Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-08-21
CHAPTER 20.


AN ACT TO propose an amendment 20 Sec.
ton 4 of Article Ill Of the Constitu
ton OF the state of Maryland titic
Legislative Department. regniatinf
the representation OF the Cityrof Bal
tinlore In the House Of Delegates; and
providing for the submission of said
amendment to the qualified voters oil
the State for-adoption or rejection.
Section /. BE II .enactcd by the General
Assembly of Maryland. three fifths of all
the members 81 each of the two Houset
concurring, that the following Section bt
aud the same Is hereby proposed as a.
Amendment to Section of Article Ill oil
the Constitution of the, State OF Maryland.
tftle Legislative Department" the sams
II gdopted by the legally qualified voters
OF the State. as herein provided. to lbecpmt
Section 4 Of Article III OF the Constttu.
tiou OF the State OF Maryland.
A. As soon MS may be, after the taking
1860. or after tho enumeration uf the pVpu-
lation of this State. under tue authOrit3
hereof, there shall be an Aapportfonment
Of representation In the House OF DELE
70 wit Each OF the several. counties Of
The State. having population of eighteen
thousand souls or less. shall. be entitled to
a popuiation of over eighteen thousano
and less than twentyaetght thousRnd
souls. shall be entitled to three delegates:
and every county having a. population OF
thousand souls, shall be entitled 70 foui
delegates: and every county having %
popinatien of forty thousand and less
than nftyase tSousasa SOUS s. snai Come D
tys having a population OF nifty live thous
and souls and upwards shall be entitled I.
six delegates and no more: aud each OF
the six legislative districts of the City OF
baltimore shall be entitled TO the number o.
delegates to'whith the largest county shall
or may be entitled under the aforegoing APP
gortionment, ami the General Assembly
shall have the power to provide by law.
from tinie to time. for altering and chang
Ing the boundaries OF the existing legis-
IAtive districts of the City of Baltimore,
so as to make them as near az may be of
always consist of contiguous territory.
In case the General Assembly, at the regn-
lar session of ninetecn hundred and
twenty two. fails to fx the boundaries OF
the six Legislative districts of the City of
Baltimore the Board OF Supervisors, of
Elections Of ssid city shall fix the bound.
aries of the six Legislative districts. sub
jcet to the limitations contained herein.
and slrall give adequate. notice OF the
same and the boundaries so hxel shall
remain uutil altered or changed ny the
a. Seq. And be il further enacted by the
authority aforesaid That said sforeg0ine
section. hereby proposed az an amend
nient TO the Constitution. shah be az the
next general election TOR Members or the
House-0f Representatives of Congress held
in this State submitted to the legal and
qualiaea voters OF the State for adoption
or rejection. in, pursuance OF the. direc-
lions contained in Article XIV of the Con-
stitution OF this State. and -at the said
general election the vote on the said pro.
posed amendment to the Constitution shall
he by ballot and upon each ballot there
shall be printed the words For the Con-
stitutional sAnieudmcutff and Against the
Constitutional AmendmeRtr as now pro.
vided by law, and Immediately after said
election due returns shall be made to the
Gcvernor Of the vote for and against said
proposed amendments VS. directed by said
Fourteenth Article Of the Constitution,
and further proceedipgs had fu accordance
with said Article Fourteen.
Approved March 4, 1922.