The citizen., 1915-08-20

ton. and shall also be so arranged
as 70 permit the voter TO vote for o,
against the creation OF said charter
board. but the vote cast against said
creation shall not be held 10 bar the
voter from expressing his choice
among the nominees for said board
and If 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
7 then and n that event the eleven
nominees Of the City of Baltimore OF
I've nominees IN the county reeeiving 9
the largest number Of votes shall con
( stituts the charter board. and said
charter board. or a majority thereof.
Z shah prepare within SIX months from
& the date OF said election = charter OF
form OF government for said city or
3 such county and present the same 10
! The Mayor Of Baltimore or President
Z OF the Board OF County Commission
s-s O1 such county. Who shall publish
the same n a. least two newspapers
F Of general circulation published in said
E the City o. Baltimore o. county with
II thirty days after Il shall be re
( ported 70 him Such charter shall be
submitted 20 the voters Of said city
: OF county al the next general or Con
gressio2zl election after the report Of
Z said charter 70 said Mayor OF Bal
{ lnore o. President Of the Board OF
County Commissioners: and Il z ma
,ority 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 thirt;eth
day from the date OF such election
shall become The la~ OF said city or
( county. subject only 10 the Constitu-
/ tion and Public General Laws Of this
State, and aly Public Local Laws in
consistent with the provisions OF said
charter and former charter OF said
the City Of Baltimore OF county shall
be thereby repealed
Sec 2 The General Assembly at its
nrst session after the adoption OF this
amendment shall BY Public General
Law, provide q grant OF express DOW.
ers for such county OF counties as
may thereafter form 9 charter under
the provisions OF this Article. Such
express powers granted 10 the coun-
ties and the powers heretofore grant
ID 20 the City of Baltimore. as set
. forth in Article /. Section s. Public
Local Laws OF Maryland. shall not
oe enlarged or extended by any char
ter formed under the provisions of this
Article. but such powers may be ex-
tended. modified amended or repealed
oy the General Assembly.
Sec. :. Every charter so formed
shall provide for an elective legisla-
tive body n which shall BE- vested the
law-makiag power of said city or coun-
y Sucl legislative body in the City
Of Baltimore shah be known as the
+ City Council OF the City Of Baltimore.
and IN any county shall be known as
the County Council OF the county. The
chief executive officer, If any such
charter shall provide for the election
Of such executive officer, or the presid-
ing oftlceT OF said legislative body. if
such charter shall not provide for
the election OF q chief executive off.
Ger. shall be known in the City of
Baltimore as Mayor OF Baltimore. and
N any county as the President Of the
County Council OF the county, and all
references il the Constitution and
laws OF this State 10 the Mayor OF
Baltimore and City Council of the CITY
OF Baltimore or 10 the County Com
missioners Of the counties shall be
construed TO refer to the Mayor OF
Baltimore and City Council Of the City
OF Baltimore and 10 the President
and County Council herein provided
for. whenever such construction would
be reasonable. From and after the
adoption OF charter by the CITY OF
Baltimore. or any county OF this State
as hereinbefore provided, the Mayor
OF Baltimore and City Council OF the
I City OF 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
I express powers granted as above pro-
/ vided; provided that nothing herein
Z contained shall be construed to au.
I ~--N--GU VI CARONct LuS 1OE0tE GQuQ-
ell OF any county in this State to 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 to said
town, village, or municipality by the
Act Incorporating il, or any subse.
quent Act or Acts amendatory there.
70. 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 so enacted
shall be published once a week for
three successive weeks in at least
one newspaper published in such coun-
ties, so that the taxpayers and citi-
zens may have notice thereof This
provision shall not apply TO Baltimore
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