Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-09-24

the nrst day OF Juns next after ms
session st which Il may be passed,
unless II contain 8 Section declaring
such law an emergency law and nee
essary for the immediate preservation
OF the public health or safety, and
PASSED upon & yea and nay vote sup
rorted hv three-ffths OF all the mem
bers elected 70 each OF the two Houses
OF the General Assembly: provided,
however. that said period OF suspen-
sion nav be extended as provided IN
Section 5 (b) hereof II before said
arst day OF June there shall have been
fled with the Secretary OF the State
a petition to refer TO vote OF the
people any law or part OF law can
able of referendum. as in this Article
provided, the same shall be referred
bv the Secretary Of State TO such
vote. and shall not become g law or
take effect until thirty days after its
approval BY q majority Of the electors
voting thereon at the next ensuing
election held throughout the State FOR
Members Of the House OF Representa-
tfves OF the United States. An emer-
Eency law shall remain IN force not
withstanding such petition, but shall
stand repealed thirty days after hav-
ing been rejected by a majority or the
qualified electors voting thereon; pro
vided. however. that no measure Great
ing or abolishing any ofdce. or chang
ing the salary. term or duty or any
officer. or granting any franchise or
special privilege, or creating any vest
ed right or interest, shall be enacted
as an emergency law. No law max
ing any appropriation for maintaining
the state Government, or for main
tanning or aiding any public institu-
ton, not exceeding the next previous
appropriation for the same purpose.
shall be subject to rejection or re
peal under this section. The increase
In any such appropriation for main
tanning or aiding any public institu-
tion shall only take effect as in the
case o; other laws, and such increase
or any part thereof specified in the
petition. may be referred TO a vote OF
the people upon petition.
Sec. 8 (a). The referendum psti-
ton against an Act or part OF on Act
passed by the General Assembly, shall
be sufficient II signed by ten thousand
qualified voters OF the state of Mary
land. OF whom not more than half
shall be residents Of Baltimore City.
or Of any one county; provided thar
any public local law for any one coun-
" or the City OF Baltimore shall be
referred by the Secretary Of State
only to the people Of said county or
City Of Baltimore, upon g referendum
petition Of 10 per cent OF the quail
ned voters OF said county or City of
Baltimore as the case may be, cal
culated upon the whole number OF
votes cast therein respectively for
Governor at the last preceding Guber-
Material election.
(b) II more than one-half, but less
than the full number OF signatures re
quired to complete eny referendum pc
tition against any law passed by the
General Assembly, be fled with Sec
retary Of State before the hrst day
OF June, the time for the law TO take
effect, and for flhng the remainder OF
signatures to complete the petition
shall be extended TO the thirtieth day
Of the same month with like effect.
Sec. 4. A petition may consist Of
several papers, but each paper shall
contain 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 ev
cry signature thereon IL genuine and
bona fide. and that the eigners are
registered voters Of the State Of Mary
land, and OF the City OF Baltimore, OF
county, as the case may be, as SCI
opposite their names, and no othel
veriacatlon shall be required.
Sec (a). The General Assembly
shall provide for furnishing the voters
OF the State the text Of all measures
TO be voted upon by the people; pro
vided, that until otherwise provided
by law the same shall be published
IN the manner prescribed by Articl,
XIV Of the Constitution for the pub
lication OF proposed Constitutions
Amendments.
(b) All laws referred under th,
provisions Of this Article shall be sub
mitted separately on the ballots tt
the voters OF the people, but II con
tanning more than two hundred words
the full text shall not be printed OF
the official ballots, but the Secretary
Of State shall prepare and submit
ballot title of each such measure II
such form as to present the purpose o
said measure concisely End intelli
gently. The ballot title may be dis
tinct from the legislative title, but fl
any case the legislative title shall b.
sufficient Upon each OF the ballots
following the ballot title or text, al
the case may be, Of each such meas
ure, there shall be printed the word
For the referred law" and "Agains
the referred law" as the case may be
The votes cast for and against an,
such referred law shah be returned t,
the Governor In the manner prescribe,
with respect to proposed amendment
to the Constitution under Article XII
OF this Constitution, and the GoVerno
shall proclaim the result Of the elec
ton, and, if it shall appear that tn,
majority Of the votes cast on any sucl
measure were cast In favor thereof
the Governor shall by his proclaIna
ton declare the same having received
majority Of the votes TO have beer
adopted by the people Of Maryland a
a part OF the laws Of the State, q
take effect thirty days after such cleo
ton, and In like manner and with Ike
effect the Governor shall proclaim tn,
result Of the local election as TO am
Public Local Law which shall have
been submitted to the voters Of am
county or the City OF Baltimore.
Sec. S. No law or Constitutions
Amendment licensing, regulating, pro
h1ol6ng, or submitting to local op
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