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

the first day Of June next after the
session NJ which It may be passed,
unless IL contain q Section declaring
such law an emergency law and nee
esssrv for the immediate preservation
Of the public health or safety. and
passed upon a yea and nay vote SUP
norted By three-ffths Of all the mem
bers elected to each Of the two Houses
Of the General Assembly; provided
however that said neriod Of susDen-
sion may be extended as provided
Section 8 (bl hereof. If before said
FIRST day of June there shall have been
sled with the Secretary Of the State
a netition to refer TO vote Of the
people any law or part Of law cap'
able Of referendum as in this Article
provided. the same shall be referred
by the Secretary Of state 70 such
vote. and shall not become a law OF
take effect until thirty days after It's
approval by 4 majority OF the electors
voting thereon at the next ensuing
election held throughout the State Ior
Members OF the House of Representa-
tives Of the United States. An emer-
gency law shall remain in force not
withstandlng such petition, but shall
stand repealed thirty days after hav-
ing been rejected by majority OF the
qualified electors voting thereon; pro-
vided. however. THAT no measure Great
ing or abolishing any Office, or chang
ing the salary. term or duty or any
officer. or granting any franchise or
special privilege. or creating any vest
ed right or interest. shall be enacted
as an emergency law. No law maxi
ing any appropriation for maintaininE
the state Government, or for main
tanning or aiding any public institu-
ton. not exceeding the next previous
appropriation for the same purpose,
shall be subject to rejection or re
peal under this section. The increase
IN any such appropriation for main
tanning or aiding any public institu-
ton shall only take effect as I'm the
case Of other laws and such increase
or any part thereof specified TN the
petition. may be referred to q vote Of
the people upon petition.
Sec. (a). The referendum peti.
ton against an Act or part Of an Act
passed by the General Assembly. sh"''
be sufficient If signed by ten thousand
qualified voters Of the State Of Mary
land of whom not more than hall
shall be residents Of Baltimore City.
or of any one county; provided tNo
any public local law for any one c0un-
ty or the City Of Baltimore shall be
referred by the Secretary Of State
only TO the people Of said county or
City Of Baltimore, unon a referendum
petition of 10 per cent Of the quail
fed voters Of said county or City of
baltimore as the case may be. cal
culated upon the whole number of
votes cast therein respectively for
Governor at the last preceding Guber-
Material election.
(b) II more than one-half. but less
than the full number of signatures re-
quired to complete any referendum ue-
tition against any law passed by the
General Assembly be filed with Sec
retary of State before the first day
of June, the time for the law to take
effect, and for fling the remainder of
signatures to complete the petition
shall be extended to the thirtieth day
of the same month with like effect.
Sec A. A petition may consist Of
several papers. but each paper shall
contain the fun text of the Act or part
Of Act petitioned upon; and there shall
be attached 10 each such paper an
AFFIDAVIT Of the person procuring the
signatures thereon that Of tie sa'd
persons own personal knowledge ev-
cry signature thereon Is genuine and
bona fide and that the sieners are
registered voters or the state OF Mary
land and Of the Citv Of Baltimore or
county. as tho case may be as set
opposite their names, and no other
veriGcation shall be REQUIRED
Sec (a). The General Assembly
shall provide for furnishing the voters
Of the state The text OF all measures
to be voted upon by the people; pro
vided. that until otherwise provided
by law the same shall be published
in the manner prescribed by Article
XIV Of the Constitution for the pub
lication Of proposed constitutional
Amendments.
(b) All laws referred under TIE
provisions Of this Article shall be SUB
mitted separately OH the ballots 50
the voters Of the people, but if con
tanning more than two hundred words
the full text shall not be printed CT
the official ballots. but the Secretary
Of State shall prepare and submit q
ballot title Of each such measure ir
such form as to present the purpose oi
said measure cOncisely and intelli
gently. The ballot title may be dis
tinct from the legislative title, but in
aoy case the legislative title shall be
sufficient. Upon each of the ballots
following the ballot title or text, as
the case may be, or each such meas
ure, there shall be printed the words
Tor TIE referred law" and Against
the referred law" as the case may be
The votes cast for and against any
such referred law shall be returned tC
the Governor in the manner prescribed
with respect to proposed amendments
10 the Constitution under Article XIV
of this Constitution, and the Governor
shah proclaim the result of the elec
ton. and, If it shall appear that tn,
majority Of the votes cast on any sucl
measure were cast in favor thereof
the Governor shall by his proclama
ton declare the same having received
majority Of the votes to have beer
adopted by the people of Maryland
part OF the laws Of the State, u
take effect thirty days after such eIec
ton, and in like manner and with like
erect the Governor shall proclaim the
result Of the local election as to any