30 MARYLAND MANUAL. [ART. III,
Delegates; Talbot County, two Delegates; Washington Coun-
ty, five Delegates, and Worcester County, three Delegates.+
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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:
Each of the several counties of the State having a population
of eighteen thousand souls, or less, shall be entitled to two
Delegates, and every county having a population 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 population of fifty-five thousand
souls, and upwards, shall be entitled to six Delegates, and no
more; and each of the three Legislative Districts of the city
of Baltimore shall be entitled to the number of Delegates to |
Legislative
districts in
Baltimore
city may be
changed. |
which the largest county shall or may be entitled, under the
aforegoing apportionment. And the General Assembly shall
have power to provide 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 al-
ways consist 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:
Bach of the several counties of the State, having a population
of eighteen thousand souls or less, shall be entitled to two
Delegates; and every county having a population of over eigh-
teen thousand and less than twenty-eight thousand souls, shall
be entitled to three Delegates; and every county having a
+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, tour ; Baltimore County, six ; Calvert County, two ;
Caroline County, two; Carroll County, four, Cecil County, three; Charles
County, two; Dorchester County, four, Frederick County, file, Garrett County,
two; Harford County, four; Howard County, two; Kent County, two, Mont-
gomery County, four; Prince George's County, four, Queen Anne's County,
three; Somerset County, three, St. Mary's County, two; Talbot County, three;
Washington County, five; Wicomico County, three; Worcester County, three;
and Baltimore City, twenty-four delegates. Total, 101. |
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