The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-22

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
ticle 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
of this State for adoption or rejec-
ton.
Section 1. Be it 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 as 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 SO and to be
known as Section 60: and if 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 co. The General Assembly
of Maryland shall have the power to
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 it 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 cleo
ton, to be held on Tuesday next after
the first Monday in the month Of 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 IA of the Constitution of this
State and at the said election the
vote on said proposed amendment to
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 IA
of the Constitution.
Approved April 10th, 1914.
CHAPTER 673
An Act to amend the Constitution
of Maryland by adding thereto a new
Article to be entitled, Article XVI"
providing for THE Referendum" and
to provide for the submission of said
amendment to the qualified voters of
the State for adoption or rejection.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, (three-
fifths of all the Members elected to
each of the two Houses cOncurrng),
That the following new and additional
Article. to be known as Article XVI,
title. 1.-The Referendum" be, and the
same IS hereby proposed as an amend
ment to the Constitution of Maryland,
and il adopted by the legal and quail
fed voters thereof, as herein provided,
it shall stand as part and as new
and additional Article of said Constl-
tuition, to be known and entitled as
aforesaid:
ARTICLE XVI. THE REFERENDUM M.
Section 1 (a). The people reserve
to themselves power known as The
Referendum, by petition to have sub
mitted to the registered voters of$the
State, to approve or reject at the
polls, any Act, or part of any Act of
the General Assembly, if approved by
the Governor, Or, if passed by the
General Assembly over the veto of the
Governor:
(b) The provisions of this Article
shall be self-executing; 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 first day of June next after the
session at which it may be passed,
unless it contain Section declaring
such law an emergency law and nee
essary for the immediate preservation
of the public health or safety, and
passed upon a yea and nay vote sup
ported by three-fifths of all the mem
bers elected to each of the two Houses
of the General Assembly; provided,
however, that said period of suspen-
sion may be extended as provided in
Section 8 (b) hereof. II before said
arst day Of June there shall havN hssn