The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-10-13
ARTICLE 20

AN ACT In propose an amendment In Section
"I Article III OF the Constitution Of the
state OF Maryland, title "letdslRtv. depart
mont. regulating the representation OF In.
Guy OF Baltimore in the House Of Delegates
hnd providing t"r the submission OF said
amendment to the qualified voters OF thu,
state Tor adoption ar rejection.
section |. he II enacted by the General As
iemhly oI Mafylnnd. three ifihs Of all the mem
nrr" ct each OF the two Houses concuffing
mat The following Section be- and the snmr /,
hereby proposed rs an amendment to section 1
OF Article III Of the Constitution Of the State
OF Maryland, utle Legislative department"
the same II adopted by the legally qualified
VOTERS of the state. AS herein provided. 10 he
rome Section of Article III Of the Constitu-
ton Of the State OF Maryland.
I. As soon Ms may be, after the taking and
furnishing OF the National Census OF 1900. u
alter the enumeration Of the population at this
State, under the authority thereof, there shall
De an Hpportionment Of representation In the
H"h-e OF Delegates To be made ON the follow.
lhE basis. To wit: Each Of the several counties
81 me tate having population al eighteen
lhnus"hd souls or less. shall be entitled To two
delegates and every county having "a nopuIH-
ton oi aver eighteen thousand and less than
twenty eight thousand souls. shall be- entitled
!" utr" Delegates and every county hnyinE Z,
population ut twenty eight thousand and less
than forty thousand souls. shall lie entitled IL,
inur delegates. and every county having "A
population at forty thousand and less than tffty-
Ave thousand souls. shall be- entitled 10 five
hel"rhles and every county having u popula-
ton of hfty-fve thousand souls and UPWARDS
shall he entitled to sis delegates and nn more
and each OF the six Legislative districts Of the
t'tty OF baltimore shall he entitled to the num-
her at delegates To which the largest county
snail or may be entitled under the aforegolnR
ippofti"nn"nt, and the General Assembly shall
nave Inc power Ia provide by law. from time
To time, Tor altering and changing the buuu.
dhtt"s OF the existing Legislative dist cts uf the
my nI Baltimore, 30 to make them aH near
AS may be Of equal population hut said district
shhli Always consist OF contiguous territory. In
Ease the General Assembly. at the regular SEES
sion OF nineteen hundred aud twenty-five fails
10 hN the boundaries Of the six legislative dis
trictS OF the City Of Baltimore. the Board OF
SUPERVISORS of Elections of said city shall fl
lhs boundaries Of the six Legislative districts.
subject to the limitations contained herein and
shall give ndeauRt" notice Of the same aud the
boundaries so fixed shall remain until altered
or changed by the General Assembly
Sec >. And be IL further enacted nv the AN.
ihority aforesaid. That said aGoregoihp sr,tion
hereby proposed aS amendment 10 the Con
''ihllnh shall he nj the next general elect ION
i"r Mrnb"us al the iouse of Representative
IT '"ngtess held In this State submitted To the
l"WFl hhh Qualified voters uf the State for adup.
"n % rejection. IN pursuance uf the direction.
ruhthinr IN Article XIV nj the constitution
ut ilts state. aud at tho said general .l.rIinn
W" N"lf on III" Nhid proposed amendment 10
TIA" Constitution shall be by ballet. and upon
rrth ballot ih"t" shall h" printed the word
Tor IN" Constitutional Amendment" and
NNhlht 'h" Constitutional Amendment" nH
INV provided hy law. and immediately nit,r
'hlh election due returns shalt b- mad. tn the
Governor "i III" vat" I"r aud against sHId rp,-
l""hth atii"lr al III" Constitution. aud ufthe,
gl"''"dllurH had "a accordance with FMd ArFi-
TuuitrrH
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