Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-03-13

tlOn by petltlon bearing the signatures oil
not less than per cent. of the registered
voters of said Baltimore city or said county
and If not more than is registered voters
are so nominated their names shall not be
printed on the ballot, but said is registered
voters shall constitute said charter board
from and after the date of said election
At said election the ballot shall contain
the names of said nominees in alphabetical
order without any indication of the source
of their nomination. and shall also be so
arranged as to permit the voter to vote for
or against the creation of said charter
board. but the vote cast against said crea-
ton shall not be held to bar the voter
from expressing his choice among the
nominees for said board, and if the ma
Jority OF the votes cast for and against
the creation Of said charter board shall be
void; but If such majority shall be in favor
of the creation of said charter board, then
and in that event the Is nominees receiv-
ing the largest number of votes shall con-
Stitute the charter board and said charter
board or majority thereof shall prepare
within six months from the date of said
election charter or form of Government
for said city or county, and shall report
said charter or form of Government to the
Mayor or President of the Board of County
Commissioners, who shall publish the same
in at least two newspapers of general cir
culation published in said city or county
within 80 days after it shall be reported
to him.
Such charter shall be submitted to the
voters OF said city or county at a special
election held not less than so nor more
than 80 days after the report of said
charter to said Mayor or President of the
Board of County Commissioners and if a
majority of the votes cast for and against
the adoption of said charter shall be in
favor of such adoption, the said charter
from and after the thirtieth day from the
date OF such election shall become the law
OF said city or county, subject only to the
Constitution and Public General Laws OF
this State, and any public local law in
consistent with the provisions of said char
ter and any former charter of said city OF
county shall be thereby repealed.
Sec. 2. The General Assembly at its first
session, after the adoption of this amend
ment, shall by public general law provide
a grant of general powers for such county
or counties as may thereafter form a char
ter under the provisions Of this article
Such general powers granted to the coun-
ties and the powers heretofore GRANTED to
Baltimore city as set forth in Article 4
Section 6, Public Local Laws of Maryland
shall not be enlarged or extended by any
charter formed under the provisions of this
article, but such powers may be extended
modified, amended or repealed by the Cen
eral Assembly, provided that any restrIc-
tion or withdrawalof power once granted
shall require a theee-fourths vote of the
members elected to each of the two houses
of the General Assembly.
Sec. 8. Every charter so formed shall
provide for an elective legislative body in
which shall be vested the lawmaking power
of said city or county. Such legislative body
in Baltimore city shall be known as the
City Council Of Baltimore and in any county
shall be known as the Commissioners Of
the county. The chief executive officer
If any such charter shall provide for the
election of such executive officer, or the
presiding officer of said legislative body, il
such charter shall not provide for the cleo.
tion of a chief executive officer, shall bt
known in Baltimore city as Mayor of Balti
more city and in any county as the Presi
dent OF the Commissioners of the county
and all references in the Constitution anC
laws of this State to the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore or to the Commission.
ers Of the counties shall be construed t
refer to the Mayor and City Council anC
to the President and the County Commits
sioners herein provided for. From and
after the adoption of a charter by Balti
more city or any county of this State, a,
hereinbefore provided, the Mayor and CITY
Council of Baltimore city or the Commits
sioners of said county. subject to the Con.
stitution and Public General Laws of thi,
State, shall have full power to enact loca
laws or ordinances. including the power L
repeal or amend local laws of said city O
county enacted by the General Assembly
upon all matters covered by the genera
powers granted as above provided. AL
such local laws enacted by the Mayor ant
> City Council Of Baltimore city or the Com
missioners of the counties as hereinbefor
provided shall be subject to the same rule
of Interpretation as those now applicable
to the Public Local Laws of TIL ate, ex
cept that in case of any cor ( between
: said local law and a Publ = General Law
the Public General Law shall control.
, Sec. 4. From and after the adoption O
charter under the provisions of this arti
Gle by Baltimore city or any county of tn,
State nopublic local law shall be enacted b.
/ the General Assembly for said cityor count,
on any subject covered by the genera
powers granted as above provided. An
law so drawn as to apply to any one O
. more Of the geographical subdivisions O
= this State. without applying to the remain
ing geographical subdivisions of this State
or any law so drawn as to exempt any on
Z or more Of the geographical subdivision
4 Of this State from its operation, shall b
v deemed local law. The term geographi
, cal subdivision herein used shall be take
to mean the city Of Baltimore or any q
= the counties of this State.
:, This section and the general power
granted to said city or counties as herein
-. before prescribed shall be broadly construe
so as to secure TO said city or counties tn
u fullest measure Of local self-governmen
consistent with the intent Of the Genera
II Assembly In granting said powers
Sec. S. Amendments TO any charte
adopted by Baltimore city or by any count
: OF this State under the provisions of thi
: article may be proposed by a resolution O
n the Mayor and City Council of said city O
a the Commissioners Of said county or by
petition signed by not less than 10 per cen
Of the registered voters of said city O
: county and filed with the Mayor or tn
v President Of the County Commissioners
!. and when so proposed shall be submitte,
to the voters Of said city or county at tn
next special or general election occurring
c not less than so days after the passage O
. said resolution or the filing Of said petition
and If at said election the majority of IN,
: votes cast for and against said amendmen
shall be in favor thereof said amendmen
E shall be adopted and become part Of IN,
1 charter Of said city or county from anC
after the thirtieth day Of said election
Said amendments shall be published b,
said Mayor or President Of the COUNTY
( Commissioners once week for five success
Z sive weeks prior TO said election in not les.
than two newspapers published in sal,
city or county.