30 MARYLAND MANUAL. [ART. III.
Election of
Senators, |
be elected by the qualified voters of the said legislative dis-
tricts of Baltimore city and of the counties of the State, re- |
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Term. |
spectively, and shall serve for four years from the date of his
election, subject to the classification of Senators hereafter
provided for.]*
SEC. 3. Until the taking and publishing of the next Na- |
Representa-
tation In
House. |
tional Census, or until the enumeration of the population 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 Dele-
gates; 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 Coun-
ty, two Delegates; Dorchester County, three Delegates; Fred-
erick County, six Delegates; Harford County, four Delegates;
Howard County, two Delegates; Kent County, two Delegates;
Montgomery County, three Delegates; Prince George's Coun-
ty, three Delegates; Queen Anne's County, two Delegates;
St. Mary's County, two Delegates; Somerset County, three
Delegates; Talbot County, two Delegates; Washington Coun-
ty, five Delegates, and Worcester County, three Delegates'
SEC. 4. As soon as may be after the taking and publish- |
Basis of repre-
sentation In
House.
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ing of the next National Census, 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
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 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;
*Thus amended by Act of 1900, Chapter 469, ratified by the people at
November election, 1901.
+ Under the State Census authorized by the Act of 1901 (Special Session),
and by the amendment to Sec. 3, the allotment of representation of the
several 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, tour, Cecil County, three; Charles
County, two; Dorchester County, tour, Frederick County, five, Garrett County,
two; Harford County, tour; Howard County,, two; Kent County, two, Mont-
gomery County, four; Prince George's County, tour. Queen Anne's County,
three; Somerset County, three, St. Mary's County, two; Talbot County, three:
Washington County, five; Wicomico County, three; Worcester County, three:
and Baltimore City, twenty-tour delegates. Total, 101. |
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