Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-09-03

the nrst day OF June next after me
session at which 70 may be passed.
unless It contain 4 Section ceclartng
such law en- emergency law and nee
essary for the immediate preservation
OF the public health or safety, and
passed upon q yea and nay vote sup
ported by three-hfths Of all the mem
bers elected 20 each Of the two Houses
Of the General Assembly; provided,
however. that said period Of suspen-
sion may be extended as provided in
Section (h) hereof II before said
first day OF June there shall have been
iled with the Secretary Of the State
a petition to refer 70 yote 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 q law o.
take effect until thirty days after its
approval by a majority Of the electors
voting thereon at the next ensuing
election held throughout the State FOR
Members OF the House Of Representa-
tives Of the United states. An emer-
gency law shall remain IN force not
withstanding such petition, but ahsll
stand repealed thirty days after hnv-
ing been rejected by majority OF the
qualified electors voting thereon; pro
vided, however. that no measure GREAT
Ing or abolishing any oflce, or chang
ing the salary, term or duty OF 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 max
ing any appropriation for maintaining
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 iu the
case OF other laws. and such increase
or any, part thereof specified IN the
petition, may be referred 20 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, shall
be sufficient II signed by ten thousand
qualified voters OF the State OF Mary
land Of whom not more than half
shall be residents OF Baltimore City.
or Of any one county: provided THAI
any public local law for any one ooun-
ty or the City OF Baltimore shall be
referred by the Secretary Of State
only 10 the people OF said county or
City OF Baltimore. upon referendum
petition Of 10 per cent. of the quail
ned 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 pc
tition against any law passed by the
General Assembly. be fied with Sec
retary Of State before the frst day
OF June, the time for the law to take
effect, and for fling the remainder ~
signatures to complete the petition
shall be extended 10 the thlrtieth day
Of the same month with Ike sffect
Sec 4, A petition may consist Of
several papers, but each paper shall
contain the full text OF the Act or part
of Act petitioned upon: and there shall
be attached to each such paper al
affidavit of the person procuring the
signatures thereon that OF the said
persons own personal knowledge ev.
cry signature thereon ia genuine and
bona fde. and that the slgners arc
registered voters Of the State OF Mary.
land. and Of the City OF Baltimore. or
county. as the case may be, as set
opposite their names. and no other
verihcation shall be required.
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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 the
provisions Of this Article shall be sub.
mitted separately on the ballots 10
the voters OF the people, but II con
tanning more than two hundred words
the full text shall not be printed on
the official ballots, but the Secretary
Of State shall prepare and submit
ballot title Of each such measure IN
such form as TO present the purpose Of
said measure concisely and intelli
gently. The ballot title may be dis
tinct from the legislative title. but IN
any case the legislative title shall be
sufficient Upon each OF the ballots
following the ballot title or text. as
the case may be, Of each such meas
ure, there shall be printed the words
For the 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 TO
the Governor IN the manner prescribed
with respect to proposed amendments
20 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 the
majority OF the votes cast on any such
measure were cast Ia favor thereof.
the Governor shall by his proelama.
ton declare the same having received
majority Of the votes to have been
adopted by the people OF Maryland 4
q part OF the laws Of the State. 20
take effect thirty days after such elec.
ton, and In Ike manner and with like
erect the Governor shall proclaim the
result Of the local election as 70 any
Public Local Law which shall have
been submitted to the voters Of any
county or the City OF Baltimore.
Sec 8. No law or Constitutional
amendment licensing, regulating, pro
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