Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1911-08-17
CHAPTER SIS


A Act 70 amend Section OF Article &
title "Legtslativs Department" Of the Con.
Sltution OF this State and 10 provide for
the Submission OF said Amendment 10 the
qualified voters of this state for adoption
or rejection.
Section l. De 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 and
the same Ia hereby proposed as an Amend
ment TO Section I OF Article 3, title "Legls-
lAtiye Department O.. ;Ae Constitution of
tbis State. and T. .up5ed BY the legal
qualified voters THERE. as herein provided.
said section shall suppressed ana stand IN the
place Instead Of Section OF said Article
3 OF the Constitution cf Maryland.
AS soon as MAJ Do after the taking
and publishing Of he National Census Of
nineteen hundred .l- ten. or after the
enumeration Q! the ~. ,'it.Ca Of this Stat4
under the authority thereof there shall bs
al apportionmeut "s rcgIesentatlon In the
House Of Delegates, 10 10 made on the fol-
lowing basis. tc Wit:
Each OF the several counties Of the State
having a population OF eighteen thousand
souls or less, shall lie entitled TO two Dele
gHtsS; and every county having q pODula-
ton OF over eighteen thousand and less
than twenty eight thousand souls, shall bs
entitled 10 three Delegates; and every
eight thousand and less than forty thou
saad souls, shall be entitled to four Dele
gates and every county having a popula-
ton OF forty thOusE4 4i and lezS than nfty-
ave Thousand souls. shall be entitled to
I've Delegates, am every county having a
population Of fcly i've Thousand souls and
upwards, shal. De entitled 10 six Delegates
snd no more; and ,.rh Il the four Legls-
latlSs Districts OF tie City Of Baltimore
shall he entitled 10 one delegate for each
one sixth Of the population Of the largest
county IN the State: provided. however
that the reprsSen'a'!ou Of Baltimore City
In the House OF delegates shall never er-
ceed one third Of tie uemLership VI tho
Houas Of Delegates. aad. provided also
that the representa- t'uu OF Baltimore City
IN the House Of b-tn-ates shall never bs
less than thirty-Gyy IN number Of the
mem beTship Oi sald House Of DelegatesI
and the General Assembly shall have the
power 10 provide by iaw. from time 70
time, for altering AM changing the boun-
daries Of the existing legislative districts
Of the City OF Baltimore. % as 20 make
them as near as aay be Of equal popula-
t!On but said tls.s.... .-HH always CON
sist of contiguous territory.
Section 4 And BE- Il further enacted By
the authority Rforc-aII hat the said fore
going section hereby proposed as an
Amendment 20 the Constitution. shall AZ
the next election for members Of the Gen
srHl Assembly OF f''s State. to he held
on '.e Iul-4ay ne. al.sE the ars' Mon
day 10 tie month % November nineteen
hundreI and eleven U8llJ. be su....ttei
20 TIE legal aul qualified voters thereof.
for their adopt On Or rejection. Ia pur.
euance of The directions cOnta'lcd ia Ar
Gc.s = q t.e q, ..... 4.a of this state;
aud at tie said election the vote on the
said proposed An GA 1uent to the Coas'itu-
don shall be by LslSt. and upoa each bal.
lie fa# 10 uH~|H nHn.Na. a 3