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

AN ACT TO propose an amendment to Section
Of Article Ill Of the Constitution OF the
State Of Maryland title 'Legiaiatvs Depart
ment,' regulating the representation OF the
City Of Baltimore In the House Of Delegates
aud providing for the submission Of said
amendment to the qualified voters Of the
State for adoption or rejection.
semby o. maryland, thrss-afihs Of ali The mem.
beers OF each Of the two Houses eoneurring.
that the follow Ing Section be and the sAme Is
hereby proposed as an amendment 10 Section 1
OF Article Ill Of the Constitution Of tho State
OF Maryland. title Legislative Department"
the same II adopted by the legally qualified
voters OF the state as herein provided. To be-
ton Of the State OF Maryland.
As soon a. 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 shall
be an apportIonment Of representation In the
House Of Delegates, TO be made on the follow
Ing basis, 10 wits Each Of the several counties
q the state, having population Of eighteen
thousand souls or less, shall be entitled 10 two
delegates; and every county having a popula-
ton Of over eighteen thousand and iesa than
twenty-eiEht thousand souls, shall be entitled
TO three delegates! and every county having a
population OF twenty-eight thousand and less
than forty thousand souls. shall be entitled 20
four delegates: and every county having a
population Of forty thousand and less than fifty
five thousand souls. shall be entitled 10 five
delegates, and every county having a popula-
tion OF niV-nse thouhanu souls ana upWnf04
shalt b entitled TO six delegates and no more
and each Of the six legislative districts Of the
City of Baltimore shall be entitled 10 the num-
Der OF delegates TO which tho largest county
shall or may be entitled under the RforegoinR
superintendent. and the General Assembly Ahhll
have the power to provide by law. from time
TO time. for altering and changing the boun-
daries Of the existing Legislative districts Of the
City OF Baltimore. 10 as To make them as near
~ may be Of equal population hut said district
shall always consist Of contiguous territory. In
case the General Assembly Mt the regular ses-
sion Of nineteen hundred and twenty-five, fails
TO fix tho boundaries Of the six Legislative dis
iriets vi the City OF Baltimore. the Board Of
Supervisors Of Elections of said city shall hS
subject 10 the limitations contained herein and
shall give adequate notice of the same and the
boundaries fixed shall remain until altered
or changed by the General Assembly.
Sec. 2. And be II further enacted by the au-
thority aforesaid. That said aforegonR section,
hereby proposed as an amendment 20 the Con-
nutution, shall be Mt the next general election
for Members OF the House OF Representative
OF Congress held In thla State submitted TO the
legal and qualified voters of the State for adop-
ton or rejection, In pursuance Of the directions
contained In Article XIV of tho constitution
Of this State. and at tho said general election
the vote ON the said proposed amendment 10
the Constitution shall be by ballot, and upon
each ballot there shall be printed the words
For the Constitutional Amendment" and
Against the Constitutional Amendment" as
now provided by law, and Immediately after
said election due returns shall be made TO the
Governor OF the vote for and against said pro-
posed amendment, m directed by said Four
teenth Article Of the Constitution. and further
proceedings had In accordance with said Article
ApnrOVNd March 4 1922