The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-09-08

AN ACT to propose an amendment 10 Section
! al Article III Of the Constitution Of the
state Ut Maryland. title Legislative Depart
ment. regulating the representation uf tn"
cay 81 baltimore IN the House al Delegates :.
and providing for the submission al raid
amendment "a III" qualified voters al the
state for adoption or rejection.
Section |. Re II enacted by the General As
temhly III Maryland. three. hfths Of all the mem.
hers al each al the two Houses c0ncurring.
that the following Section be- and the same Is
hereby proposed ~ an amendment Ia Section
Of Article III pf the Constitution III the State
ii Maryland title Legislative Department &c
The hume II adopted hy the legally qualified
VOTERS al the state. M herein provided 10 be-.
come section of Article Ill Of the Constitu-
ton oi the State OF Maryland
As soon ms may be, after the taking and
Publishing at the National Census Oi 1900. OF
after the enumeration nf the pDpulPtion Of this
Stnir, under the authority thereof, there shall
lee an hppnrtlunmcnt Of representation in the
iiuusc al Delegates, To be made on the follow
INK basis I" Wit Each ri the several counties
al the state. having population Of eighteen
ihouund souls OF less. shall be entitled Ia two
delegates, and every county having u popuH-
ton at over eighteen thousand and less than
twcnty-right thousand souls. shall he entitled
iu three delegates aud every county having
population al iwrnty.e.Pht thousand and less
than forty thousand s"ua. shall lie entitled To
tour dclcRntcs and every county having II
population uf forty thousand and less than fifty.
Nv" thousand souls. shall be entitled to five
delegates aud every county having pOpula-
ton NJ hfty.ive thousand souls and UPWARDS
shall be- entitled to sis delegates and no more I:
and each 81 the six legislative districts Of the
city uf baltimore shall be entitled TO the num-
her ut delegates To which the largest county
shall or may be entitled under the aforesonR
urp"rti"nInent aud the General Assembly shall
have the power To provide by law, from time
10 time, Tor altering and changing the buun.
DIARIES ui the existing Legislative districts Of the
tiN OF Baltimore, ~ aE to make them neaf
as may he OF equal population hut said district
thhil always Cunsih Of contiguous territory. In
case the General Assembly. ut the regular ses-
Ninn "f nineteen hundred and twenty-five. fails
I" hA the boundnT els Of the siN legislative dis
ificts of the City Of Baltimore. the Board Of
supervisors of Elections of said city shall ia
tho boundaries Of the six Legislative districts.
subject tn the limitations contained herein and
rihll give adequate notice of the same and the
boundaries M fixed shall remain until altered
or changed by tho General Assembly.
See. ?. And be II further enacted by the au-
ihnrlty aforesaid That said AfOreguing section
hereby proposed us an amendment To the Com
rttullun. shall be nj the next general elect on
Tor Members Of the House Of Represent atives
al Congress held In this State submitted to the
lrpnl and qualified voters of the State for Adop-
ton nr rejection, In pursuance Of the directions
contained In Article XIV Of the cOnstiiut on
Of this state, aud at the said general election
N" vote on the SAIL proposed amendment 10
abe Constitution shall be by ballot, and upon
each ballot there shall be printed the words
For the Constitutional Amendment and
'AHhinu the Constitutional Amendment" ms
now prov d"'l by law. and Immediately after
sad election due returns shall h. made to the
Governor of the vote for aud against said pr,,.
posed amendment. MS directed by said Four.
tenth Article OF the Constitution, and turtle,
proceedings had In accordance with said Article
Fourteen.
AppHtXal March IOop