The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-08-18
Approved March |. 1921.


An ACT To propose an amendment to Section
~ Article III Of IN, Constitution Of the
State Of MARYLAND. title Legislative Depart.
mrnt." regulating the representation Of the
CITY Of Baltimore in the House Of Delegates;
and providing Tor the submission oi said
amendment TO the qualified vureu Of the
State for adoption or rejection
Section Re II enacted nv the Genersi A.
ssmhl, Of MARYLAND. three hiihS Of all the mem.
hrr, ui zach II the two Houses r'uCurtinE,
that the frlnwinR Section he and the same Is
hrrrb, Ernnu.ci - an amendment 10 Section =
uf Nrtirlr II ~ the Constitution uf the state
II Maryland title Legislative Department.
thr same II adopted by the legally Iualhri
voter II the State, as herein provided, to he
cone Section I Of Article III Of the torstitu.
,lan ii the State Of Maryland.
" suuu may he. after the taking and
publishing uI the National Census Of 1900 or
Afrrr the enumeration Of the population Of this
State, undo, the authority thereof there shall
he an superintendent Of representation IN the
HOUSE Of Drlrgairs. to br made on The follow
ing basis. To Wit, Each OF the several counties
Of the State having a population OF eighteen
thnussnd souls NJ less, shall br entitled to two
,io" Of over eighteen thousand ,md les. than
twenty eight thousand souls. shall he entitled
10 'hIer delegates; and every county having
pnnuaton Of twenty eight thousand and les.
than forty thousand souls shall he entitled 10
four delegates; and every county having a
population Of forty thousand and less than fifty.
FIVE thousand souls. shall he entitled To FIVE
delegate. aud every county having populA
iou II hit, i've thousand souls and upwards
shall hs entitled to six delegates and no motei
sud zach Of the six legislative districts Of the
CITY NJ Baltimore shall he entitled TO the mum
her Of delegates TO which the largest county
shall Of may he entitled under rhr afotegoins
Apportioumcut and the General Assembly shall
have tho power to provide by Law. from time
to time, for altering and changing the boun
dartrs Of The existing legislative district, Of the
CITY Of Baltimore, so as to make them as near
as may he of equal population; but sad district
shall always consist Of contiguous territory. In
case the General Assembly at the regular sen
sion OF nineteen hundred sud twenty two. iails
TO hN the boundaries II the six legislative dis
,ticls OF the CIV Of Baltimore. the Hoard Of
Supervisors OF Elections Of said city shall S
the boundaries Of thr six legislative districts,
subject 10 the limitations contained herein. and
shall give adequate notice OF the same and The
boundaries 80 fixed shall remain until altered
or changed hy the General Assembly.
See. , Aud he i further enacted nv the att
thuriW aforesaid. That said afOfeguing section,
hereby proposed AZ an amendment to the Con.
for Members OF the House Of Representatives
OF Congress held IN this State submitted To the
legal and qualified voters OF the State OF adop.
uon OF rejection IN pursuance of thr directions
contained in Article XIV Of the Constitution
Of this State, and at the said general election
the vote on the said proposed amendment to
the Constitution shall be by ballot. and upon
each ballot there shall he printed the wotds
For the Constitutional Amendment and
against the Constitutional Amendment as
now provided by Law. aud Immediately after
ssd election due return, shall be made To the
Governor Of the vote for and against said pro,
posed amendment as directed by said -Four.
teenih Article Of the Constitution. and further
proceedings had in accordance With said Article
fourteen.
Approyed March l. 1924