The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-09-17

the Mayor OF Baltimore and lily GOuncn
or tn city or Baltimore or the County
Council OK said county, subject to rhe
Constitution and Public General Laws or .
this State shall have full power 70 en-
Guiding the power to repeal or amend
Local Laws of said city or county enact,
matters covered by the express powers
granted as above provided provided that
nothing herein contained shall be con-
struea 20 apthorize or coe emPow KS NM
State To enact laws Oh regulations for any
Incorporated town, village or municipal
"a By " the tie powers e' granted to said town
village or municipality by the Act incor-
porating it, or any subsequent Act or
however. that the charters for the various
counties shall provide that the county
Council or the counties shall not &c more
purpose of enacting legislation shall be
enacted during the month 10 designated
for that purpose In the charter. and oil
laws and ordinances 20 enacted shall be
published once week for three success
sive weeks in at least one newspaper
published in such counties, so that the
thereof This provision shall not apply
to Baltimore city; All SUCH local laws
enacted ~ the D. Mayor ND "A ana
the Council of the counties, I'D hereinbe-
fore provided, shall ~ subject to rhe
same rules OF Interpretation as those
Of this State, except that in case Of my
conflict between said Local Law and any
Public General Law now or hereafter en-
acted, the Public General Law shall con-
troll.
Sec. a. From and after the adoption OF
charter under the provisions Of this
Article by the city of Baltimore o. any
county or this State. no Public Local Law
shall be enacted by the General Assembly
for said city or county or any subject
covered by the express powers granted as
l lnl AvnrT 1rawx drorr RI
apply to the two or more of the geo,
graphical subdivisions of this State shall
not be deemed a Local Law. within the
GRAPHICAL sub. division" herein used shah
Be taken to mean the City OF Baltimore
~ any Of the counties of this State.
ad se by IN Gity q Baltimore o. By
any county OF this State under the pro-
visions Of this Article may be proposed
by resolution Of the Mayor Of Balti-
Baltimore, or the Council of said county,
or by a petition signed by not less than
! 20 per cent Of the registered voters OF
\ that in any case 10000 signatures shall
! ~ SUFFICIENT to complete y petition, and
Eth t9e Mayor q Baltimore n th
when 20 proposed shall be submitted to
the voters Of said city or county at the
next General or Congressional election
occurring after the passage Of said reso-
luton, or the fling of said petition, and
! il at said election the majority of the
votes cast for and against said amend,
amendment shall be adopted and become
part Of the charter ot 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
Sec. g. The power heretofore conferred
fhG s.
duties or the County Commissioners 1n
each county and the power to make
Article III Of this Constitution, when
expressly granted as hereinbefore pro-
vided, are hereby transferred to the
voters OF each county and the voters Of
that said powers so transferred shall be
exercised only by the adoption or amend
ment of q charter a. hereinbefore pro.
BE- construed to authorize the exercise q
any powers In excess or those conferred
by the Legislature upon said counties OF
See. Z. The word Petition as used
in this Article. means one or more
sheets written or printed. or partly writ;
means the signature Of registered voter
written by himself I'm his own handwrit
Ing land not By his markl, together witt
which he - registered. THE. authenticity
OF such signatures and the fact that the
persons SO signing are registered voters
one or more registered voters of the city
or county in which said voters so signing
are registered, and one affidavit may APP
ply to cover any number Of signatures to
such petition. The false signing Of any
name, or MAhe signing Of any fictitious
name TO said petition shall BE- forgery
and The making of any false affidavit iI
connection DntltlOl
perjury.
said sail Au Article hereby proposed as si0f an
amendment to the Constitution shall be
at the next General Election for Members
ae the 70 Re LEGAL held and IN ou tn
fed voters thereof, for their adoption OF
rejection, IN pursuance of the directions
tion " this State. ma At TIN said gen;
eral election the vote on said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall b
printed the Words sO F ee the constitufio n
al Amendment and Against the Con.
stitutional Amendment" as now provid.
ed by law. and Immediately after 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 Article Of the Constitu'
Approved April 18th. 1914.
| CHAPTER 453.
An Act to propose an amendment &c
Article III, of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland. by adding a new Sec
provide for the submission OF said
Amendment to the qualified voters OF this
State for adoption OR rejection.
Sec H. BE At enacted by the General
N Assembly Of Maryland (three-fifthS of al
the Members Of each OF the two Houses
tion be and the same is hereby proposed
as an amendment to Article Ill, title
Legislative Department" of the Consti.
tuition of the State of Maryland, the
same to be inserted after Section 30 and
to Be known as Section 60; and III adopt
nj herein provided, said Section shall be
come a part OF Article Hi OF the Consti.
tuition OF Maryland.
Section 90. The General Assembly OF
Maryland shall have the power to provide
by suitable general enactment (al for the
criminal cases; (b) for any form Of in.
determinate sentence in criminal cases
and (c) for the release upon parole iI
whatever manner the General Assembly
may prescribe, of convicts imprisoned
Sec. q And b. AZ further enacted by
the authority aforesaid. That the said
foregoing Section hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution shall al
the next ensuing general election, to be
Monday in the month of November, 1915
be submitted to the legal and qualified
voters of Maryland for their adoption Oh
rejection In pursuance OF the directions
contained In Article ia or the Constitution
IA this State. ana at the said election the
CONSTITUTION shall be by ballot and upon
each ballot there shall be written or