The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-10-22

ter w +bis STATE. rs herein before provided,
" tie Mayor of Baltimore and City Gouncll
: ~ the C-itr of Baltimore ar me County
Council 81 said county subject f. a.
CONSTITUTION and Public General Laws OF
this state shall have mil ro'v"r TO en-
act local laws o. SAG u ci renne NJ or amend
| Local Laws Of said city or county enact,
Cd BY the General Assembly. upon all
rranfed Al above provided; provided that
nothing herein contained snalI De co VI
strued apth oP or coe emPoTT n this
| State to enact laws or regulations for any
Incorporated town. village, Or munlc1pal-
ity ii said county. ON any matte, cToer-
Village vi Or municipality By the Act incor-
poratfng it.. or any subsequent Act or
h AeTs thai the charters for the various
Council Of the counties shall not st more
6 TRan Sne Of enacting legislation shall Be
enacted during the month ~ designated
| for that purpose in the charter and al
nnhiished once d week for three success
| sive weeks in at least one newspaper
published in such counties, 80 that the
thereof. This provision shall not apply
enacted ~ the Mayor OF B4 R6I4,%era ana
the Council of the counties a. hereinbe-
fore provided, shall be subject TO the
.
nav applicable to the Public Local Laws
Of this State except that In case OF any
conflict between said Local Law and any
acfed. the Public General Law shall cen
troll
\ Sec 4. From ana after the adoption Of
charter under the pro nitS.sa q sn ns
county Of this State. no Public Local Law
shall he enacted by tbs General Assembly
] for said city or county or any subject
covered by the express powers granted as
above provided Any law 20 drawn as 70
apply TO the two or more OF the geo,
not be deemed a Local Law. within the
meaning OF this Act. The term geo
graphical sub-diyision" herein used shall
or any Of the counties Of this State.
Sec p; Amendments to any charter
/ any county of this State under the pro-
visions OF this Article may be pronosed
1 by resolution Of the Mayor OF Balti-
Baltimore, Or Till Council Of said county,
or by petition signed hy not less than
\ 20 per cent Of the registered voters of
that that in '' any case 10000 signatures Shall
N b. sufficient 10 complete petition ann
FLED With the Mayor OF Baltimore FoDHc Or fhe
when 50 proposed shall BE- submitted to
the voters Of said city or county nt the
occurring after The passage " said reso-
! luton, or the filing of said petition. and
4 if at said election the majority OF the
votes cast for and against said amend,
amendment shall Ne adopted and become
! a part Of the charter Of said city or
after said election. Said amendments
shall be published by said Mayor Of
Baltimore or President Of the County
weeks prior to said election in a+ least
one newspaper published i'm said city Or
county.
\ npon the General Assembly TO prescribe
the number; compensation. powers and
duties Of the County Commissioners In
Article 81 of this Constitution. when
yi hRi'' are hereby Transferred to p the
voters OF each county and the voters OF
City Of Baltimore. respectively; provided
y exercised only BY the adoption or amend
ment Of a charter as hereinbefore pro-
vided further. that this Article shall not
! any powers in excess of those conferred
hv the Legislature upon said counties or
city as this E, Article sets . forth;
/; In this Article. means one or more
sheets written or printed. or partly writ,
I'D ma "a art ~
! written by himself in his own handwrit-
\ I'M land not by his markl. together with
which he is registered. The authenticity
OF such signatures and the fact that the
persons so signing are registered voters
one or more registered voters OF the city
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
and the making Of any false affidavit in
connection with said petition shall be
Sec. ? And Be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid. That the afore-
said Article hereby proposed as an
Ct Pe BeT s & tPe Es1 sRa
Of the General Assembly held in this
State. submitted 20 the legal and .qnali-
rejection in pursuance Of the directions
contained In Article XVI OF the Constitu-
ton Of this State, and at the said gen.
amendment to the Constitution shall Be
~ ealiot ana upon each ballot shall be
stitutional Amendment" as now proyid- |
ed BY law, and Immediately after safd
Governor Of the vote for and ag1inst SAID
proposed amendment MS directed BY the |
said Fourteenth Article OF the Constitu-
I! Approved April 16th. 1914.
\ CHAPTER 80
An ACT to propose amendment to
state or Maryland. by adding q new Sec
ton. to be known as Section co, and to |
provide for tile submission of said \
Amendment to the qualified voters or this |
state Tor adoption or rejection
Sec ~ BE 1t enacted by tile General /
Assembly OF Maryland (three- hfths OF ali |
the Members Of each Of tile TWO Houses |
concurrng). That the following new see |
zion be and the same is hereby proposed
A. an amendment TO Article Ill, title, /
Legislative department" W the Consti- \
tuition of the State of Maryland, the |
same TO BE- inserted after Section 10 and |
&C. by the legally qualified voters thereof |
as herein provided, said Section shall NY, !
come part of Article III Of the Consti- |
tuition OF Maryland.
Section 60 The General Assembly of
Maryland shall have the power to provide /
by suitable general enactment CAL for the i
suspension OF sentence BY the Court in /
criminal cases; (b) for any form of in |
Discriminate sentence fin criminal cases. \
ana tc) for the release upon parole IN |
whatever manner the General Assembly
may prescribe, OF convicrF imprisoned \
tnder sentence for crimes.
sec- II And r. it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid. That the said |
amendment to the Constitution shall ar
the next ensuing general election, to " I
held on Tuesday next after the first 4
Monday in the month or November, 1918 \
be submitted to the legal and Qualified |
voters Of Maryland for their adoption Oh \
rejection In pursuance OF the directions
contained in Article II of the Constitution
of this State and at the said election tha
vote on said proposed amendment 10 the l