Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-09-23
ARTICLE 20
propose an amen
e III Of the Co

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 rejection.
Section |. BE it enacted BY the General As
sembly of Maryland three-ffths of all the mem
hers of each of the two Houses concurrinP
that the following Section he and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment to Section
of Article III Of the Constitution Of the Stat.
of MARYLAND, title Legislative Department
the same if adopted w the legally qualified
voters of the State as herein provided, TO be
come Section 4 Of Article III of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Maryland.
a. As soon as may he after the taking and
publishing of the National Census Of 1900, or
after the enumeration of the porul alton OF this
State, under the authority thereof. there shall
he an apportionment of representation in the
House Of Delegates. TO be made on the follow
ing basis. to wit Each of the several counties
of the State. having nonulat OF eighteen
thousand souls or less, shall be entitled to two
delegates; and every county having a popu'a
ton of over eighteen thousand and less than
twenty-eght thousand souls, shall be entitled
to three delegates; and every county having
population of twenty-eRht thousand and less
than forty thousand souls shall be entitled to
four delegates and every county having a
population of forty thousand and less than fifty
FIVE thousand souls, shall be entitled to rive
delegates; and every county having popula
ton Of ffty-fve thousand souls and upwards
shall be entitled to six delegates and no more;
and each of the six Legislative districts Of the
City of Baltimore shall be entitled to the num-
Der Of delegates to which the largest county
shall or may be entitled under the aforegong
apportionment. and the General Assembly shall
have the power TO provide by law, from time
to time, for altering and changing the boun
dares Of the existing legislative districts of the
City of Baltimore. as to make them as near
as may be of equal population; but said district
shall always consist of contiguous territory. In
case the General Assembly, at the regular ses-
sion of nineteen hundred and twenty-five. fails
to fix the boundaries of the six legislative dis.
tricts of the City of Baltimore, the Board of
Supervisors of Elections of said city shall fix
the boundaries of the six legislative districts,
subject 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 General Assembly.
Sec. g. And be il further enacted by the au-
thority aforesaid, That said aforegoing section,
hereby proposed as amendment to the Con-
stituton, shall be at the next general election
for Members of the House of Representatives
of Congress held in this State submitted to the
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 vote on the said proposed amendment to
the Constitution shall be by ballot, and upon
each ballot there shall be printed the words
"For the Constitutional Amendment" and
against 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
teenth Article Of the Constitution, and further
proceedings had in accordance with said Article