The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-08-22

Proposed Amendments to the
Constitution of Maryland.

| WHEREAS, at the January Session OF
in the year Of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and twelve, Acts were passed
proposing amendments n4 to Section saS+io or
| 0 of Article 8; Section 8 of Article o.;
Section p of Article 4; and adding pro
posed new Section to Article 3; Of the
Constitution Of this State, which said Acts
are in the following words, to wit:
CHAPTER 4O2.
Article of the Constitution of this State
by adding a new Section. to be known as
46A; and to provide for the submission q
this State for adoption or rejection.
SECTION. 1. Be it enacted by, the Gen
eral Assembly Of Maryland (thr fsa tins
Houses concurring),, That the following
new section be and the same is hereby
proposed as an amendment to Article .,
title Legislative Department., OF the
Constitution of this State. the same to be
| inserted after Section 40 and to be NUM-
bered 4oA and if adopted BY d the Legally
ed said section shall become a part or
Article 3 of the Constitution Of Mary
land. $50.
no law authorizing private property to be
taken for public use without JUST compen
sato to be agrfe 3 upon be9e first bald
or rendered to the party entitled TO suc n
compensation, but where such property Is
bt cts State St or BY mayor and City
Council Of Baltimore, the General Assem-.
BY may provide, for. the appointment Of
such property, and that. upon payment of
the amount of such valuation to the garty
entitled to compensation, or into COURT
sum that may be awarded by jury, such
property may be taken; 800, ,-
SEC. 2 And be it further enacted 9y
the authority aforesaid, That the said
aforegoing section, hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution, snail &c
at the next ensuing general election; to be
day in the month Of November 1913. be
submitted to the legal and qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or H.
Article IA Of the Constitution Of this state,
and at the said election the vote on said
proposed amendment to the Constlfu n7Iot
there shall be written or printed the
words For the Constitutional AHend
ment and Against the heovded bT IaW
and Immediately after said election due
returns shall be made to the Governor OF
the vote for and against said p proposed
of the Constitution.
Approved April s, 1912.
CHAPTER 497.
AN ACT to amend Section p Of Article
III, title Legislative Department." of the
Oh Sldley W pAOfANC
for the submission of said amendment to
the qualified voters of this State for adop-
ton or rejection.
eral Assembly of Maryland. three- fifths Of
all the members of each of the two houses
concurring), That the following section be
amendment to Section p Of Article H.
title Legislative Department" Of the Con-
stitution of this State, and If adopted by
herein provided, it shall supersede and
stand in the place and stead of Section q
Of said Article III. ,u,.+o ~
either 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 determine by yeas
until it be read on three different days of
the session in each House, unless two
thirds of the members elected to the .iouse
where such bill Is pending shaii s SO oe bTI
be read third time until it shall nave
been actually engrossed or printed for a
'H SEC. 3. And be it further enacted by
going section hereby Proposed a. +bia
State shall be at the next general election
for members of the General Assembly of
Maryland, to be held in this State. a SUD
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 ON the said proposed amendment
shall be by ballot, and upon each ballot
Constitutional Amendment" and Against
the Constitutional Amendment" as now
prescribed by law, and Immediately after
said election due returns shall he, made to
the Governor of the vote for and against
the proposed amendment. as directed by
said Article XIV Of the Constitution.
Approved April s. 1912.