The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-10-28

Aot more than half shall be rezldents o
Baltimore City, or Of any one county1
provided that any public local law for
any one county OF the City of Baltimore
shall be referred by the Secretary OF
State only to the people of said county
or City of Baltimore. upon a referendum
petition of 10 per cent of the qualified
voters of said county or City of Balti-
more, as the case may be, calculated
upon the whole number Of votes cast
therein respectively for Governor at ths
last preceding Gubernatorial election.
(b) If more than one-half, bat les than
the full number of signatures required
to complete any referendum petition
against any law passed by the General
Assembly, be filed with Secretary of
State before the first day Of Jun. the
time for the law to take effect and for
filing the remainder Of signatures to
complete the petition shall be extended
to the thirtieth day of the same month
with like effect.
Section 4 petition may consist OF
several papers, but each papsr shall con-
tain the full text of the Act or part OF
Act petitioned upon, and theRe shall be
attached to each such paper an AFFIDAVIT
of the person procuring the sign@tures
thereon that of the said person own
personal knowledge every signature
thereon is genuine and bona fide. aud
that the signers are registered voters or
the State OF Maryland. and OF the City
Of Baltimore. or county, 90 the c4sS
may be, as set opposite t1eiF Names
and no other verifca14nn shall be ~
CURED.
Section "a. The GcasEdd Assembly
shall provide for furnishing the voLe2s
of the State the text OK III measures u
be voted upon by the peoprG. provided,
that until otherwise prov160d hy law tas
same shall Dc published IL the manner
| prescribed BY Article XIV u the Con-
stitution for the publication IF proposed
Constitutional Amendments
o. All laws referred uIs1gR the pro-
| visions OF tins Article shAu be submit
ted separately on the ballots 70 thu W.
ers OF the people, but L containing InOrs
than two hundred WoydA tus fuL text
shall not be printed OF the Official bal
lots but the Secretary VI stats shaI. pre-
| pare and submit d ballot title OF each
such measure IL such form as to pre-
| sent the purpose OF SAID measure con-
Clsely and lntellgentIy. The ballot utLs
may be Instinct from the legislative Ii
| tie, but i'll any CASE the Lsgislarive title
| shall be sufficient. Upon e4a-h OF the LaI-
| lots, following the ballot title or text
as the uaSe may De, Vi eaGh such meas
nre, there shall be pEtnt@l the words
| For the referred law Als1 ~Agairst the
referred law, as the caLSe JDGay b.. Tbs
votes cast Tor and against ALny such re-
| ferred law shah be returned 20 the Gov
arnor III the manner prescribed with rs~
spect to proposed amendments IL the
Constitution under ArtJc3e XIV OF THIS
Constitution, and the Governor shall pro
claim The result Of the election, and, If
| It shall appear that tbs majority OF tina
votes cast on any such measure Wer- casA
IN favor thereof the Governor shall BY
his proclamation declare Tia same hGv-
ing Received d majority Of CiFs votes To
have been adOpted BY the people Of
Maryland as part Of the kLIgs OF tina
state, TO take effect thirty days litter
such election. and IL Ike 1aanue- a1lJ
with like effect the GoysT2dg shall pro.
claim the result OF the loca4 election sAs
to any Public Local Law vhich suaiI
have been submitted to the voters 81
any county or the City OF Baltimore.
Amendment, licensing, regulating, pro-
hi0itiug, Or submitting u local option,
the manufacture or sale Of malt or spir-
ituOus liquors, shall be FeIaPFed CT re-
pealed under any Act Of urs provisions
Of this Article.
Section Z And be it enacted b, the
,
foregoing Article hereby Proposed us a.
ameuOnent to the Constitution Of this
State, at the next General Election Tor
Members Of the General Assembly to be
held in this state shall be submit Cd to
the legal and qualified yotsPs Thereof rsJr
their adoption or rejection in pursuance
of the drec tons contained in Article
XIV OF the Constitution Of this Stale.
and that at such general election the
vote upon said proposed 4rnaudrnent TO
the Constitution shall De by ballot and
upon each ballot there shall De printed
the words For the ConsSitu lonal
Amendment and Against the Conzti-
tutiOnaI Amendment" a.s prescribed BY
law, and Immediately altar Sad election
due returns shall he made TO the l,ov
ernor Of the vote for and against sa'
amendment as directed by tbs said A
ticle XIV 0; the Constitution
ApprSved April 18th, lIA