Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-08-06

mot more than half shall be residents OF
Baltimore City. or Of any one county:
provided that any public local law for
any one county or the City Of Baltimore
shall be referred by the Secretary OF
State only 10 the people OF said county
or City Of Baltimore, upon a referendum
petition Of 10 DER cent Of the qualified
voters Of said county or City Of Balti-
more. IS the case may be, calculated
upon the whole number OF votes cast
therein respectively for Governor at the
last preceding Gubernatoriai election.
% II more than one-half. but less than
the fun number Of signatures required
to complete any referendum petition
against any law passed by the General
Assembly be hled with Secretary OF
State before the first day Of June. the
time for the law TO take effect. and for
filing the remainder OF signatures to
complete the petition shall be extended
TO the thiTtieth day OF the same month
with like effect.
Section T. A petition may consist Of
several papers. but each paper shall con-
tain the full text Of the Act or part Of
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 is genuine and bona ide. and
that the sieners are registered voters Of
the State Of Maryland. ane~ef the City
of Baltimore. or county. as the case
may be. as set opposite their names,
and no other verihcation shall be re-
quired.
Section (s). The General Assembly
shall provide for furnishing the voters
of the State the text OF all measures 10
that until otherwise provided By law the
same shall be published in the manner
prescribed BY Article XIV Of the Con
stitution tor the publication Of proposed
Constitutional Amendments.
ebJ All laws referred under the pro-
visions OF this Article shah be submit
ted separately on the ballots to the vot-
ers OF the people. but II containing more
than two hundred words. the full text
shall not be printed on the official bal
lots, but the secretary Of State shall pre-
pare and submit a ballot title OF each
such measure in such form as to pre-
sent the purpose OF said measure con-
cisely and intelligentiy. The ballot title
may be distinct from the legislative IL
tie, but in any case the legislative title
shall be sufficient. Upon eacn Of the bal
lots. following the ballot title or text
as The case may be. OF each sucn meas
ure. there snail be printed the words
For the referred law and Against the
referred law as the case may te. The
votes cast for and against any such re-
ferred law shall be returned 80 the Cow
ernor In the manner prescribed with re-
spect to proposed amendments " the
Cqnstitntlon under Article xiv Of this
Constitution, and the Governor 1shall pro-
claim the result OF the election. and, il
Il shall appear that the majority Of thu
votes east on any such measure were cast
in favor thereof. the Governor shall By
his proclamation declare the same hav~
ing received a majority OF the votes u
have been adopted by the people "
Maryland as a part Of the laws VI the
State, TO take effect thirty days after
such election. and in like manner and
with like effect the Governor shall pro-
claim the result Of the local election as
TO any Public Local Law which shall
have been submitted TO the voters VI
any county OF the City OF Baltimore.
section < NO law o. Constitutional
Amendment. licensing. regulating. pro-
hibiting. or submitting to local option.
the manufacture or sale OF malt or spir-
ituous liquors. shall be referred or re-
pealed under any Act Of the provisions
OF this Article
Section 2. And be It enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland. That the
foregoing Article hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of this
State. at the next General Election for
Members OF the General Assembly 70 be
held in this State. shall be submitted to
the legal and qualified voters thereof. for
their adoption or rejection in pursuance
OF the directions contained in Article
XIV Of the Constitution of this State
and that at such general election the
vote upon said proposed amendment to
the Constitution shall be by ballot. and
upon each ballot there shall be printed
the words For the Constitutional
Amendment and Against the Consti-
tutional Amendment" as prescribed by
law, and Immediately after said election
due returns shall be made TO the Gov
ernor of the vote for and against said
amendment as directed by the said Ar
ticle XIV Of the Constitution.
Approved April 18th. 1914.