The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-09-01
CHAPTER 20.

AZ ACT to propose an amendment 10 Sec
hon / of Article III of the ConStiGu-
i'm If the State of Maryland. title
legislative Department regulating
tie, representation Of the City of Bal
f,uInr. ia the House OF Delegates; and
Egol ding for the submission Of said
amendment To the qualified voters of
Tie State for adoption or rejection.
Section BE il enacted by the General
.,semlly II Maryland. three fifthS of all
r. members of each OF the Two lInnSeS
aruiriue that the following Section he
"a th,. >.iunc * hereby proposed as an
nrudnlrnt Ia Section Of Article Ill of
Il Constitution Of the State of Maryland.
it "Ie@i>lativr Department.. the same
.doprrd hv the LEGALITY pualifietf voters
tnr Statr. as herein provided. To become
Stgn ~ Article Ill of the ConStitu-
n " II the State Of Maryland.
A. soon rs may hc. after the taking
81 sMhliShin" Of the National Census of
# rur after the t'IIuIuerHt ion OF the popu-
# On ~ This State, under the authority
s-,f there shall lac an superintendent
approximation in the House of Dele
s'-s to he made on The following basis.
vii Each Of the several counties of
Or State having population OF eighteen
Hti>aud souls or less. shall lac entitled Ia
~" delegates: and every county hHHln.
L populatiun of over eighteen thousand
tai less than twenty eight thousand
Hg.s shall be- entitled L. three delegates:
sol every county having Il population 81
igrHIy eight thousand aud less than forty
Iloi>tild souls. shall br entitled to four
atie4air~: aud every county having Il
I"pilali"u 1T forty thousand and less
faah fifty five thousand souls. shall hr
entitled to live delegates: aud every conn
ty having a population at fiftrtive thouS-
sad souls and upwards shall De entitled T."
SIX DELEGATES and u" more: and each a.
lie six legislative districts of the city Of
Baltimore. shall lie entitled Ia the number
ID. -. La
snail may Ice entitled under the af"re-
going app"rt"mmcnt. and the General rs
Sanilv shall have the power to provide by
Jaw. from time To time. for altering ana
changing. the boundaries of the existing
legislative districts Of the City OF Ealti-
more. ~ To make them rs near as may
~ n EQUAL population: but said hlStrrl
shall always consist of contiguous terri
i0fr. In ease the General Assembly. nj inc
regular session Of nineteen hundred ard
twenty two fails Ia fix the boundaries oil
The SN legislative districts OF the city ct
hlltmorr the Board of Supervisors OF
Elr'li"u~ al said city shall fix the bound
aries ~ the six legislative districts. sub
iert 10 th. limitations contained herein.
AID shall give adequate notice or The
'lnir. and the boundaries so fixed shall
f-Aaiu until altered or changed 10y the
General Assembly.
Sc And lac it further enacted by III"
sqth0ritv aforesaid. That said af"rcG"in /"
%"ti"u hereby proposed rs AN amend
apnt Ia the Constitution. shall il" ~ 10
leSt general election for Members Of IN"
H0n>, ~ Representatives of Congress held
IN This State submitted to the legal "
qualified voters of the State for adoption
OF rejection in pursuance or the diire'-
honS contained in Article NV OF The Con
Hituiiuu 81 this State. and at the :"
general elect ion the vote ON the said pro-
posed amendment To the Constitution Sh"'
be ~ ballot. and np0n each ballot there
shall be- printed the words For the Con
Ittutinha Amendment and against tho
'nn,titntinual amendment" rs now pro
sided by law and Immediately after said
Election due returns shall he m9de To the
i0vtrHur of the vote for and against said
sropoSed amendment. rs direced by 81
Fourteenth Article of the ConSiitnt ion
and further proceedings had in accordance
with said Article Fourteen.
Approved March ]. 1922.