Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-08-15
Constitutional Amendments.
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.
KxEcurrvE DEPARTMENT.

wHxKEAs. Section one Of article fonrteen 81 the
Constitution o. Maryland makes X shs anty Of ths
psperste u Se S ~ s ~ any BIZ q %
passed proposing any amendments 70 the said Cen
And whereas =, the January session 1890 o. the
General Assembly q MarylAnd Elk separate bls.s
20 the Constitution. which several amendments are
Chapter le4 which. for convenience Of aescrip-
ton. hereby designate - afnt ndinent nufnser
Der t~o caaPisf IA sessnated q aaenaasst
number three Chapter 255, designated - amend
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Az ACT TO AMEND SECTION SEVENTEEN,
VF AkIlSLk Two OF The CONSTITUTION
sscTios l. Bs q enacted by tAs eeasrai Assembly,
the two Houses coneurrnE. that the following sec.
ton os and the same is hereby proposed as an
adopted BY the legal and qualified voters thereof
As herein provided y shall supersede and stand IN
the place and instead Of section seventeen OF art-
Gle two Of said Constitutions
SECTION ~. To guard against hasty or partial
legislation, and eucrOachments OF the Legislative
Department upon the coordinate Executive and
Judicial department. every bin which shall have
before tt becomes = law, be presented to tile GOV
srno,f Of he state y he spproye he shall sign u;
the House IN which 10 originated. which House
snail enter tie objections a. large on It's journal
confederation threenfths OF the members elected
to that House shall pass the bill, II shall be sent
with the objections TO the other House, by which IL
shall likewise be recOnsidcred. and II passed by
three nis Of the members elected to that House Il
ahail become law, but IA all such cases the votes
OF both Houses shall be determined by yeas and
NAYS. and the names o. the persons voting for and
against the bin shall be entered on the Journal
OF each House respectively N any bin sha not he
returned by the Governor within six days (sundays
exeepted) after ii shall have been presented 10 him.
INC same shall be Law IN Ike manner ~ u he
signed Il; unless the General Assembly shall by
adjournment prevent It's return, In which case II
shall not be law. The Governor shall have
bills making appropriations Of money. embracing
distinct Items, and the part parts Of tile bin APP
proved shall be the law. and the item OF items OF
passed according 90 the rules or limitations pre-
scrieed for the passage o. other bills over the
SECTION q And BE- Il further enacted bv tAs az,
Mofttg aforesaid, That the said foregoing section
hereby proposed ~ an amendment TO the Constitu
tion shall be NJ the next general election held IN
thereof for their adoption or rejection. in pursu
ance OF the directions contained IN article fourteen
OF the Consultation OF this state, and at the said
general election the vote ON said proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall be hy ballot, and
upon each ballot there shall be written or printed
the words "FOr the constitutional amendment" or
Against the constitutional amendment" az the
ton due return shall be made 10 the Governor OF
the vote for and against said proposed amendment
a. directed by The said fourteenth article OF the
Approved March 27th. 1890.
We hereby certify, That the aforeRoing 10 cor.
rect copy of an act OF the General Assembly Of
W. q. PURNELL,
Secretary Of the Senate.
CARLTON sHAFER
Chief Clerk OF the House OF Delegates.