Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-09-30


adoD<sd by the City Of Baltimore o.
~ any county Of this State under ths
prDSzsions OF this Article may bs pro
Does1 by q resolution Of the Mayor %
BalttuoFe and the City Council Of said
City ck Baltimore or the Council of said
county. or BY q petition signed b.
not Less than 70 Der cent OF rhe rexis
tsred voters Of said city or county
provided. however. that In any case
10,oo0 signatures shall be suficienf tc
complsts Q petition. and fled with
the Mayor of Baltimore or the Presi
denf Ct the County Council, and when
90 proposed shall be submitted 70 the
votexn o. said city or county at the
nexs General or Congressional slec.
taon occurring after the passage oi
said resolution. or the hiing Of said
pett<ton. and IL at said election the
majority Of the votes cast for and
againak said amendment shall be In
favor thereof, said amendment shall
30 adopted and become Q part Of the
charfer of said city or county from
and eftsr the thirtieth day after said
election Said amendmsnts shall be
pubnehed by said Mayor OF Baltimore
or President OF the County Council
once , week for ave successive weeks
prior % said election In ae least one
newspaper published In said city or
county.
Sec. Q. The power heretofors con.
ferred upon the General Assembly 70
prescribe the number, compensation
Dowers and duties OF the County Com.
missi0ners In each county. and tho
power 70 make changes In Sections
] % 8 inclusive. Article xI OF this
Constitution. when expressly granted
% hsreinbefore provided, are hereby
transfsrred 20 the voters OF each coun.
" ana me voters OF City of Baiti.
more. respectively. provided that said
powere 90 transferred shall be ex.
ercised only by the adoption or amend.
menf OF q charter % hereinbefore pro.
vided: and provided further. that this
Article Shall not be construed 20 au-
thorixe the exercise OF any powers In
excezs q those conferred By the Lag.
islature upon said counties or city O.
this Article sets forth.
Sec =. The word Petition" 40 used
In this Article, means one or more
sheets written or printed, or partly
written and partly printed; Stigma
ture" means the signature Of q reg.
istsrsd voter written by himself in
his Own handwriting (and not by his
mark, together with the ward or dis.
txies and precinct in which he 70 reg.
isters4. The authenticity Of such sig.
natures and the fact that the persons
% si9ning are registered voters shall
bs evidenced by the af1davit OF one or
more registered voters Of che city o..
county in which said voters 90 sign.
ing are registered, and one aHadavit
may apply TO or cover any number
OF signatures to such petition. The
false signing Of any name, or the sign.
ing Of any fictitious name % said peti
ton shall be forgery, and the makins
OF any false affidavit In connection
with said petition shall be perjury.
Sec. 3. And be Il further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That the
aforesaid Article hereby proposed as
an amendment 70 the Constitution
shall be at the next General Election
for Members Of the General Assembly
held &C. this State. Submitted 70 tha
legal and qualified voters thereof. fos
their adoption or rejection In pursu-
ance Of the directions contained in
Article XVI Of the Constitution ol
this State. and &C the said general cleo
ton me vote on said proposed amend
ment TO the Constitution shan BE- by
ballot and upon each ballot shall be
printed the words For the Constttu.
tional Amendment. and Against the
Constitutional Amendment" % now
provided BY law, and Immediately aft.
or said election due return shall be
made 60 the Governor Of the vote for
and against said proposed amendment
M directed By the said Fourteenth Ar
ocle Of the Constitution.
Approved April 18th. 1914
CHAPTER xss.
An Act 20 propose an amendment %
Article III. of the Constitution Of the
State Of Maryland. by adding Q new
Section. 20 be known ss Section so,
and 20 provide for the submission OF
said Amendment to the qualifed voters
Of this State for adoption or rejec.
tion.
Section /. Be Il enacted By the
General Assembly OF Maryland (three.
Afths OF all the Members OF each Of
the two Houses concurring). That the
following new Section be and the same
is hereby proposed 90 an amendment
20 Article III, title, "Legisiative De.
partmenf" Of the Consultation of the
state of Maryland. the same to bs I'm.
serted after Section Sc and to be
known 90 Section so: and II adopted
BY the legally qualified voters thereof,
as herein provided said Section shall
become o part OF Article vi OF the
Constitution OF Maryland.
Section so. The General Assembly
Of Maryland shall have the power 20
provide BY suitable general enactment
(Al tor the suspension Of sentence by
the Court In criminal cases; (b) for
any form Of the indeterminate sen.
tence In criminal cases, and (o) for
tho release upon parole In whatever
manner the General Assembly may
prescribe OF convicts Imprisoned un.
der sentence for crimes.
Sec. J. And be IL further enacted
BY the authority aforesaid. That the
said foregoing Section hereby proposed
as an amendment 20 the Constitution
shall at the next ensuing general cleo.
uon. 60 be held on Tuesday next after
the nrst 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 o. the directions contained In
Article IL of the Constitution OF this
Stats. and st 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 Con.
stttutional Amendment ana Against
the Constitutional Amendment q
now proytdod 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 N directed bs said Article II
OF ne Constitution.
Approved April 10th. 1914.
CHAPTER e13.
An Act 20 amend tAe Constitution
OF Maryland By adding thereto Q new
Article TO b entitled, Article XVI
providing for The Referendum" and