The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-08-11

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AN ACT ia. ppPsSc an amendment to Section
!. :. nj Article III Of tn. Constitution Of the
State Of Maryland. title Legislative Depart.
mont" regulating the representation OF the
CITY of baltimore In the House Of Delegates;
and providing for the submission Of said
Amendment to the qualified voters OF the
State for adoption or rejection.
errtIon 1 n, Il enacted nv thr General A.
seuhiy Of Marylsnd, ihree.htth, Of all the mem
hers Of zach Of the two Houses coneurring,
ihpt the following Section he and the SAME y
h-frhy orono.ed as an amendment 70 section :
81 Article III ~ the Constitution Of the stat.
81 MARYLAND title Legislative Department,
the same u adopted by the legally qualified
voters Of the State, as herein provided 10 he
come Section 4 Of Article III Of the constitu.
ton Of the State Of Maryland. :,
4 As soon as may be. after the taking and
publishing Of the National Censn. Of 1900, or
after the enumeration Of the population Of this
State, under she authority thereof, there shail
he an anrortionment Of representation in the
House Of Delegates, to be- made on the follow
ms basis, to Wit Each Of the several counties
tson ~" add souls or less kali be entitled 10 two
delegates: and every county having popula'
tion Of over eighteen thousand and le" than
twenty'sEht thousand souls. shall he entitled
To three delegates; and every county having
population Of iwenty.eight thousand and less
than forty thousand souls, shall he entitled 10
four delegates; and every county having
population Of forty thousand and less than htty'
Eve thousand souls. shall be entitled TO 1--WE
delegates; aud every county having popula'
ton Of fftyfVe thousand souls and upwards
shall he entitled TO siS delegates and no more;
and zach Of the six legislative district. Of the
City Of Baltimore shall be entitled TO the mum.
her Of delegates to which the largest county
shall or may be- entitled under the aforegoing
apporti onment and the General Assembly shall
have the power to provide BY law, from time
tifuF. for Altering and Changing the bOun
daries Of the existing legislative districts Of the
City Of Raltimore, so as to make them as near
- may be OF eqhhl population; but said district
shall always consist Of contiguous territory. In
ease the General assembly. a the regular ses
sion Of nineteen hundred and twentytwo. fails
TO IA the boundaries Of the SIN legislative dis
tricts OF thr City OF Hatinofe, the Board Of
Supervisors Of Elections Of said city shall hr
the boundaries OF the six legislative districts.
subject to the limitations contained herein. and
shall give adequate notice OF the same and the
houndafies so fixed shall remain until altered
or changed by the General Assembly.
See. !, And be i further enacted by the au.
thorlty aforesaid, That said aforesoinE section.
hereby proposed as an amendment TO the Con'
s'itulion. shall he at the next general election
for Members OF the House Of Representatives
LEGAL and qualified voters OF the State for adcp
ton or rejection. in pursuance Of the directions
contained In Article XIV OF the Constitution
Of this State, and at the said general election
the Constitution shall be by ballot aud upon
each ballot there shall be printed the words
For the Constitutional Amendment" and
"Asainst the Constitutional Amendment" as
now provided by law. and Immediately after
sAid election due returns shall be made TO the
Governor Of the vote for and against said pro
posed amendment. as directed by said Four
ternth Article Of the Constitution, aud further
pfoerr dinga had IN accordance with said Article
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Approved March l, l971