Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-10-09
CHAPTER 45s.

An Act TO propose an amendment TO
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 of
said Amendment to the qualified voters
Of this State for adoption or rejec-
.ion
Section l. Be II enacted by the
General Assembly Of Maryland (three-
fifths of all the Members OF each Of
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 IN
serted after Section So and to be
known as Section so; and II adopted
by the legally qualified voters thereof
az herein provided said Section shall
become a part Of Article III Of the
Constitution Of Maryland
Section go. The General Assembly
Of Maryland shall have the power to
(a) for the suspension of sentence by
the Court in criminal cases; (b) for
any form OF the indeterminate sen
tence IN criminal cases, and (c) for
the release upon parole in whatever
manner the General Assembly may
prescribe Of convicts imprisoned IN
der sentence for crimes
Sec. 2. And be II 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
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the first Monday in the month OF No
vember, 1915, be submitted to the
legal and qualified voters &C Maryland
for their adoption or rejection in pur-
suance Of the directions contained n
Article IA of the Constitution Of this
State, and at the said election the
vote on said proposed amendment to
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 Against
the Constitutional Amendment" as
now provided by law, and Immediately
after said election due returns shall
be made 10 the Governor Of the vote
for and against said proposed amend
ment, as directed by said Article Il
Of the Constitution.
Approved April 10th, 1914.
CHAPTER s79.
An Act to amend the Constitution
az Maryland by adding thereto a new
Article 70 be entitled, Article XVI"
providing for The Referendum" and
to provide for the submission OF said
amendment to the qualified voters Of
the State for adoption or rejection.
Section 1. Be il enacted by the
General assembly Of Maryland, (three-
dfths Of al the Members elected to
each OF the two Houses concurring1
That the following new and additional
Article, TO be known as Article XVI.
title, 'The Referendum" be. and the
same Is hereby proposed as an amend
ment 70 the Constitution OF Maryland
and If adopted by the legal and quail.
ned voters thereof, as herein provided.
Il shall stand as part and es a ne-~
and additional Article of said Constj
tuition, % be known and entitled as
aforesaid:
ARTICLE XVI THE REFERENDUM
Section / (a). The people reserve
70 themselves power known as The
Referendum, by petition to have sub.
mitted 70 the registered voters Of the
state, 20 approve or reject at the
polls, any Act or part OF any Act of
the General Assembly. II approved by
the Governor, or, II passed by the
General Assembly over the veto OF the
Goverucr:
tbl The provisions OF this Article
snsn De self-executingj provided that
aoditional legislation IN furtherance
thereof and not in conflict therewit
may be enacted.
sec. T. No law enacted By the Gen
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