The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-08-01
DRoCLAMATIoN BY THE
GOVERNOR
STATE OF MARYLAND,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMEN

WHEREAS. section one Ol AItlCiG tOuAACCA
of the Constitution of Maryland makes it the
duty of the Governor TO 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 1890
of the General Assembly Of Maryland SIX
separate Bills were passed proposing that
number Of amendments to the Constitution;
which several amendments are described as
follows:
Chapter 1874 which, for convenience OF de-
scription, l 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 362, designated as amendment
number five, and Chapter 426, designated as
amendment number six.
All which proposed amendments follow IN
the order described, to wit:
CHAPTER 1874.
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 Mdryidnd Three-fiths 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 IT 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 entertainments 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 1t 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 oblee-
tons To the House in which IT originated,
which house shall enter the objections al
large on its journal, and proceed to reconsid
err the bill: ic after such reconsideration,
three ffths of the members elected to that
House shall pass the bill, it shall be sent with
the objections to the other House, by which
il shall likewise be reconsidered, and If pass
ed by three-Glths of the members elected tc
that House. it shall become law, but in al
snch cases the votes of both Houses shall be
determined by yeas and nays, and the names
of the persons voting for and against the bil
shall be entered on the journal OF eact
House respectively, if any bill shall not be
returned by the governor within SIX day:
Sundays excepted) after 1t shall have beer
presented to him, the same shall be law II
like manner as if he signed 1t; unless ih'
General Assembly shall, by adjournment
prevent its return, in which case 1t shall no
be a law, the Governor shall have power Il
disapprove of any item or items Of any bill
making appropriations of money, embracln:
} distinct items, and the part or parts OF tn
hill approved shall be the law, and the item
or items of appropriations disaproved shal
I be void unless repassed according to tn
rules of limitations prescribed for the passag
of other bills over the executive veto.
SECTION ., Ind be ii further enacted b
the authority aforesaid, That the said fore
going section hereby proposed as an amend
ment to the Constitution shall be at the mex
general election held in this State, submitte
to the legal and qualified voters thereof fC
1 their adoption or rejection, IN pursuance
D the directions contained in article fourteen
the constitution of this State, and at the sal
general election the vote on said propose
amendment to the constitution shall be |
ballot, and upon each ballot there shall
, | written or printed the words ''for the const
tutional amendment" or against the col
stitutional amendment as the voter sha
elect and Immediately after said eectiC
due return shall be made to the Governor
:, the vote for and against said propose
amendment, as directed by the said 1ou
+ teeth article of the constitution.
e Approved March 9th, 1890.
/ We hereby certify, That the aforegoing
a correct copy of an act of the General A
sembly of Maryland, passed January sessio
1890. w. u. PURNELl4,
c Secretary of the Senate.
= CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.