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into as many convenient election districts of
contiguous territory, and as nearly equal in pop-
ulation as may be, as such county may be enti-
tled to members of the House of Delegates, and
each of said districts shall be entitled to elect
one delegate; provided that each county and city
shall be divided into separate election districts
of compact contiguous territory, in the manner
hereafter to be provided in this constitution;
the qualified voters in each of which dis-
tricts shall at the time and in the manner in
which delegates are chosen to elect one delegate,
who has for one year next before his election
been a resident of the district from which he
shall be elected; and the residence in a district
requisite to give a right of suffrage shall be six
months next preceding the election; but in case
any voter otherwise qualified, shall have less
than six months residence in the district of his
then residence, he shall not thereby lose his right
to vote in the district in which be may have re-
sided for the six months next preceding his re-
moval."
Which was read.
Mr. THOMAS offered as a substitute for the
amendment offered by Mr. CHAMBERS of Kent,
and the amendment proposed by Mr, JOHNSON,
the following:
"In order that each and every portion of the
State may be fairly represented and its various
interests protected in the Legislature, for the
purpose of electing delegates therein, the city
of Baltimore and each county in the State shall
be divided into separate election districts of
compact, contiguous territory, in the manner
hereafter to be provided in this constitution, the
qualified voters in each of which districts shall
at the time and in the manner in which delegates
are chosen, elect one delegate who has for one
year next before his election, been a resident of
the district from which he shall be elected, and
the residence in a district requisite to give a
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