470                              JOINT RESOLUTIONS

an amendment to the Federal Constitution concerning the size and
boundaries of the several congressional districts throughout the
country; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That pursuant to
the provisions of Article V of the Constitution of the United States,
this General Assembly applies to the Congress to call a Convention
for the purpose of proposing an amendment to the Constitution of
the United States dealing specifically with the size and boundaries
of congressional districts for the purpose of making population the
principal factor but also taking into consideration geographical and
economic factors; and be it further

Resolved, That the Secretary of State of Maryland is directed to
send copies of this Resolution under the Great Seal of the State of
Maryland to the President of the Senate of each of the States of the
Union, each member of the Maryland Delegation in the Congress of
the United States, and to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of
the United States.

Approved April 7, 1964.