Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-08-05

Sec 3. Amendments to any charter
adopted By the City Of Baltimore Or
by any county of this State under the
provisions Of this Article may be pro-
posed By q resolution OF the Mayor OF
Baltimore and the City Council OF said
City OF Baltimore or the Council of said
county. or by = petition signed by
not less than 20 per cent. of the regis
tered voters OF said city or county,
provided. however, that in any case
10000 signatures shall be sufficient 10
complete petition. and filed with
the Mayor OF Baltimore or the Presi-
dent Of the County Council, and when
so proposed shall be submitted 10 the
voters OF said city or county at the
next General or Congressional cleo
ton occurring after the passage of
said resolution. or the fling OF said
petition, and II at said election the
majority OF the votes cast for and
against said amendment shall be in
favor thereof, said amendment shall
be adopted and become a part of the
charter OF said city or county from
and after the thirtieth day after said
election. Said amendments shall be
published BY said Mayor OF Baltimore
or President OF the County Council
once week for five successive weeks
prior TO said election in at least one
newspaper published In, said city or
county.
Sec. 6. The power heretofore con-
ferred upon the General Assembly to
prescribe the number, compensation.
powers and duties of the County Com
mAssioners In each county. and the
power to make changes in Sections
i to inclusive. Article XI of this
Constitution, when expressly granted
as hereinbefore provided. are hereby
transferred TO the voters of each coun.
ty and the voters OF City of Balu.
more. respectively. provided that said
powers so transferred shall be ex.
ercised only by the adoption or amend
ment OF q charter as hereinbefore pro.
vided; and provided further, that this
Article shall not be construed to au-
thorize the exercise of any powers In
excess OF those conferred by the Leg.
tslature upon said counties or city as
this Article sets forth.
Sec. z. The word Petition" as used
in this Article. means one or more
sheets written or printed. or partly
written and partly printed; "Signa
ture" means the signature OF a reg.
istered voter written by himself In
his own handwriting (and not by his
mark), together with the ward or dis.
triet and precinct in which he is reg.
istered. The authenticity OF such sic.
natures and the fact that the persons
so signing are registered voters<shall
be evidenced by the affidavit OF one or
more registered voters of the city OF
county in which said voters so sign.
ing are registered, and one affidavit
may apply to or cover any number
OF signatures to such petition. The
false signing OF any name. or the sign
ing OF any fictitious name to said pet
ton shall be forgery. and the making
OF any false affidavit In connection
with said petition shall be perjury.
Sec. 2. And be II further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That q,
aforesaid Article hereby proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution
shall be at the next General Election
for Members OF the General Assembly
held In this State. submitted To the
legal and qualified voters thereof, for
their adoption or rejection in pursu-
ance Of the directions contained In
Article XVI OF the Constitution OF
this State, and at the said general cleo
ton the vote on said proposed amend.
ment to the Constitution shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot shall be
printed the words For the Constitu
tional Amendment" and Against the
Constitutional Amendment" as now
provided by law. and Immediately aft
er said election due return shall be
made TO the Governor of the vote for
and against said proposed amendment
as directed by the said Fourteenth Ar
ticie Of the Constitution.
Approved April 18th. 1914
CHAPTER 45s.
An Act to propose an amendment to
Article III, OF the Constitution of the
State OF Maryland, by adding a new
Section. to be known as Section 60,
and to provide for the submission of
said Amendment to the qualified voters
or this State for adoption or rejec
ton.
Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland (three
.fifths Of all the Members of each of
the two Houses concurring). That the
following new Section be and the same
is hereby proposed az an amendment
to Article III, title. Legislative De-
partment" Of the Constitution of the
State Of Maryland. the same to be in.
serted after Section 50 and TO be
known as Section so: and IL adopted
by the legally qualified voters thereof
as herein provided said Section shall
become a part OF Article III OF the
Constitution of Maryland
Section so. The General Assembly
OF Maryland shall have the power 10
provide by suitable general enactment
(a) for the suspension OF sentence by
the Court In criminal cases: (b) for
any form OF the indeterminate sen.
tence in criminal cases, and (c) for
the release upon parole in whatever
manner the General Assembly may
prescribe OF convicts imprisoned un-
der sentence for crimes.
Sec. 2. And be Il further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That the
said foregoing Section hereby proposed
as an amendment TO the Constitution
shall at the next ensuing general elec-
tion. to be held on Tuesday next after
the nibA SuOu1df III tue IHouln Oh NO
vember, 1915, be submitted to the
legal and qualified voters OF Maryland
for their adoption or rejection in pur-
suance OF the directions contained In
Article II Of the Constitution of this
State and at the said election the
vote on said proposed amendment 10
the Constitution shall be by ballot and
upon each ballot there shall be writ.
ten or printed the words For the Con
stitutional Amendment" and Against
the Constitutional Amendment" as
now provided by law. and Immediately
after said election due returns shall
be made to the Governor OF the vote
for and against said proposed amend.
ment. as directed by said Article IL
Of the Constitution.
Approved April 10th. 1914.
CHAPTER ef3.