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five ; above that number, one Delegate shall be chosen for

the next twenty thousand persons, or a fractional portion

over one-half thereof, in each county and legislative district

of the city of Baltimore ; above that number, each county

and legislative district of the said city, shall elect one

Delegate for every eighty thousand persons, or fractional

portion thereof, above one-half. Upon this principle, and

as soon as practicable after each national census, or State

enumeration of inhabitants, the General Assembly shall

apportion the members of the House of Delegates among

the several counties, and the several legislative districts of

Baltimore city, according to the white population of each.

But until such apportionment is made, the House of Dele-

gates shall consist of eighty members, distributed as follows :

Allegany, five members ; Anne Arundel, two ; each of the

three legislative districts in Baltimore city, six ; Baltimore

county, six ; Calvert, one ; Caroline, two ; Carroll, five ;

Cecil, four ; Charles, one ; Dorchester, two ; Frederick,

six ; Harford, four ; Howard, two ; Kent, two ; Mont-

gomery, two ; Prince George's, two ; Queen Anne's, two ;

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St. Mary's, one ; Somerset, three ; Talbot, two ; Wash-

ington, five ; Worcester, three.

Election of Dele-

SEC. 5. The members of the House of Delegates shall be

gates.

elected by the qualified voters of the counties and the legis-

lative districts of Baltimore city, respectively, to serve for

Term of Office.

two years from the day of their election.

Tune of Elections.

SEO. 6. The first election for Senators and Delegates

shall take place on the Tuesday next after the first Monday

in the month of November, eighteen hundred and sixty-

four; and the elections for Delegates, and as nearly as

practicable for one-half of the Senators, shall be held on

the same day in every second year thereafter.

Classification of
Senators.

SEC. 7. Immediately after the Senate shall have con-

vened after the first election under this Constitution, the

Senators shall be divided by lot into two classes, as nearly

eqnal in number as may be — Senators of the first class

shall go out of office at the expiration of two years, and

Senators shall be elected on the Tuesday next after the first