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PROCLAMATION
Proposed Amendments
to the Constitution
Of Maryland.

Of Maryland.
WHEREAS at the January Session Of the
General Assembly Of Maryland, held In the
year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and twelve, Acts were passed proposing
amendments to Section Of Article 1; Sec.
ton 81 of Article ); Section of Article
S; Section 5 of Article S; Section 81 Of
Article 4; and adding a proposed new Sec
ton to Article ); Of the Constitution of this
State, which said Acts are in the following
words, to wit:
CHAPTER 4o7.
AN ACT to propose amendment to Arti
ole ) of the Constitution Of this State by
adding 4 new Section, to be known IS 40A;
and to provide for the submission of said
smenime to the qualified voters of THU
State for adoption or rejection.
SECTION /. Be It enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, Uhree-hfths Of all the
members Of each of the two Houses concur
rinx), That the following new section be and
the same is hereby proposed a. an amend
ment to Article ), title Legislative Depart,
ment," of the Constitution of this State, the
same to be inserted after Section 40 and to
be numbered 40A, and if adopted BY the
legally qualified voters thereof, as hsrsin pro-
vided, said section shall become part OF
Article , of the Constitution of Maryland.
4oA. The General Assembly shall enact
no law authorizing private property to be
taken for public use without just compensa-
ton, to be agreed upon between the parties
or awarded by . jury, being first paid or
rendered to the party entitled to such com
pensation, but where such property is stu
ated in Baltimore City and is desired by
this State or BY the Mayor and City Council
Of Baltimore, the General Assembly may pro
vide for the appointment Of appraisers by a
Court Of Record to value such property, and
that, upon payment Of the amount of such
valuation to the party entitled to cohpensa
Of any further sum. that may be awarded by
Jury, such property may be taken.
SIC. :. And Be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the said foregoing
section, hereby proposed As an amendment to
the Constitution, shall at the next ensuing
general election, to be held on Tuesday next
after the frE Monday in the month OF
November, 1918, be submitted to the legal and
qualified voters thereof. for their adoption OF
rejection, In pursuance Of the directions con
tanned in Article II of the Constitution of this
State, and at the said election the vote on
said proposed amendment to the Constitution
shall be by ballot and upon each ballot there
shall be written or printed the word "For the
Constitutional Amendment" and against the
Constitutional Amendment" ~ now provided
BY law and Immediately after said election due
returns shall be made to the Governor Of the
vote for and against said proposed amendment
~ directed by said Article II of the Constitu-
ton.
Approved April 8. 1919.
CHAPTER 49,
AN ACT to amend Section ~ Of Article
III, title "Lesisistivs Department" of the
Constitution Of this State. and to provide for
the Submission Of said amendment to the
qualified voters Of this State for adoption or
rejection.
S1crIon I. b h enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland. tthree-hfths Of all the
ring), That the following section be and the
same 10 hereby proposed - An amendment to
Section N Of Article III, title Legislative
Department" Of the Constitution of this State.
and If adopted by the legal and qualified voters
thereof a. herein provided. it shall supersede
and stand In the plaes and stead of Section n
Of said Article III.
House of the General Assembly and be altered,
amended or rejected by the other, but no bill
shall originate in either House during the last
ten days of the session, unless two-thirds of
the members elected thereto shall 50 determine
by yeas and nays; nor shall any bill become
law until it be read on three different days Of
the session in each House. unless two-thirds
of the members elected to the house where
such bill Is pending shall 20 determine by yeas
and nays, and no bill shall be read 4 third
dime until h shall have been actually ensrossed
or printed for . third reading.
SEC. Z. And be il further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the aforegoing Sec
ton hereby proposed As amendment to the
Constitution Of this State shall be at the next
general election for members of the General
Assembly Of Maryland, to be held in this
State, submitted to the legal and qualified
voters thereof for their adoption or rejection,
in pursuance Of the directions contained in
Article XIV Of the Constitution of this State,
and at said general election the vote the
said proposed amendment shall u by ballot,
and upon each ballot there shall be printed
the words "For the Constitutional Amend
| ment," and Against the Constitutional Amend
ment," as now prescribed by law. and imme-
diately after said election due returns shall be
made to the Governor of the vote for and
against the proposed amendment as directed
BY said Article x1y-of the Constitution
Apprensd April ., 1912.
CHAPTER SIS.
n to amend Section FL of Article
dietary Department." subtitle Part
Courts" Of the Constitution of
I'd to provide for the submission
endnent to the qualified voters of
br adoption Or rejection.
Be II enacted by the General
Maryland, three-ffths of all the
me two houses eoncurring, That
the Sctien be and the same is here
BY n amendment to Section Fl
OF kle Judiciary Department"
sub III, Circuit Courts" of the
Con lis State. and if adopted BY
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