Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1911-09-07
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Al Act 10 amend Secloa 4 Of Article &
ttle Legislative Departmsat.- % the Con-
stdtutou OF this State, and te provide for
the subInisEton OF sB,f Amendment 70 the
quaci1ed voters Of IEls state for Adeptisn
or rejectian-
Eect!oR Be 4 enacted ey the General
Assembly Of Maryland. three aftha Of all
tEs mem bsFs cf each Of the two houses co.,
curing, thht the following section BE and
TIE same h hereby proVoSed as Gn Amend
rnent 70 secto1 1 Of Article q title ~Lsgfs.
lativa Department" q the Coastitstion q
this State, end II adopted By the legal
1uaIlle6 TcteEs thereof ss heT&ln provided.
Eaid section shali suppressed and stand In the
Piags instead Of Section 1 Of said Article
9 OF tie ConHtitutiou OF Maryland
A 5000 as may be after the taktnF
and publishing OF the S2tfoneI Csnsuz -
a.HgtCeu nCc- cred and ten. or GfteR the
sGunsratiOR Of the population Of this State
under ths authority thereof shefs shall be
au apPortieumsnt OF representation IN the
HoUse Of Delegates, 10 be made o. The tel.
lowing basis, TO wit;
Zach of The several counties e ths State
having = population Of eigbteeR thousand
souls Or lcsa, shall be entitled 20 tive Dele
gates and every county having Q popula.
ton Of over eighteen thousand aad less
than twenty eight thousand soulA. shau bs
entitled 10 three DeleEstssI and sveeT
county having q population Of twenty-
eight thousand snd less than forty thou-
saad soBls shall be entitled to four Dele
gates, and every county bavfnE . popuia-
don % forty thousand and beas .haa any
Avs thousand souls. shall 30 entitled TO
nvs Delegates; and very county haVing Q
population ot erJy-nvs thoussud souls and
upwards shall be entitled 20 sig Delegates
and 40 more; and each of the fouF Legfs-
lative Districts Of tie city Of Baltisnore
saaII be entitled TO ooa delegate for esEh
sixth ~ the population Of the largest
county IN TIE State; provided, however,
that the representation Of Baltimore City
In the house OF Delegates shall never ex-
eced oRe-t third Of the membership Of the
House 81 Dslegates, sad, provided siso.
that tha representation Of Baltimore Cisy
iH ths House Of Delegates shall never ba
lCEa thEh thirty I've IN aanb<T e6 the
glrD beTHhip % ssia House ef Delegates,
and tEa Geuaral Assembly shall have the
power &c provide by law, fron time 70
uue. fsT altering and changing the eoun-
A1ries os the existing legislative districts
o tbs City o. Bal'l more, 80 as 70 make
them as near - may be Of equal nopala-
zion but s4.1 Gls-....s shall always con-
aist of Contiguous territory.
sscfloa And be Il further enacted ~
ths auth ortiz aforesaid. hat the said fore-
go,ag s=ctioa hereby proposed ss aa
Amendment to the Constitution, shall &C
the next election tor members Of the Gen.
eral Assembly of this state, to be beid
Or the Tuesday next after the hrst Mon
day iu the month of November Bineteea
hundred aud e.evea C3lD, Be submitted
90 -le legal and qualified voters thereof,
for their adoption or rejection, IN par
EUa1co ct the directions contained IN Ar
tic.- 70 8. tie Constitution OF tbis State;
ant a. tLa EBii election the vote on the
said proposed Amendment - the Constitu.
Jlsa st.l 5s b bEai~t. aad uDOn eseh bal
lot shall BE- wrl-.eu gg printed the words.
"For tle Cous.!tat!.uaI Amendment" aud
Against the con %lt.oEal Amendment"
ss ,Ae voter shall elect and Immediately
after sai1 slecI1a due returns shall be
made 70 the Governor OF the vote for Ana
against said proposed Amendment - d.
ree-ed ly the tl. said Article IA Of tho
sid CouEttg-4-u.
Approved Apr :. 'g-j-
AUSTIN L CRoTHERA
lGrsAt BaAlJ Governor
A p. CDRMAH. Jr,
President Of the seaaGA
ADAM PEEPLEs,
speaker OF the House OF Delegates.
Wow, Therefore I Austia L Crothsrz.
| GoTurBo- cf tie State Of AArylasA, In pus.
saauce o. the provisions of Ssction q
Argicts = o. tie Co1s s.ltutiou Of Maryland,
ae hereby srdsF and direct that q copy sk
sscA u said Ac-s proposing said AmeaA-
-eats - pabGsEed n ~ ls2st TIVE news.
papers N eGeh of tss eouEues ef the stats.
zherS % many maJ bs Published, ia A1y
county whsFs 1ot more than Ohs aswspa pen
1sy bs published, thea IN that Hswspapss.
sat % three sewapagers published In tha
CLy Of Ba.luore. one % which shall Ia
In re Gerasa language, once q week feR
a. least thEes months preceding tie cleo
dos 0f 1911 81 which said elsctioa said
proposed amendments shall be submitted
20 ths Eexal and qualified voters % tAa
s-ats, :OE thar adoption sg rsseetioa-
Given andss ny land
and tie Great Seal a
the state sf AaryIasA
Done al ths City .,
(Gr~st SS&ij AhEapoiIA this arsa
day ot yuiy. in tha
yesF Of eur Esfd, co
! thoI.and zins hanarsS
and etsvea-
ACETTE l. CROTHERA
S0ysrssR sf MasylaaA
Hy Eha Governor
n yiNsLow wILLIAlEA
seerstsry of etaAa