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98 MARYLAND MANUAL.
THE LEGISLATURE.
' Composition of the Legislature. —The Legislature consists of
two Branches, a Senate and a House of Delegates, and is styled
the General Assembly of Maryland. (Article III, section 1,
Constitution. )
Each county and each of the three Legislative Districts of
Baltimore is entitled to elect by the qualified voters a Senator to
serve four years. (Article III, section 2, Constitution. )
The counties and city of Baltimore are represented in the
House of Delegates as follows:
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Allegany county.....................
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Delegates.
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Anne Arundel county...........
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Baltimore county.....................
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^Baltimore city:
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First Legislative District............
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Second Legislative District..........
Third Legislative District...........
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Cecil county.........................
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Carroll county.......................
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Charles county....................
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Calvert county...................
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Caroline county......................
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Dorchester county...................
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Frederick county.....................
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Garrett county......................
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Harford county......................
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Howard county......................
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Kent county........................
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Montgomery county..................
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Prince George's county...............
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Queen Anne's county................
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Somerset county.....................
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St. Mary's county...................
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Talbot county.....................
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Washington county..................
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Worcester county...................
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Wicomico county...................
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The Governor is required to arrange representation in the
House after every National or State census on the following
basis: Each of the counties having a population of 18, 000 souls
or less, shall be entitled to two delegates; every county having a
population of 18, 000, and less than 28, 000 souls, shall be entitled
to three delegates; and every county having a population of
28, 000, and less than 40, 000 souls, shall be entitled to four
delegates; and every county having a population of 4. 0, 000,
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