1836.

LAWS OF MARYLAND

CHAP. 197.
Ratio of dele-
gates

representation in the House of Delegates from the se-
veral counties and from the city of Baltimore, shall be
graduated and established on the following basis, that
is to say, every county which shall have by the said
census, a population of less than fifteen thousard sonls,
federal numbers, shall be entitled to elect three dele-
gates; every eounty having a population by the said
census of fifteen thousand souls, and less than twenty-
five thousand souls, federal numbers, shall be entitled
to elect four delegates; and every county having by the
said census a population of twenty-five thousand, and
less than thirty five thousand souls, federal numbers,
shall be entitled to elect five delegates; and every coun-
ty having a population of upwards of thirty-five thou-

City of Balti-

sand souls, federal numbers, shall be entitled to elect
six delegates; and the city of Baltimore shall he enti-
tled to elect as many delegates as the county which
shall have the largest representation, on the basis afore-

No county less
than three de-
legate.

said, may be entitled to elect; provided, and it is here-
by enacted, that if any of the several counties herein-
before mentioned, shall not, after the said census for the
year eighteen hundred and forty shall have been taken,
be entitled by the graduation on the basis aforesaid to
a representation in the House of Delegates equal to
that allowed to such county by the ninth section of this
act, at the election of delegates for the December ses-
sion of the year eighteen hundred and thirty-eight,
such county shall, nevertheless, after said census for
the year eighteen hundred and forty, or any future
census, and forever thereafter, be entitled to elect the

Anne Arundel
and Annapolis

number of delegates allowed by the provisions of said
section for the said session, but nothing in the proviso
contained, shall be construed to include in the repre-
sentation of Anne Arundel county, the delegate allow-
ed to the city of Annapolis in the said ninth section of
this act

Annapolis a
part of A. A.
co., for electing
senator

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That in all elections for
senators, to be held after the election for delegates,
for the December session eighteen hundred and thirty
seven, the city of Annapolis, shall be deemed and taken
as part of Anne Arundel county.

Judges, time,
place, manner
of election and
election dis-

SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That the General. Assem-
bly shall have power from time to time to regulate all
matters relating to the judges, time, place and manner