The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-22

adopted by the City Of Baltimore or
by any county OF this State under the
provisions of this Article may be pro
posed by q resolution Of the Mayor Of
Baltimore and the City Council of said
City of Baltimore or the Council Of said
county, or by petition signed by
not less than 20 per cent Of the regis
tered voters Of said city or county,
provided, however. that in any case
10000 signatures shall be sufficient to
complete . petition. and filed with
the Mayor of Baltimore or the Presi-
dent Of the County Council, and when
so proposed shall be submitted to the
voters Of said city or county at the
next General or Congressional cleo
ton occurring after the passage of
said resolution. or the filing Of said
petition, and If at 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 thtrtieth day after said
election. Said amendments shall be
published by said Mayor OF Baltimore
or President Of the County Council
once a week for Ave successive weeks
prior to said election In At least one
newspaper published n said city or
county.
SEQ. s. The power heretofore con-
ferred upon the General Assembly to
prescribe the Number, compensation,
powers and duties of the County Com.
missioners In each county, and the
power to make changes in Sections
to inclusive, Article XII of this
Constitution, when expressly granted
as hereinbefore provided. are hereby
transferred to the voters Of each coun-
ty 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 hereinbefor pre-
vided; and provided further. that this
Article shall net be construed to att
thorixs the exercise OF any powers In
excess a those conferred by the Log
islature upon sstd counties or city as
this Article sets forth.
Sec. I. The word Petition" as used
in this Article, means one or moro
sheets written OF printed. or partly
written and partly printed: sigma
ture" means the signature Of . reg
istered voter written BY himself In
his own handwriting land not BY his
MARK. together With tho ward or dis
trict and precinct in which he is reg
istered. The authenticity OF such sig.
natures and the faot, that the persons
SO signing are registered voters shall
be evidenced BY che affidavit Of one or
more registered voters Of the city or
county In which said voters SO sign
ing are registered. and one afndavit
may apply to or cover any number
OF signatures to such petition The
false signing OF any name. OF the sign
ing of any fictitious name to said petit
ton shall be forgery, and the making
Of any false afndavit in 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 tho General Assembly
held In this State. submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof. for
thedr adoption or rejection TN 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 Const1tu-
tional Amendment" and Against the
Constitutional Amendment" as now
provided by law, and Immediately aft
al uhon AA
made to the Governor Of the vote for
and against said proposed amendment
as directed By the said Fourteenth Ar
tcle of the Constitution.
Approved April 10th. 1914.
CHAPTER 45s.
An Act to propose an amendment to
Article III, of the Constitution OF the
State Of Maryland. by adding q new
Section. to be known as Section 60.
and to provide for the submission of
said Amendment to the qualified voters
of this State for adoption or rejec-
ton.
Section I. Be II enacted By the
General Assembly OF Maryland (three-
f1fths Of all the Members Of each of
the two Houses concurring). That the
following new Section be and the same
Is hereby proposed a. an amendment
to Article III, title, Legislative De-
partment" Of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland. the same to be m.
serted after Section 50 and to be
known as Section so: and II adopted
by the legally qualified voters thereof,
as herein provided said Section shall
become Q part OF Article III OF the
Constitution of Maryland
Section so. The General Assembly
of Maryland shall have the power to
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 I'M
der sentence for crimes.
Sec. 2. And be it 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 cleo
ton, to 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 in
Article IA of the Constitution Of this
State, and at the said election the
vote on said proposed amendment to
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 IL
of the Constitution
Approved April 10th. 1914.
CHAPTER 673.
An Act to amand the Constitution
of Maryland by adding thereto a new
Article to be entitled, ARTICLE XVI
providing for The Referendum" and