Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1922-10-20
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
amendment to the qualified voters Of the
State for adoption or rejection.
Section l. Re it enacted by the General A.
semby Of Maryland. threehfths 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 il adopted by the legally qualihed
voters Of the State as herein provided, to be
come Section 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 to be made on the follow
ing basis. to wit; Each Of the several counties
Of the State. having a population Of eighteen
thousand souls less, shall he entitled to two
delegates and every county having popula-
ton Of over eighteen thousand and less than
twenty eight thousand souls, shall he entitled
10 three delegates; and every county having
rnaulaiinu 0f twenty ight thousand and less
than forty thousand souls, shall be entitled TO
four delegates; aud every county having
ra1ulaiion Of forty thousand and less than fifty
Eve thousand souls. shall lie entitled 70 five
delegates; and every county having popnla
iiau Of Gfiy-hve Thousand souls and upwards
shall he entitled TO SIN delegates and no more;
and each OF The six legislative districts OF the
City OF Baltimore shall I've cutitled to the NUN
her Of deleesies 10 which the largest county
shall or may be entitled under the sfotegninF
annortionmtni and the General Assembly shall
have the power to provide by law, iron time
to lime. for altering and changing the houu.
dares Of the existing legislative districts OF the
Civ Of Baltimore, as 10 make them near
A. may be OF equal population; but said district
shall always consist Of contiguous Territory. In
case the General Assembly at the regular scs-
sion Of nineteen hundred and Twenty-Five, iais
20 dN the boundaries ~ the six Legislative de
'ricis Of the City OF baltimore, the Road ct
Supervisors Of Elections Of said city shall tx
the boundaries Of the six legislative districts.
subject 10 the limitations contained herein and
shall give adequate notice Of the same; and the
boundaries fixed shall remain until altered
or changed by the General Assembly.
Sec , And be 1t further enacted by the au-
thority aforesaid, That said aforegoinR section,
hereby proposed as an amendment to the Con
stitution, shall be at the next general election
fof Members Of the House Of Representatives
Of Congress held in this State submitted to the
legal and qualified votes OF the State for adop.
ton rejection, IN pursuance Of the directions
contained in Article XIV Of the Constitution
Of this State. and at the said general election
the vote the said proposed amendment to
the Constitution shall he by ballot. aud upon
each ballot there shall he printed the words
For the Constitutional Amendment" and
against the Constitutional amendment" as
said election due returns shall be made 10 the
Governor Of the vote for and against said pro,
posed amendment, directed by said Four
teenth Article OF the Constitution. and further
proceedings had in accordance with said Article
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