Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-10-14
CHAPTER 45s.


An Act to propose an amendment TO
Article III, OF the Constitution Of the
State OF Maryland, by adding q new
Section, to be known as Section so,
and to provide for the submission OF
said Amendment to the qualified voters
OF this State for adoption or rejec-
ton
Section 1. Be Il enacted by the
General Assembly Of Maryland (three-
flfths Of all the Members of each OF
the two Houses concurring). That the
following new Section be and the same
is hereby proposed as 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 60; and II adopted
by the legally qualified voters thereof,
as herein provided said Section shall
become a part of Article III Of the
Constitution of Maryland.
Section 60. The General Assembly
of Maryland shall have the power to
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 It further enacted
by the authority aforesaid. That the
said foregoing Section hereby proposed
as an amendment to the Constitution
shall at the next ensuing general elec.
ton, to be held on Tuesday next after
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 IA Of the Constitution Of this
State, and at the said election the
vote on said proposed amendment 10
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 Ia
Of the Constitution
Approved April 10th, 1914.
CHAPTER s73.
An Act to amend the Constitution
Of Maryland by adding thereto a new
Article to be entitled, Article XVI
providing for THE Referendum" and
TO provide for the submission OF said
amendment TO the qualified voters oi
the State for adoption or rejection.
Section l. Be It enacted By the
General Assembly Of Maryland, (three.
efthS OF all the Members elected tc
each OF the two Houses concurring)
That the following new and additional
Article, to be known as Article XVI
title, THE Referendum" be, and the
same is hereby proposed as an amend.
ment TO the Constitution OF Maryland
and II adopted by the legal and quail
ned voters thereof, as herein provided
Il shall stand as part and as a new
and additional Article of said Constj
tuition, to be known and entitled as
aforesaid:
ARTICLE XVI THE REFERENDUM
Section (a). The people reserve
to themselves power known as The
Referendum. By petition to have sub
mitted TO the registered voters Of the
State, to approve or reject at the
polls. any Act, or part OF any Act oi
the General Assembly. II approved b.
the Governor, or. II passed By the
General Assembly over the veto OF the
Governor
tb) The provisions OF this Article
shan be self-executing; provided thai
additional legislation IN furtheranct
thereof and not In conflict therewitf
may be enacted
Sec. :. No law enacted by the Gen
asAi Assasnhl~ shall taxa anAaa uutr