Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1891-08-28
Proclamation bytheGOVerRoT


wHrHrAs, Section one OF article fourteen OF
the Constitution Of Maryland makes IL the duty
Of the Governor 10 order the publication in GER
tain newspapers to bedrsignated by him, ofany
BiII, or Bills. passed proposing any amendment
to the said Constitution.
And whereas at the January session lsg0 ofthe
GENERAL Assembly Of Maryland six separate
Bills were passed proposing that number of
Amendments to the Constitution; which several
amendments are described rs follows;
Chapter 1874 which, for convenience of descrip-
tion, hereby designate "a amendment number
une, chapter 1855, desig grated as amendment num-
her w. % chapter az, designated a. amendment
uent number four; chapter 800, -designat ted as
amendment number five. and chapter ll6, des-
gnated rs amendment number six.
All which proposed amendments follow In the
order described, to witt
NUMBER +.
AN ACT to amend section seventeen, Of article
two of the constitution Of this Stale.
SECTION L. BE eHaeied bg Tie General 4ssembly
Of Maryland, Three-ifths Of all the members of
the two HOUSES cUueurriug. that the following
s-ction be and the same Is hereby proposed as
an amendment 10 tue constitution Of this State,
and Il adopted by the legal and qualified voters
thereof as herein provided, 1t shall supersede
and stand in he place and instead OF section
seventeen of article two Of said constitution,
Soc. II. To guard against hasty or partial leg
islation, and enctoachments Of the Legislative
department upon the coordinate, Executive
and judicial departments every bill which shall
have passed the House Of Delegates and the Sem
a te. shall before il becomes q law, be presented
to the Governor of the state; If he approve, he
shall sign it; but if not he shall return II, with
his objections, to the House In which IL Origina-
ted, which house shall enter the objections a I
large on its journal, and proceed to reconsider
the bill; If after such reconsideration, three
fifths of the members elected TO that House shall
pass the bill, ii shall be sent with the objectio
to the other House, by which ii shall llkewi Use
be reconsidsred. and ifpassed by three-ffths of
the members elected to that House, 1t shall be-
come a law, but in all such eases the votes of
both Houses shall be determined by yeas and
nays and the names ofthe persons voting for
and gainst the bill shall be entered on the jonr-
nal Of each House respectively, If any bill shall
not be returned by the Governor within SIX
days (Sundays eIceptedl after II shall have
been presented to him, the same shall be law
in ik. manner as If he signed il; unless the Gem
eral 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 appropri-
ations of money, embracing distinct items, and
the part or parts fthe bill approved shall be the
law and the item or items OF appropriations
| disapproyed shall be void unless repassed &C.
| cordng to the rules or limitations prescribed
for the passage of other bills over the executive
4 veto
Sec. 3 and he II further enacted by the auihorit,
aforesdid, That the said foregoing section here
| 6yproposed as anamendmenttoth the Constitution
shall be at the next general election held in this
State, submitted TO the legal and qualified vo
4 tiers thereof for their adoption or rejection, in
pursuance of the directions contained in article
| fourteen of 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
| be written or printed the words ''for the consii
| tutional amendment" or against ;he constitu
| tional amendment" as the voter shall elcct, anC
| Immediately after said election due return shall
| be made to the Governor of the vote for and
against said proposed amendment us directed
by the said fourteenth article of the constitution
Approved March 27th, 1870.
We hereby certify, That the aforegoing is q
correct copy of an act of the General Assembly
| of Maryland, passed January session. 1850
W.G.PURNEII4.
| Secretary of the Senate
CARSTON NHAFER,
/ htrf Clerk Of the House of Dele at es