Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-10-28

sAsu - selfexeeutingg provzdee tai
asasslsxsAl lsxiziasion IN farthsr2nes
thereof and not IN conficf thercwith
nay ee enacted.
Sec. = No Law enacted by tAs Gen.
eral Assembly shah take e6eca nnnl
ire erss day q June NEXT aftsr ths
session as which it may ee passed
unless Il contain . Sectsen declaring
such Law IN emergency lay and nee
essary Ger the Immediate prensrvsf1cn
Of the public healaA or safety. ana
passed upoa Pea and nay vote sup
ported BY three~dfshs Of al ne men
hers elected 70 eacA Of the TIVE Hcuses
Of the General Assembly, provided.
however. that said period of snspea-
gson may be extended as pruvsaed -
Section 9 (ba hereof. II before said
frsa day Of June there shall have been
nle6 wszh the Secretary OF the state
Q petition % refer TO vote OF the
people any Law or part o. Law car
sAie of referendurn. as IN this Artieas
provided, the same shall be referred
by the Secretary @ state 60 snch
vote, and shall not become Q Law o.
take effect untii thirty days after ftT
approval BY . majority % the elecscrs
voting thereon ~ the next ensufhg
election held throughout the state Tor
Members Of the Hoase Of Representa-
tives of the United States. An esner
gency law shall remain On force not
withssanding such petition. but shall
stand repealed thirty days after hav-
tng been rejected by q majority Of the
qualified electors voting thereon: pro
vt6ed, however. that no measure Great
tnE or aboiishing any effsce. or chang
ine the salary. term or duty or any
odicer. or granting any franchise or
special privilege. or creating any vest
ed right or interest. shall be enacted
~ an emergency Law, No law max
tng any appropriation for mAintaininr
the State Government. or for main
tanning or aiding any public institr
ton. not exceeding the next previous
appropriation Tor the same purpose
shah be subject 90 rejection or re
peal under this section. The Increase
n any such appropriation for main
taining or aiding any public fnstitr
tioa shall only take effect a. in tbs
case % other laws. and such Increase
or any part thereof specified Tn tn
petition. may be referred to vote o
the people upon petition.
See Iae. TIE referendum pet
ston against an Act or part 81 an Ac
g.Assed by the General Assembly. che
be SUFFICIENT II signed by ten thousand
qualified voters Of the State Of Mar
land. OF whom not mere than hal
shall be residents % Baltimore City
OF o. any one county; provided TIA
any public local Law for any one coun
~ or the City Of Baltimore shall b.
referred by the Secretary Of state
only 90 the people u said oouniy o.
City Of Baltimore. upon n referendum
petition OF 10 per cent OF the quail.
ned voters % said county or City OF
Baltimore as the case may be. cal
crlated upon the whole number of
votes cast therein respectively for
Governor at the last preceding Guber-
Material election
Cb) II more than one-half. but less
than the full number Of signatures re
CURED % complete any referendum pc
stflon against any law passed By the
General Assembly. be fled with Sec
retaTy % State before the FIRST dag
Of June. the time for the Law 20 take
effect and for aling rAs remainder Of
signatures 20 compl-e- 49, Detiffon
shall be extended 60 the thirtieih fayw
Of the same month with like effect
Sec & 4 petition may consist o.
several papers. but each paper shall
contain the fun teri OF the Act or part
OF Act pet3fioned upon: and there shall
be attached 90 each such paper an
ae16av1t % the person procuring the
signatures thereon that OF the said
persons own personal knowledge ev-
cry signature thereon n genuine and
bona 6de. and that TIE signsTs are
registered voters of the State Of Mary
land. and % the City OF Baltimore, or
county. as the case may be. a. 81;
opposite their names. and TO other
verincation shall BE required
Sec 3 (al. The General Assembly,
shall provide for furnishing he voters
| Of the State the text OF ali rasasurs-s
10 Be voted upon By the people. pro
vided. that until otherwise provided
By Law the same shah be puIilshed
in the manner prescribed by Article
XIV Of the Constitution for the pub
LEGATION Of proposed Constitutional
Amendments
(bD All laws referred under the
| provisions Of this Article SHAH - sub
mitied separately on the ballots 70
the voters cf the people. bot ~ con
tanning more than two hundred words
| the fun text shall not be printed on
the ofhcial ballots. but the Secretary
Of State shall prepare and submit q
| ballot title Of each such measure IN
such form SIS 10 present the purpose Of
| said measure conclsely and infslM-
gently. The ballot title may BE- dis
| 1net from the legislative title, but in
| any case the legislative title shall b.
| sufficient Upon each Of the ballots
| following the ballot title or text. a.
| the case may be. OF each such meas
ure. there shall be printed the words
i! For the referred Law" and Against
the referred law" as the case may be
The votes cast for and against any
| such referred Law shall be returned 10
| tie Governor in the manner pweserShsd
Efth respect 20 proposed amendments
| 20 the Constitution under Article XIV
Of this Constitution. and the CoveEnos
shall proclaim the result Of the ej.e
ton. and. Il IL shall appear that m.
majority Of the votes cast on any such
measure we're cast n favor thereof
tne Governor shall By his proclAxns
ton declare the same having received
Q majority Of the votes 60 have been
adopted By the people Of Maryland \
pa7 OF The laws Of the state. 20
take effect thirty days after such eie-c-
uon. and IN like manner and With lie
eject the Governor shall proclaim TIE
resuk Of the local election a. 70 any
Public Local Law which shall have
been submitted 80 the voters of any
county Or the City Of Baltimore.
See s. No Law or Constitutional
Ansendnsnt licensing. regulating. prD
hibinns. or submitting 70 local sx,
ton. the manufacture or sale q malt
or spar1fuous liquors. shall be referred
OF repealed under any Act Of tie rre
visions q this Article
Sec 3 And - 10 enacted By IN.
General Assembly Of Masyiane. Tszss
the foregoing Article hereby PROPOSED
On an amendment TO the CcnssItrsSar
OF this state. AZ TIE merit General F1~r
tion for Members Of TIA General As
sansbly 90 b held IN this state. shsD
d submitted 20 the legal and qnAn
ned voters thereof. for their adorslor