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gates; Somerset County, three Delegates; Talbot County,
two Delegates; Washington County, five Delegates, and
Worcester County, three Delegates.+
SEC. 4. As soon as may be after the taking and publish- |
Basis of repre-
sentation in
House. |
ing of the next National Census, 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 following basis, to
wit: Bach of the several counties of the State having a
population of eighteen thousand souls, or less, shall be en-
titled to two Delegates, and every county having a popula-
tion of over eighteen thousand, and less than twenty-eight
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 to four
Delegates; and every county having a population of forty
thousand, and less than fifty-five thousand souls, shall be
entitled to five Delegates; and every county having a popu-
lation of fifty-five thousand souls, and upwards, shall be en-
titled to six Delegates, and no more; and each of the three
Legislative Districts of the city of Baltimore shall be en-
titled to the number of Delegates to which the largest county
shall or may be entitled, under the aforegoing apportion- |
Legislative
districts In
Baltimore
city may be
changed |
ment. And the General Assembly shall have power to pro-
vide by law, from time to time, for altering and changing
the boundaries of the three existing Legislative Districts of
the city of Baltimore, so as to make them, as near as may
be, of equal population; but said districts shall always con-
sist of contiguous territory.
[SEC. 4. As soon as may be, after the taking and publish- |
Basis of rep-
resentation. |
ing 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 following basis, to
wit: Each of the several counties of the State, having a
population of eighteen thousand souls or less, shall be en-
titled to two Delegates; and every county having a popula-
tion of over eighteen thousand and less than twenty-eight
thousand souls, shall be entitled to three Delegates; and
+Under the State Census authorized by the Act of 1901 (Special Session),
and by the amendment to Sec. 2, the allotment of representation of the
several counties in the House of Delegates is as follows: Allegany County,
five; Anne Arundel County, four: Baltimore County, six; Calvert County,
two; Caroline County, two; Carroll County, four; Cecil County, three;
Charles County, two; Dorchester County, four; Frederick County, five; Gar-
rett County, two: Harford County, four; Howard County, two; Kent County,
two; Montgomery County, four; Prince George's County, tour; Queen Anne's
County, three: Somerset County, three; St. Mary's County, two; Talbot
County, three; Washington County, five; Wicomico County, three; Worces.
ter County, three: and Baltimore City, twenty-four delegates. Total. 101. |
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