Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1922-08-25
ARTICLE 20.

AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section
Of Article III Of the Constitution OF the
State Of MARYLAND title Legislative Depart
ment," regulating the representation Of the
City Of Baltimore in the House of Delegates;
and providing for the submission Of said
amendmen, to the qualified voters Of the
State for adoption or rejection.
Section l. BE il enacted by the General As.
sembly Of Maryland. three-ffths Of all the mem
hers Of each Of the two Houses concurring'
that the following Section be and the same iiH Is
hereby proposed an amendment TO Section =
Of Article III OF the Constitution OF the state
Of Maryland, title Legislative Department
the same il adopted by the legally qualified
voters Of the State, as herein provided. 10 be
come Section 4 Of Article III Of the Constitu-
ton Of the State Of Maryland
T. As soon as may be, after the taking and
publishing Of the National Census Of 1900, or
after the enumeration Of the population Of this
State. under the authority thereof, there shall
be an apportiOnment Of representation IN the
House Of Delegates, 20 be made on the follow
ing basis. to wit; Each Of the several counties
OF the State, having a population OF eighteen
thousand souls or less, shall be entitled to two
delegates: and every county having a popula-
tion Of over eighteen thousand and less than
twenty.eight thousand souls, shall be entitled
Ia three delegates: and every county having a
population Of twenty.eight thousand and less
than forty thousand souls shall he entitled to
four delegates; and every county having
population Of forty thousand and less than fifty
five thousand souls, shall We entitled 10 five
delegates. and every county having popula-
ton Of ffty-6ye thousand souls and upwards
shall be entitled to SIX delegates and no more;
and each Of the six legislative districts OF the
City of Baltimore shall. be entitled to the mum
her OF delegates 10 which the largest county
shall or may be entitled under the aforegping
apportinnment, and the General Assembly shall
have the power to provide by law, from time
20 far nNf rFrH ~ fh he
dsries Of the existing legislative districts Of the
City Of Baltimore, so 10 make them near
IS may be Of equal population; but said district
shall always consist Of contiguous territory. In
ease the General Assembly, az the regular ses-
sion Of nineteen hundred and twenty-five, fails
to ia the boundaries Of the six legislative dis
'ricts Of The city OF Baltimore the BOARD Of
Supervisors Of Elections Of said city shall FIX
the boundaries Of the six legislative districts.
subject 10 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 3 And be it further enacted hy the au,
thority aforesaid, That said aforegons section,
hereby proposed as an amendment 10 the Con.
sttuiion, shall be at the next general election
for Members Of the House Of Representative
legal and qualified voters Of the State for adop-
ton or rejection, in pursuance Of the directions
contained IN Article XIV Of the Constitution
Of this State. and at tho said general election
the vote on tie said proposed amendment Ia
the Constitution shall he by ballot. and upon
each ballot there shall he printed the words
For the Constitutional Amendment" aud
against the Constitutional Amendment" as
said election lut return. shall lie made 10 the
Governor % tho vote for and against said pro
posed amendmcnt as directed by said Four
tceuth Article ~ the Constitution and further
proceedings had iu accordance with said Article
Fourteen.
Approved March I. 1922