Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-10-28
taken TO mean the City of Baltimore
or any OF the counties OF this State.

y @n5 VI AHe cDunIicS Oh this state.
SEQ. 5. Amendments 20 any charter
adopted by ne City OF Baltimore or
by any county Of this State under the
provisions of this Article may be pro
posed bY Q reeoiution Of thu Mayor OF
Baltimore and the City Councll Of said
City or Baltimore or the Council Of said
county. or by petition signed by
not less than 20 per cent OF the regis
tered yoteTE Of said city or county.
provided. however. that In any ease
10000 signatures shall DO sufficient 70
complete . petition, and fled with
the Mayor Of Baltimore or the Presi-
dent Of the County Council, and when
30 proposed shall be submitted 10 the
voters Of said city or county ut the
next General or Congressional eiec-
ton occurring after the passage Of
said resolution, or the filing Of said
petition, and IL &C said election the
majority OF the votes cast for and
against said amendment shall be in
favor thereof, said amendment shall
be adopted and become q part Of the
charter OF said city or county from
and after the thirtieth day after said
election Said amendments shall be
published BY said Mayor Of Baltimore
or President Of the County Council
once o week for Ave successive weeks
prior 70 said election In at least one
published in said city or
county.
Sec. 9. The power heretofore con-
ferred upon the General Assembly to
prescribe tho number, compensation.
powers and duties of the County Com
missioners In each county. and tht
power to make changes in Sections
I 70 6 inclusive, Article XI 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.
ercised only by the adoption or amend
ment OF charter as hereInbefore pro
vided; and provided further, that this
Article shall not be construed to au.
thorize the exercise OF any powers in
excess Of those conferred by the Leg.
islature upon said counties or city as
this Article sets forth.
Sec. z. The word Petition" az used
In this Article, means one or more
sheets written or printed. or partly
written and partly printed; stigma
sure" means the signature of a reg.
istered voter written by himself IL
his own handwriting land not by hi
mark), together with the ward or dis
triet and precinct in which he IL 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 or
more registered voters OF the city OF
c0dnty in which said voters SO sign
ing are registered, and one AFFIDAVIT
may apply to or cover any number
OF signatures to such petition. The
false signing OF any name, or the sign
Ing or any fictitious name 20 said peti
ton shall be forgery, and the making
OF any false AFFIDAVIT I'm connection
with said petition shall be perjury.
Sec. 2. And be It 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 in this State, submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof, for
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 cleo
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
provided By law, and Immediately aft
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
uele Of the Constitution.
Approved April 10th. 1914.
CHAPTER 45s.
An Act to propose an amendment &c
Article III. Of the Constitution Of the
State OF Maryland. by adding a 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 adcSttan or rejec.
ton.
Section !. Be Il enactsd by the
General Assembly Of Maryland (three.
fifths or all the Members Of each of
the two Houses concurring), That the
following new Section be and the same
Ia hereby proposed 40 an amendment
to Article III, title. Legislative De-
partment" Of the Constitution of the
E4men ~ MnrxvInuA h. .
serted after Section SO and 20 be
known as Section so: and IL accepted
By the legally qualified voters thereof.
N herein provided said Section shall
become q part OF Article III OF the
of Maryland.
Section so. 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; OBJ for
any form of the indeterminate SEN
fence In criminal cases, and (c) for
The release upon parole in whatever
manner the General Assembly may
prescribe OF convicts imprisoned un.
Ter sentence for crimes.
Sec. 2. And be II further enacted
BY the authority aforesaid, That the
laid foregoing Section hereby proposed
Is an amendment 60 the Constitution
shall at the next ensuing general cleo
don. TO be held on Tuesday next after
he first Monday in the month OF No
1915, be submitted to the
egal and qualified voters Of Maryland
'or their adoption or rejection in pur-
'uance OF the directions contained in
Article Ii OF the Constitution Of this
State. and at the said election the
'ote on said proposed amendment 10
he Constitution shall be by ballot ami
Ipon each ballot there shall be writ.
en- or printed the words For the Con.
'tttutiond Amendment" and Against
he Constitutional Amendment" as
Tow provided by law. and Immediately
after said election due returns shall
Dc made to the Governor Of the vote
or and against said proposed amend
nent. as directed By said Article II
n the Constitution.
Approved April 10th. 1914.
CHAPTER eT3.
An Act to amend ehe Constitution
Il Maryland by adding thereto q new
Article 10 be entitled. Article XVI
providing for 'The Referendum" an