The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-09-15
ARTICLE 70

AN ACT N prOppse m amendment 10 Srctiun
nj Ariirlr III at the Constitution Of the
Siats al MARYLAND. utlr "L'FiAlht," Depart.
meat regulating the approximation Of the
tItS al baltimore Ia the HOUSE III l'rlevHtrs
and providing Tor the submission at said
amendment To- N" qualified voter of the
state for Hduuii"n or rejection
Section l. he II enacted b. III" General A.,
FrInby 81 Maryland three iiihs of all tn. mem.
lars "i rnrh nj u" tWu HnurUs CuncuTrIng
that TIL" following section b" aud The same j.
IstthI proposed MI amendment to Section
Of Article III Of the Constitution OF the STATE
al Maryland. title "Lcgisintifo Department. "
III" same u adopted by the legally qualified
VOTERS 81 the State ~ hrrrin PRO, ila,l. 10 be-
come Section I nf Article III OF the Consiiiu-
lion al the STATE al Maryland.
As spun Ms may be. after the taking aud
publishing ri n" National Census al 1900, nf
Hit'r ia" enumeration Of the population al this
state. under the authority thereof. there shall
be m hppOrtionmrnt Of representation in the
House Ut Delegate, To hr made on the follow
inR basis. 10 wit Each nf the several counties
Of ~" STATE, having population oi eighteen
thpuruud souls or less. shall be- entitled to two
d,lrEat'4 and every county having u upuulH.
ton oi over eighteen thousand aud less than
twenty eight thousand souls. shall he entitled
10 three delegates and every county having a
population at tw"niy-e ght thousand aud less
than forty thousand souls, shall be entitled Ia
four delegates and every county having u
population 81 Forts thousand and less than Fifty.
i've thousand souls. Fhhll he entitled 10 five
delegates and every county having p'pula-
ilph bi HitN-hNe thousand souls ana unWnrds
fhnll be entitled 10 siN delegate. aud M more :
and each uf the legislative districts nf the
Guy ui baltimore shall he entitled to the num-
her ut delegates to which the largest county
fhnll or may be- entitled under the RiorevoinH
Hppnriinnment, and the General Assembly shall
hHNe the power 10 provide by Law. from time
~ time, for altering and changing the boun-
ddrlcs Of the existing legislative districts of the
tity ot baltimore. ~ To make them neal
us may be oi equal population hut said district
shalt always consist Of contiguous territory, In
case The General Assembly 1T the regular ses.
hluu 81 nineteen hundred and twenty-five. fails
10 ~ the boundhr ps al the -N Legislative dis
tTictE Of the City III Baltimore. the Board Of
hupr1Nts"ts ut Elections al said city shall IN
fhe boundaries Of the six legislative districts
subject To the limitations contained herein and
shalt give adequate notice Of the same and the
bnundnries ~ fixed shall remain until altered
or changed by the GeBoinl Assembly
s1Nec >. Aud be II further enacted by the Au.
thuitty aforesaid, That said nforcgning section,
hereby proposed an amendment To the Con-
tuutinu, shall lee Mt the next general elect on
uf Congress held in this State submitted To the
lrrnl aud qualified voters OF the State for hdop-
ti"u "r rejection in pursuance at the directions
contained tu Article XIV Of the cnnstiiut on
Of THIS state, aud at the said general election
~" Nnt" ON the SAID proposed amendment 10
ihe Constitution shall be by ballot, and upon
tHCh ballot there shall be- printed the words
flur the Constitutional Amendment" and
"AVainu the Constitutional Amendment" as
now rroy ded hy law. and Immediately after
nntd election due returns shall he made Ia tho
GoN'tu"r ut the vat" Tor aud npuinst said prt,-
pCned amendment. rs directed by said -Four.
te"hih Article IT the Constitution. and further
Diur"''ilnTs had IN accordance with said Article
Fourteen.
AttF.tN.l March