Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1891-09-25
Proclamation bvtheGOVGTnOT
State Of Maryland,
Executive Department


WHEREAS, Section one Of article fourteen Of
thp Constitution Of Maryland makes 10 The duty
~ the Governor 10 order the publication IN cer-
tain new spapsrs to bedrsignated by him, ofany
Bill, or Bills. passed proposing any amendment
10 the said Constitution.
And whereas at the January session iss1 Of the
General Assembly Of Maryland SIX separate
Bills were passed proposing that number OF
amendments to the Constitution: which several
amendments are described follows:
Chapter lsl which, for convenience Of descrtp-
tion, hereby desigua,e As amendment number
one, chapter 1876, designat I'd as amendment num-
her Two: chapter ~. designated as amendment
number thrce; chapter 255, designated as amend
mput number four; chapter 3hl, designated as
amendment number five aud chapter 426, des-
ignated amendment number six.
All which proposed amendments follow in the
order described, to wit.
NUMBER 1.
AN ACT to amend section seventeen, OF article
two of the constitution Of this state.
SECTION ]. Re n sHacted bg TIE General .issenihg
Of Maryland, Three-ffths Of ali the members OF
the two Houses cOucurring. that the following
section be and the same is hereby proposed ~
M amendment 10 the constitution Of this State
and If adopted by the legal and qualified voter
4 thereof rs herein provided, it shall supersed'
and stand in the place and instead OF sector
/ seventeen Of article two Of said constitution,
/ Sec. II. To guard against hasty OF partial leg
1 islation, and entertainments Of the Legislative
Department upon tho coordinate, Executive
and Judicial departments. every bill which shai
| have passed tue House OF ltitEutt- anu Alif Nti
ate. shall before 1t becomes a law, be presente'
/ to the Governor Of the State; II he approve, h
shall sign 1t; but If not ne shall return IT, Will
his obiec lions, to the House in which ~ Origiua
ted, which house shall enter the objections a
large on its journal, and proceed to rcconside
the bill; IL after such reconsideration thre,
fifthS Of the mem ers elected to that House sha
pass the bill, II shall be sent with the Objection
to the other House, by which II shall hkewls
be reconsidsred and If passed by three-hfths {
the members elected TO that House, II shall b'
lux hut in all cas-
both Houses shall be determined by yeas an
nays, and the names of the persons voting Il
and against the bill shall be entered on the Jon
nal of each House respectively, II any bill sh't
not be returned by the Governor within 81
days lSundays excepted after IT shall nav
been presented 10 him, the same shali be Ia
in Xix. manner as If he signed II; unless the tie
eral Assembly shall, by adjournment preNei
its returnj in which case IL shall not be q lay
the Governor shall have power TO diFapproVe
any item OF items of any bills making appropi
ations of money, embracing distinct items, al
the part or parts of the bill approved shall be u
law, and the item or items OF appropriate
disapproved shall be void unless rcpassed .
cording To the rules or limitations preserib
for the passage of other bills over the eNecutl
veto.
aforesaid, That the said foregoing section he
q bypropOsed AS anamendmenttOt the CONSTITUTE
shall be at the next general election held IN u
= State, submitted to the legal and qualiiied
tiers thereof for their adoption or rejection,
pursuance of the directions contained IN arm
fourteen of the constitution OF this state, Il
at the said general election the NOte on s.
proposed amendment to the constitution sh
BE- by ballot, and upon each ballot there sit
be written printed the words Tor the cons
tutional amendment" or against the consul
tional amendment as the voter shall elect q
immediately after said election due return sh
m be made 10 the Governor of the vote for 4
against said proposed amendment as dtrrc
ne by the said fourteenth article Of the consttut
Il Approved March 27th, 1870.
- We hereby certify, That the afor going
correct copV of an act OF tde General Assem-
=, of Mar .lamd, passed January SESSION. 1880.
y VIC. PURNELL.
r. Secretary Of the sen;
CARSTON SHAFER,
e. Chief Clerk fihe House of Delega