The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-09-22
CHAPTER 20.

Az NCT 10 propose IN Amendment to See
tinu Of Article Ill of the COuStitu-
ti"n of TIA" state of Maryland. title
"Lr-i.!ativ" Depart mrut, regulating
m" representation of the City If Bal
timons in IL" House of Delegates: ard
providing for the submission of said
amendment to the qualified voters of
the stat" for adoption or rejection.
Section l. BE- it enacted hy he General
AS,omh'% of Maryland. tarce-fiflhs If ali
the members of each Of the two Houses
.ouolrring that tn" following Section he.
and the same i hereby proposed ~ an
amendment to Section ! of Article III of
20 Constitution of the State Of Maryland.
'tc. "LcgIS!ativ" Department" tn" sam"
adopted hy the legally qualified voters
IN" State rs herein provided. to heroine
-iion ! Of Article III of tho ConStitu-
~ OF The State of Maryland.
~ S"rm rs may hr. after the taking
I'D publishing Of the National Census IF
~ ar after IN" enumeration of tho popu-
a'lou Of thtS State. under the authority
'."rc"f. th"r" SHALL h" an superintendent
" representation in the House Of Dele
-s"'. 10 he made on I'll" folt0win" basis.
- wit: Each of the several counties a.;
.a state. having n population of eighteen
'.0'>@id souls or loss. shall he entitled 10
"" delegates: ana every county hayin"
& population Of oyer eighteen thuuSJUs!
sd loss than twcuty-ciGht thoU<4rr
"N.>. shall hc entitled to three delegates
ahd every county having Il population uf
'Wnlv-"jglt thousand ana less than fort'
.'"l>aud souls. shall he entitled to four
'''"sai">: and every county having 81
i"Hn'aiun Of forty Thousand and less
'aan flftvhvc thousand souls. shall IL"
"'iilrd 10 tiv" delegates: and every coUr-
" having 4 uopUlaliom nf fiftv five tEuUS-
sod souls and upwards shall be entitled r.
* d'l"@at"S aud no more: and each e.
,.t SiV Legislative" districts of the civ Of
u iin"r" shall j" entitled TO III" ummh""
'I ll'i"@1tcS to which the largest comfy
NhaN or may lac entitled under the aiur"-
-"N@ aH'"rtionmrut. and tn" General *
Nmhiv Shall hIv" tn" power to provide 10y
w. from tim" 10 time. for altering aud
,"hSlu= III" boundaries % iii" twisting
'-|>HlfINr districts of the City Of Bait
-'Ir 50 ~ 10 make them a$ near ~ may
"' rurIl population: but said district
,.aH always consist of contiguous terri
N.l. In raS" the General Assembly. NJ H."
regular session Of nineteen hundred AVID
Twenty-Five. fails To fix the boundaries OF
ne SIN Legislative districts of IL" civ ~
I@ln"rr the Board Of Supervisors Of
L"ti"nS of said city shall fix tn" hound
SIZES Of the six legislative districts. sub
in IN" limitations contained herein.
.a' Shal! give adcqUat" notice Of thu
SANE; aHd the boundaries 50 fixed shall
,'han until altered or changed 10y III"
''ucral Assembly.
See. : Aud he it further enacted by ~"
aWh"rltv aforesaid. That said afurr"oin"
NTu"n, hereby proposed ~ an amend
mont to !he Constitution. shall u" ~ -
,r-N general election Tor Members Of ~"
I'N>r of Representatives W Congress held
10 ms State submitted 70 tn" leu
'nauh"d voters of the State for adoption
F rejection in pursuance Of the diirc"-
n ..!l contained in Article XIV of ;hr Con
,ihtInn of This State and III H."
e'l"ral election the vote on the said pro-
t"Nyp amendment to the Constitution ~.
10 BY ballot. aud upon each ballot There
,E,I b" printed the words For tho Gov.
rrn"tlonal Amendment ard Against the
,,i"NStituiional Amendment. rs now pro-
"''i lev law. and Immediately after S"i'
re'inn du" returns shall he made To the
mH'ruor of the vote for and against said
rol"S'd amendment. as direced nv .'
I'irl""uth Article of tho Constitution.
,.,., further proceedings had in accordance
"',h said Article Fourteen
Approved March l. 1922.