Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-09-16

adopted by the City OF Baltimore o.
By any county Of this State under the
provisions Of this Article may be pro.
posed by resolution OF the Mayor OF
Baltimore and the City Council of said
City Of Baltimore or the Council Of said
county, or by q petition signed by
not less than 20 per cent. of the regis.
tered voters Of said city or county.
provieed. however. that in any case
10000 signatures shall be sufficient to
complete q petition. and fled with
the Mayor OF baltimore or the Presi-
dent Of the County Council, and when
so proposed shall be submitted to the
voters Of said city or county nj the
next General or Congressional cleo
ton occurring after the passage OF
satd resolution. or the fling of said
petition, and IL at said election the
majority OF the votes cast for and
against said amendment shall be in
favor thereof, said amendment shall
be adopted and become a part OF the
charter Of said city or county from
and after the thirtieth day after said
election Said amendments shall be
published by said Mayor of Baltimore
or Preaident Of the County Council
once aa~eek for Ave successive weeks
prior tQ said election In at least one
newspaper published in said city or
county.
Sec. 6. The power heretofore con-
ferred upon the General Assembly to
prescribe the number, compensation.
powers and duties or the County Com
miseioners In each county. and tho
power 70 make changes In Sections
to s inclusive. Article XI OF this
Constitution. xhen expressly granted
as hereinbefore provided, are hereby
transferred to the voters OF each coun.
" and the voters Of City of Balti-
more. respectively. provided that said
powers SO transferred shall be ex.
ercised only by the adoption or amend
ment Of charter as hereinbefore pro
vided: and provided further, that this
Article shall not be construed to au.
thorize the exercise OF any powers in
excess OF those conferred by the Leg.
islature upon said counties or city as
this Article sets forth.
Sec. z. The word Petition" as used
In this Article. means one or more
sheets written or printed, or partly
written and partly printed: "Signa.
ture" means the signature OF a reg.
istered voter written by himself in
his own handwriting land not by his
mark). together with the ward or dis.
triet and precinct In which he Is reg.
istered. The authenticity OF such sig.
natures and the fact that the persons
so signing are registered voters shall
be evidenced by the affidavit OF one or
more registered voters OF the city OF
county In which said voters so sign.
ing are registered. and one affidavit
may apply to or cover any number
OF signatures to such petition. The
false signing OF any name, or the sign
ing OF any fictitious name to said pet
ton shall be forgery, and the making
OF any false affidavit in connection
with said petition shall be perjury.
Sec. 2. And be II further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That the
aforesaid Article hereby proposed as
an amendment TO the Constitution
shall be at the next General Election
for Members OF the General Assembly
held in this State. submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof. for
their adoption or rejection in pursu-
ance OF the directions contained In
Article XVI OF the Constitution OF
this State, and at the said general elec
tion the vote on said proposed amend.
ment to the Constitution shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot shall be
printed the words "For the Constitu
tionai Amendment" and Against the
Constitutional Amendment" as now
provided by law, and Immediately aft.
er said election due return shall be
made TO the Governor OF the vote for
and against said proposed amendment
az directed by the said Fourteenth Ar
ticle Of the Constitution.
Approved April 10th. 1914.
CHAPTER 45s.
An Act to propose an amendment to
Article III. Of the Constitution of the
State OF Maryland, by adding a new
Section, 10 be known as Section 60.
said Amendment to the qualified voters
OF this State for adoption or rejec.
tion.
General Assembly of Maryland (three
fifths Of all the Members OF each of
the two Houses concurring), That the
following new Section be and the same
is hereby proposed az an amendment
to Article iii, title, Legislative De
partment" OF the Constitution of the
State Of Maryland. the same to be In
serted after Section SO and TO be
known as Section so; and IL adopted
by the legally qualified voters thereof.
as herein provided said Section shall
become q part OF Article III of the
Constitution of Maryland.
Section 60 The General Assembly
OF Maryland shall have the power 20
provide by suitable general enactment
(a) for the suspension OF sentence by
the Court in criminal cases: (b) for
any form Of the indeterminate SEN
tence IN criminal cases, and (c) for
the release upon parole in whatever
manner the General Assembly may
prescribe Of convicts imprisoned un-
der sentence for crimes.
Sec. 2. And be IL further enacted
by the authority aforesaid. That the
said foregoing Section hereby proposed
as an amendment 70 the Constitution
shall at the next ensuing general elec-
QOus 10 De ueiu On uSSua9 next aitef
the first Monday In the month of No
vember, 1915, be submitted to the
legal and qualified voters of Maryland
for their adoption or rejection in pur.
suance OF the directions contained IN
Article IL 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 writ.
ten or printed the words For the Con-
stitutional Amendment" and Against
the Constitutional Amendment" as
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 amend.
ment, as directed by said Article II
Of the Constitution
Approved April 10th, 1914.
CHAPTER t73.
An Act 70 amend eae Constitution
of MARYLAND by adding thereto a new