Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-09-09

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ton At said election the ballot shali
contain the names of said nominees
in alphabetical order without any indi-
cation OF the source Of their nomina-
ton. and shall also be 90 arranged
as 70 permit the voter % vote for on
against the creation Of said charter
board, but the vote cast against said
creation shall not be held 20 bar the
voter from sxpressing h1s choice
among ne nominees foe eaid board
and II the majority of ths votes east
for anG against the creation of sasd
charter board shall be against said
creation the election of tho members
OF said charter board shall be void:
but II such majority shah be I'm favor
OF the creation Of said charter board.
then and In that event che sasvsn
nominees Of the City OF Baltimore or
nve nominees In the county receiving
the largest number Of votes shall con-
stitrte the charter board. ana said
charter board, Or q majority thereof.
SHAH prepare within slx month"; from
the date Of said election q charter or
form Of government for said city or
such county and present the same %
the Mayor OF Baltimore or President
Of the Board Of County Commission.
ers or such county, who shall publish
the same In &C least two newspaDers
% general circulation Published In easd
the City OF Baltimore or county with
In thirty days after tt asall be re-
ported 70 him. Such charter shall be
submitted 20 the voters Of said city
or county at the next general or Con
gressionai election after the report Of
said charter 70 said Mayor or Hei.
timore or President Of the Board az
County Commissioners; and II a ma
jority 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 thirtieth
day from the date of such election
snail become the law Of eeid city or
county. subject only 20 the Constifu-
ton and Public General Laws Of ehis
State. and any Public Local Laws in.
consistent with the provisions Of said
charter and former charter Of said
the City OF Baltimore or county shall
be thereby repealed.
Sec. 2. The General Assembly nc ifs
first session after the adoption Of this
amendment shall, By Public General
Law. provide a grant Of express DOW.
ers Tor such county or counties a
may thereafter form O charter under
the provisions OF this Article. Such
express powers granted 20 the coun.
ties and the powers heretofore grant.
ed TO the City Of Baltimore, as set
forth in Article Z. Section 9. Pubic
Local Laws OF Maryland. shan net
be enlarged or extended by any char.
ter formed under the provisions OF this
Article, but such powers may be az
tended, modified, amended or repealed
BY the General Assembly.
Sec. 3. Every charter 20 formed
shall provide for an elective legisla.
tive body in which shall be vested TIE
law-making power OF said city or ocun.
ty. Such Legislative body I'm the City
OF Baltimore shah be known as the
City Council Of the City Of Baltimore.
and In any county shall be known a.
the County Council OF seae cusinfy. The
Chief executive Officer, II any such
ehArter shall provide Car fha .alaekiou
OF such executive ofilcer, or the presid.
Ing oficer Of said Legislative body, II
such charter shall not provide for
the election OF q chief executive on.
Ger. snail be known IA the City Of
Baltimore as Mayor OF Baltimore. ana
In any county as the President az the
County Council Of the county. ana an
references In the Constitution and
laws OF this State 20 the Mayor a
Baltimore and City Council OF the CITY
or Baltimore or to 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 to the President |
ana County Council herein provided |
ior. whenever such construction would |
90 reasonable. From and after the |
adoption or a charter by the City OF |
Baltimore. or any county Of this State. |
as hereinbefore provided. the Mayor
OF Baltimore and City Council OF the |
City OF Baltimore or the County Coun. |
Gil OF said county, subject 70 the Con. |
stitution and Public General Laws of |
this State. shall have full power TO /
enact local laws OF said city or coun- |
ty. including the power to repeal or |
amend Local Laws OF said city or |
county enacted by the General Assem-
biy, upon all matters covered by the |
express powers granted as above pro-
vided; provided that nothing herein
contained shall be construed to au.
thorize or empower the County Coun.
ell OF any county in this State 70 en-
act laws or regulations for any in
corporated town, village, or munich
paiity IN said county. On any matter
covered BY the powers granted 10 said
town, village, or municipality by the
Act incorporating II, or any subse-
quent Act or Acts amendatory there
to. Provided, however. that the char.
ters for the various counties shall /
provide that the County Council of
the counties shall not sic more than
one month in each year for the pur.
pose OF enacting legislation for euch
counties, and all legislation shall be
enacted during the month 10 designat.
ed for that purpose In the charter. and
all laws and ordinances 20 enacted
snail be published once a week for
three successive weeks in AZ least
one newspaper published In such coun-
Ties. so that the taxpayers and citi-
zens may have notice thereof. This
provision shall not apply 20 Baltimore
city. All such local laws enacted by
the Mayor OF Baltimore and City Coun-
ell OF the City OF Baltimore or the
Council OF the counties, as herefnbe-
fore provided shall be subject TO the
same rules OF Interpretation as those
now applicable 10 the Public Local
Laws Of this State, except that in
case OF any conflict between said Lo-
cal Law and any Public General Law
now or hereafter enacted. the Public
General Law shall control.
Sec. 4. From and after the adop-
tion OF q chapter under the provisions
OF this Article by the City Of Balti-
more or any county Of this State. no
Public Local Law shsll be enacted by
the General Assembly for said city or
county on any subject covered by the
express powers granted rs above pro-
vided. Any law so drawn as to apply
to two or more of the geographical
subdivisions Of this State shall not be
deemed Local Law. within the mean
ms or this Act The term "geograph-
lcal subdivision" herein used shall be
taken 20 mean the City Of Baltimore
or any OF the counties Of this State.