Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-10-16
CHAPTER 20.

AN ACT TO propose an amendment 10 Sec
ton of Article Ill of the Constitu-
ton OF the State Of Maryland, title
Legislative Department. regulating
the representation OF the City of BAL
timore ia the House of Delegates; and
providing for the submission OF said
amendment to the qualified voters of
the State for adoption or rejection.
Section /. lie 1t enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, three iifths Of. all
lite members OF each of the two Houses
runcurring, that the following Section be
aud the same is hereby proposed as an
amendment to Section of Article Ill of
the Constitution Of the State of Maryland,
title Legislative Department" the same
Il adopted by the legally qualified voters
Of the State as herein, provided, to become
Section I Of Article III of the Constitu-
don Of the State of Maryland.
T. As soon as may be. after the taking
aud publishing Of the National Census of
1870. or aftec the enumeration of the FoPu-
latiun of this State under the authority
thereof. there shall be an apportionment
af representation in the House of Dele
gates. to be made on the following basis:
10 wit: Each of the several counties Of
the State. having population OF eighteen
thousand souls or less. shall be entitled TO
two delegates; and every county having
population of over eighteen thousand
and less than twenty eight thousand
souls, shall be entitled to three delegates
aud every county having n population OF
twenty eight thousand and less than forty
thousand souls. shall be entitled to four
delegates: and every county having n
population of forty thousand and less
than ffty-five thousand sous' shall be
entitled to five delegates: ami every conn
" having a population of hfty-bv thous-
and souls and upwards shall be entitled 10
ak delegates and no more; and each Of
the ak Legislative districts uf the city of
Baltimore shall be entitled 10 the number OF
delegates to which the largest county shall
or NAY be entitled under the aforegolng APP
partionment and the General Assembly
shall have the power TO provide by law.
from time to tiIhe for altering aud chang
ing the boundaries Of the existing legis-
alive districts of the City of Baltimore.
80 as to make them as near as may be of
EQUAL populations but said district shall
always consist of contiguous territory
In case the General Assembly. AZ the regu-
ar session If nineteen hundred and
twenty-five. fails to fix the boundaries Of
the six legislative districts of the City Of
Raltimore, 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 tnc
same; and the boundaries SO fixed shall
remain until altered or changed by the
General Assembly.
See . And be Il further enacted by the
authority aforesaid. That said aforegning
section. hereby proposed as an amend
nent to the Constitution. shall he ut 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 adoption
" rejection. in pursuance of the direc-
tions contained in Article NV OF the Con-
sttution of this State and at the said
general election the vote on the said pro-
nosed amendment 70 the Constitution shall
he by ballot. and upon each ballot there
shall be printed the words For the Con-
stitutional Amendment" and Against the
Constitutional Amendment" 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, 1922.