Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-08-13
CHAPTER isa.

CHAPTER l9s.
An ACT 20 amend section seventeen. Ct arti.
eie two Of the constitution Of this State.
SxCToN I. Be e enacted by fAe General
lssen6iv Of Maryland, Three-fffhs Of al the
members Of the Two Houses concurring, that
the following section be and the same i here
~ proposed - IN amendment 20 the constifu.
don Of this State, and II adopted by the legal
and qualified voters thereof q herein provid.
q. q shall supersede and sand in the place
and instead Of section seventeen Of article two
Of said constitution.
SECTION IL. To guard against hassy or
partial legislation, and encroechments Of the
legislative Department upon the coordinate,
which shall have passed the House Of Dele
g.tes and tbs Senate, shall before ID becomes
law, Be presented 10 the Governor Of the
Sfafc; u ne approve, he shall sign &c; bat IL
mos he shall return Il, with his objections, to
the housedn which IL originated, which House
nal, and proceed TO reconsider the bill; II after
such reconsideration, three-ffths Of the mem.
bers elected to that House shall paas the bill,
itshali be sent with the objections 20 the other
House, BY which Il shall likewise be- reconsid-
cred, and Il pss.ed By three-ffths Of the menu
law, but In all such cases the votes of both
Houses shall be determined by yeas and nays,
ana names 1.-THE persons voting for and against
the bill shall be entered ON the journal Oh each
House respectively. II any bin shall not be
returned by the governor within six days
(Sundays exeepted) after Ii shall have been
presented TO him, the same shall be law In
IKE manner a. II he signed IL; unless the Gen.
erai Assembly shall, BY adjournment prevent
It's return, in which ease il shall not be o law,
the Goxernor shall have power to disapprove
OF any item or items Of any bills making ap-
preparations OF money, embracing distinct
items and the part or paris ofthe bill approved
shall be the law, and item or items or appro-
priations disapproved shall be void unless re-
passed according to the rules or limitations
prescribed for the passage Of other bills over
SECTION 2. And be e further enacted bv
che authority aforesaid, That the said forego-
ing section hereby proposed a. an amendment
to the Constitution shall be ut the next gen.
eral election held In this State, submitted 10
the legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection, In pursuance Of the di.
rections contained in article fourteen of the
constitution ofthis State, and at the said zen.
eral election the yoteon said proposed amend.
ment to the constitution shalt be by ballot.
and upon each ballot there shall be written or
printed the words "for the constitutional
amendment" or against the constitutional
amendment" as the voter shall elect, and inn
mediately after said election due return shall
be made 70 the Governor of the vote for and
against said proposed amendment, as directed
BY the said fourteenth article of the constitu.
ton.
Approved March 9th. 1890.
We hereby certify, That the aforegoing ID q
correct copy Of an act Of the General Assem-
bly, Of Mafyland, passed January session, 1890.
w. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER.
Chief Clerk Of the House of Delegates.