Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-10-09
CHAPTER 20.

IN ACT TO propose an amendment 20 See
ton of Article III of the Consutu
ton of the State of Maryland, title
Legislative Department" regulating
the representation Of the City of Bal =
timore 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. BE it enacted by the General
assembly of Maryland, three-fifths of ali
he members of each of the two Houses
'Oncurriug. that the following Section be
md the same is hereby proposed as an
amendment to Section of Article Ill of
he Constitution of the State of Maryland,
title Legislative Department the same
I adopted by the legally qualified voters
II the State, as herein provided, to become
section of Article III of the Consttu-
ion of the State of Maryland.
4. As soon as may be, after the taking
nd publishing of the National Census OF
900. or afte. the enumeration of the pOpu-
alton of this State, under the authority
hereof, there shall be an apportionmen;
4 representation in the House of Dele
;ates, to be made on the following basis,
o wit: Each of the several counties of
he State, having population OF eighteen
thousand souls or less. shall be entitled to
population of over eighteen thousand
mi less than twenty eight thousand
'ouls, shall be entitled TO three delegates
md every county having population of
wenty eight thousand and less than forty
thousand souls. shall be entitled 10 four
delegates; and every county having a
equation oil forty thousand and less
han fifty thousand souls shall be
untitled To FIVE delegates: and every coun-
Y having a population of fifty five thous-
md souls and upwards shall be entitled to
six delegates and no more; and each of
the six legislative districts Of the City OF
baltimore shall be entitled to the number ol
delegates to which the largest county shall
VI may be entitled under the aforegoing APP
fAta aasat nH.1 s,N -.
shall have the power To provide by law
rom time to Tine for altering and chang
ng the boundaries of the existing legis-
ative districts of the City of Baltimore.
so as TO make them as near % NAV be -
,qual population: but said district shall
always consist of contiguous territory.
In case the General Assembly. at the regu-
ar session of nineteen hundred and
twenty-five. fails TO fix the boundaries of
he 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
iect to the limitations contained herein
md shall give adequate notice of the
anne: and the boundaries so fixed shall
emain until altered or changed by the
See = And be il further enacted by the
authority aforesaid. That said aforegoing
section, hereby proposed as an amend.
nent to the Constitution, shall be at the
leNt 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 adoption
N rejection, in pursuance of the direc-
ions contained in Article XIV OF the Con-
stitution of this State. and at the said
general election the vote on the said pro-
losed amendment to the Constitution shall
DC by ballot. and upon each ballet there
shall be printed the words For the Con-
'titutional Amendment" and Against the
Constitutional Amendment" as now pro-
-ided by law. and Immediately after said
Election due returns shall be made to the
Governor of the vote for aud against said
proposed amendment. as directed by said
Fourteenth Article of the Constitution
ind further proceedings had in accordance
with said Article Fourteen.
Approved March l. 1922