The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-08-20

WHICH III MAY de- passed. unless III contain
u Section declaring such law, an emer-
gency law and necessary for the immedi-
ate preservation OK che public health OK
Sof ey aDd ~ ~ " mi
members elected tO each or rhs two
Houses OF the General Assembly; pro
y y.lsi however, that said period Or suS-
Section tbl hereof III before said
first day of June there shall have been
petition to refer to a vote OK the people
any law or part Of the law capable or
referendum, as Am this Article provided,
tary ot State 70 such vote, and shall not
become law OK take effect until thirty
days after ~ approval by q majority OF
ensuing election held throughout the
State for Members of the House OF Rep
resentatives of the United States IN
withstanding such petition, but shall
stand repealed thirty days after having
been rejected by majority Or the quali-
fed electors voting thereon; provided,
abolishing any Office, or changing the
salary. term OF duty OF any officer, or
eye or creating any vested right or In
terest. shall be enacted as an emergency
law. No law making any appropriation
for maintaining or aiding any public In
StitutiOn, not exceeding the next previous
appropriation for the same purpose, shall
this section. The increase ID any such
appropriation for maintaining or aiding
any public institution shall only take
effect ~ In case OF other laws, and such
increase or any part thereof specified I'm
the petition, may be referred to vote OF
the people upon petition.
s a T5e DaTt u an Ae
by the General Assembly, shall Be sut1-
Client If signed by ten thousand qualified
voters q I'M state ~ hs vi nO
Baltimore City, OK OK any one county;
provided that any public local law for
Shall be referred by the Secretary OF
State only TO the people OF said county
or City of Baltimore, upon referendum
voters of said county OK City of Balti-
more as the case may be, calculated upon
the whole number Of votes cast therein
respectively for Governor at the last pre-
ceding Gubernatorial election.
Cb) TX more than one-half. but less
than the full number OF signatures re-
quired to complete any referendum petit
ton against any law passed by the Cen
eral Assembly, be filed with the Secretary
of State before the first day of June. the
filing the remainder or signatures to
complete the petition shall be extended to
tne thirtieth day of the same month with
like effect.
Sec 4. a petition may consist OF sever
AT papers, but each paper shall contain
the full text OF the Act petitioned upon;
paper an affidavit Of the person procuring
the signatures thereon that Of the said
persons own personal knowledge every
signature thereon is. genuine and bona.
voters OF the State Of Maryland, and the
City Of Baltimore, Ok county, as the case
no no other YeriicatioH shall be required.
Sec. GAY. The General Assembly shall
provide for furnishing the votes of the
State the text OF all measures to be voted
hv +hn earl
otherwise provided by law the same shall
be published in the manner prescribed By
Article XIV Of the Constitution Tor the
for the publication of proposed Constitu-
tional Amendments.
OBJ All laws referred under the pro,
visions Of this Article shall De submitted
separately on the ballots to the voters or
the people. but IL containing more than
two hundred words. the full text shall not
ana submit ballot title Of each
snch measure in such form as to
cisely and inteiligentiy. The ballot title
may be distinct from the Legislative title,
but In any case the legislative title shall
following tie ballot title d tent, d. the
case may BE-, of each such measure, there
shall be printed the words For the re,
law" as the case may be- The votes cast
FOR ana against any such referred law
shall be returned to the Governor In the
posed amendments 70 tie Constitution
under Article XIV Of this Constitution,
and the Governor shall proclaim the re-
that the majority Or the votes cast on
any such measure We're cast In favor
thereof, the Governor shall by his procla-
at majoqt g Il he he vote votes e have BEEN
adopted by the people of Maryland as
part of the laws of the State, to take
in like manner and with like effect. TIE
Governor shall proclaim the result Of the
local election as to any Public Local Law
which shall have been submitted to the
voters Of any county Or the City OF Bal
timOre.
see. 8. No law or Constitutional
Amendment Licensing. regu,l atds pro
the manufacture or sale of malt or spiri-
tuous liquors, shall be referred or re.
pealed under any Act of the provisions of
See. 2. And be it enacted BY the Gen
eral Assembly Of Maryland. That the fore
a s3s e 70 tRe Constitution os q this
State, at the next General Election for
Members or the General Assembly to be
held m this State, shall be submitted to
their adoption or rejection In pursuance
OF the directions contained In Article xiv
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 For 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 for and
against said amendment as directed by
the said Article MY of the Constitution
AAPBRWToyeqT t ARFFiEI lefRi lsl4. PHILLIPS
LEE GoLDsBoRoUGH, GOVERNOR o.
THE STATE OF MARYLAND. ~ pur-
suance OF the direction contained ~ Sec
the State or Maryland, DO HEREBY OR
DER AND DIRECT. that d copy or each
or said above recfted Acts OF the General
Assembly OF Maryland OF 1914. be pub
OF the counties of the State and in three
newspapers published in the city OF Bal
timore one of which newspapers publish
ed i'm the city OF Baltimore to be publish
cd i'm the German language once week
for at least three months next preceding
the election to be held In said State or
Maryland on the Tuesday next after the
first Monday IT'D November, 1915. and ut
which election the said proposed amend
meDts ana additions to the Constitution
and manner prescribed by the General As
sembly, to the legal and qualified voters
of the State for their adoption or rejec-
ton.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND THE
GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE.
DONE at the City of Annapolis. on this
goth day OF July, I'm the year Of our
fifteen.
PHILLIPS LEE GOLDsBORoUGH,
By the Governor.
ROBERT r.. GRAHAM.
Secretary of State