The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-09-15
CHAPTER 20.

~ ACT 70 propose an amendment To Sec
ton If Artirl" III of the ConStitu-
ton If The State Of Maryland. title
"Lrgi<Iatiyr Department.. regulating
the representation If the city of BAL
tmorr in Tn" House Of Delegates: and
providing for the submission of said
amendment to the qualified voters of
the State for adoption or rejection.
Se.f;nn l. I;r il enacted by ;hr General
i,>emhlv If Maryland. three fifthS of all
= members of each Of tn" two Houses
mourning. that the following Section be
ID The same j. hereby proposed ~ an
leHdm"nr 10 Section / of Article III of
Constitution Of the State of Maryland
II -fr. "IrEi>iatiVr Departments. tn" same
a adopted by N" legally qualified voters
''hp state rs herein provided. to become
yion { Of Article Ill of the ConSiitu-
Of th" State OF Maryland.
A$ soon rs may Ia. after the taking
publishing Of the National Census of
y ar after ia" rnumrrIt ion of the popu.
NH VI this State. under the authority
-"of. there shall he an airport ionmCnt
representation in the IIoUS" of Dele
7'e> to hc made on the following basis.
1 wit: Earh Of the several counties of
e state. having Il population of eighteen
0n>1nd souls or less shall he entitled 10
70 Delegates: and every county having
population Of over eighteen Thousand
III less than twenty eight thouSHr"
eliS shall hr entitled To three delegates {;
M every comfy having Il population uf
aeuly-"j"ht thousand and less than fur1v
aou<nd souls. shall u" entitled to four
-''eSl'rS: and every county havin" 4
equation Of forty thousand and less
lan fifty fly" Thousand souls. shall h''
'iiNlrd In iiV, delegates: and every couu-
having q population of fiftv- five thoUS-
sud souls and upwards shall be entitled /"
'V delegates and no more: and each "T
ne SIX Legislative" districts of the city Of
baiimor" shall 10 entitled 10 the rumh"r
u delegates Ia which the largest county
Aaii or may hc entitled under the afor"-
-Nh. ahh"llioUmcnt. and the General NS-
~Mhiy shall have the power 10 provid" by
tN. FROM tim" tn time for altcrin" and
hanging no" boundaries Of the existing
'->ailEc districts Of the City of Halii-
more 5" rs 10 make them ~ near rs may
2 nt equal population: but said district
,hiI' always consist Of contiguous terri
.'T|. In r:l>" the General Assembly. nj III"
.--aiar session If nineteen hundred ar'
.A'hiy two. fails tn fix the boundaries OF
No. ~ >iN legislative districts of tn" civ -,
S2a1ih0T" the Board of Supervisors OF
t'rtlonS "f said city shall fix the huuud-
.I,S Of III" six Legislative districts. sub
~ IN the limitations contained herein.
~ SHaH give adequate motto" of tho
Nn"; and th" boundaries so fix"d shall
l'herai Assembly.
Sec Aud be it further enacted 10y Ill"
,1hoflly aforesaid. That said aforc"oing
~llon. hereby proposed as an amend
-'ht TO ih" Constitution. shall! he ~ H.
~ general -lnction for Members of III"
r'AS'' "f Representatives Of Congress held
u ms Stat" submitted {" tn" lc"1i e.
.lailhrd voters of the State for adoption
fel"rlion in pursuance of the diircc-
3 3 contained in Article NV of The Con
Nlnflnn II this State and nj III" -
,u'Ih election the vote on the said pro-