The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-09-10

or county in which said voters so signing
are registered, and one affidavit may ap-
such petition. The false signing Of any
name, or the signing of any fictitious
name to said petition shall Be forgery,
ana tie making q any false affidavit In
connection with said petition shall be
perjury.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by
the. authority aforesaid, That the afore-
amendment to the Constitution shall be
at the next General Election for Members
oof the General Assembly held in this
fed voters thereof, for their adoption or
rejection In pursuance Of the directions
contained In Article XVI Of the Constitu-
ton Of this State, and at the said gen
eral election the vote on said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall be
by ballot and upon each ballot shall be
al Amendment and Against the Con
stitutional Amendment" as now provid-
ed BY law, and Immediately after said
election due return shall BE- made to the
proposed amendment as directed by the
said Fourteenth Article of the Constitu-
Approved April 10th. 1914
CHAPTER 453.
an Act to propose an amendment to
Article Ill, Of the Constitution OF tile
State of Maryland, by adding new Sec
provide for the submission OF said
Amendment to the qualified voters OF this
State for adoption or rejection:
Sec. !. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly o. Maryland (three- fifths Of ali
the Members of each III the two Houses
concurring); That the following new sec
ton be and the same is hereby proposed
Legislative Department Or the Consti-
tuition of the State OF Maryland, the
same to be inserted after Section 50 and
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81 by the legally qualified voters thereof,
as herein provided, said Section shall be-
come part of Article III Of the Consti-
Section 10. The General Assembly OF
Maryland shall have the power to provide
by suitable general enactment (al for the
suspension of sentence by the Court in
criminal cases; (bl for any form of in
determinate sentence ia criminal cases,
and (c) for the release upon parole in
whatever manner the General Assembly
may prescribe. Of convicts imprisoned
under sentence for crimes.
Sec. :. And De 1t 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 election, to be
Monday in the month of November, 1915,
be submitted to the legal and qualified
voters Of Maryland for their adoption or
contained in Article II of the Constitution
Of this State. and at the said election the
vote On said proposed amendment to the
each ballot there Shall Be written 4 upon OF
printed the words For the Constitution
II Amendment n,I1I and Against the nm;
BY law, and mmediately after ter" said Rp' eiec
ton due returns shall be made to the
Governor of the vote for ara against said
Article IA Of the Constitution.
Approved April 10th, 1914.
CHAPTER 6T3.
An Act to amend the Constitution Of
Maryland by adding thereto new Arti-
for 'tThe Referendum" and To provide
for the submission Of said amendment to
the qualified voters of the State for adop-
See 4. be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, (three- ffths OF all
the Members elected to each of the two
new and additional Article, to Be- Enown
~ Article XVI, title, The Referendum"
be. and the same is hereby proposed as
Maryland, and il adopted BY The legal
and qualified voters thereof, AZ herein
provided, it shall stand as a part and as
new and additional Article of said
Constitution to be known and entitled as
aforesaid.
ARTICLE XVI. THE REFERENDUM.
Section / Cay. The people reserve to
themselves power known as The Refer
endun, by petition to have submitted to
the registered voters Of the State, to ap-
BART IL any Act of the General Assembly.
IL approved by the Governor, or, II pass
ed by the General Assembly over the
veto Of the Governor:
I'D The provisions OF this Article shall
be self-executing; provided that addition
al legislation IN furtherance thereof and
not in conflict Herewith may be enacted
Sec. = No law enacted BY the General
Assembly shall take effect until the first
WHICH It may be passed. unless it contain
a Section declaring such law nm emer-
gency law and necessary for the immedi-
ate preservation Of the public health or
vote supported by three fft6s OF ali the
members elected to each OF the two
vided. however. that said period Of sus-
Section I'D hereof. II mn before 1e said ia
first day OF June there shall have been
filed with the Secretary of the State a
petition to refer to q vote Of the people
referendum, as In this Article provided,
the same shall be referred by the Secre-
tary OF State to such vote, and shall not
become law or take effect until thirty
the electors voting thereon at the next
ensuing election held throughout the
State for Members Of the House Of Rep
resentatlves. OF the United States An
withstanding such petition. but shall
stand repealed thirty days after having
been rejected by d majority OF the quail
fed electors voting thereon; provided.
abolishing any office, or changing the
salary, term or duty of any officer, or
granting any franchise or special privil-
eye. or creating any vested right or in
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