Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-08-13
CHAPTER A5a

An Act TO propose an amendment 20
Article III, OF the Constitution OF the
State Of Maryland. by adding a new
Section, to be known as Section 60
and 10 provide for the submission OF
said Amendment TO the qualified voters
OF this state for adoption or rejec-
tion.
Section /. BE II enacted by the
General Assembly Of Maryland Cthroe-
ffths OF all the Members OF each Of
the two Houses concurring), That the
following new Section be and the same
is hereby proposed az an amendment
to Article III, title Legislative De
partment" Of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland. the same 10 be in.
serted after Section SO and to be
known as Section GO; and If adopted
by the legally qualified voters thereof.
as herein provided said Section shall
become a part Of Article III Of the
Constitution Of Maryland
Section co. The General Assembly
Of Maryland shall have the power 10
provide by suitable general enactment
(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 un-
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 elec.
tion, 10 be held on Tuesday next after
the first Monday IN the month Of No.
vember, 1915, be submitted TO the
legal and qualified voters OF Maryland
FOR their adoption or rejection in pur-
suance Of the directions contained ia
Article IA Of the Constitution Of this
State. and az the said election the
vote on said proposed amendment 20
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 to the Governor Of the vote
for and against said proposed amend.
ment, as directed by said Article IA
Of the Constitution.
Approved April 10th, 1914.
CHAPTER e73.
An Act to amend the Constitution
of Maryland by adding thereto new
Article to be entitled, Article XVI
providing for "The Referendum" and
70 provide for the submission OF said
amendment to the qualified voters Oi
the State for adoption or rejection
Section 1. Be It enacted b. the
General Assembly OF Maryland. (three
hfths Of all the Members elected 4
each OF the two Houses concurrng)
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
msnt to the Constitution Of Maryland
and II adopted by the legal and quail
fed voters thereof, as herein provided
It shall stand as part and as a new
and additional Article Of said Consu
tuition, to be known and entitled Al
aforesaid:
ARTICLE XVI. THE REFERENDUM
Section (a). The people reserve
to themselves power known as The
Referendum, by petition to have sub
mitted to the registered voters Of the
State, 70 approve or reject az tbs
polls, any Act OF part OF any Act o
the General Assembly, If approved b.
the Governor, or, II passed By ths
General Assembly over the veto Of ths
Governor:
(b) The provisions Of this Article
shall be selfexecuting; provided tha
additional legislation IN furtherancs
thereof and not In conflict therewitf
may be enacted.
Sec. 2. No law enacted by the Gen
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