Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-08-26

tion. At said election the ballot shall
contain the names Of said nominees
in alphabetical order withozG any indi.
cation Of the source Of their nomina.
ton, and shall also be 90 arranged
as 70 permit the voter 10 vote for or
against the creation Of said charter
board. but the vote cast against said
creation shall not be held % bar the
voter from expressing his choice
among the nominees for said board
and II the majority Of the votes cast
for and against the creation of said
charter board shall be against said
creation the election Of the members
OF said charter board shall be void: !:
but II such majority shall be In favor
OF the creation Of said charter board,
then and In that event the sisvsn
Of the City Of Baltimore or
five nominees In the county receiving
the largest number % votes shall con-
stituts the charter board, and said
charter board, or q majority thereof.
shall prepare within sin months from
the date Of said election O charter or
form Of government Cor said city or
such county and present the same 20
the Mayor OF Baltimore or President
OF the Board Of County Commission.
ers or such county, VINO shall publish
the same In at least two newspapers
or general circulation published In said
the City Of Baltimore or county with.
In thirty days after 4 snail be re-
ported 70 him Such charter shall be
submitted 70 the voters Of said city
or county at the next general or Coz
gressionai election after the report Of
said charter TO said Mayor OF Bal
timore or President Of the Beard Of
County Commissioners: and n O ma
jortty Of the votes cast for and against
the adoption OF said charter shall be
In favor Of such adoption the said
charter from and after the thirtieth
day from the date Of such election
shall become the law Of said city or
county. subject only 20 the Constifu.
ton and Public General Laws Of this
State. and any Public Local Laws in-
consistent with the provisions Of said
charter and former charter Of said
the City Of Baltimore or county shall
be thereby repealed.
Sec. ,. The General Assembly af its
first session after the adoption OF this
amendment shall, by Public General
Law, provide q grant Of express pow
ers for such county or counties an
may thereafter form charter under
the provisions Of this Article. Such
express powers granted 70 the coun-
ties and the powers heretofore grant.
ed to the City Of Baltimore, as set
forth In Article 4. Section Q, Public
Local Laws OF Maryland, shan not
be enlarged or extended by any char.
ter formed under the proyisions Of this
Article. but such powers may be ex-
tended. modified, amended or repealed
by the General Assembly.
Sec. 3. Every charter 90 formed
snail provide for an elective legiala,
tive body In which shall be vested the
power OF said city or coun.
~. Such Legislative body I'm the CITY
Of Baltimore shah be known a the
City Council Of the City Of Baitimere,
and In any county shall be known az
the County Council OF the county. The
chief executive ofIicsr. n any such
charter shall provide for the election
of such executive oficer, or the presid.
Ing offlcer OF said legislative body. 81
such charter shall not provide for
the election OF O chief executive ofYi.
Ger. shall be known IN the City Of
Baltimore as Mayor OF Baltimore. and
In any county a. the President OF the
County Council Of the county, and all
references In the Constitution and
laws OF this State % the Mayor Of
Baltimore and City Council Of the City
or Baltimore or to the County Com
Of the counties shall be
construed 10 refer to the Mayor Of
Baltimore and City Council OF the City
OF Baltimore and to the President
and County Council herein provided
Tor. whenever such construction would
DO reasonable. From and after the
adoption OF O charter by the City Of
or any county Of this state.
as hereinbefore provided, the Mayor
of Baltimore and City Council Of the
City or Baltimore or the County Coun.
ell OF said county. subject to the Con.
stitution and Public General Laws of
this State. shall have full power TO
enact local laws Of said city or coun-
", including the power to repeal or
amend Local Laws OF said city or
county enacted by the General Assem-
bly,, upon all matters covered by the
express powers granted as above pro-
vided: provided that nothing herein
contained shall be construed 20 an.
thorfze or empower the County Coun.
ell Of any county in this State 20 en-.
act laws or regulations for any in
corporated town. village, or munich
pality In said county. On any matter
covered BY the powers granted 10 said
town, village. or municipality by the
Act Incorporating 10, or any subse-
quent Act or Acts amendatory there
10. Provided. however. that the char.
ters for the various counties shall
provide that the County Council OF
the counties shall not sit more than
one month In each year for the pur.
pose Of enacting Legislation for such
counties. and all legislation shall be
enacted during the month so designat.
ed for that purpose In the charter, and
all laws and ordinances 90 enacted
shall be published once a week for
three successive weeks I'm NJ least
one newspaper published in such coun.
ties. so that the taxpayers and citi.
zens may have notice thereof. This
@u@AA esVb Apply v0 h2illm0re
city. All such local laws enacted by
the Mayor Of Baltimore and City Coun.
ell Of the City Of Baltimore or the
Council Of the counties, as hereinbe-
lore provided shall be subject to the
same rules OF Interpretation as those
now applicable 20 the Public Local
Laws OF this State, except that in
sase Of any conflict between said Lo-
al Law and any Public General Law
now or hereafter enacted. the Public
General Law shall control.
Sec. L. From and after the adop-
ion Of . chapter under the provisions
of this Article by the City OF Balti-
more or any county of this State. no
Public Local Law shall be enacted by
he General Assembly for said city or
county on any subject covered by the
express powers granted as above pro
Fided- ANY law 50 drawn as to apply
10 two or more Of the geographical
Of this State shall not be
seemed Local Law, within the mean
ne Of this Act. The term ''geograph-
cal subdivision herein used shall be-
taken 70 mean the City Of Baltimore
Do any of the counties Of this State.