Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-11-06
CHAPTER 20.

AN ACT 20 propose an Amendments 20 Sec
ton 4 OF Article III OF the Constitu-
ton of the State OF Maryland. title
Legislative Department" regulating
the representation OF the City OF bal.
timore la the House of Delegates: and
providing for the submission OF said
amendment to the qualified voters OF
the State for adoption or rejection.
Rection 1. Be II enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland, three ifths OF all
the members of each of the two Houses
c0ncurring. that the following Section he
and the same liz hereby proposed Ms an
amendment 10 Section / OF Article III OF
the Constitution OF the State of Maryland,
title Legislative Department" the same
Of the state. as herein, provided. to become
Section OF Article Ill Of the Constitu-
tlon Of the State Of Maryland.
4. IA soon as may be. after the taking
and publishing Of the National Census of
1900. or af,e- the enumeration OF the popu-
laticn OF this State, under the authority
thereof. there shall be an apportioDmeni
Of Representation in the House OF Dele
gates, 10 be made on the following basis,
60 wit Each Of the several counties oil
the State, having u population of eighteen
thousand souls or less. shall be entitled TO
two delegates; and every county having
n population of over eighteen thousand
aud less than twenty-cight Thousand
souls, shall be entitled to three delegates;
and every county having n population OF
twenty eight thousand and less than forty
delegates: and every county having 4
population OF forty thousand aud less
than nfty-iive thousand souls, shall be
entitled 10 five delegates; and every coun-
ty having a population Of tfty-bve thous-
and souls and upwards shall be entitled 10
six delegates and no more; and each OF
the six legislative districts OF the City Of
baltimore shall be entitled 10 the number OF
delegates 10 which the largest county shall
or may be entitled under the aforegoing APP
portionment and the General Assembly
IN "A Ia hN lax
from time 10 tine FOR altering and chang
ing the boundaries OF the existing legis-
lative districts of the City of baltimore,
80 as 90 make them as near as may be OF
equal population; but said district shall
always consist of contiguous territory.
In case the General Assembly. nc tue regu-
lar session ~ nineteen hundred and
twenty-five. fails to FIX the boundaries Of
the six legislative districts OF the City Of
Baltimore. the Board OF Supervisors OF
Elections of said city shall fix the bound
aries OF the six Legislative districts, sub
iect to the limitations contained herein,
and shall give adequate notice OF the
same: and the boundaries SO fixed shall
remain until altered or changed by the
See. ? Aud be II further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That said aforegoins
section, hereby pronS,sed as. Is az a ~ M
next general election for Members OF the
House OF Representatives OF Congress- held
In this State submitted 60 the legal and
cr reiectIon. IN pursuance Of the direc.
tions contained In Article XIV OF the Con-
stitution OF this State, and at the said
general election the vote on the said pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution shall
be by ballot, and upon each ballot there
shall be printed the words For the Con
Rtitrtional Amendment" and Against the
Constitutional Amendment" as now pro.
vided by law. and Immediately after said
election due returns shall be made to the
Governor Of the vote for and against said
proposed amendment. as directed by said
Fourteenth Article of the Constitution
and further proceedings had In accordance
with said Article Fourteen.
Approved March I, 1872.