The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-10-31
DRoCLAMATIoN BY THE
GOVERNOR.
STATE OF MARYLAND,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

WnsREAs. Section one of article fourteen
of the Constitution of Maryland makes it the
duty of the Governor 10 order the publica-
ton in certain newspapers to be designated
by him, Of any Bill, or Bills, passed propos-
ing any amendment to the said Constitution.
And whereas at the January session 1896
of the General Assembly Of Maryland six
separate Bills were passed proposing that
number of amendments to the Constitutions
which several amendments are described as
follows:
Chapter 1874 which, for convenience Of de-
scription, hereby designate as amendment
number one; Chapter 1876, designated as
amendment number two; Chapter 242, desig-
mated as amendment number three; Chapter
255, designated as amendment number four;
| Chapter 3G2, designated as amendment
number five, and Chapter 426, designated as
amendment number six.
All which proposed amendments follow In
the order described, to wit:
NUMBER l.
CHAPTER 1914.
AN ACT to amend section seventeen, OF
article two of the constitution OF this
State.
SECTION l. Be IL enacted By the General
assembly Of Maryland, Three 6fths of all
the members of the two Houses concurring,
that the following section be and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment to the
constitution of this State, and if adopted by
the legal and qualified voters thereof as here
in provided, it shall supersede and stand in
the place and instead of section seventeen OF
article two of said constitution.
SECTION II. To guard against hasty or
partial legislation, and encroachments of the
Legislative Department upon the co ordinate,
Executive and Judicial departments, every
bill which shall have passed the House of
| Delegates and the Senate, shall before it be-
comes a law, be presented to the Governor
OF the State; if he approve, he shall sign 1t ;
but if not he shall return it, with his obJec-
| tons, to the House in which it originated,
which House shall enter the objections at
large on its Journal, and proceed TO recon
slider the bill; il after such reconsideration,
| three filths of the members elected to that
| House shall pass the bill, it shall be sent with
the objections to the other House, by which
! it shall likewise be reconsidered, and If pass
ed by three-hfths of the members elected to
that House, it shall become law, but in all
such cases the votes OF both Honses shall be
determined by yeas and nays, and the names
/ of the persons voting for and against the bill
shall be entered on the journal of each
returned by the Governor within six days
| Sundays eXcepted) after it shall have been
presented to him, the same shall be law in
like manner as if he signed it; unless the
General Assembly shall, by adjournment.
| prevent its return. in which case It shall not
be a law, the Governor shall have power to
disapprove of any item or items Of any bills
making appropriations Of money, embracing
distinct items, and the part or parts of the
bill approved shall be the law, and the item
or items OF appropriations disapproved shall
be void unless repassed according to the rules
OF limitations prescribed for the passage OF
1 other bills over the executive veto.
SECTION . 1nd be 1t further enacted by
| tie dbdho1ity aforesaid, That the said fore.
going section hereby proposed as AN amend
ment to the Constitution shall be at the next
| general election held in this State, submitted
/ to the legal and qualified voters thereof for
/ their adoption or rejection, in pursuance oil
I the directions contained in article fourteen oil
the constitution of this State, and at the said
/ general election the vote on said proposed
amendment to the constitution shall be by
/ ballot, and upon each ballot there shall bt
written or printed the words for the constl
tutional amendment" or against the con
stitutional amendment as the voter shall
elect, and Immediately after said election
/ due return shall De maze 10 the uoVernor U
the vote for and against said proposed
amendment, as directed by the said fourteenth
article of the constitution.
Approved March 9th, 1890.
We hereby certify, That the aforegoing i
a correct copy of an act of the General As
sembly of Maryland, passed January session
1890. w. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk Of the House of Delegates.