The Democratic advocate., 1915-07-23

uAy Oh June next AILRF Tine session h
which IT may be passed, unless II contain
Section uecllrinG such law an emer-
gency law ana necessary for the immeui'
ate preservation Of the public health "a
vote supported by tmree- fifths of all the
members elected to each W the TWO
Houses OF the General Assembly,; pro
Fldedi however, that said period OI Sus-
pension may be extended as provided III
section (bl hereof Az before said
nrst day Oh June there shall nave beer
| petition TO refer to ID vote OF the people
any law or part Of the law capaDIe Of
| referendum, lii this Article provided
| the same shall be referred by the Secre,
1 become a law Or take effect until thirty
days after its approval by majority ~
the electors voting thereon az tne mex
ensuing election held throughout the
State for Members OF the House or Rep
resentatlves OF the United States. An
emergency law shall remain in force not,
withstanding such petition, but shall
stand repealed thirty days after having
been rejected by majority OF the quail
fed electors voting thereon; PROVIDED,
however, THAT no measure creating or
abolishing any office. or changing the
salary term or duty OF any officer, or
granting any franchise or special privii-
terest. shall w enacted az an emergency
law. No law making any appropriation
for maintaining the State Government, or
for maintaining or aiding any public in
appropriation for the same purpose, shall
be. subject ~ rejection or repeal under
Inis section The increase In any such such
any public institution shall only take
| effect as in case Of other laws, and such
increase or any part thereof specified in
the petition, may be referred to vote OF
che people upon petition
Sec. (a)- The referendum petition
against an Act or part q an Act passed
clent il signed by ten thousand qualifed
voters Of the State OF Maryland, of whom
not more than half shall be residents OF
provided that any public local law for
any one county the City Of Baltimore
shall De. referred by the Secretary OF
State only to the people Of said county
or City or Baltimore, upon referendum
petition OF 10 per cent OF the qualified
voters of said county or City of Balti-
the whole number Of votes cast therein
respectively for Governor at the last pre-
ceding Gubernatorial election.
I'D liz more than One-half but less
than the full number or signatures re-
quired to complete any referendum peti-
rlon against any law passed by the Gen
or State before the first day OF June. the
time for the law to take effect, and for
fling. the remainder of signatures to
complete the petition shall be extended 10
.ne thirtieth day Of the same month with
like effect.
Sec 4. A petition may consist Of sever
~ papers. but each paper ,siaaa, shall contain
and there shall be attached TO each such
paper an affidavit Of the person procuring
Che signatures thereon that of the said
persons own personal knowledge every
signature thereon l. genuine and bona,
ide, and that the signers are registered
voters Of the State Of Maryland, and the
City OF Baltimore, or county, as the case
may be, as set opposite their names, and
no other verIfcation shall be required
See. s Gay. The General Assembly shall
provide for furnishing the votes or the
State the text OF all measures to De voted
upon by the people; provided. that until
otherwise provided by law the same shall
be published in the manner prescribed BY
publication OF proposed constitutional
for the publication Of proposed Constitu-
(b) All laws referred under the pro-
visions OF this Article shall be submitted
separately on the ballots to the voters Of
the people but II containing more than
he printed the official ballots but the
Secretary of state shall prepare
and submit ballot. title of each
such measure In such form as to
present the purpose Of said measure con-
cisely and intelliEently. The ballot title
may be distinct from The legislative ii title title;
I've sufficient. Upon each or the ballots.
following the ballot title or text, as the
ease may be, on each such measure, there
shall be printed the words For the re,
ferred law and Against the referred
law" ~ the case may De. The votes cast
for and against any such referred law
manner prescribed with respect to pro-
under Article XIV OF this Constitution,
suit OF the election, and, IL it shall appear
that the majority Of the votes cast on
any such measure were cast In favor
thereof, the Governor shall by his procla-
nation declare the same having received
a majority Of the votes to have been
adopted by the people q Maryland IT, Held q
effect thirty days after such election, and
III like manner and with like effect the
Governor shall proclaim the result of the
which shall have been submitted to the
voters of any county or the City of Bal
timore.
SEQ. q. No law or Constitutional
Amendment. licensing. regulating, pro-
hibiting, or submitting tO local option.
the manufacture OH sale or malt or spiri-
tuous liquors, shall be referred or re-
pealed under amy Act OF the provisions OF
Sec. : And De il enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly on Maryland. That the fore
amendment to the Constitution OF this
State, at the next General Election Tor
Members OF the General Assembly 70 be
held in this State, shall be submitted TO
the legal and qualified voters thereof for
their adoption or rejection in pursuance
Of the directions contained in Article AlN
OF the VI anu
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 Eor the
Constitutional Amendment and Against
the Constitutional Amendment as pre-
scribed by law. and Immediately after
said election due returns shall be made
to the Governor Of the vote TOT and
against said amendment as directed by
the said Article XIV Of the Constitution.
Approved April 18th. 1914.
NOW. THEREFORE, A, PHILLIPS
THE STATE OF MARYLAND, In pur-
suance OF the direction contained In Sec
ton l. of Article II of the Constitution Of
the State OF Maryland DO HEREBY OH
DER AND DIRECT. that copy OF each
of said above recited Acts Of the General
Assembly w Maryland W 1914, be pub
lished in at least two newspapers IN eacn
of the counties or the State and In three
newspapers published in the city OF Bal
timore, oTae of which newspapers puDilsn-
ed in the city OF Baltimore to be publish
ed in the German language. once week
for at least three months next preceding
the election TO be held in said State of
Maryland on the Tuesday next after the
first Monday in November, 1919. and at
which election the said proposed amend
ments and additions to the Constitution
of Maryland, shall be submitted, I'm form
and manner prescribed by the General AS
sembly, TO the legal and qualined voters
of the State for their adoption or rejec-
tion.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND TIE
GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE.
DONE AZ the City of Annapolis, on this
Goth day Of July. in the year Of our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred and
fifteen.
PHILLIPS LEE GOLDsBoRoUGH,