Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-10-29


least two ~ wspapers OF general circu
lation published IN said City OF BaIti
more or county within thirty days nftei
Il shall be reported 10 him. Such charto'
shall be submitted TO the voters Of sak
city or county at the next general o.
Congressional election after the repor
OF said charter 10 said Mayor Of Bait
more or President OF tte Board OF Coun
" Commissioners; and II n majority o
the votea cast for and against the adpp
ton Of said charter shall be "a favor O.
such adoption. the said charter from nut
after the thifticih day frori the date o.
such election shan become the law .
said city or county subject only to th'
Constitution and Public General Laws Of
this State. and any Public Local Law
inconsistent with the provisions OF sale
charter and former charter Of said IN
city Of Baltimore or county shall BE-
thereby repealed.
Section 2 The General Assembly At III
hrst session after the adoption Of thu
amendment shall. by Public Genera
Law. provide a grant Of express power
for such county or counties as may
thereafter form a charter under the pro
visions Of this Article. Such express
powers granted to the counties and ths
powers heretofore granted to the City OH
Baltimore. as set forth In Article l. Sec /
tion 8. Public Local Laws Of Maryland
shall not be enlarged or extended hl
any charter formed under the provision
OF this Article. but such powers may BE-
extended. modified. amended or repealed
by the General Assembly.
Section z. Every charter so formed
shall provide for an elective legislative
body in which shall be vested the law
making power Of said city or county
Such legislative body In the City OF Bal
timore shall be known as the City Coun
ell Of the City OF Baltimore. and in any
county shall be known as the County
Council OF tho county. The chief execr,
tive officer, 1t such charter shall provide
for the election OF such executive Off
Ger. or the presiding officer OF said iegis'
latlve body. II such charter shall not
provide for the election OF chief e1
ecutive officer shall be known In ths
City OF Baltimore as Mayor Of Baltl
more, and in any county as the Prcsi'
dent Of the County Council OF the coun.
tion and laws OF this State to the Mayor
OF Baltimore and City Council OF Tho
City of Baltimore or TO the County Com.
missioners Of the counties shall be con.
sti'ued to refer to the Mayor OF Balti
more and City Council OF the City OIL
Baltimore and to the President ald
County Council herein provided for
whenever such construction would BE-
reasonable. From and after the adop
ton OF charter by the City Of Bald
more. or any county of this State. as
hereinbefore provided. the Mayor OF Bai
tlmore and City Council of the City Of
Baltimore or the County Council Of said
county, subject to the Constitution and
Public General Laws OF this State, shall
have fun power 10 enact local laws o
said city or county. including the power
TO repeal or amend Local Laws OF said
city or county enacted by the General
Assembly, upon all matters covered By
the express powers granted as above
provided: provided that nothing herein
contained shall be construed 10 author
IKE or empower the County Council oil
any county in this State to enact laws
or regulations for any incorporated
town, village. or municipality In said
county. on any matter covered by the
powers granted to said town. village
or municipality by the Act Incorporating
II. or any subsequent Act or Acts amen
datory thereto. Provided. however. that
the charters for the various counties
shall provide that the County Council OF
the counties shall not sit more than one
month In each year for the purpose OF
enacting legislation for such counties
during the month so designated for that
purpose In the charter and all laws and
ordinances so enacted shall be published
In at least one newspaper published mi
such counties. so that the taxpayers and
citizens may have notice thereof. This
provision shall not apply TO Baltimore
City. All such local laws enacted by
the Mayor Of Baltimore and City Coun-
ell OF the City OF Baltimore or the conn-
ell of the counties. as hereinbefore pro-
vided. shall be subject to the same rules
OF Interpretation as those now applica-
BILE to the Public Local Laws OF this
State. except that In case OF any con-
fiict between said Local Law and any
Public General Law now or hereafter
enacted. the Public General Law shall
control.
Section 4. From and after the adoption
OF charter under the provisions OF this
Article by the City Of Baltimore or any
county OF this State, no Public LocH
Law shall be enacted By the General
Assembly for said city or county on any
subject covered by the express powers
granted as above provided. Any law 50
drawn as to apply to two or more OF the
geographical subdivisions of this State
shall not be deemed Local Law. within
the meaning OF this Act. The term geo
graphical subdivision" herein used sha u
be taken TO mean the City OF Baltimore
or any OF the counties OF this State.
Section 5, Amendments TO any charter
adopted by the City OF Baltimore or by
any county of this State under the pro-
visions of this Article may be proposed
by a resolution OF the Mayor of Balti-
more and the City Council OF said the
City OF Baltimore, or the Council of said
county. or by a petition signed by not
less than 20 per cent Of the registered
voters Of said city or county, provided,
however. that in any case 1000 sigma
lures shall be sufficient to complete a Pc
tlon. and filed with the Mayor of Balti-
more or the President OF the County
Council. and when so proposed shall BE-
submitted to the voters OF said city or
county at the next General or Congress
sional election occurring after the pas
sage of said resolution, or the fling OF
said petition and II at said election the
majority of the votes cast for and
against said amendment shall be In favor
thereof. said amendment shall be adopt
ed and become a part of the charter Of
said city or county from ard after the
thirtieth day after said election. Said
amendment shall be published by said
Mayor OF Baltimore or President of the
County Council once a week for five
successive weeks prior to said election
in at least one newspaper published in
said city or county.
Section 6. The power heretofore con
ferred upon the General Assembly to
prescribe the number. compensation
powers and duties OF the County Com
missioners in each county. and the power
to make changes IN Sections to 6, In
elusive. Article XI of this Constitution.
when expressly granted as hereinbefor
provided. are hereby transferred to the
voters OF each county and the voters OF
City Of Baltimore. respectively. provide
that said powers so transferred shall be
exercised only by the adoption or amerd.
ment OF a charter as hereinbefore pro-
vfded: and provided further. that this
Article shall not be construed to author
lie the exercise OF any powers in excess
| OF those conferred by the Legislature
upon said counties or city as this Article
sets forth.
| Section I. The word Petition" ~
used In this Article. means one or more
sheets written or printed. or partly writ
ten and partly printed: Signature"
means the signature OF registered voter
written by himself In his own hand
writing land not by his mark together
| with the ward or district and precinct III
which he Is registered The authenticity
| OF such signatures and the fact that the
persons so signing are registered voters
shall be evidenced by the affidavit Of one