The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-10-27
CHAPTER 20.

An Yet 70 propose an amendment 10 See
tiun / Of Article Ill Of the CnuStilu-
lion u III" stat" Of Maryland, titl"
Legislative Department.. regulating
rur representation of the City of Bal
tirrnv" IN IT," IInuSc Of DELEGATES: ard
providing for the submission OF said
amendment 10 the qualified voters Of
the state for adoption or rejection.
Section ! Be il enacted by The General
Assembly Of Maryland. three fifthS of all
tnr members of each OF the two Houses
coururriu2. that the following Section be
and the same is hereby proposed an
amrndmrut 10 Section Of Article III OF
The Constitution of the State az Maryland.
fifIc "Lr4is!alivc Department.. th" same
II adopt"d by the legally qualified voters
II tlt" S:atc. rs herein provided. To become
So.ri"n ! "f Article III of til" Con>titu-
ti"n Of Ia" State of MARYLAND.
T. As soon rs may lie. after I'll" taking
and publishing of the National Census Of
1900 "r after iii" enumeration Of H." p"nH-
IaIiuu ~ this State. under the authority
tnrrr"f there shall lac an app"rtionmrnl
81 representation in the llouS" of lte!r-
-at"- {" be- madn ON tho following basis
:" wit Zach "f the several counties a.
IT." State, havin" y population of eighteen
th"U..Dud souls a.. less shall l." entitled to
Two dri"=;it"S ana every county having
population nf over eighteen Thousand
sud less than twenty eight thnuSar'|
souls. shall be entitled 10 three delegates ::
and every comfy having Il population al
twenty eight Thousand and less than f""tN
Ih"uSahd souls shall! be entitled to four
d'c".,te~: and every county having u
},upulnfinn Of forty Thousand and less
1hau fifty five thousand soulS. shall h"
entitled Ia tivr delegates: and every coun-
- lawn" i population az fiftv-tv" thnuS-
and souls and UPWARDS shall BE- entitled Il"
sly delegates and no more: and each o
che six Legislative districts of the city of
Baltimore shall he entitled to tn" nnmi"r
~ DELEGATES to which the largest county
SHALL or may hn entitled under til" atorc-
Going apporionm"nt. and the General Y
-rmhly shall have the power To prnNidc ny
law. from tim" to time. for altrriu" ana
changing the boundaries Of the cNtStln@
legislative districts of the City of Haii'-
more. 10 make them nS near aS may
hr III equal population: hut said d!StrIr'
SHALL always consist of contiguous terri
tory. In ease the General Assembly. 1T IL"
regular session of nineteen hundred go,
twenty two. fails Ia fix til" boundaries OIL
The six Legislative districts of til" city g.,
Baltimore the BOARD Of Sup"rviSnrS 81
ElrctionS of said city shall fly the hound
ari"S "f the six lcGiSlatir" districts. sui
i"rt Ia the limitations contained heron
anil shall give adequate motto" of IT,"
same: and the boundaries :" hNcd shall
remain until altered changed by The
General Assembly.
Seq . And he it further enacted by No
authority aforesaid. That said afor"""in"
section hereby proposed aS an amend
lncnt to the Constitution. shal! he - =,
nrNt general election for Members 81 ~
House Of Representatives Of congress heli
IN This State submitted 10 tn" lei
pnaIinrd voters of the State for ad"ttion
or rejection in pursuance of the diirr"-
lions contained in Article NV of IL" '"r
sfitntion Of this State. and nj the
general election the yot" on the said pro
posed amendment to the C"nSt tuition -
lie hv ballot and uuon each ballot ih"rr
shall he printcd the words For the con
stftutinuaI Nmendmcnt' and against the
constitutional Amendment" as now pro
Nidrd nv law, and immediately after :" =
election due returns shall lac mad" to The
Governor of the vote for aud against >af'
proposed amendment. as direccd by
Fourteenth Article of the CONSTITUTIONS
and further proceedings had in accordance
with said Article Fourteen.
Approved March /, 1922.