uear as may be of equal popuia.
f.aa but said districts shall always CON
slst u contiguous territory
Section = And he it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid. hat the said fore
going section hereby proposed as an
Amendment 10 the Constitution. shall at
the next election for members OF the Gen
eral Assembly Of this state, 70 be held
On The Tuesday next after the hrst Mon.
day Ia the month ot November. nineteen
hundred aud eleven ti9l1, be submitted
10 the legal and qualified voters thereof.
for their adoption OF rejection, In pur-
suance ~ tile directions contained IN Ar
ticle IA OF the Constitution Of this State:
and al the said election the vote on tile
said proposed Amendment to the Constitu-
don shall be by ballot and upon each hal-
lut shall be written or printed the words,
For the tons. .ituti0nal Amendment aud
Against tile Constitutional Amendment"
~ the voter shall elect, aud Immediately
after said election due returns shall be
uinde 10 the Governor Of the yoi for aud
agains; said proposed Amendment. as di-
I reeted by the the said Article Ii OF the
/ said Constitution.
Approved April :. 1910
AUSTIN L. cROTHERs.
Great Seal Governor
T. GDRMAN. Jr
PFesiden, Of the Senate
ADAM PEOPLES.
Speaker ~ The House of Delegates.
Now. Therefore, l Austin l.. crothers.
Governor Of the State of Maryland. ln pur-
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/ Article II OF the Constitution Of Maryland.
10 hereby order and direct that a copy Of
each Of said Acis proposing said Amend
1 ments be published 10 at least two news
papers IN each Of the counties of the State.
where so many may he published. Ia any
county where not more than one newspaper
may be published. then In that newspaper.
and 10 three newspapers published Ia lhe
city OF Baltimore one u which shalt be
10 the German language, once Week for
at least three months preceding the elec'
ton OF 1911. at which said election said
proposed amendments shall be submitted
TO the legal aud qualified voters Of the
state. for their adoption or rejection.
Given under my hand
and the Great Seal of
the State OF Maryland.
Done AZ the city %;
f0reat Seal Annapolis. this hrst
day Of july In the
year OF our Lord. one
thousand nine hundred
and eleven.
AUSTIN L. CROTHERs.
Governor Of Maryland.
~ the Governor
n wTNsLow wILLIAMs.
Secretary Of stats