Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1922-10-06
proved March I, 1922.
ARTICLE 20.

ARTICLE 20.
AN ACT to propose 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
amendment to the qualified voters Of the
State for adoption rejection,
Section l. BE il enacted by the General As
Sembly Of Maryland, three htths Of all the mem
bers Of each of the two Houses concurring
that the following Section be and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment TO Section
Of Article III Of the Constitution Of the State
Of Maryland title Legislative Department"
the same II adopted by the legally qualified
voters Of the State, as herein provided, TO be-
come Section 4 Of Article III OF the Constitu-
tion of the State Of Maryland.
4. AS soon may be. after the taking and
publishing Of the National Census OF 1000, or
after the enumeration Of the population OF this
State, under the authority thereof, there shall
House of Delegates. to he made on the follow
ing basis, to witt Each Of the several counties
Of the State having population Of eighteen
thousand souls or less, shall be entitled 10 two
delegates, and every county having a popula-
tion Of over eighteen thousand and less than
twenty-eght thousand souls, shall be entitled
to three delegates; and every county having a
ronulation Of twenty-eight thousand and less
four delegates; and every county having a
population Of forty thousand and less than Fifty
five thousand souls, shall be entitled TO five
delegates, and every county having a popua.
tom Of 6fty-fve thousand souls and upwards
shall he entitled to six delegates and no more;
and each Of the six legislative districts OF the
City Of Baltimore shall he entitled to the mum
Der OF delegates to which the largest county
shall or may he entitled under the aforegonG
apporionment. and the General Assembly shall
have the power to provide by law. from time
to time, for altering and changing the boun
daries of the existing legislative districts Of the
City Of baltimore, so as to make them as near
as may be of equal population; but said district
shall always consist Of contiguous territory. In
case the General Assembly, at the regular ses
sion Of nineteen hundred and twenty-five, fails
TO FIX the boundaries Of the six legislative dis
trcts of the City of Baltimore, the Board 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 it further enacted by the au,
thority aforesaid, That said aforegoinR section.
hereby proposed amendment TO the Con.
stiutinn, shall he at the next general election
for Members Of the House of Representatives
OF Congress held in this State submitted TO the
legal and qualified voters Of the State for adop-
ton or rejection, in pursuance of the direction
contained in Article XIV Of the Constitution
of this State, and at the said general election
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Approved March /. 1922.
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AN ACT IN nrooose an .,,e,a,,.,, 90 S..,;,,,
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OF Arue'e o. utle treasury Department
Of the Constitution Of Maryland prescribing
the salary of the Comntroiler aud the farm,
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