The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-09-04

not more than half shall be residents o;
Baltimore City. or of any one county:
provided that any public local law for
any one county 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 referendum
petition of 10 per cent of the qualified
voters of said county or City of Balti-
more, as the case may be, calculated
upon the whole number of votes cast
therein respectively for Governor at the
last preceding Gubernatorial election.
OBJ If more than one-half, but less than
the full number of signatures required
to complete any referendum petition
against any law passed by the General
Assembly. be filed with Secretary of
State before the first day of June, the
time for the law to take effect and for
filing the remainder of signatures TO
complete the petition shall be extended
to the thirtieth day of the same month
with like effect.
Section A. A petition may consist of
several papers, but each paper shall con-
tain 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 every signature
thereon is genuine and bona fide, and
that the sieners are registered voters of
the State of Maryland. and of the City
OF Baltimore. or county, as the case
may be. as set opposite their names
and no other verification shall be re-
quired.
Section (D. The General Assembly
SHAH provide Tor furnishing the volers
cit, the STATE the text or all measures 10
voted upon by the people: provided
i itat until Otherwise provided by law tne
nd Tine shall be published in the manner
described by Article XIV of the Con-
. tuition Tor the publication of PROPOSED
institutional Amendments.
~b) All laws referred under the pro-
rreslons OF TINS Article shan be submit
alau separately on the ballots to the vot-
VI the people, but If containing more
an Two hunufed words, the fun text
| IAN not DC printed on the Ufhcldl BAL
u, but tnv secretary OF State snail pre-
80 re and submit ballot title OF each
en- measure IN sucn form as to pre-
est mt the purpose OF said measure co.4-
...Sely ana lnlellgently. The baLot title
ay he uIslIuct from the leg .s.a.lye IL
"e, but III any case the lee.s44u,e Ute
eaIetIl DC suiiI,ient. Upon eac. o. the Dali
Is, lonO"Is the DaIIOL title Ur teAt,
r IS the case may be, OF each sucn meas
...-e, theIe small be printed the words
For the referred law and ''Asainsl the
'NIcllSu law, as the Case may Dc. Inc
os Jtes cast Tor and against any such re-
- Erred law small be returned 10 the Gov-
nor IN the manner prescribed with re-
paSCt 10 proposed amendments to the
constitution under Article AIV or this
..onstltution, and the Governor shall pro-
'Hdlm the Result OF the election, anu If
snail appear that the majority OF the
..3tes cast ON any such measure were cast
favor thereof, the Governor shall b.
ecis proclamation declare the same hav-
ing received majority OF the votes to
oelf ar,,,,,,d @ - | peopte "a
tate, to take elect thirty days ate.
lch election, and in like manner ala
Stith like eHect the Governor snail pro-
Gain the result OF the local election as
D. any Public Local Law which shall
ave been submitted to the voters OF
any county or the City of Baltimore