Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1911-11-03

An Act 10 ameni Section ! Of Article :
Ute Legislative Department" Of nc
Constitution of this State, and TO 7ro
vide for the submission II said Amend
ment 20 the qualified voters Of this State
Tor adoption OF rejection.
Section l. Be II enacted BY the Genera
Assembly Of Maryland. three-hfths o. a..
the members. Of each Of the two house
concurring that the following section b.
and the same is hereby proposed as
Amendment 70 Section I OF Article 3
Constitution OF this State. and II adop:,
by the legal qualified voters thereof a.
herein provided said section shall super
sede and stand IN the place and insteae
Of Section q said Article Of the Con
stitution Of Maryland.
As soon as may be after the takine
and publishing Of the National Census ~
nineteen hundred and ten, or after tn
enumeration Of the population OF THIS
State under the authority thereof there
shall be an apporuonment Of representa
tion IN the House Of Delegates 70 DC
made on the following basis, to wit
State having a population OF eighteen
thousand souls or less. shall be entitled
&c two DELEGATES; and every county hav;
a population o. over eighteen thousand
and less than twenty-elgbt thousand
souls. shall be entitled to three Dele
gates and every county having popu'
lation Of twenty-eizht thousand and less
than forty thousand souls, shall be enti-
tied 20 four Delegates. and every county
having population Of forty thousand
and less than fifty-fve- thousand souls
shall be entitled to five Delegates; and
every county having population Of
iifty-five 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 enc
sixth OF the population OF the largest
county In the State: provided. however,
that the representation OF Baltimore City
In 10 nf &
coed one-third Of the membership Of tbs
House Of Delegates, and, provided also
that the representation Of Baltimore e y
In the House Of Delegates shall never b
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 q
time, for altering and changing tbs
boundaries Of the existing legislative
districts Of the City Of Baltimore. 50 a:
TO make them as near as may be q
equal population but said districts shall
always consist Of contiguous territory.
Section q And be Il further enacted
by the authority aforesaid that the sail
foregoing section hereby proposed as ar
Amendment TO the Constitution. shall al
the next election for members OF tl.t
General Assembly OF this State. to be
held on the Tuesday next after the hrs
Monday In the month Of November nin.-
teen hundred and eleven Gai1l. be sub
mtted to the legal and qualified voters
thereof. for their adoption or rejection
IN pursuance Of the directions contained
In Article u OF the Constitution Of this
State: and at the said election the vofs
on the. said proposed Amendment 10 tn
Constitution shall be by ballot. and upof
sss ssl9s shs be Ts''ea or prns
Amendment" and Against The cons.itu
tional Amendment as the voter sha
elect and Immediately after said eiec
ton. due returns shall be made 10 tbs
Governor CT the vote for and acafrsi
said proposed Amendment as directed b.
the said Article u Of the SAID Constifu
Approved Apr. 4 1870
g., AUSTIN L cRoTHERs,
A. P GoRMAN, 1R.. ~
President OF the Senate
ADAM PEOPLES,
Speaker Of the House OF Delegates
Now. Therefore. 1. AUSTIN 1, cRorH
ERS Governor Of the Slate Of Mary,
land, In pursuance Of the provisions 81
Section OF Article IA 81 the Cons.itti
tion OF Maryland. do hereby order an5
direct that a copy of each OF s.dd Act,
proposing said Amendments be publish
ed in al least Two newspapers Ia eael
Of the counties Of the State, where 81
many may be published. in any count
where not more than one newspap
may be published. then In that newspa
per. and in three newspapers published
In the city of Baltimore. one OF VIII CT
shall be in the German language ono
week for at least three months presed
ing the election of ,sll. at which SAT-
election said proposed amendments shall
be subinitted to the legal and qualified
voters OF i1e state. for their adoption o.
Rejection
Given under my nant
and the Great Seal Of tn,
State of Maryland.
Done at the City o.
tGrsat Seal) Annapolis. this first da,
OF July. In the year o.
our Lord one Thousand
nine hundred and eleven
AUSTIN l.. CROTHERS.
Governor Of Maryland
N WINSLOW WILLIAMS.
Secretary Of State
JOHN L STONE.
JOHN W. M1LLAR.
JOHN WRIT WILMER.
Board Of Supervisors of Elections fol
Charles County
LOUIS NJ. HYDE, Clerk.