Saint Mary's beacon., 1915-07-29

S@tAon "a tAS source OF tne1r nofnlu&-
ton. and shall also be so arranged
as TO permit the voter to vote for Or
against the creation OF said charter
board. but the vote cast against said
creation shall not be held TO bar the
voter from expressing his choice
among the nominees for said board
and II the majority OF the votes caSf
for and against the creation Of saia
charter board shall be AGAINST said
creation the election OF the members
of said charter board shall be void
but II such majority shall be in favor
OF the creation OF said charter board
then and in that event the eleven
nominees OF the City OF Baltimore o.
I'VE nominees In the county receiving
the largest number Of votes shall con
stitute the charter board, and said
charter board. or a majority thereof.
shall prepare within six months from
the date OF said election d charter or
fern of government for said city or
s4ich county and present the same 10
the Mayor of Baltimore or President
OF the Board OF County Commission.
ers OF such county, who shall publisn
the same in at least two newspapers
OF general circulation published in said
the City of Baltimore or county with
In thirty days after Il shall be re-
ported TO him Such charter shall be
submitted to the voters of said city
or county at the next general or Con
gressional election after the report OF
said charter 10 said Mayor OF Bal
timore or President OF the Board OF
County Commissioners: and IL a ma
jority OF the votes cast for and against
the adoption of said charter shall be
In favor of such adoption the said
charter from and after the thirtieth
day from the date Of such election
snail become the law of said city or
county. subject only TO the Constitu-
tion and Public General Laws Of this
state. and any Public Local Laws I'm
consistent with the provisions of said
charter and former charter OF said
the City of Baltimore or county shall
be thereby repealed.
Sec. 2. The General Assembly at its
first session after the adoption OF this
amendment shall, by Public General
Law, provide grant of express pow
ers for such county or counties as
may thereafter form a charter under
the provisions OF this Article. Such
express powers granted TO the coun.
ties and the powers heretofore grant
ed to the City of Baltimore, as set
forth in Article 1. Section 6, Public
Local Laws of Maryland, shall not
be enlarged or extended by any char.
ter formed under the provisions Of this
Article, but such powers may be ex.
tended. modified. amended or repealed
by the General Assembly.
Sec. 3. Every charter so formed
shall provide for an elective legisla.
tive body in which shall be vested the
law-making power of said city or coun.
~. Such legislative body in the City
OF Baltimore shall be known as the
City Council of the City OF Baltimore.
ana in any county shall be known as
the County Council of the county. The
chief executive officer. IL any such
charter shall provide for the election
OF such executive officer, or the presid-
ing officer of said legislative body. II
such charter shall not provide for
the election of a chief executive Off.
Ger. shall be known In the City of
Baltimore as Mayor of Baltimore, and
In any county as the President OF the
County Council OF the county, and all
references in the Constitution and
laws OF this State to the Mayor of
Baltimore and City Council OF the City
or Baltimore or to the County Com
missioners of the counties shall be
construed to refer to the Mayor OF
Baltimore and City Council of the CITY
OF Baltimore and to the President
and County Council herein provided
Tor, whenever such construction would
be reasonable. From and after the
adoption of a charter by the CITY of
Baltim6re, or any county of this State.
as herefnbefore provided, the Mayor
Of Baltimore and City Council of the
City of Baltimore or the County Conn
Gil of said county. subject TO the Con.
stitution and Public General Laws of
this State. shall have full power to
enact local laws. of said city or coun-
ty, including the power to repeal or
amend Local Laws of said city or
county enacted by the General Assem-.
bly,, upon all matters covered by the
express powers granted as above pro-
vided; provided that nothing herein
contained shall be construed to au.
thorize or empower the County Ccun.
NAA va &bg tbAAAg IA lHlS SLdIG 10 en-
act laws or regulations for any in
eorporated town, village. or munich
pality IN said county, on any matter
covered by the powers granted to said
town, village. or municipality by the
Act incorporating il, or any subse-
quent Act or Acts amendatory there
TO. Provided, however. that the char
ters for the various counties shall
provide that the County Council OF
the counties shall not sit more than
one month In each year for the pur-
pose of enacting legislation for such
counties, and all legislation shall be
enacted during the month SO desfgnat
ed for that purpose in the charter. and
all laws and ordinances SO enacted
shall be published once a week for
three successive weeks in at least
one newspaper published in such coun-
ties. so that the taxpayers and citi-
zens may have notice thereof. This
provision shall not apply to Baltimore
city All such local laws enacted by
the Mayor of Baltimore and City Coun-
ell of the City of baltimore or the
Council OF the counties. as hereinbe-
fore provided shall be subject to the
same rules Of Interpretation as those
now applicable to the Public Local
Laws of this State, except that in
case OF any conflict between said Lo
cal Law and any Public General Law
now or hereafter enacted. the Public
General Law shall control.
Sec. l. From and after the adop-
ton OF a chapter under the provisions
of this Article by the City of Balti-
more or any county OF this State. no
Public Local Law shall be enacted BY
he General Assembly for said city or
county on any subject covered by the
.Spress powers granted as above pro
vided- Any law so drawn as to apply
10 two or more of the geographical
Subdivisions OF this State shall not be
deemed Local Law. within the mean
ing of this Act. The term 'geograph-
icai subdivision" herein used shall be
taken to mean the City of Baltimore
or any of the counties Of this State.