The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-10-29
ARTICLE XI-A. LOCAL LEGISLATION.

ARTICLE XI-A- LOCAL LEGISLATION.
Section 1. On demand Of the Mayor or
Baltimore and City Council Of the City 81
Baltimore, or on petition bearing the
the registered voters or said city or any
county (proYided, however, that in any
case 10000 signatures shall be sufficient
Election Supervisors Of said, city or coun-
ty shall provide at the next general
or Congressional election. occurring after
such demand or the fling OF such petit
ton, for the election Of a charter board
OF eleven registered voters OF said city or
i've registered voters in any such coun-
ties Nominations for members Of said
forty days prior to said election by the
Mayor or Baltimore and City Council OF
the City Of Baltimore or the County Com
missioners on such county, or not less
than twenty days prior to said election
by petition bearing the signatures writ
ten in their own handwriting land not by
their mark or not less than 3 per cent
OF the registered voters OF the said City
Of Baltimore or said county; provided,
that in amy case two thousand signatures
Of registered voters shall be sufficient 10
complete any such nominating petition,
and il not more than eleven registered
voters OF the City Of Baltimore or not
more than five registered voters III any
such county are 80 nominated their
names shall not De printed on the ballot,
but said eleven registered voters in the
City OF Baltimore or live In such county
and after the date Of said election. &C
said election the ballot shall contain the
names q said nominees ~ alphabetical
source OF their nomination, and shall also
be so arranged MS to permit the voter TO
vote for or against the creation OF said
charter board. but the vote cast against
said creation shall not be held to bar the
voter from expressing his choice among
the nominees Tor 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 IL such majority shall be in
favor Of the creation Of said. charter
board, then and iii That event tie eleven
nominees Of the City Of Baltimore or i've
nominees i'll the county receiving the
largest number OF votes shall constitute
the charter board, and said charter board,
or a majority thereof, shall prepare with
in six months from the date Of said cleo
ton charter or form or government for
said city or such county and present the
same 10 tile Mayor or Baltimore or PreSi-
dent Of Ihe Board Of County Commits
the same in ut least two newspapers Of
general circulation published Ia said the
Gity Of baltimore td or county within In
him. SucA charter shall be submitted to
the voters Of said city or county at the
next general or Congressional election
Mayor Of Baltimore or President OF the
Board of County Commissioners; and IL
a majorlLy Ok the votes cast for and
be in favor Of such adoption. the said
charter from and after the thirtieth day
from the date of such election shall be-
only 70 the Constitution and Public Cen
eral Laws Of this State, and any Public
Local Laws inconsistent with tine pro
visions Of said charter and former charter
OF said the City or Baltimore or county
thereby repealed.
Sec. 2 The General Assembly OF its
amendment shall, BY Public General Law,
provide u grant or express powers for
such county or counties as may there
after form charter under the provis-
err granted TO the counties and the pow
eSS heretofore granted to the counties and
CO. powers heretofore granted 10 the city
Section d. Public Local Laws Of Mary
land, shall not be enlarged or extended
By any charter formed under the proyis-
ions OF this Article, but such powers may
be extended, modified, amended or re-
pealed by the General Assembly.
Sec g. Every charter 50 formed shall
provide Ger Ar elective Legislative body 10
which shall be vested the law-making
power of said city or county. Such legiS-
iItiyc body In the City OF Baltimore shall
Of Baltimore, and In any county shall be
known as the County Council OF the
county The chief executive officer, in
any such charter shall provide for the
election Of such executive officer, or the
presiding officer or said legislative body
II such charter shall not provide for the
be known in the City OF Baltimore as
Mayor OF Baltimore, and in any county
Us the President OF the County Council OF
4 the county, and all references in the
Constitution and laws OF this State to the
Mayor Of Baltimore and City Council Of
the City OF Baltimore or Ito the County
construed to refer to tine Mayor OF Balti-
more and City Council on the City 81
Baltimore and 10 the President and Coun-
| ty Council herein provided for, when