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Maryland Manual, 1885
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24 MARYLAND. ,MANUAL.
population of 18,000 souls or less, shall be entitled to
two delegates every, county having a population. of. 18,-
600, 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 40,-
000, and less than 55,000 souls, shall be entitled to five
delegates; and every county having a population of 55,-
000 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 appointment. The
General Assembly has power to provide by law, from
time to time, for altering and changing the boundaries
of the three existing Legislative Districts of the City of
Baltimore, so as to make them as near as may be, of
equal population; but said districts shall always con-
sist of contiguous territory. Art. III, Sees. 4 and 5,
Const.
DELEGATES TO THE HOUSE are elected by the qualified
voters. Art. III, Sec. 6, Const.
THE ELECTION OF DELEGATES and one-half of State
Senators takes place every two years on the Tuesday
next, after the first Monday in November. Art. III,
.Sec. 7, Const.
No PERSON SHALL BE ELIGIBLE AS A SENATOR OR DELE-
GATE, who, at the time of his election, is not a citizen
of the State of Maryland, and who has not resided
therein, for at least three years, next preceding the day
of his election, and the last year thereof, in the county,
or in the Legislative District of Baltimore City, which
he may be chosen to represent, if such county, or Legis-
lative District of said City, shall have been so long es-
tablished; and if not, then in the county or city, from
which, in whole, or in part, the same may have been
formed; nor shall any person be eligible as a Senator
unless he shall have attained the age of twenty-five
years, nor as a Delegate, unless he shall have attained
the age of twenty-one years, at the time of his election.
Art. III, Sec. 9, Const.
PERSONS INELIGIBLE TO THE LEGISLATURE are members
of Congress, persons holding civil or military offices un-
der the United States, ministers or preachers of the
Gospel, or of any religious creed or denomination, per-

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