Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-08-12


Sec. 5. Amendments 70 any charter
adopted BY the City OF Baltimore o.
b. any county Of this State under the
proyisions Of this Article may be pro.
posed By resolution OF the Mayer OF
Baitimurs and the City Council of said
City of Baltimore or the Council of said
county. or By a petition signed by
not less than 20 per cent OF the regis
tered vofeFs OF said city or county.
provided. however. that In any case
10000 signatures shall be sufficient 10
complies q petition, and fled with
the Mayor Of Baltimore or the Presi-
dent oI the County Council. and when
20 Proposed shall be submitted to the
voters Of said city or county at the
next General or Congressional esec-
ton occurring after the passage of
said resolution, or the filing OF said
petition. and IL at said election the
majority Of the votes cast for and
against said amendment shall be In
favor Hereof, said amendment shall
be adopted and become a part OF the
charter OF said city or county from
and after she thirtieth day after said
election- Said amendments shall be
published by said Mayor of Baltimore
or President OF the County Council
once q week for fve successive weeks
prior u said election In at least one
newspaper published in said city OF
county.
Sec. 8. The power heretofore con.
ferred upon the General Assembly to
prescribe the number, compensation
powers and duties OF the County Com.
missioners in each county. and th6
power TO make changes In Sections
to & inclusive. Article NJ of this
Constitution. when expressly granted
as hereinbefore provided, are hereby
transferred to the voters OF each coun'
~ and the voters of City of Balti.
more. respectively, provided that said
powers SO transferred shall be ex.
erciseG only by the adoption or amend.
ment of charter as herelnbefore pro
vided: and provided further, that this
Article shall not be construed to au.
thorfze the exercise OF any powers in
excess Of those conferred by the Leg.
islatnre upon said counties or city as
this Article sets forth.
Sec. z. The word Petition" as used
in this Article. means one or more
sheets. written or printed, or partly
writfen and partly printed; "Signa,
ture' means the signature Of a reg.
istered voter written by himself In
HIS own handwriting (and not by his
mark), together with the ward or dis
triet and precinct In which he is reg
istered. The authenticity Of such sig
natures and the fact that the persons
SO signing are registered voters shall
be evidenced by the affidavit OF one OF
more registered voters OF the city or
county In which said voters so sign.
ing are registered, and one affidavit
may apply TO or cover any number
OF sisnatnres to such petition. The
false signing of any name, or the sign
ing OF any fictitious name to said peti
tion shall be forgery. and the making
Of any false affidavit in connection
with said petition shall be perjury.
Sec. 2, And be II further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That the
aforesaid Article hereby proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution
shall be at the next General Election
for Members OF the General Assembly
held N tbs State, Submitted TO the
legal and qualified voters thereof, foi
their adoption or rejection In pursu
ance OF the directions contained in
Article XVI OF the Constitution OF
this State, and at the said general elec
ton the vote on said proposed amend
ment TO the Constitution shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot shall be
printed the words For the Constitu.
tional Amendment" and Against the
Constitutional Amendment" as now
ted Rxxy1 1~w "a
or said election due return shall be
made TO the Governor OF the vote for
and against said proposed amendment
as directed by the said Fourteenth Ar
ticle OF the Constitution.
Approved April 1sth. 1914.
CHAPTER 453.
An Act to propose an amendment &c
Article III. Of the Constitution of the
State OF Maryland. by adding q new
Section, to be known as Section so
and to provide for the submission oi
said Amendment to the qualified voters
OF this State for adoption or rejec
tion.
Section 1. Be IL enacted by the
General Assembly OF Maryland (three
the two Houses concurring). That the
following new Section be and the same
is hereby proposed as an amendment
to Article III, title. Legislative De
partment" Of the Constitution of the
State OF Maryland, the same to be I'm
serted after Section SO and to be
known as Section so; and IL adopted
by the legally qualified voters thereof
as herein provided said Section shall
become q part OF Article III Of the
Constitution OF Maryland
Section 60. The General Assembly
OF Maryland shall have the power Il
provide by suitable general enactment
(a) for the suspension Of sentence By
the Court in criminal cases; Obi fol
any form of the indeterrninate sen
tence In criminal cases, and (c) for
the release upon parole in whatever
manner the General Assembly may
prescribe OF convicts imprisoned un
der sentence for crimes.
Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That the
| said foregoing Section hereby proposed
as an amendment TO the Constitution
shall at the next ensuing general cleo
| ton. TO be held on Tuesday next aftel
the first Monday In the month of No
vember. 1915, be submitted to ths
legal and qualified voters OF Maryland
for their adoption or rejection in pur
suance OF the directions contained IN
Article II Of the Constitution of thii
State, and at the said election ths
vote On said proposed amendment II
the Constitution shall be by ballot and
upon each ballot there shall be writ
ten or printed the words For the Con
stitutional Amendment" and "Agains
the Constitutional Amendment" a.
now provided by law. and immediatel,
after said election due returns shal
be made TO the Governor of the yot'
for and against said proposed amend
ment. AZ directed by said Article j.
| OF the Constitution
Approved April 10th. 1914.
CHAPTER af3.
An Act to amend tAe Constitution
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