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Apportionment of Representation in the House of Delegates,
under the Resolutions offered by Mr. Clarke, of Prince
George's county:
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Number, show-
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part when di-
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COUNTIES.
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vided by 7, 000
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unit of repre-
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sentation, ex-
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cluding Balti-
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more city.
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Baltimore city..........................
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212, 418
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12.
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12
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Allegany,...............................
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28, 348
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4
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Anne Arundel,........................
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23, 900
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3
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Baltimore county,......................
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54, 135
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8
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Calvert,...................................
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10, 447
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2
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Caroline,................................
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11, 129
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2
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Carroll,..................................
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24, 533
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4
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Cecil.......................................
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23, 862
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3
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Charles...................................
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16, 517
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2
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Dorchester,.............................
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20, 461
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3
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Frederick,................................
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46, 591
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7
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Harford,..................................
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23, 415
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3
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Howard,..................................
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13, 338
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Kent.......................................
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13, 267
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2
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Montgomery.............................
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18, 322
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3
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Prince George's,.......................
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23, 327
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3
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Queen Ann' s,...........................
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15, 961
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2
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St. Mary's...............................
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15, 213
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2
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Somerset,.................................
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24, 992
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4
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Talbot....................................
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14, 795
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2
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Washington.............................
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31, 417
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4
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Worcester,...............................
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20, 661
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3
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687, 049
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The above apportionment is obtained by deducting from
the whole population of the State, 687, 049, the population of
Baltimore city, 212, 418, which leaves the population of the
State, exclusive of Baltimore city, 474, 631. Giving to Balti-
more city twelve members, (four more than Baltimore county, )
this leaves sixty-eight members to be apportioned among the
counties according to population, allowing no county less
than two members. Dividing the population of the counties,
474, 631 by 68, gives the unit of representation, in round num-
bers, 7, 000. Then dividing the population of each county by
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