The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-10-01
PROCLAMATION
Proposed Amendments to the
Constitution of Maryland.


: whereas. at the January Session q ~ az
Acts We're passed, to wit: Chapter 800
Rroposing M Rhta m ~ fhe coas
: tuition ct Maryland; Chapter 416, Pro
posing a new Article to said ConsIlta.
ton to be known as Article Article. AI "a
; ton to Article iii Of sGid Constitution
and Chapter 6T3, proposing an additional
Article 70 s2id CONSTITUTION V rs ~ INV
General Assembly are in words and ng-
ures following:
CHAPTER 800.
An ACT To amend Article Nv OF the Dec
laration OF Rights OF the Constitution OF
the State Of Maryland. and to provide for
the submission of such amendment to the
. qualified voters Of this State for their ad-
. option or rejection.
Section 4. Be 1t enacted by the General
. Assembly OF Maryland (three- ffths OF all
: the Members OF each Of the two Houses
: concurring). That the. following Article
ne m a place n and stead Of Article XIV q the
.. ton III tie state or Maryland, AZ at
legai qualified s voters thereof, as herein
provided, it shall supercede and stand In
place and stead of such Article.
Article XIV. That the levying or taxes
. and out to be prohibited; that paupers
: ought not to be assessed for the support
sembIy shall. BY uniform rules, provide
!: for srnarate assessment OF land and clas-
sification and ub-classifcations OF I'm
provementss on land and personal prop;
taxes thereafter provided to be levied by
the State for the support Of the general
MIA by the Gfty of Baltimore for their
respective purposes, shall be uniform as
to land within the class or sub-class OF
prdperty Which the nq respective taxing
powers may have directed to be subject
u t. the taT Svy yet t Res duties OF
view for the good government and bene-
fit of the community.
Section 2. And be it enacted by the
authority aforesaid that the foregoing
Article hereby proposed IN the place ana
stead OF Article XIV OF the Declaration OF
Rights Of the. Constitution of the state
election for members of the General AS
sembly held in this State, submitted to
! the legal and qualified voters thereof for
their. adoption or rejection, In. pursuance
!: OF the directions contained in Article
; XIV of the Constitution of this State,
and that'at said, general election the vote
on said proposed amendment to the Con-
stftution shall H. bF ballot; ana upon
each official ballot there shall be printed
!; the words For the Constitutional Amend
ment,". and Against the Constitutional
: Amendment" as now prescribed by law.
and Immediately after said election due
: returns shall b. made to the Governor Of
amendment ag directed by Article XIV OF
the Constitution.
Approved, April 10th. 1914.
CHAPTER 416.
An Act to propose an amendment to
the Constitution of this State by adding
a new Article thereto to follow Immediate
ly after Article Nj and to be known as
Article Ma and t. Pr%9Tide+ f1r ~
qaaed Voters 81 So d tRs sae or thef
adoption or rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Cen
ef HI M n III eaeh u fee tMo
Houses concurring), That the following
Article to follow Immediately after ATu-
3nd and to be known Tare5 as Article A
an amendment to the Constitution Of this
State which ARTICLE HUI If aedotpted ny the
provided, shall thereby by such adoption
ton of this State.
ARTICLE XI-A. LOCAL LEGISLATION.
III Section III On demand Of the Mayor or
Baltimore and City Council OF the City OF
Baltimore, or on petition bearing the
signature of not less than 20 per cent of
county tproTided. however, that in any
case 10000 signatures shall ~ sufficient
TO complete peLltlOn), the Board OIL
Election Supervisors Of said city or coun-
ty shall provide at the next general
or Congressional election. occurring after
such demand or the filing Of such petit
ton, for the election or charter board
OF eleven registered voters OF said city or
five registered voters in any such coun-
charter board may be made not less than
forty days prior to said election by the
Mayor OF Baltimore and City Council or
the City of Baltimore Oh The County Com
missioners Of such county, or not less
than twenty days prior to said election
by petition bearing the signatures writ
ten in their own handwriting land not by
their mark OF not less than per cent
UT the registered voters OF the said City
Of Baltimore or said county; provided,
that in any case two thousand signatures
of registered voters shall be sufficient to
complete any such nominating petition,
and il not more than eleven registered
voters OF the City or Baltimore or NOT
more than i've registered voters In any
such county are so nominated their
names shall not be printed on the ballot,
City OF Baltimore or i've i'm such county
shall constitute said charter board from
and after the date of said election. At
names of said nominees in alphabetical
order without any indication Of the
be % arranged as To permit the voter to
vote for or against the creation or said
charter board, but the vote cast against
said creation shall not be held to bar the
the nominees for said board and If the
majority Of the votes cast for and against
the creation OF said charter board shall
be against said creation the election OF
the members of said charter board shall
be void; but If such majority shall be in
favor Of the creation Of said charter
board, then and In that event The eleven
nominees or the City on Baltimore or 1--we
nominees in the county receiving the
largest number of votes shall constitute
the charter board, and said charter board
or majority thereof, shall prepare with
i'm six months from the date or said cleo
tion d charter or form or government foI
same to the Mayor Of Baltimore or Presi-
dent of the Board Of County Commits
sioners of such county, who shall publish
the same I'm at least two newspapers OF
general circulation published in said The
City OF Baltimore or county within
thirty days after it shall be reported to
him. Such charter shall be submitted tC
next general OK Congressional election
after tn. report or said charter to said
Mayor OF Baltimore or President OF The
Board OF County Commissioners; and II
majority 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
come law ofesaid city or county, subject
! only to the Constitution and Public Gen.
eral Laws of this State, and any Public
R Local Laws inconsistent with the pro-
III visions OF said charter and former charter
of said the City of Baltimore or county
thereby repealed
Sec. 2. The General Assembly ar its
4 first session after the adoption Of this
amendment shall, by Public General Law
provide grant OF express powers fol