The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-10-06
ARTICLE 90

AN ACT /" propose an amendment To Section
OF Ar'icle III ui the Constitution uI the
state "i Maryland til. Legislative Depart
meht.. regulating the representation Of the
'iy pi Baltimore IN the Ii0uz. Of Delegate .
ana providing Tor the Eubm. ssion uf said
amendment I" the qualified .otrr- Of the
state for adoption a. rejection
Section |. BE II enacted by the General A..
senbly Of Maryland. thrse-h fhs OF all the mem.
b"ra III each OF the two House, cnnrurriny
that the following Section be- aud the same f.,
hereby proposed A. amendment tu Section
Ut Article III If the Constitution al the stat
Of Maryland. TUE Legislative Department.
tue same e adopted b. the legally uuHhhei
voters Of the state. n herein provided. 10 b..
come Section VI Article Ill Of the COnstItu.
ton al the state al Maryland
1 As soon Us may be. after the taking and
publishing Of the National Census uf 1900. %
after the enumeration of the population uI thu
state under the authority thereof, there shall
Dc an hppOruOninent OF representation IN the
House pi Delegates, Ia he made On the follow
ihE basis, To Wit Each Of the several COuutirt
oil the state having Il population of eighteen
thousand souls az less shall he entitled To tWu
delegates aud every county having a pOpuls
ZION OF over eighteen thousand and less than
twenty eight Thousand souls. shall b. entitled
To thrr" delegates aud every county hA,iny
population "i twrnty-e. yht Thousand aud L.
lhhh tufy thousand ruulH, shall he emitted tu
Inut Delegates aud every county having Il,
population ut fnTiy thuusand nd less than dft,
I'VE th"usHnd souls. shall he entitled To n,.
urIrthl".i and every county having u pUpuli
h'h ~ my 7hNe thousand souls and upNaroa
hhhll u" entitled Ia EiN delegatr- and hu more
aud each ul the siN Legislative districts uf the
tly ul baltimore shall be entitled 10 the mum
Der III delegates IL which the largest county
shall Of may u" entitled under the HtnTeyolns
superintendent. aud the General Assembly shall
nave the pnwer To provide by law, from time
T." time. inr altering aud changing the b1uu.
daiies Of the existing Legislative districts Of the
NY OF baltimore, ~ HH Ia make them hs urHt
~ may lie ui equal population but said district
shhll always consist Of contiguous territory Ia
'hHo III" General Assembly. at the regular Sc
tiun ui nineteen hundred and tWcHty-tWn fail.
4" ~ the boundaries Of the six Legislative d.
ui"ls Of the tIty OF Baltimore, the Board vi
supervisors III Elections Of aid city shall H.
the boundaries uf the siN Legislative district.
SUBJECT y" The Limitations contained herein Rnd
-hHU yiN" adequate nulIrs ut the 1aIns sUa =
boundaries - hNrd shall remain untI altered
81 changed hy the General Assembly
See And he u further enacted by the au.
ih"r,b Aforesaid. That said siur.yn.ny s,rttun
h','hs p'"l'"sed ~ nh amendment To thu IN.
.'lhl."n, shall h" ~ the next general elect on
'wr hemb"t- al the Huurr ri Representative
1T Congress held In this State submitted 10 the
l"Fhl aud qualified voters Of the State Tor ndDp-
'A"h 81 repetition, ~ puTHuhHr" al the dilprituuI
contained ~ Article NV 81 ia. ,unattiut on
~ tbs STATE" aud ut H." said vruetal pIp.ttnn
~" vote an the said prutA.srd amendment Ia
snrh ballot there shall he printed the words
FOR the Constitutional Amendment and
against the Constitutional AH enduent" Ms
NOW rf"N dtl ~ law, and Immediately after
-hid election du" returns shall b. made Il, ia,
'"'N'i nor ~ III" N"i" t"r aud against said no,
W'N"l amendment, as directed hy said luur.
i'"hih Article ~ the Constitution aud l,,thp,
nt"'e'Slinrr had IN Hrc,uinu,r with -,id NrttrIr
Fourteen
Approved ha.,h l. 1879