The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-10-02

icdsl lWO newspapers OIL general ClTCu-
lation published in said City of Balti-
more or county within thirty days after
1t shall be reported to him. Such charter
shall be submitted to the voters of said
city or county at the next general or
Congressional election after the report
of said charter to said Mayor of Balti-
more or President of the Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners; and II majority of
the votes cast for and against the adop-
ton of said charter shall be in favor of
such adoption, the said charter from and
after the thirtieth day from the date of
such election shall become the law of
said city or county, subject only to the
Constitution and Public General Laws of
this State and any Public Local Laws
Inconsistent with the provisions of said
charter and former charter of said the
City of Baltimore or county shall be
thereby repealed.
Section 2. The General Assembly at it's
first session after the adoption of this
amendment shall, by Public General
Law, provide a grant of express powers
for such county or counties as may
thereafter form a charter under the pro-
visions of this Article. Such express
powers granted to the counties and the
powers heretofore granted to the City Of
Baltimore, as set forth in Article l. Sec
ton 6. Public Local Laws of Maryland.
shall not be enlarged or extended by
any charter formed under the provisions
of this Article, but such powers may be
extended modified, amended or repealed
by the General Assembly.
Section 3. Every charter so formed
shall provide for an elective legislative
body in which shall be vested the law
making power of said city or county.
Such legislative body in the City of Bal
timOrn shall he known q the CttU C0,ln-
Gil of the City of Baltimore, and in any
county shall be known as the County
Council of the county. The chief execu-
tive officer, if such charter shall provide
for the election of such executive Off
Ger, or the presiding officer of said legis-
lative body, if such charter shall not
provide for the election of chief eX-
ecutive officer, shall be known in the
City of Baltimore as Mayor of Balti-
more, and in any county as the Presi-
dent of the County Council of the coun-
ty, and all references in the Constitu-
tion and laws of this State to the Mayor
OF Baltimore and City Council of the
City of Baltimore or to the County Com
missioners of the counties shall be con-
strued to refer to the Mayor of Balti-
more and City Council of the City OF
Baltimore and to the President and
County Council herein provided for,
whenever such construction would be
reasonable From and after the adop-
r,Oro ,,', ~ 'n 80 S 81 i'"iti-
- s,tio S'"cS, a"
-, ~ ia. go, ne ~" Vi y,
anu ~ C"u.ltll 81 tile CLty oi
-,s;,itt ~ ,ti' Councll Vi eaIu
Public General Laws of this State, shall
have full power to enact local laws of
said city or county, including the power
to repeal or amend Local Laws of said
Ass ", % teu Wy 'le Heiier'Ii
g. ul'o Ill an ita..ets covered py
r,.e ess poMg'e sI"iIteu as apoEe
~ ~ lIua plof 'utu Una. no.n.ns hereih
.o'l'"l'''p sh"'i De construed TO author-
any county IN this state to enact laws
or regulations Tor any incorporated
Town, village or municipality IN SAID
county On any ihatter covered by the
po"erS Eralltou 10 sald town, village,
or municipality by the Act incorporating
II, OF any SUBSEQUENT ACT or ACTS amen
ua'orE thereto. Provided however that
tIe cH''rteIS lot the various counties
e 81 pIoN'd' Ihat the county Couhcll or
the couiltleS shal not SIT more than one
iiIontn III each year lot the purpose OF
ehactihE ieEiSlatloh TOT such counties
uulI"s 'ne iiohtn SO designated lor that
uipose III the charter' ana an laws ana
olul''a''.pS 50 enacted shal De puohshed
" '''S 9"NIe9'iNe "e'h9
III az Ieast one newspaper pubhshed IN
ouCh 'o"l'i'S' 50 tH"t the taxpayers ana
o.''Htli' ma! nave "o'ice thereol. inns
"a ~ '''o,' Snul "pt Apply 10 baltimore
rt's, Nl Sn'l io'"l laws enacted ny
~. ~ i"! VI VI hi''til',ore ana lily Couh-
~ VI tie ny vi P"l'illore or the Couh-
VI u, we ,""'lties' as hereihpelofe pro-
NIutu s"a' ne SUBJECT 10 the same rules
~ me- "a nm as those now applita-
e.e " 'he upILc Local Laws OF TINS
s st; tN''P' thHt III case OF any con-
~ - D''M''" ,'Iu Local La" ana any
u"'tN a. -" now OF hereafter
ele.leu' the uol'c Heheral Law shall
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y, ltarto " ~. t,ie uop. .t,
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oo,,r,., 20 ~ I,, VI any
Iaw, sbni ~ 80, ", - r. 100,
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,uhiant ,e,,,a,',1 H., VI uoul,ts vi .'ns
yraT,od ~, ar,,. ''i,, ~ "eI'
a., 90 ,,,,', t''. lueu. my Id" 81
III, ~, .i,', W. Vi no " 'iio
sbaiI ,,nt 10 da",,,,l ~ 'm'S State
thn ,e,,,,'. .f - "a, law "itillh
.ra,t,taaI -, l,' 80 ne 'etHi So
20 49, I', . melei'I qseu silai
vi any vi tht counties OF TINS state.
Secllo'i D. Aihemuihehts 10 any charter
auopteu ny tne CHE OF Baltimore or by
daT hn