The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-09-24


mot i'm conflict Herewith may bG enacted.
Sec. 2. No law enacted BY the General
Assembly shall take effect until tne nrsL
day Of June next after the session at
which ii may be passed, unless AZ contain
a Section declaring such law an emer-
gency law and necessary Tor tle lmmedl-
ate preservation Of the public health or
safety. ana passed upon y ven and nay
members elected TO each of the two
pension may be extended as provided In
Section (bJ hereof Al before sala
filed with tile Secretary of the Sfair a
petition to refer to u vote or the IyVI'ie
referendum, Us In this Article provided,
the same shall be referred by the Secre-
tary or State to such vote, and shall nct
days after its approval by d majority Oh
tile electors voting thereon an the next
ensuing election held throughout the
resentatIves OF the United States. An
emergency law shall remain In force not
sf fhrtI daTs put bav 9a
been rejected by majority OF the quail
fed electors voting thereon; provided,
aSolishing any office. or changing the
salary. term or duty or any officer, or
granting any franchise or special priyil-
terest. shall be enacted as an emergency
law. NO law making any appropriation
for maintaining the State Government, or
tor maintaining or aiding any public in
stitution, not exceeding the next previous
appropriation for the same purpose, shall
De subject to rejection or repeal under
this section. The increase in any such
appropriation for maintaining or aiding
Iny public Institution shall only take
effect as in case Of other laws, and such
increase or any part thereof specified in
the petition, may be referred to vote OF
the people upon petition.
Sec. 3 AZ. The referendum petition
ItNH lNt stt Af.I IN I, tLf Al lf.f
BY the General Assembly, shall be sum
c-rHt ia signed ny ten thousand qualified
rot more than half shall rs residents of
baltimore City, or OF any one county;
provided that any PUBLIC local law tor
any one county or the City or Baltimore
snNI be- referred by the Secretary OF
state only to the people OF said county
i or lity of Baltimore, uIon referendum
voters IA said county or City M Balti-
more as the case may be, calculated upon
the whole number Of votes CAST therein
respectively for Governor at the last pre-
cedimg Gubernatorial election
tDy III more than one-half, but Hess
than the ful number M signatures re-
quired to complete any referendum petit
4 uon against any law passed by the Cen
Y eral Assembly, he fled with tDe Secretary
of State before the first day of June. the
Y time for the law to take effect, ana for
fling the remainder OF signatures to
complete the petition Shall be extended to
lne thirtieth day Of the same month with
Sec. + a petition may consist Of sever
WI papers, but each paper shall contain
the full text of the Act petitioned upon;
ANA there shaIl De attached 10 each such
paper an affidavit Of the person procuring
tile signatures thereon that OF the said
persons own personal knowledge every
Signature thereon ~ genuine and bona
I fde, and that the signers are registered
voters of the State OF Maryland and the
4 City Of Baltimore, or county, as the case
may bp. as ser opposite their names, and
no other verlfcation shall be required.
See. taJ- The General Assembly. shall
provides for furnishing the votes OF the
State the text of all measures 10 he voted
upon by the people; provided, that until
otherwise provided by law the same shall
be published i'll the manner prescribed by
Article NV Of the Constitution fur the
publication OF proposed Constitutional
tor Chs publication "a proposed Constitu-
NJ OBJ All laws referred under the pro-
visions OF this Article shall be submitted
separately on the ballots to the voters Of
the people, but IL containing more than
two hundred words, the full text shall not
be printed on the official ballots. but the
hid submit ballot titIe W each
such measure in such form AS to
present the purpose OF said measure con
cisely and intelligently: Tbs ballot title
may be distinct from the Legislative title,
but in any case the Legislative title shall
Ne, sufficient Upon each VI the ballots.
case may BE- OF each such measure. there
shall be printed the words For the re-
ferred law and Against the referred
for and against any S such referred law
shall be returned to the Governor in the
manner prescribed with respect TO pro
Under Article xiv " this CONSTITUTION,
and the Governor shall proclaim the re-
suit on the election. and, III 1T shall appear
that the majority Of the votes. cast on
any such measure were cast lin favor
thereof, the Governor shall BY his procla-
nation declare the same having received
adopted by the people OF Maryland aE n
part Of the laws Of the State, to, take
effect thirty days after such election. and
IN like manner and with like effect the
Governor shall proclaim the result OF the
local election as TO any Public Local Law
which shall have been submitted TO the
voters of any county or the City Of Bal
timore.
Sec. 9. No law or Constitutional
Amendment, licensing. regulating, pro-
hibiting, or submitting to local option,
the manufacture or sale Of malt or spiri-
. tuous liquors, shall be referred or re
Renled under any Act Of Che provisions Of
Sec, = And be II enacted BY che GEN
eral Assembly OF Maryland That the fore
amendment to the Constitution OF this
State, at the next General Election for
Members OF the General Assembly to be
held IN this State, shall be submitted to
the legal and qualified voters thereof, for
their adoption or rejection In pursuance
OF the directions contained Ia Article XIV
at such general election the vote upon said
proposed amendment to the Constitution
shall be by ballot, and upon each ballot
there shall be printed the words For the
Constitutional Amendment and Against
the Constitutional Amendment" as pre-
scribed by law, aud In -adiately after
said election due return slall be made
to the Governor Ct the vote for and
against said amen Lment as directed by
tile said Article XIV or the Constitution
Approved April 18th. 1914.
LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, GOVERNOR OF
THE STATE OF MARYLAND, In pur-
suance of the direction contained in Sec
ton i, OF Article la OF the Constitution OF
the State Of Maryland, DO HEREBY Or
DER AND DIRECT, that q copy or each
OF said above recited Acts Of the General
Assembly or Maryland or 1914, be pub
lished in at least two newspapers in each
or the counties or the State and in three
newspapers published in the city Of Bal
timore, one OF which newspapers publish
ed in the city Of Baltimore to be publish
ed in the German language, once q week
the election to be held In said State 09
Maryland on the Tuesday next after tia
first Monday in November, 1915. and mG
which election the said proposed amend
ments and additions to the Constitution
lof Maryland, shall be submitted. in form
and manner prescribed by the General AB-
| sembly, to tire legal and qualified voters
OF the State for their adoption or rejea
ton.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND THA
GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE.
DONE at the City or Annapolis, On this
Goth day of July i'm the wear of our