Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-08-27
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CHAPTER 1A.

AN ACT 70 amend section seventeen, OF arti.
Gle two ofthe constitution Of this State
SECTOS /. De 10 enacted BIZ the General
A1scnlbiy 81 Maryland, Three-hfths Of all the
members q the two Houses concurring, that
the following section be and the same il here
by proposed IS an amendment TO the constitu-
uon Of this State, and If adopted By the legal
and qualified voters thereof d herein provid.
81, u shall supersede and stand ia the place
enc instead Of section seventeen Of article two
ofsaid constitution.
SECTION ~. To guard against hasty or
partial legislation, and entertainments Of the
Legislative Department upon the Coordinate.
EXECUTIVE and Judicial departments, every bill
which shall have passed the House Of Dele
gates Gnd the Senate, shall before II becomes
a Jaw, be presented 20 the Governor Of the
state; ii nc approve he shall sign II. but IL
not be shall return IL, with MS objection. -
ne hontein which il originated, which House
siall enter the objections at large ON Ia iour-
ma, and proceed 10 reconsider the biIi II AFTER
such reconsideration, three-fifths Of the mem
osrs elected 70 that House shall pass the bill,
y ssail DC sent with the objections tothe other
House BY which il shall likewise be reconsId-
cred and II passed BY three-ffths of the men,
bcrs elected 20 that House, it shall become a
law, but IN all such cases the votes of both
Houses shall be determined by yeas and nays,
ana names o. the persons voting for and against
The bill shall be entered on the journal of each
House respectively, If any bin shall not DO
returned by the governor within six DAYS
Sundays cxcepted) after il shall have been
presented TO him, the same shall be law in
IKE manner as II he signed il; unless the Gen
eral Assembly shall by adjournment prevent
Ia return, in which case il shall not be a law.
Inc Governor shall have power TO disapproVe
ol anyl'em Or items Of any bills making ap-
aE rrlat1us OF money embracing distinct
-l'ias, Ia the part or parts o. the bill approved
'a. pr the law, and item or items or appro-
pua.Iuus CisapFroyCd shall be void unless re.
passed according 10 the rules or limitations
--eerlhed Tor the passage of other bills over
s-. executive veto.
q. art" oF7fy aforesaid, That the said forcp0.
lug section hereby proposed as an amendment
20 the Constitution shall be az the next gem
era. election held in this State. submitted to
the legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection, in pursuance of the d.
TeC.suEs contained III article fourteen of the
constitution ofthis State, and at the said gem
.rn4 election the yoteon said proposed amend
l.rlt q the constitution shall be by ballot
AMI upon each ballot there shall be written or
printed the words ''ior the constitutional
am.l.mCaW or against the constitutional
amendment as the voter shall elect, and i'm.
UCaiGtply after said election due return shall
bc made 70 the Governor of the vote for and
arins! said proposed amendment, as directed
by the said fourteenth article Of the constitu-
IcH.
approved March 9th. 1880.
We hereby certify, That the aforegoing is q
correct copy of an act Of the General Assem-
by Of Maryland, passed January session, 1899.
w. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER.
Chief Clerk Of the House Of Delegates.