Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1922-09-15

An ACT 70 propose az ameu3nsH, to Seciisu
q Article III q the Csastitstion Of the
STATE q Nsrylaad title legislative Depart
usut" regulating the Representation Of the
City Of B4ltizsre in The House 81 Delegates:
and providing fer the sabuission Of said
Insnauen, TO the qualified vOssrs Of the
STATE for adoption Or reieciisn-
Sexton !. Pc it enacted y the Genersi A.
sszh'y % Maryland. three-Hfths Of al the mem
hers Of each 81 the too Hoses eoncuTring
that The foiio~ias Section < lnd the saH, IS
hereby proposed as ar Amendment 70 Section
Of Article III Of the Constitution Of 'hs State
q Maryland title Legislative Department"
the sane Il adopted BY the legally qualified
voters Of the STATE. az herein provided 10 be
come Section Of Article III q the Coustitu-
fioa Of the State q Maryland.
& As soon as nay =. after The tAkins ard
Publishing Of the Nsiiousl Census Of 1900. or
after the enuneraton q the population o. this
State. under the authority thereof. there shan
< ar apportioumeni Of representation in the
ing bssis. 10 ait; Each Of the several counties
Of the STATE. having a population Of eighteen
thousand souls Or less, shall Be entitled to too
sss;', and sss ' ,s%,,n s'T5 5 .0gs,
tWenty eight thousand souls, shall he entitled
10 three delegates. and everY county having
population of ,~enty eishf thousand and less
than forty thousand souls, shall es entitled 70
fsur delegates. and every county having
r-sa.uiation 81 forty thousand and les than kfiy
hve thousand souls. shzil Be entitled 70 Eve
delegates; and eyery county having popula
ficr Of ffiy i've thousaud souls and upwards
shall he eniitied 10 six delegates and no more /:
and each a the siS legislative districts ef the
CITY q Baltimore shall Re eaiitled to the nurn-
Der o. delegates 10 uhich the largest county
shall Or may be entitled under the AZORES oing
superintendent, and the General Assembly shall
have the power 70 provide BY las. from time
~ tiHue. fer altering and changing the bouu-
daries % the existing legislative Districts Of the
CITY a BaitImore. 80 as 10 make them near
nay hs Of equal population; but said district
shall aiwSys consis; Of contiguous TERRITORY. In
case the General assembly. at the regular ses-
sior q nineteen hundred and twenty t~e fails
20 81 the boundaries q the six legislative dis
,ri5t. q TIE Cny Of Baltimore, the Roard Of
Supervisors 81 Elections Of said ciiy shall fix
th. boundaries Of the six LEGISLATIVE districts.
subject 70 The limitations contained hefsIn and
shail sINe adequate notice 81 the SAINT and the
boundaries Fixed shall remain until altered
Or changed by the General Assembly
See (. And Be u further enacted b, the au-
thority aforesaid. That said aforegoiug section.
hereby proposed as amendment 70 ths Con
riiution. shall he az the next grnefsl election
Tor Members q the House Of Representative
Of Congress held IN this State Submitted % the
legal and qualified voters q the State for sdop-
ton or rejection. IN pursuance Of The dirccurns
contained IN hriicls XIV Of the Constitution
o. this State. and a. the said gcnetzi election
the vote on The said proposed sacnhment 70
the Constitution shan he ~ ballot, and upon
each ballot there shall he printed the words
For The Constitutional Amendment" aud
Against the Constitutional amendment" a.
nos provided by Law. aul Immediately after
ssid election due returns shall * a,sis % the
Governor q the vote Tor and zgziusi sid pro
posed amendment. directed BY SAID. Four
ieenih Artcls OF the Constitution. and further
proceedings had IN accordance With said Artieie
Fourteen.
Apnroyed March 1922