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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 beentitled 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 which the largest
County shall or may be entitled, under the aforegoing
apportionment. And the General Assembly shall have |
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power to provide by law, from time to time, for altering
and changing the boundaries of the three existing Legis-
lative Districts of the City of Baltimore, so as to make
them, as near as may be, of equal population; but said
Districts shall always consist of contiguous territory.
[Sec. 4. As soon as may be, after the taking and pub- |
Legislative
districts in
Baltimore
City may be
changed. |
lishing 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: Each of the several
counties of the State, having a population of eighteen
thousand souls or less, shall be entitled to two dele-
gates; and every county having a population of over
eighteen thousand and less than twenty-eight thous-
and 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 legislative Districts of the City of Bal-
timore shall be entitled to the number of delegates to
which the largest county shall or may be entitled under
the aforegoing apportionment, and the General As-
sembly shall have the power to provide by law, from |
Basis of repre-
sentation. |
time to time, for altering and changing the boundaries
of the existing legislative districts of the City of Balti-
more, so as to make them as near as may be of equal
population; but said district shall always consist of con-
tiguous territory.]*
*Thus amended by Act of 1900, Chapter 433, ratified by the people at No-
vember election, 1901. |
Legislative
districts in
Baltimore
City may be
changed. |
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