Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-09-02
proved March !, 1917.
Article 70

AN ACT . propose ar amendment 20 Section
% A-'.-,- III - IN. Constitution % 'h7
State - MARYLAND ti,le Legislative Depart
rnent." -esu'atins The representation NJ the
CITY Of Baltimore n the House OF Delegates;
and providing for the submission Of said
anendr.r, % he qualified voters Of the
State fr adoption rejection
s.c,ior r. :, enacted nv the General As
aembIv az MsrvlArd three titihs Of al the mem
hers ~ each u he Two Houses toncurfins
that The following Section he AMI he same IS
sr:by pG;i q "a an ,m.1dmtn' SS' s,,s
q Narvland title Legislative Department"
the same +. adopted Nv the legally qua snef
voters n he STATE As herein provided. 70 be-
come Section Of Nrticie. III Of the Con';i'u-
tior 81 the STATE II MARYLAND
A. saan IS may BE. alter the taking and
publishing ~ IRE National Census 81 900. or
after the enumeration II the ponu.siior ~ ms
Sc an aanor'i rucrt Of reDre'cn'ai'on = he
House 81 Delegates. 20 be male oT 'hr follow
ING basis d nit. Zach Of the several r1nut;cs
sf the STATE. sayins 4 population ~ e'snie"n
thousand .ou's ess. shall be e0'H ct 20 two
deesaics I'd rvep county having forua.
lion ~ over eighteen thousand and 'css han
twea,y eigh, thousand souls shall Hc entitled
20 three le'esates ,nf evr-y county having
tkan Forty thousar1.l souls. shall ho rruflrt 20
sour 5c'e44t-s ~ every county h1v'nE a
popuia',on 81 f7r:y thousand and les, thar ht'v
Ave thousand souls, shall he erfi'lrl ~ Hvc
delegates. ard rYery county having nopula
tion ~ af.v.nvr thousand souls aui upwards
shall Be -rtitied - SIX relegates and no more;
and each 81 lie SIX legislative districts ~ the
Civ III Baltimore shall be entitled "a he mum
Ser OF Delegates 10 which The largest county
shall or NAV ee entitled under The foregoing
apnor.io-n,e7t ara he General Assembly shall
have The roWe- % rrovide hv ilw ir0ir 'lfre
20 time. Tor iiefas ard changing he 10un
dari-s IF he csisuus legislative districts ri The
CITY 81 Baltimore. so As 20 make them rs near
40 may 5. q c1ua aogu alton; hui said district
skAli always consist Of contiguous territory. In
case the Gercra Assembly, ~ The regular sss-
sion Of "a netcer hundred and twert,'No fails
20 ~ he sour aries Z he SIX legis .tfrc -
suur~visors ~ Elections u said ri'y shall ~
the boundaries = 'he six legislative districts.
subject 20 'he limitations contained tcrriH. md
shall givs adequate notice OF the same. and he
boundaries 50 fK-i shall remain Huui altered
or change hy he General Assembly.
Sec ; And 5e y further enacted hy he as.
,horiiy aforesaid. Tha; $40 aforegoins section.
hereby proposed Is an amendment ~ he Con.
rfitu'ior shall ~ az Che next general election
for Members II he House Of Representatives.
Of Congress held n this State submitted % he
isgsl snd qualified voters ~ the State Tor atop-
zion or rejection. u pursuance Of the directions
contained n Article XIV % me Constitution
Of this State. and ~ he said general election
the vote aa me said proposed amendment 20
,he Constitution shall be hy ballot. ana Ipou
each ballot fhere shall BE printed ihc Wo-ft
"Por the Constitutional Amendment and
Against the Csustitffiorai Amendment" IS
now provided BY iaw ard immediately after
said election he retafns shsll be made % he
Goveruor Il fhe vote t0r and against sa't nro.
posei Amendment, as directed hy sail Four
,een'h Ar.iee al th- Constitution, and 'uriher
proceeding. hal in accordance With said Article
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