The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-10-08

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stitution shall be BY ballot, and upon
each official ballot there shall be printed
the words For the Constitutional Amend
ment," and Against the Constitutional
Amendment" as now prescribed by law,
and Immediately after said election due
returns shall be made to the Governor OF
amendment as directed by Article XIV OF
the Constitution
\ Approved, April 10th. 1914.
CHAPTER 41G.
An Act to propose an amendment to
the Constitution Of this State by adding
a new Article thereto to follow Immediate
! ~ after Article Nj and to be known as
Article AI-A,s and to provide feF the
enaiied voters III u this State FOR their
adoption or rejection.
I Section /. BE it enacted by the Gen
81 m ms Gf III saeb u fee
Houses concurring), That the following
Article to follow Immediately after Arti-
gle II and to be known AS Article XI-A
be and the same IL hereby proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution of this
state, which ARTICLE 4 9dopted by the
provided, shall thereby. by. such adoption
tion Of this State
ARTICLE XI-A. LOCAL LEGISLATION.
| Section l. On demand or the Mayor or
Baltimore and City Council OF the City Of
Baltimore, or ON petition bearing the
signature Of not less than ~ per cent q
county provided. however, that in any
case 10000 signatures shall be sufficient
| to complete petition, the Board or
Election Supervisors or said city or coun-
or Congressional election occurring after
such demand or the filing Of such petit
or eleven registered voters of said city or
/ five registered voters in any such coun-
I ties. Nominations for members VI said
charter board may De made moi less than
Y forty days prior to said election by the
Mayor OF baltimore and city Council Of
4 the city Of baltimore or tile County Com
misSioncrs or such county, or not less
tnun twenty days prior 10 said election
4 by petition bearing the signatures writ
ten ia their own handwriting lanG not by
| their MARK OF not less than per cent
Of Baltimore or said county; provided.
That in any case two thousand signatures
OF registered voters shall be sufficient to
complete any such nominating petition,
and il not more than eleven registered
voters or tie City OF Baltimore or not
more than i've registered voters in amy
such county are SO nominated their
names shall not be printed on the ballot,
! but said eleven registered voters IN the
! City or Baltimore or i've in such county
Shall constitute said charter board from
and after the date Of said election. At
said election tile ballot shall contain the
names OF said nominees in alphabetical
source Of their nomination, and shall also
De arranged as TO permit the voter TO
vote for or against the creation OF said
charter board. bHt the vote cast against
said creation shall not be held to bar the
voter from expressing his choice among
v the nominees for said board and If tile
majority Or the votes cast Tor and against
| the creau ton Uf said charter board Shall
| be against said creation the election of
the members mel Of said charter board board shall
favor or the creation or said charter
board, then and in that event the eleven
nominees of the City Of Baltimore or 1--WE
! largest number or votes shall constitute
| the charter board, and said charter board,
or a. majority thereof, shall prepare with
| in six months from the date OF said cleo
ton charter or form or government for
said city or such county and present the
same 80 the Mayor Of Baltimore or Presi-
sIoners OF such county, who shall publish
I the same in ut least two newspapers OF
general circulation published In said the
thirty days after 1T shall be reported to
him. Such charter shall be submitted to
the voters ri said eity or county It IT,
after the report OF said charter to said
Mayor Of Baltimore or President of the
Board of County Commissioners; and If
against the adoption or said charter shall
\ be I'm favor OF such adoption. the said
charter from and after Che thirtieth day
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come law OF said city or county, subject
only to the Constitution and Public Gen
eral Laws Of this State. and any Public
Local Laws Inconsistent with the pro-
visions OF said charter and former charter
of said the City of Baltimore or county
thereby repealed.
see. y. The General Assembly at It's
first session after the adoption of this
amendment shall, By Public General Law,
provide a grant or express powers for
such county or counties W. may there
after form charter urder the provis-
ions of this Article. Suss express pow
ers granted to the coun' wv and the pow
ers heretofore granted tU ie counties and
the powers heretofore graf fed 10 the City
Section V. Public Local Laws OF Mary
land, shall not be enlarged or extended
BY any charter formed under the provis-
be extended, modified, amended or re-
pealed by the General assembly.
Sec. b. Every charter 30 formed shall
which shall I've vested the law-making
power of said r.ty or county. Such leGis-
lative body In the City or Baltimore shall
be known Wy the City Council or the City
known as the County Council OF the
county. The chief executive officer. I'm
amy such charter shall provide for the
presiding officer OF said legislative body,
IL such charter shall not provide for the
election OF u cIIief executive officer. shall
be known In the City of Baltimore a.
~ the President on the County Council or
the county. and Hll references I'm the
Constitution and laws Of this State to the
the City on Baltimore or to the County
Commissioners Of the counties shall be
construed to refer IN The Mayor ~ Balti-
more and City Council 81 me City or
ty Council herein provided for, when
ever such construction would BE- reason