The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-08-04
CHAPTER 20.

AN ACT to propose an amendment to Sec
ton Of Article III of the Constttn-
tion of the State of Maryland. title
Legislative Department. regu latng
the representation of the City of Bal
timore 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 l. BE ii enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland. three-fifths or an
the members of each of the Two Houses
concurriug. that the following Section he
and the same is hereby proposed as an
amendment to Section of Article III or
the Constitution Of the state OF Maryland.
title Legislative Department.. the same
if adopted by the legally qualified voters
of the state. as herein provided. To become
Section of Article III OF the ConStitu-
ton Of the State of Maryland
l. A. soon as may he. after the taking
and publishing of the National Census of
1900 or after the enumeration of the popu-
iation of this State. under the authority
thereof. there shall he an app"rtinnnent
of representation in the House OF Dele
gates TO lie made on the following basis.
to wit Each of the several counties OF
the State. having Il population or eighteen
thousand souls or less shall he entitled Ia
two delegates; and every county having
a population of over eighteen thousand
and less than twenty-eight thousand
souls shall he entitled IL three delegates
and every county having population OF
twenty eight thousand aud less than FORTY
thousand souls, shall be entitled TO TOUR
delegates; and every county having Il
population of forty thousand and less
than fiftv-five thousand souls, shall he
entitled To five delegates: and every coun-
ty having population or fiftv-hNe nous
and souls and upwards shall be entitled Ia
six delegates and no more; and each o.
the six Legislative districts OF the Clty oil
Baltimore shall he entitled to the number
of delegates to which the largest county
shall or may lie entitled under the afore-
going npportionment. and the General rs
semhly shall have the power to provide 10y
law from time to time for altering ana
changing the boundaries of the existing
legislative districts of the City OF Baiti-
. more. So as to make them as near aS may
be of equal population: hut sara dlStrh''
shall always consist of contiguous terri
tory In case the General Assembly. ut the
regular session of nineteen hundred ana
twenty-five, fails to fix the hou9darirS OF
the six legislative districts of the city OF
Baltimore. the Board of Supervisors oil
Elections of said city shall fix the hound
aries of the six Legislative districts. sub
iect to the limitations contained herein
and shall give adequate notice OF Inc
same: and the boundaries so fixed sinai
remain until altered or changed by tho
General Assembly.
authority aforesaid. That said aforegolne
section. hereby proposed rs an amend
ment to the Constitution. shall he M 80
next general ~lectiOn for Members OF IN,
House of REPRESENTATIVES Of Congress held
in This State submitted to the legal ."'
qualified voters of the State for adoption
or rejection i'm pursuance of the diirec
lions contained in Article NV of the Con
stitutiou Of this State. and at the ="
general election the vote on the Sald pro
nosed amendment to the Constitution shall
be Ivy ballot. and upon each ballot there
shall he printed the words For the Con
stitutionnl Amendment and Against TN
Constitutional Amendment" as now pro
vided nv law. and Immediately after SH'f
election due returns shall he made to tn
Governor of the vote for and against sac
propoSed amendment as direced bv sat
Fourteenth Article of the Constitution
and further proceedings had in accordance
with said Article Fourteen.
Approved March l, 1922.