The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-08-04
Approved March l. 1917.
ARTICLE 10

Az ACT to propose an amendment to Section
II Article III Of the Constitution Of the
STATE Of MARYLAND. title Legislative Depart.
menl." regulating the representation OF the
City Of Baltimore in the House Of Delegates:
and providing for the submission OF said
amendment to the qualified voters Of the
State for adoption or rejection.
Section |. Re II enacted by the General As
ssmhly Of Maryland three-fiflhs Of all the mem.
Ter. IT each Of the two Houses coneurTing,
mi The following section he aud the same Is
hereby pronoset as an amendment 10 SecIlan =
Of 'r'iri- ~ ~ the Conslty tion OF the STATE
Of Maryland, title Legislative Department
the same " adopted by the legally quahhed
vo,rrs nf The State, as herein provided to be.
come Section 4 Of Article III Of the Consiiu.
ton Of the State Of Maryland.
T. As soon as may be. after the taking and
publishing Of the National Census Of 1900, or
sf,r ihe enumeration Of the population OF this
State. under the authority thereof there shall
he an aOportionment OF representation ~ the
Hcnse Of DELEGATES, to be made on the follow.
ins lssis. to wit; Earh Of the several counties
Of The State. having 4 population Of eighteen
thu and souls or less, shall be entitled TO two
delssst-s: and every county having popula'
ton Of over eighteen Thousand and less than
twenty eight thousand souls, shall he entitled
20 three delegates; and every county having q
populs'ion Of twenty eight thousand and less
than forty thousand souls. shall be entitled TO
tOiif drifRatck. and every county hANlhk u
population Of forty thousand and less than fifty.
Eve thousand souls shall be entitled to five
delegates: and every county having popula'
tion % fifty i've thousand souls and upwards
shall be entitled to six delegates and no more;
snl each Of the six legislative districts Of the
Civ Of baltimore shall be entitled TO the mum.
Der Of delegates TO which the largest county
shall or may be entitled under the aforegoing
superintendent. and the General Assembly shall
have tn. power TO provide by law, from time
10 time. for altering and changing the boun.
dlTes Of the existing legislative districts Of the
CITY Of baltimore, so a. To make them as near
as may he Of equal populationi hu, said DISTRICT
shall always consist Of contiguous territory. In
eass the General assembly, Of the regular ses.
siee Of nineteen hundred and twenty-five, fails
10 Tx the boundaries 81 the six legislative dis.
tricis Of the City Of baltimore. The hoard OF
Supervisors Of Elections Of said city shall fix
the boundaries Of the six Legislative districts,
subject TO the limitations contained herein. and
shall give adequate notice of the same: and the
boundaries so fixed shall remain until altered
or changed by the General Assembly.
Sec. ;. And be Il further enacted by the au,
tbority aforesaid, That said aforesoing section,
hereby proposed as an amendment to the Con.
utution. shall be al the next general election
for Members Of the House of Representatives
legal and qualified voters Of the State for adop.
ton OF rejection, in pursuance of the directions
contained IN Article XIV Of the Constitution
Of this State, and at the said general election
the Constitution shall be by ballot. and upon
sseh ballot there shall be printed the words
"for the Constitutional Amendment aud
"Asuina the Constitutional Amendment" as
now provided by law, and Immediately after
sad election due returns shall be made to the
Governor OF the vote for and against said pro-
posed amendment, As directed by said Four.
isenth Article Of the Constitution. and further
proceedings had in accordance with said Article
Fourteen.
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