The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-09-08
CHAPTER 20.

AN ACT TO propose an amendment to See
tion of Arti"l" III Of the ConStitu-
tion of the State of Maryland. title
Legislative Department" regulating
the representation Of the city of Bal
timorc 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 J. BE il enacted by The General
Assembly of Maryland. three fifthS of all
the members Of each of the two Houses
concurring. that the following Section he
and the same is hereby propoSed rs an
amendment to Section / nf Article III Of
the Constitution of the State of Maryland
title Legislative Department. the same
If adopted by the legally qualified voters
OF ~" State. as herein provided. to become
Section of Article Ill of the ConStitu-
ton of the State of Maryland.
4 As soon as may he. after the taking
and publishing Of III" National Census Of
1900. or after the enumeration of the pouu-
Jaton of this State. under the authority
thereof there shall he an portionmrnt
OF representation in the House of Dele
gates TO be made ON the following basis.
10 wit: Each of the several counties Of
the state. having Il population of eighteen
thousand souls or loss. shall lac entitled to
two delegates; and every county havin.
population of over eighteen thousand
and less than twcuty-right thousand
souls, shall d" entitled I" three delegates :;
and every county having population OF
twenty thousand and less than forty
thousand souls. shall hc entitled TO four
delegates: and every county having u
population of forty thousand and less
than fiftyhve thousand souls shall h.'
entitled to Ave delegates: and every couu-
ty having population Of fiftv tive thuus-
and souls and upwards shall be entitled T."
SlT DELEGATES and no more: and each rf
the six Legislative districts of the city uf
Baltimore shall hc entitled Ia the number
~ ieEntrS to which the largest comfy
Sii"'i W nay he entitled under the aforc-
soIhg "pP"lN innmcnt. and the General rs
sembly shall hIN, The nnwrr to proyidc by
cbon,, r,' i,,''T 10 ING. for altering and
legislative districts Of the CIlv of EaIti-
more. so as to make them rs near as may
be Of equal population: but said district
snail always consist Of contiguous terri
tory. In case the General Assembly. ut "a"
regular session OF nineteen hundred ard
the six Legislative districts of the city Of
Baltimore. the Board Of Supervisors of
Elections OF said city shall fix the bound
aries of the six Legislative districts Sub-
5ect to the limitations contained herein
and shall give adequate notice Of the
same: aud the boundaries 50 fixed shall
remain until altered or changed by the
General Assembly.
Sec. =. And he it further enacted by III"
authority aforesaid That said afurcgoing
section. hereby proposed as an amend
Tem' . 20 the Constitution, shall be at -
Honsc Of Rcnrflssaiiion for Members of I'll"
in this State submittedF W "i'T res, hrIu
~ ,io,.tior in nur:uancc for adoption
lions contained in Article XIV of ~" Tor
stitutinn Of this State. and ~ INC
T.ncroI cIrrfion the vote on the said pro-
nosrd amendment to the Constitution Ihn,
he by ballot aud upon each ballot tnrr'
shall he printed the words for me me. .I,
stitutioual Amendment ana Against nv
Unconstitutional Amendment" rs now pro
vided by law. and Immediately afi"r S .,
election due returns shall br ml"e !" NV
Governor of the vote for ana against S'i'
proposed amendment, as dircccd hN 50
Fourteenth Article of the Constitution.
and further proceedings had i'll accordance
with said Article Fourteen.
Approved March /, w..