Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-10-01

ere first day OF Juns next after me
session 81 which II may be passed.
unless II contain = Section declaring
such law an emergency law and nee
essary for the immediate preseryacon
og the public health or safety, and
passed upon & yea and nay vote sup
ported by three-ffths Of all The mem
bers elected % each OF the two Houses
Of the General Assembly; provided,
however, that said period OF suspen-
sion may be extended ss provided n
Section 3 (b) hereof II before said
arst day OF June there shall have been
hIed with the Secretary OF the State
a petition to refer TO vote Of the
people any law or part OF law esp
able OF referendum, as IN this Article
provided. the same shan be referred
bv the Secretary Of State to such
vote. end shall not become 9 law or
take effect until thirty days after Its
approval BY & majority OF the electors
voting thereon at the next ensuing
election held throughout the State for
Members OF the House of Representa-
tives os the United States An emer-
gency law shall remain IN forcs not
wfthstsnding such petition. but shall
stand repealed thirty days after hav-
ing been rejected by q majority Of the
qualified electors voting thereon; pro
vlded. however. that no measure Great
ing or aboIishing any once, or chang
ine the salary. term or duty os any
officer, or granting any franchise or
special privilege. or creating any vest
ed right or interest shah 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-
neal under this section The increase
IN any such appropriation for main
tanning or aiding any public institu'
ton shall only take effect as in the
case OF other laws, and such increase
or any part thereof specified in the
petition. may be referred 20 vote OF
the people Upon petition.
Sec. TAI. The referendum peti
tion against an Act or part of an Act
passed by the General Assembly. shall
be sufficient n signed by ten thousand
qualified voters OF the State OF Mary
land. Of whom not moro than halt
or OF any enc county; provided thai
any public local law for any one coun
{ ty OF the CITY OF baltimore shall be
I referred BY the Secretary OF State
only TO the people Of said county OF
f, City Of Baltimore, upon referendum
petition OF 10 per cent. OF the quail
+ fed voters OF said county or City o.
Baltimore as the case may he, cai
/. culated upon the whole number oi
I votes cast therein respectively fo1
I Governor st the last preceding 0uber
I nator1al election.
( (b) n more than Oae-half. but less
I than the full number Of Efgnatures re-
F. quired 20 complete any referendum pc
I tition against any law passed by thc
/ General Assembly, DO fled with Sec
Z retary Of State before the first day
I Of June, the time for the law to tak'
I effect, and for fhng the remainder Q
: signatures 70 complete the petitioI
& shall be extended TO the tn1rtieth da!
/ OF the same month with like effect.
Sec. 4. A petition may consist o
! several papers, bit each paper shal
( contain the full text OF the Act or par
Of Act petitioned upon; and there shall
I be attached TO each suoh paper al
/ affidavit Of the person procuring th,
4 signatures thereon that OF the sait
| persons own personal knowledge ev
i cry signature thereon ls genuine an,
bona hde, and that the signers ar,
/ registered voters OF the State of Mary
land and OF the City OF Baltimore, o
county, as the case may be. as SO
opposite their names, and no othe
/ verlhcation shall be required.
Sec. s (a) The General Assembl.
shall provide for furnishing tho voter
OF the State the text Of all measure
10 be voted upon by the people; pro
vided, that until otherwise provide,
by law the same ghal1 be publishes
IN the manner prescribed by ArtioI
XIV Of the Constitution for the pub
lication of proposed Constitutions
4 Amendments.
(b) All laws referred under th,
provisions Of this Article shall be sub
mitted separately on the ballots t.
the voters Of the people, but II con
tanning more than two hundred words
the full text shall not be printed Of
the official ballots. but the Secretar7
Of State shall prepare and submit
ballot title OF each such measure Il
such form as to present the purpose o
I said measure concisely snd intelli
gently. The ballot title may be dis
tinct from the legislative title, but Il
any case the legislative title shall b.
sufficient. Upon each OF the ballots
following the ballot title or text, a.
the case may be, Of each such meas
ure, there shah be printed the word
For the referred law" and "Agains
the referred law" as the case may be
The votes cast for and against an,
such referred law shall be returned 4
the Governor in the manner prescribe,
with respect 70 proposed amendment
to the Constitution Under Article XTN
OF this Constitution, and the GoVerno
shall proclaim the result Of the elec
ton, and. Il It shall appear that tn,
majority Of tho votes cast on any sucl
measure were cast In favor thereof
tne Governor shall by his proclama
ton declare the same having receive,
majority Of tho votes to have beer
adopted By the people Of Maryland a
Part OF the laws of the State. Il
take effect thirty days after such eIec
tlon' and in like manner and with like
erect the Governor shall proclaim the
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