Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-10-23
CHAPTER A59.


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-
hfths 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 GO; 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 so. 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 II further enacted
by the authority aforesaid That the
said for going Section hereby proposed
as an amendment to the Constitution
shall at the next ensuing general cleo
ticn, 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 II 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 Cor
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
os Maryland by adding thereto a new
Article to be entitled, Article XVI
providing for THE Referendum, am
to provide for the submit Jon Of said
amendment 10 the qualified voters OF
the State for adoption or rejection.
Section J. Be It enacted bv the
General Assembly of Maryland. (three.
nfths Of all the Members elected to
each of the two Houses eoncurring).
That the following new and additional
Article, to be known as Article XVI.
title, THE Referendum" be, and the
same is hereby proposed as an amend
ment TO the Constitution Of Maryland.
and If adopted by the legal and quail
hed voters thereof, as herein provided.
1t shall stand as part and as a new
ane additional Article Of said Consti.
tuition, to be known and entitled as
aforesaid:
ARTICLE XVI THE REFERENDUM
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, II approved By
the Governor, or. If passed by the
General Assembly over the veto cf the
Governor
% The provisions Of this Article
shan be self-eXecuting: provided that
additional legislation In furtherance
thereof and not in conflict therewitn
may be enacted.
sec. 2. No law enacted by the Cen
er21 Assembly s,-2u 4al=7 effact until