The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-09-11

Shall be submitted to the vSters 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 If a 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thereby repealed.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 Its
first session after the adoption of this
amendment shall, by Public General
4 Law, provide n 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 4. 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 modified, amended or repealed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 g. 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
timore shall be known as the City Coun-
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
al ne t1nh titrn NfR
Ger, or the presiding officer of said legis-
lative body, If such charter shall not
provide for the election of a chief en-
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, ana 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
missi0ncrs of the counties shall be con-
strucd 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-
ton of a charter by the City of Balu-
more or any county of this State, as
hereinbnfOre provided, the Mayor of Bal
timorc and city Council of the City of
county, subject to the Constitution and
Public General Laws Of this State, shall
have fun power to enact local laws of
said city or county including the power
TO repeal or amend Local Laws of said
city or county enacted by the General
Assembly. upon all matters covered by
the express powers granted as above
provided provided that nothing herein
contained shall be construed to author
lie or empower the County Council of
any county in this State to enact laws
or regulations for any incorporated
town village, or municipality in said
county, on any matter covered by the
powers granted to said town, village,
or municipality by the Act Incorporating
1t, or any subsequent Act or Acts amen
datory thereto Provided, however, that
the charters for the various counties
shall provide that the County Council of
the counties shall not sit more than one
month in each year for the purpose OF
enacting legislation for such counties
during the month so designated for that
purpose in the charter, and all laws and
ordinances SO enacted shall be published
once 4 week for three successive weeks
In at least one newspaper published in
such counties, so that the taxpayers and
citizens may have notice thereof. This
provision shall not apply to Baltimore
City. All such local laws enacted by
the Mayor of Baltimore and City Coun-
ell of the city of Baltimore or the Coun-
Gil of the counties. as hereinbefore pro-
vided. shall be subject to the same rules
of Interpretation as those now applica~
BILE to the Public Local Laws of this
State. except trat in case of any con-
tliCt between said Local Law and any
Public General Law now or hereafter
enacted, the Public General Law shall
control.
Section 4 From and after the adoption
of a charter under the provisions of this
Article by the city of Baltimore or any
county of this state, no Public Local
Law shall br enacted by the General
Assembly for said city or county on any
subject covered by the express powers
granted as above provided Any law 50
drawn as TO apply to two or more of the
geographical subdivisions of this State
shall not he deemed Local Law, within
the meaning of this Act. The term geo
graphical subdivision" herein used sha
be taken to mean the City of Baltimore
or any of the counties of this State.
Section .. Amendments to any charter
adopted by the City of Baltimore or by
any county of this state under the pro-
visions of this Article may be proposed
by resolution of the Mayor of Balti-
more and tb" city Council Of said the
city of Baltimore, or the Council of said
county, or by a petition signed by not
less than - per cent of the registered
voters of said city or county. provided,
however. that in any case 1000 sigma
lures shall b" sufficient to complete a pc
ton. and filed with the Mayor of Balti-
more or tn" President of the County
Council. and when so proposed shall b.
submitted To the voters Of said city or
county at the next General or Congress
sional election occurring after the pas
sage of said resolution, or the filirg of
said petition, and if at said election the