The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-08-11
CHAPTER 20

n act Ia Propose an amendment TO See
noH I al Article III of the C0nStitu-
nan ~ The State Of Maryland. title
Legislative Department.. regulating
;i- representation of the City of Bal
tim"rr in the House of Delegates; and
Frulidiu. Tor the submission OF said
amrrdu"ut t" the qualified voters OF
The stare for adoption or rejection.
s-i'"n l. BE it enacted by the General
@mby II Maryland. three fifths of all
mrah"TS "f each OF the two Houses
Earring. that the following Section he
The same * hereby proposed as an
,Fudnnnf to Srction OF Article Ill Of
Constitution Of the State of Mary hand.
~ Legislative Department" the same
saMird 10y The. legally qualified voters
tRsNai". rs herein provided, to become
FL 81 Article III OF the Cons;itu-
faf the State OF Maryland.
as soon as may he after the taking
Publishing Of the National Census nf
ear after the enumeration OF the p0pu-
III this State. under the authority
III. there shall h" nn app"riioun"nt
fFpreSrntatioH in the liouSs. Of Dele
~ to lie made ON the following basis.
E- Each uf the several counties Of
State. havin" u population OF eighteen
JHsand souls or less. shah lac entitled 10
70 delegates: and every county having
81 population of over eighteen thousand
#A less than twenty eight thnuS:,r'F
MS. shall he entitled to three delegates ::
#ad every county having population dt
#Senty -rj=ht thousand ana less than furtF
Hlon>aud souls. shall he entitled to four
Srr-al,~: and every county having 4
4 0pulaiuu of forty thousand and less
ban fifIv five thousand souls shall hs
emltlrd To i've delegates: AMI every conn
y having Il uopuiarioH Of fif'v-tivc thous-
\ nd souls and upwards shall! be entitled &"
p DELEGATES aud no more: and each a.
H. Niy legislative districts of the city or
Palrimorr shall he entitled To the number
p delegates 1" which the largest county
EhhH "r mdN he entitled under the afnr"-
g"n@ aDp"rt comment. aud thr General As
E'nby shall have the power to provide Ivy
aw. from time To time. for altering and
Ihangiu" the boundaries of the cNiSring
legislative districts Of the City Gf Isalti
bore. =" rs to make them as near as may
f+ ~ equal poDulatiou: bur said tiiStritI
Ehall always consist of contiguous terri
osr. lH ease the General Assembly. ut The
IrGnHr session OF nineteen hundred and
IHrhly Two. fails To fix the boundaries OF
fha SiN legislative dist riots of the civ a.
Baltimore the BOARD or Supervisors Tf
Elections "f said city shall fix the bound
.ll"> ~ the six Legislative districts, sub,
IT. {" the limitations contained herein
PAL shall give adequate notice Of tn"
Iame: and the boundaries so fixed shall
l'Ilain mntl altered or changed by tho
General y Assembly.
See Mud he IL further enacted by IN"
aforesaid. That said aforegoing
Irtinu. hereby proposed as an amend
l'nt I" the Constitution. shall he ~ "a
eeu general election for Members Of the
FonS" Of Representatives nf Congress held
+ Ibis State submitted TO the le.r"I
aiiicd voters Of the state for adoption
4 Rejection in pursuance OF the diirec-
onS contained in Article XIV Of the Con
.htnti"n Of This State. and at the SAL
-rheral election the vote ON the said pro-
In2ei amendment to the Constitution shall
% ~ ballot. and upon eSch ballot There
'tall Ice printed the words For the Gov"
1hnti"nal Amendment" and "A gainst the
0hStitniinnal Amendment" as now pro-
lded hY law. and Immediately after 50 -
1ec'i"n due returns shall he made 10 the
GOVERNOR Of the vote for and against said
rT"poN"d amendment, as direced nv 90.
l"gr"rnih Article OF the Constitution.
NJ further proceedings had in accordInce
Ffh said Article Fourteen.
approved March !. 1922