The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1920-01-09

Two bills, proposing amendments to
the Constitution to provide fair repre-
sentation for the city have been pre-
pared and will be offered as soon as
possible after the Legislature con-
venes. Both, after passage by the
Legislature, would have to be ratified
by the voters of the entire state at
the next general election. One bill
deals with representation in the Sen
ate and the other with representation
in the House.
The first deals with the Senate and
is as follows:
''The city of Baltimore shall be di-
vided into six legislative districts, as
near as may be of equal population
and of contiguous territory, and each
Of said legislative districts of the city
of Baltimore as they may from time
to time be laid out, in accordance with
the provisions hereof shall be entitled
to an additional senator, to be elected
at large from said city, for each fifty
thousand, or major portion thereof, In
excess of six hundred thousand OF
population; but in no event shall the
representation of the city of Balti-
more in the Senate exceed 40 per
centum of it's total membership; and
each county in the state having a
population of fifty thousand OF less
shall be entitled to one senator and
to an additional senator for every fifty
thousand, or major portion thereof, in
excess of such fifty thousand, all OF
which senators shall be elected by the
qualified voters of the said legislative
districts of the city of Baltimore, and
of the counties of the state, respec-
lively, and shall serve for four years
from the date of his election, subject
to the classification Of senators here
after provided for"
The second provides for the IN
creases in the House representation.
It follows:
"As soon as may be, after the TAX
ing and publishing of the national
census Of 1920, or after the enumera-
tion of the population Of this state,
under the authority thereof, there
shall be an apportionment of repre-
sentation in the House of Delegates,
to be made On the following basis, to
wit: Each of the several counties OF
the state, having population OF
eighteen thousand souls or less, snail
have two delegates: and every county
having a population of over eighteen
thousand and less than twenty-e1ght
thousand souls, shall be entitled to
three delegates; and every county
having a population of twenty-efght
thousand and less than forty thousand
souls. shall be entitled to four dele
gates; and every county having pop
ulation of forty thousand and less
than fifty1fve thousand souls. shall
be entitled to ive delegates; and every
county having population OF hfty-
five thousand souls, shall be entitled
to six delegates, and to an additional
delegate for every twenty thousand OF
population, or major part thereon, IN
excess Of said hfty-flye tnousanu' anu
each legislative district Of Baltimore
city shall be entitled to one delegate
for each twenty thousand of popula-
tlon in said district and to an addi-
tional delegate for the major part OF
such unit of twenty thousand, and the
General Assembly shall have the
,,ov,ar tn nroyide by law from time TO
time for altering and changing the
boundaries Of the legislative districts
of the city of Baltimore, so as to make
them as near as may be of equal pop
ulstion; but said district shall always
consist of contiguous territory. In nc
event shall the representation of the
CITY of Baltimore in the House OF Dele
gates exceed forty per centum or lts
tntaI membership"