Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-09-09

TO provide for the submission Of said
amendment TO the qualified voters OF
the state for adoption or rejection
Section !. Be II enacted by the
General Assembly Of Maryland, (three.
efths Of al the Members elected 10
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 ts hereby proposed as an amend
ment % the Constitution Of Maryland,
and IL adopted BY the legal and quaii-
ned voters thereof, az herein provided.
Il shall stand a. part and a. q new
and additional Article OF ssid Consti-
tuition. 70 Be known and entitled a.
ARTICLE XVI THE REFERENDUM.
Section ta). The people reserve
TO themselves power known an The
Referendum. By petition to have sub
mttted 70 the registered voters Of the
state, 70 approve or reject af the
polls. any Act or part OF any Act of
the General Assembly. III approved BY
the Governor, or. II passed by the
General Assembly over the veto Of the
Governor:
(b) The provisions Of this Article
shall be seifexecuting: provided that
additional legislation In furtherance
thereof and not In conflict Herewith
may be enacted.
Sec. .. No law enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly shall take effect until
the frst day OF June next after the
session at which II may be passed.
unless IL contain a 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
ported by three-fifths OF all the mern.
bers elected TO each OF the two Houses
OF the General Assembly: provided,
however. that said period Of suspen.
sion may be extended an provided In
Section (b) hereof. II before said
first day OF June there shall have been
nled with the Secretary OF the State
q petition TO refer TO q vote OF the
people any law or part Of q law cap
able OF referendum. 40 In this Article
provided. the same shall DO referred
by the Secretary Of State % such
vote. and shall not become O law or
take effect until thirty days after its
approval by majority Of the electors
voting thereon at the next ensuing
election held throughout the state for
Members Of the House Of Representa-.
tives ef the United States. An emer.
sency law shall remain in force not.
Uwff a nAfn~
stsad repealed thirty days after hav.
ing been rejected by q majority OF the
qualified electors voting thereon; pro-
vided. however. that no measure Great.
Ing or abolishing any once. or chang.
ing the salary. term or duty oe any
officer. or granting any franchise or
special privilege. or creating any vest.
cd 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.
tion, not exceeding the next previous
appropriation for the same PURPOSE,
SHAH be subject 20 rejection or re-
peal under this section. The increase
IN any such appropriation for main
tanning or aiding any public fnstitu.
tion shall only take effect as in the
case OF 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. (a). The referendum peti.
ton against an Act or part OF an Act
passed by the General Assembly. shall
be sufficient IL 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.
ty or the City Of Baltimore shall be
by the Secretary OF State
only to the people Of said county or
City OF Baltimore, upon a referendum
petition OF 10 per cent OF the quail
hed 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-
election.
(b) II more than one-half, but less
than the full number OF signatures re-
quired 70 complete any referendum De
ttion against any law passed by the
General Assembly. be filed with Sec.
retary Of State before the nrst day
OF June, the time for the law to take
effect and for al1ag the remainder OF
10 compieS- sAe petition
shall be extended to the thirtieth tay
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
afhdavit OF the person procuring the
signatures thereon that OF the said
persons own personal knowledge ev-
cry signature thereon is genuine and
bona fide. and that the signers are
registered voters Of the State of Mary.
and. and OF the City Of Baltimore, or
county. as the case may be, as set
opposite their names. and no other
shall be required.
Sec. (a). The General Assembly
shall provide for furnishing the voters
of the State the text OF all measures
20 be voted upon by the people; pro
vided. that until otherwise provided
by law the same shall be published
IN the manner prescribed by Article |
XIV OF the Constitution for the pub |
ication OF proposed Constitutional |
(b) All laws referred under the
provisions Of this Article shall be sub |
nitted separately on the ballots 10
he voters Of the people. but IL con
aiming more than two hundred words.
he full text shall not be printed on |
he Official ballots. but the Secretary
,f State shall prepare and submit q |
ballot title Of each such measure in |
such form as to present the purpose Of
said measure concisely and intelli. |
gently. The ballot title may be dis
linct from the legislative title. but in
any case the legislative title shall be
sufficient Upon each Of the ballots,
following the ballot title or text, es
he case may be. OF each such meas
are. there shall be printed the words