Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-10-23

Fourteenth Article OF the Constitution.
ancc With said Article Fourteen.
Approved March !, l9.2.
CHAPTER 90
Az ACT 10 propose an amendment 10 See.
tion 4 of Article III Of the Constitu
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 /. Re II enacted by the General
Assembly. of Maryland. three iifths OF al
the members of each of the two Houses
concurring. that the following Section be
aud 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 qualified voters
Of the State. as herein provided, TO become
Section of Article III of the C0nstitn-
ton of the State OF Maryland.
4 AS soon as may be, after the taking
and publishing of the National Census Of
1900 or afte- the enumeration of the popu-
lation OF this State. under the authority
thereof, there shall be an apportlonmeni
gates to be made Oh the following basis.
10 wit: Each of the several counties OF
the State. having a population OF eighteen
tnOuSduu HDuIS itSSs SuuAt Ut ChNAbiCt "
two delegates and every county. havin:
A population of over eighteen thousand
and less than twenty eight thousand
souls. shall be entitled to three delesates ;
and every county having "a population OF
twenty eight thousand and less than forty
thousand souls, shall be entitled to four
delegates; and every county having
population OF forty thousand and less
than ffty-6ve thousand souls. shall be
entitled to Eve delegates; and every coun-
ty having a population Of fifty I'VE thous-
aud souls and upwards shall be entitled 10
six delegates and no more; and each OF
the six legislative districts of the City OF
Baltimore shall be entitled to the number Of
delegates to which the largest county shall
portionment, aud the General Assembly
shall have the power to provide by law,
from time TO time. for altering ana chang.
iatiyr districts Of the City Of Baltimore.
so as TO make them as near as may DC o.
equal populations; but said district shall
always consist OF contiguous territory.
In case the General assembly. at the regur
,ur session Of nineteen hundred aud
twenty-twc. fails to fjx the boundaries of
the six legislative districts of the City of
baltimore. the Board OF Supervisors OF
Elections Of said city shall ny the bound
aries Of the six legislative districts, sub
ieet TO the limitations contained herein
and shall give a1edaas sotiss ssS 81 .ba Is
remain, until altered or changed by the
tisnerai Assembly.
Sec. = and be II 1ur1ner enacteu py Inc
authority aforesaid. That said aforegolug
sgrtion. hereby proposed az an amend.
meut to the Constitution. shall be at the
next general election for Members OF the
House OF Represents lives Of Congress held
In this State submitted TO the legal and
uuaiifed voters of the State for adoption
rejection. IN pursuance OF ibs direc-
tions contained in Article XIV Of the Con.
stitutioB OF this State. and at The said
general election the vote on che said pro.
posed amendment 10 tbe Constitution shall
be by ballot. and upon each ballot there
shall be printed The words For the Con-
stitutional Amendment" aud Against the
Constitutjonal Amendment" as now pro.
gided by law. and immediately after said
election due returns shall be made to the
Governor Of the vote for and against said
proposed amendment. as directed BY said
Fourteenth Article of the Constitution.
and further proceedings had in accordance
with said Article Fourteen.
Approved March l, 1872.
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