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APPORTIONMENT OF REPRESENTATION IN THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES, UNDER THE RE-
SOLUTIONS OFFERED BY MR. CLARKE, OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY.
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Baltimore city......................................
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212, 418
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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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4 ft
0 0
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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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9 0
0 0
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3
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Baltimore county....................................
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54, 135
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7.
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1 3
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8
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Calvert................................................
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10, 447
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1.
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4
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2
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Caroline..............................................
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11, 129
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1
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2
0
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2
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Carroll...............................................
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24, 533
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3
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3
0
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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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6
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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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1 '
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2
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Dorchester.......................... '..................
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20, 461
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2.
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6
D
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3
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Frederick.............................................
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46, 591
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6.
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9
0
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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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1
0
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3
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Howard...............................................
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13, 338
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1.
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3
0
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2
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Kent...................................................
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13, 267
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1.
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6
0
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2
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Montgomery........................................
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18, 322
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2.
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2
0
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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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0
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3
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Queen Anne's......................................
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15, 961
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2.
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6
0
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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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1
0
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2
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Somerset..............................................
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24, 992
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3.
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9
0
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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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2
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Wash in g ton..........................................
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31, 417
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4.
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I
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4
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Worcester............................................
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20, 661
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2
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6 6
0 0
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1
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3
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Total.........................................
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687, 049
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80
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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 Baltimore city twelve mem-
bers, (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 08, gives the unit of representation,
in round numbers, 7. 000. Then dividing the
population of each county by this unit of
representation, and assigning to the counties
having the largest fractions one additional
member until the whole reaches eighty mem-
bers, the above apportionment is obtained.
On motion of Mr. CLARKE,
The resolutions, as amended, together with
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the above statement, were referred to the Com-
mittee on the Basis of Representation.
Mr. STOCKBRIDGE. The gentleman from
Washington county, (Mr. Negley) offered a
resolution on the same day, which I suppose
should have the same reference. In his ab-
sence I will take the liberty of moving that
that resolution be referred to the same com-
mittee.
The Convention proceeded to the consider-
ation of the following resolutions offered by
Mr. NEGLEY on Friday last, and it was refer-
red to the Committees on this Basis of Repre-
sentation:
Resolved, That the true theory of represen-
tation in popular Governments, is that of
representation according to population, ex-
cept in such cases where a portion of the pop-
ulation is denied the exercise of the right of
suffrage, in which case representation ought
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