Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1922-08-11
Approved March 1, 1922.
ARTICLE 20.

An ACT to propose an amendment to Section
Of Article III Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Maryland, title Legislative Depart
ment." 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.
Section l. BE it enacted by the General A..
lembly Of Maryland, three.htt Of all the mem
hers Of each Of the two Houses concurring
that the following Section be and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment TO Section
Of Article III Of the Constitution Of the State
the same il adopted by the legally qualified
voters Of the State, as herein provided, 10 be-
come Section Of Article III Of the Constitu-
tion Of the State Of Maryland.
T. As soon as may be, after the taking and
publishing Of the National Census Of 1000. Or
after the enumeration Of the population Of this
State. under the authority thereof. there shall
be an apportionment Of representation in the
House Of Delegates, 10 he made the follow.
ing basis, to Wit: Each Of the several counties
Of the State, having population Of eighteen
thousand souls or less, shall be entitled t6 two
delegates; and every county having a popua.
ton Of over eighteen thousand and less than
twenty-eiEht thousand souls, shall be entitled
to three delegates; and every county having
population Of twenty.eight thousand and less
than forty thousand souls, shall be entitled 10
four delegates: and every county having
population OF forty thousand and less than Fifty
FIVE thousand souls, shall be entitled TO FIVE
delegates; and every county having popula
ton Of hfty-hve thousand souls and upwards
shall he entitled to six delegates and no more;
and each Of the six legislative districts Of the
City Of Baltimore shall he entitled to the
Der Of delegates 10 which the largest county
shall may be entitled under the aforegoine
apportipument. and the General Assembly shall
have the power TO provide by Law, from time
10 time. for altering and changing the boun
dares Of the existing legislative districts Of the
City Of baltimore. so TO make them near
A. may be of equal population; but said district
shall always consist OF contiguous territory. IN
case the General Assembly. at the regular
sion OF nineteen hundred and twenty-five fail,
10 iN the boundaries Of the six legislative dis
'ricis q the City OF Baltimore, the Board o.
Sdptrviscrs OF Elections OF said city shall %,
the boundaries Of the six Legislative districts
suhicci 10 the limitations contained herein nn
shall give adequate notice Of the same: and ih
boundaries fixed shall remain until altCre'
or changed by the General Assembly
Sec. ?. And be i further enacted BY the an
thorty aforesaid. That said aforegoing section
hereby proposed as an amendment to the Con
stiuliOn, shall be at the next general election
for Members Of the House Of Representative
Of Congress held IN this State submitted 10 The
legal and qualified voters. Of the State Tor sdop
ton or rejection. in pursuance 81 the direction
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 word
For the Constitutional Amendment" ane
against the Constitutional Amendment" a,
now provided by Law. and Immediately after
said election due returns shall lie made to the
Governor Of the vote for aud against said pro.
posed amendment, as directed BY said -Four
ieenih Article Of the Constitution, and further
proceedings had in accordance with said Article
Fourteen.