Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1922-09-01
ARTICLE 20

AN ACT to propose an snendmen, to see+isn
Of Article III Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Maryland, title legislative Depart
nen,-" 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 81 The
State for adoption or rejection.
Section l. BE it enacted BY the General A.
Seu,hiy Of Maryland three-hftks Of all the mem
bers Of each Of the two Houses eoneurring'
hereby proposed as an amendment 70 Section
Of Article III Of the Constitutions Of the StAts
q Maryland. title Legislative Department.
The sang Z adopted By the lesally sealinea
come Section Of Article III Of the Constitu-
;ion Of the State Of Maryland.
4 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 Ahah
he ar superintendent Of Representations IN The
House Of DELEGATES, 70 b made on The follow
ine hass. 10 Ait: Each Of the several counties
o. the State. having a population o. eighteen
thausand souls or less shall be entitled TO tSo
delegates; ard even county having popula-
tion q over eighteen Thousand and less than
twenty-eiRh, thousand souls. shall K entitled
10 three delegates; and every county having a
rurulsfian 81 twenty-cight thousand and less
than forty thousand souls shall he entitled 70
fulr delegates ana FHcrE county having .
population Of forty th1,ssna and les than sfiy.
I've thousand souls shzf e entitled 10 1--WE
deleSaies; and every cuunty having poPula-
mon a iifty-tve Thousand souls and upwards
shall be rriiiled 20 sN delegates and no more;
ani each q the sx legislative districts ~ the
City nf Baltimore shall p entitled 20 The nuru-
her Of delegates to which the largest county
shall OF NAY he entitled 1uder the sfoTegoing
superintendent. and the General Assembly shall
have the power 70 provide by Law. from time
20 TINE. for altering and changing the boun-
dsries 81 the existing legislative districts q the
CRY 81 Baltimore, 20 as 70 make them a. near
- nav he q equal Population; but sad district
shall always c0nsisf Of contiguous terriiofy. In
case the General Assembly. a; the regnlar ses-
sion q nineteen HUNDRED ard tweniy-iso. fsis
70 hN the boundaries of the sly legislative f's
iricts q the City 81 Baltimore, The Board q
SlperVisors Of Elections q said city stall -
the Boundaries q IRE siN legislative districts.
suhjecf 20 the hzai;ltious contained herein. and
shall giVe adequate notice Of the sane. ard The
boundaries - fixed shall remain until Altered
Or changed BY the General Assembly
Sec. , And e i further enacted - the su-
thority aforesaid, Tia, said sfoTesosnE seetion.
HEREBY proposed as ar amendment 70 TIE Gen
s,liniioa. shall he al the next genera eleciion
for Members Of she House q Rerreseut4fiTes
q Congress bod in this STATE Submitted % the
legal and qualified voters Of The Stsss ier adoH-
tion o. refectlca. ~ pursuance cf The d.rtctrnns
contained IN Article XIV q she Cons-Ifuti1r
q ths State. and At the said general election
the ConsHtutian shgn bs p talct. aud agou
esss ballot ,hrrc shall ~ printed ihe wcfds
For the Consiiiu;.cnai A-,eninen," ard
against fhe Eausss.at. a-ai A~gnf-rrf" a.
now provided IN isu. ana i-nm-iisfs'y after
- c'ett4ra iHs ts'u-s .hsi hr nsds 20 The
CaVtrnar g ere vlic i0r sr1 ssaiust $50 pro
tossed s1rc1 --asu-. as directed BY said Fear.
terHth AFiicis q the Corsiifufi1n and further
pracrstirss hsi Isl accordance giih sad Artieis
Fourtcer-
Achieved N,-rh 1927