Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-08-20

Ghe 6rst day OF June next after ne
session az which Il may be passed.
unless Il contain Section declaring
such law an emergency law and nee
essay for the Immediate preservation
Of the public health or safety. and
passed upon . yes aud nay vote sup.
ported By chree-ffths OF all the mem
bers elected 20 each Of the two Houses
Of the General Assembly: provided.
however, that said period of suspen-
sion may be extended ss provided in
Section 3 (bl hereof II before said
hrst day OF June there shall have been
fled with the Secretary OF the State
petition to refer 70 q vote 81 the
people any law or part o. a law eap.
able OF referendum, as IN this Article
provided. the same shah be referred
by the Secretary Of State 20 such
vote. and shall not become a law Or
take effect until thirty days after its
approval BY q majority OF the electors
voting thereon al the next ensuing
election held throughout the State Tor
Members OF the House OF Representa-
tives OF the United States an enfer-
gency law shall remain IN force not
withstanding such petition but shall
stand repealed thirty days after hav.
ing been rejected by q majority OF the
qualified electors voting thereon: pro-
vided. however. that 40 measure Great
ing or abolishing any once. or chang
ing the salary, term or duty OF any
officer. or granting any franchise or
special privilege. or creating any vest
ed right OF interest. shall be enacted
as an emergency law. No law max
ing any appropriation for msintainir-
the State Government. or for main
tanning or aiding any public institu-
ton. not exceeding the next previous
appropriation for the same purpose
shall be subject 70 rejection or re-
peal under this section The increase
In any such appropriation for main
tanning or aiding any public instttu
tion shall only take effect as in the
case Of other laws. and such Increase
or any part thereof specified in the
petition may be referred 20 q vote OF
the people upon petition.
Sec. la. The referendum petl
ton against an Act or part OF an Act
passed by the General Assembly. shr''
be sufficient II signed BY ten thousand
qualified voters Of the state of Nan
land Of whom not more than half
shall be residents OF Baltimore CITY
or OF any one county; provided thai
any public local law for any one coun-
ty or the City Of Baltimore shall be
referred by the Secretary OF state
only to the people Of said county or
City OF Baltimore, upon a referendum
petition Of 10 per cent OF the quail
fed voters OF said county or City OF
Baltimore as the case may be. cal
culated upon the whole number Of
votes cast-therein respectively for
Governor at the last preceding Guber-
Material election.
(b) II more than one-half. but less
than the full number OF signatures re
quired to complete any referendum re-
tition against any law passed by the
General Assembly. be filed with Sec
rotary Of State before the first day
Of June. the time for the law 10 takc
effect and for nling the remainder OF
signatures to complete the petition
shall be extended to the thirtieth day
OF the same month with Ike effect
Sec. 4. petition may consist OF
several papers. but each paper shall
contain the full text Of the Act or part
Of Act petitioned upon; and there shall
be attached to each such paper al
affidavit OF the person procuring the
PERSONS own personal knowledge sv-
cry signature thereon Is genuine and
bona hde. and that the siguerg are
registered voters OF the State Of Mary
land, and Of the City Of Baltimore ol
county. as the case may be. as SET
opposite their names, and no other
verihcaUon shall be required
Sec (a). The General Assembly
shall provide for furnishing the voters
OF the State the text Of all measures
TO be voted upon by the people: pro
vided, that until otherwise provided
by law the same shall be published
in the manner prescribed by Article
XIV Of tho Constitution for the pub
licatiOn OF proposed Constitutional
Amendments.
(b) All laws referred under the
provisions of this Article shall be sub
mitted separately on the ballots 70
the voters OF the people. but II con
tanning more than two hundred words
the full text shall not be printed on
the official ballots, but the Secretary
OF State shall prepare and submit a
ballot title Of each such measure IN
such form as TO present the purpose Of
said measure concisely and fntelli
gently The ballot title may be dis
tinct from the legislative title, but IN
any case the legislative title shall be
sufficient Upon each OF the ballots
following the ballot title OF text. as
the case may be, Of each such meas
ure, there shall be printed the words
For the referred law" and Against
the referred law" as the case may be
The votes cast for and against any
such referred law shall be returned <
the Governor IN the manner prescribed
with respect to proposed amendment
20 the Constitution under Article XIV
Of this Constitution, and the Governor
shall proclaim the result Of the cleo
ton, and. If 1t shall appear that th
majority Of the votes cast on any sucl
measure were cast ia favor thereof
the Governor shall by his prOclama
tion declare the same having receiyel
a majority OF the votes to have beei
adopted by the people OF Maryland
part Of the laws OF the State. .
= take effect thirty days after such cleo
, ton, and in like manner and with Tx
effect the Governor shall proclaim IN
/ result Of the local election as 70 an
I Public Local Law which shall hav
been submitted to the voters Of an
g county or the City OF Baltimore.
: Sec. 6. No law or Constitutions
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