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MARYLAND MANUAL. [ART. Ill |
Election of
Senators.
Term. |
qualified voters of the said legislative districts of Balti-
more City, and of the counties of the State, respectively,
and shall serve for four years from the date of hia elec-
tion, subject to the classification of Senators hereafter
provided for.]* |
Representa-
tion in House |
Sec. 3. Until the taking and publishing of the next
National Census, or until the enumeration of the popu-
lation of this State, under the authority thereof, the
several counties and the City of Baltimore, shall have a
representation in the House of Delegates, as follows:
Allegany County, five Delegates; Anne Arundel County,
three Delegates; Baltimore County, six Delegates; each
of the three Legislative Districts of the City of Baltimore,
six Delegates; Calvert County, two Delegates; Caroline
County, two Delegates; Carroll County, four Delegates;
Cecil County, four Delegates; Charles County, two Del-
egates; Dorchester County, three Delegates; Frederick
County, six Delegates; Harford County, four Delegates;
Howard County, two Delegates; Kent County, two Del-
egates; Montgomery County, three Delegates; Prince
George's County, three Delegates; Queen Anne's County,
two Delegates; St. Mary's County, two Delegates; Som-
erset County, three Delegates; Talbot County, two Del-
egates; Washington County, five Delegates, and Worces-
ter County, three Delegates. + |
Basis of repre-
sentation in
House. |
SEC. 4. As soon as may be after the taking and pub-
lishing of the next National Census, or after the enumer-
ation of the population of this State, under the authority
thereof, there shall be an apportionment of representa-
tion in the House of Delegates, to be made on the follow-
ing 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 Delegates, and every
County having a population of over eighteen thousand,
and less than twenty-eight thousand souls, shall be
entitled to three Delegates; and every County having a
*Thus amended by Act of 19001 Chapter 469, ratified by the people at No-
vember election, 1901
+ Under the State Census authorized by the Act of 1901 (Special Session).
and by the amendment to Sec. 2, the allotment of representation of the sev-
eral counties in the House of Delegates is as follows: Allegany County,
five; Anne Arundel County, four; Baltimore County, six; Calvert County,
two; Caroline County, two; Carroll County, four; Cecil County, three;
Charles County, two: Dorchester County, four; Frederick County, five; Gar-
rett County, two; Harford County, four; Howard County, two; Kent County,
two; Montgomery County, four; Prince George's County,four; Queen Anne's
County, three; Somerset county; three; St. Mary's County, two; Talbot
County, three; Washington County, five; Wicomico County, three; Worces-
ter County, three; and Baltimore City, twenty-four delegates. Total, 101. |
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