Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-08-06
Constitutional Amendments.
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.

KxEcurTvR DFPARrMExT.

wHKEEAs. Section one Of article fourteen of the
Sonsltnnon q hary lAnd makes i he duty q TIE
papersto be designated 81 him of any Bill OF Bils
passed proposing any amendment 70 the said Goa
And where's. at the January session lse0 OF the
were passed proposing that nurnbrf u amendments
20 the Constitution which several amendments are
Chspsef Ie4. which for convenience Of descrip-
tion I hereby designate NJ amendment number
Der two. Chapter 2z2 desienssed a. Amendment
number three. chapter 255. designated ss amend
sm amen pum S ave-. snd SRsp,er 4s esslS
mated a. amendment number six.
All which proposed amendments follow In the
ordor described, 70 wit
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AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION SEVENTEEN
OF ARTICLE TWO OF THE CONSTITUTION
OF THIS STATE
sscTioN l. BE Il ENACTED by ne seaeral Asse,,.Slv
q Aarg!and. Three nfths Of all the members Of
the two Houses concurring that the following sec
70 ~ n hfspSsss a. ~
adopted by the legal and qualified voters thereof
As herein provided il shall supersede and stand IN
the place and instead OF section seventeen Of art
Gle two OF said Constitution;
section n. To guard against hasty partial
,egslation. and encr0aehments OF the Legislative
department upon the coordinate Executive and
Judicial departments. every bill which shall have
passed the HoRse OF Delegates and The senate shall
before 10 becomes law. be presented 20 the Gov
bat Il 1os IL he s return M III Win Rs oss s n "
the House IN which IL originated. which House
sna proceed to resonsder the s 4 after sSeh re
consideration three nfths Of the members elected
TO that House shall pass the bill, IL shall be sent
with the objections 10 the other House by which il
shsll likewise be reconsidered. and II passed BY
thrce-fts Of the members elected TO that House II
shall become law, but In all such cases the votes
OF both Houses shsll 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 House respectively IL any bin shall not be
returned by the Governor within ak days Sundays
excepted after t shall have been presented him.
the same shall be law in like manner as II he
signed IL, unless the General Assembly shall by
adjournment prevent its return, IN which Il
shall not be law. The Governor shall have
power 10 disapproye Of any item or items OF any
bills making appropriations OF money. embracing
distinct items, and the part parts OF the bill APP
proved shall De the law, and the item OF items OF
appropriations dsapproved shall be void unless
passed according to tie rules or limitations pre-.
scrleed for the passage Of other bills over the
ecntive veto.
SECTION ? And be Il further enacted ~ tIe az.
thorifg aforesaid. That the said foregoing section
hereby proposed rs an amendment to the Ionstttu.
ton Shall ne az the next general election held In
this state submitted to the legal and qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection, IN pursu.
ance OF the directions contained in article fourteen
OF the Constitution OF this state. and at the said
general election the vote on said proposed amend
ment 70 the Constitution shall 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
ton due return shall be made 10 the Governor OF
the vote for and against said proposed amendment.
as directed by the said fourteenth article OF the
Constitution.
Approved March 27th, 1900.
We hereby certify, That the aforcgoing is q cor
rect copy OF an act of the General Assembly OF
hary passed January session, 1880.
w. q. PURNELL.
Secretary OF the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFEH,
Chief Clerk of the House OF Delegates.