The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-10-15

day or June next after the session S&
which II may bel passed. unless II contain
gency law and necessary for the immedi-
safety. and passed upon a y yea and 10, my
members elected to each OF the two
Houses Of the General Assembly; PRO
Section tb( hereof ,S.. II e.. before said
petton 70 refer 81 Toe " fhe eps
any law or part OF the law capable or
referendum. as I'm this Article provided,
tary OF State to such vote, ana shall not
become law OK take effect until thirty
days after It's approval by d majority OF
ensuing election held throughout the
resentatiyes, y IT, United States. An
withsstanding such petition but shall
stand repealed thirty days after having
se reiected BY majority * &C. qua5d-
however. that no measure creating or
aholishing any office. or changing the
granting any franchise Or special privil-
\ ege or creating any vested right or In
| terest. shall be enacted as an emergency
for maintaining the State Government, or
\ for maintaining or aiding any public In
sritution, not exceeding the next previous
.
be subject to rejection or repeal under
appropriation ~ maintaining o. aiding
effect as i'm case of other laws, and such
Increase OF any part thereof specified r.
the petition, may be referred to a vote or
the people upon petition.
See. 8 (a). The referendum petition
against an Act or part of an Act passed
Gent II signed BY ten thousand qualified
voters or the State OF Maryland. OF whom
not more than half shall be residents OF
provided that any public local Law for
any one county or the City OF Baltimore
shall Be, referred by the Secretary OF
or City of Baltimore, upon referendum
petition of 10 per cent Of the qualified
voters Of said county or City OF BaltI-
the whole number Of votes cast therein
respectively for Governor at the last pre-
cedinE Gubernatorial election.
(b) II more than one-half, but less
than the full number OF signatures re-
quired to complete any referendum petit
eral Assembly. be fled with the Secretary
or State before the first day OF June. the
time for the law to take effect, ana for
fling the remainder of signatures to
complete the petition shall be extended TO
tne thirtieth day OK the same month with
See a a petition may consist OF sever
al papers, but each paper shall contain
the full text Of the Act petitioned upon;
and there shall be attached to each such
paper .an affidavit OF the person procuring
the signatures thereon that OF the said
persons own personal knowledge every
signature thereon - genuine and bona,
voters OF the State or Maryland. and the
City OF Baltimore, or county. ms the case
no other veriication shall be required
| Sec. ) la). The General Assembly shall
provide for furnishing the votes OF the
State the text of all measures to be voted
upon by the people; provided. that until
otherwise provided By law the same shall
b S1T u t the .o by
publication of proposed Constitutional
for the publication Of proposed Constitu-
~ All laws referred under the pro
visions OF this Article shall be submitted
separately on the ballots to the voters OF
two tive Rundfed words. Ike fui text shan Do
Be printed on the official ballots. but the
Secretary OF State shall prepare
s such ' Measure IL 01 such t form a. 70
present the RgrGGse q saId measure aIs son scr.
but In any case the legislative title shall
be sufficient upon each of the ballots.
sse ballet te Or e1 NJ tas
ferred law and Against the referred
fo M ana against Gafe ans S9ch referGed s law
shall be returned TO the Governor in the
manner prescribed with respect to pro
aFee XIV q en-
and TIE Governor shall proclaim the re
any such measure were cast In favor
thereof. the Governor shall by his procla-
nation declare The same having received
adopted by the people Of Maryland a. q
part OF the laws Of the State to tGke
" M Wv
Governor shall proclaim the result OF the
local election as to any Public Local Law
which shall have been submitted TO the
voters % any county or the City OF Bal
timore.
hibiting, or submitting to local option,
the manufacture or sale or malt or spir1-
tuous. LIQUORS, shall be referred or re
pcaled under any Act of the provisions OF
this Article
Sec. 2 And be Il enacted BY the Cen
eral Assembly of'Marylahd, That the fore
s a 70 the Constitution Of Tim
State, mt the next General Election for
Members 81 The General Assembly 70 be
the legal and qualified voters thereof for
their adoption or rejection in pursuance
Of the directions contained 10 Article XIV
at such general election the vote upon said
proposed amendment to the Constitution
fara Se 6y Snf @
Constitutional Amendment" and Against
the Constitutional Amendment" as pre-
scribed by law, and Immediately after
said election due returns shall be made
TO the Governor OF the vote for and
against said amendment az directed by
the said Article XIV or the Constitution.
AAgggEEoveGr H., AgEiI r5 1sth; 1914 nY,,,,Ds
LEE EGG GoLp psNGn5THE e6vEkRNNtoR 81
THE STATE OF MARYLAND, in puP-
suance OF the direction contained IN Sec
ton i. or Article Ia or the Constitution Of
the State of Maryland, DO HEREBY Or
DER AND DIRECT, that copy OF each
Of said above recited Acts OF the General
Assembly OF Maryland or 1914, be pub
Of the counties of the State and I'm three
newspapers published in the city OF Bal
timore, one Of which newspapers publish
ed In the city or Baltimore to be publish
ed In the German language, once week
for at least three months next preceding
the election to be held in said State *
Maryland on the Tuesday next after Tire
| first Monday 10 November, 1915. and m&
which election the said proposed amend.
of Maryland, shall be submitted in form
and manner prescribed by the General A.
sembly. to the legal and qualified voters
OF the State for their adoption or rejea
1 ton.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND TIN
GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE.
DONE Mt the City Of Annapolis, on this
Goth day OF July, In the year OF our
4 Lord. one thousand nine hundred an0
fifteen.
PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBORoUGH,
BY the Governor:
ROBERT r.. GRAHAM.
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