The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-09-17

not I'm conflict Herewith may be enacted.
Assem i shall taEe effect HntiI t6e drst
day of June next after the session at
which it may be passed, unless AZ contain
gency law and necessary for the immedi-
ate preservation of the public health or
safety and passed upon yea - and nay tSss
members elected to each of the two
Houses Of the General Assembly; pro-
vided, however, that said period of sus-
pension may De extended NJ provided III
Section tbl hereof. If before said
pe g % refer u d Vote of the people
any law or part Of the law capable OF
referendum, as in this Article provided,
the same shall be referred by the Score:
become law or take effect until thirty
days after its approval BY majority of
electors Gng hea a fSe
State for Members of the House of Rep
resentatives OF thu United States An
Ivy shall enn 40 Rof
stand repealed thirty days after having
been rejected by q majority Of the quali-'
fed electors voting thereon; provided.
salary. term or duty Of any efieer, or
ege Or creating any vested right on in
terest. shall De enacted AS am emergency
law No Law making any appropriation
f1r maintaining Or aiding any public in
stitution, not exceeding the next previous
appropriation for the same purpose, shall
be- be subject to rejection or repeal under S
appropriation for maintaining or aiding
any public institution shall only take
increase Or any part thereof specified In
the people upon petition.
Sec. (a)- The referendum petition
m aipcf a nf mr. rf M nm Ant rnoc lad
by the General Assembly, shall be sufi-
cient IL signed by ten thousand qualified
voters Of the State of Maryland, Of whom
Baltimore City, or Of any one county;
any one county 81 tie City q Baltimore
State only 60 the people Of said county
Of City Of Baltimore, upon referendum
petition Of 10 per cent Of the qualified
more as the case may be, calculated upon
the whole number of votes cast therein
respectively for Governor at the last pre-
ceding Gubernatorial election.
OBJ II more than one-half, but less
than the full number Of signatures re-
quired TO complete any referendum petit
eral Assembly, BE filed with tn Secretary
or State before the first day OF June. the
time for the law to take effect, ana for
complete the petition shall be extended to
Inc thirtieth day of the same month with
like effect.
Sec 4. A petition may consist Of sever
al papers, but each paper shall contain
the full text Of the Act petitioned upon;
and there shall be attached to each such
paper al AFFIDAVIT q g. PeFson. procuring
persons own personal knowledge every
signature thereon is genuine and bona
ide, and that the signers are registered
City of Baltimore, or county, as the case
no other verifcation shall be required.
provide for furnishing the votes Of the
State the text OF all measures to b. voted
upon by the people; provided. that until
be published in the manner prescribed BY
Article XIV Of the Con stitution for the
publication of proposed Constitutional
for the publication Of proposed Constitu-
(b) All laws referred under the pro-
visions of this Article shall be submitted
tSe people but Il more
two hundred words, the full text shall mot
be printed On the official ballots. but the
sed Submit q s baot thf "
present the purpose Of said measure con-
isey and %s ntsgent{ The ballet title
but in any case the legislative title shall
be SUFFICIENT. Upon each Of the ballots
mag g. Be- sa aeh saeh u
shall be printed the words For the re
ferred Law and Against The referred
Iaw." d. the case 10y ~ TIE votes CT 1
shall be returned to the Governor in the
manner prescribed with respect to pro-
ROsSd STy to The
and the Governor shall groclaim the re:
that the majority Of the votes cast on
thereof. the Governor shall BY his procla-
majority of the votes to have bee
part OF the laws Of the State, to take
effect thirty days after such election and
in like manner and with like effect the
Governor shall proclaim the result Of the
| local election as to any Public Local Law
which shall have been submitted to the
voters Of any county or the City Of Bal
timOre.
Sec 0. No law Oh Constitutional
Amendment, licensing. regulating, pro
hibiting, OK submitting 20 local option,
the manufacture or sale Of malt or spiri-
tuous liquors, shall be referred or re-
Pealed under any Act Of the provisions OF
Sec. 3. And be it enacted by the Gem
eral Assembly Of Maryland, That the fore.
amendment to the Constitution o. this
Members o. CO. General Assembly To b.
held in this State, shall ID submitted to
the legal and qualified voters thereof, for
he oF m ArRee
Of the Constitution Of this State, and that
at such general election the vote upon said
proposed amendment to the Constitution
shall be by. ballot, and upon each ballot
there shall be printed the words For the
Constitutional Amendment" and Against
the Constitutional Amendment as pre-
scr1bed by law, and Immediately after
said election due returns shall DC made
to the Governor or the vote for and
against said amendment a. directed BY
Approved April 10th. 1914.
NOW. THEREFORE. l, PHILLIPS
LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, GOVERNOR OF
suance Of the direction contained in Sec
ton 1, Of Article ia Of the Constitution OF
the State OF Maryland, DO HEREBY OR
v DER AND DIRECT. that cory Ole each
N or said above recited Acts or tn General
Assembly OF Maryland OF 1914 be pub
lished in at least two newspapers In each
Of the counties Of the State and In three
newspapers published in the city of Bal
timore, one of which newspapers publish
ed in the city of Baltimore to be publish
for at least three months next preceding
the election to be held I'm said State cd
Maryland on the Tuesday next after Chm
first Monday in November, 1915. and mG
ments and additions to the Constitution
Of Maryland, shall be submitted. in form
and manner prescribed by the General As
sembly to the legal and qualified voters
Of the State for their adoption or rejee
tion.=
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND TIN
GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE.
DONE mt the city or Annapolis, on thIa
Goth day or July, I'm THE year or our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred ana
fifteen.
PHILLIPS LEE GoLDsBoRoUGH,