224                                 Laws of Maryland                         [Ch. 206

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 159, 162 and 164 of Article 33 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1957 Edition), title "Elections", sub-title "House of
Representatives", be and they are repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, and that new Section 166A be and it is hereby added to
said Article and sub-title, to follow immediately after Section 166
thereof, all to read as follows:

159.

This State shall be divided into [seven] eight districts for the
choosing of [seven] eight Representatives in the Congress of the
United States, which will be numbered respectively from one to
[seven] eight.

162.

The third congressional district shall be composed of the first,
second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, twenty-second,
twenty-third and twenty-fourth wards of Baltimore City, [and] the
third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth precincts of the
eighteenth ward of Baltimore City, the twelfth to the nineteenth pre-
cincts, inclusive, of the twenty-fifth ward of Baltimore City, the first
to the twenty-fifth precincts, inclusive, of the twenty-sixth ward and
the first precinct of the twenty-seventh ward, as said wards and pre-
cincts are presently laid out, and shall be entitled to choose one Repre-
sentative in the House of Representatives.

164.

The fifth congressional district shall be composed of [the twelfth
to the nineteenth precincts, inclusive, of the twenty-fifth ward of
Baltimore City, as presently laid out, and of] Anne Arundel, Calvert,
Charles [, Howard, Prince George's] and St. Mary's counties, and
shall be entitled to choose one Representative in the House of Repre-
sentatives.

166A.

The eighth congressional district shall be composed of Howard
and Prince George's counties, and shall be entitled to choose one
Representative in the House of Representatives.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act shall
be construed or applied to affect or change the boundaries of the
seven existing congressional districts in the State of Maryland, so
far as concerns the tenure and the positions of the seven representa-
tives holding these offices on the effective date of this Act. The
changes in the several congressional districts are to be effective for
the election of eight Representatives in the primary and general
elections scheduled for the year 1962; and from and after the time
the eight Representatives elected in 1962 qualify for and assume
these positions, the eight districts provided for by law shall be the
congressional districts of the State of Maryland.

Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
   Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.