Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-09-10

known as the County Council of the county.
The chief executive officer, if any such
charter shall provide for the election of
such executive officer, or the presiding
officer Of said legislative body, if such
charter shall not provide for the election
Of chief executive officer, shall be known
in the City Of Baltimore as Mayor of Balti-
more, 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 of Baltimore
or TO the County Commissioners 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 for when
ever such construction would be reasonable.
From and after the adoption of a charter
by the City of Baltimore, or any county of
this State. as hereinbefOre provided, the
Mayor OF Baltimore and City Council of the
City OF Baltimore or the County Council of
said county. subject TO the Constitution
and Public General Laws of this State,
shall have full power to enact local laws
OF said city or county. 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 ex-
press powers granted as above provided
provided that nothing herein contained
shall be construed TO authorize or empower
the County Council Of any county in this
State to enact laws or regulations for any in
corporated town, village. or municipality
IN said county, on any matter covered by
the powers granted to said town. village.
or municipality by the Act Incorporating it.
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datory thereto. Provided hovveve, that
the charters for the various counties shall
provide that the County Council NJ the
counties shall not sit more than one month
in each year for the nurnose m enoct;no
legislation for such counties and ali Ieo;s,
lation shall be enacted durine the moo,b
so designated for that purDose in the char
ter, and all laws and ordinances 90 enacted
shall be published once a ,yeeS TO- ,b,oa
successive weeks in AT least one> news
paper published in such counties an that
the taxpayers and citizens NAV have notice
thereof. This provision shall NOT annlv M
Baltimore city. All such local laws en-
acted by the Mayor Of Baltimore and Citv
Council of the City Of Baltimore or the
Council of the counties. as hereinhefore
provided shall be subject IN the GANG
rules of Interpretation as those nov annIi-
cable to the Public Local Laws of This
State, except that in case of anv conflict
between said Local Law and anv Public
General Law now or hereafter enacted the
Public General Law shall control
Sec. 4. From and after the adon,;on nj n
charter under the provisions of his Article
by the City of Baltimore or anv county Of
this State. no Public Local Taw shall ba
enacted BY the General Assemble for ooid
city or county on anv subject covarad hv
the express powers Granted nc above nc,
vided. ANY law SO drawn as m annIv m
two or more of the eeooranhical snb, All.
visions of this State shalI no, he daan,ad
a Local Law. within the meaning oI this
Act. The term 'eeooranhicaI sub d;v;s;on' -
herein used shall he taken m mean The
CITY of Baltimore or anv M the conn,;es Of
this State wv 0'''''''' vi
Sec. S. Amendments m anv cha,,or
adoDted by the Civ NJ RaItiu,oreor hv on,
county of the State under the orov;s;nns
of this Article NAV he nronosad h., a ,asoI,
ton of the Mayor of RaItimore ond ,he C;,,,
Council of the said Citv NJ RaI,;nao no. ~, y,
the Council of said county or bv a ne,;,;on
SIGNED nv moi less than 81 nar cant ~ ~,
registered voters of said citv ~, conn, ~,
provided. however that in onv ceso M
600 sionatures shall he ana;n;oD, .o ~,
Dlete netition and filad ,,;,h H. NJ
of Baltimore or the President ~ ,ha cn"!,',
Council and when co n,onosad sbon ~
submitted 10 the voters al ia n;,u ~ =.
county AT the next General a, conSras
sionai election occurring after Tho naasoao
of said resolution ar the fiind ~ saiJ no
t;,ion and h a, aaid nIo..;ns VI sdiu ~
of the votes cast for and aaa e na'o. NY
amendment shall he in favor ,Sa.aof 80
amendment shall he adonted and ba.o o
a part of the charter of said c;,v q, conn,,,
from and after the thirtietb day of,or sa;a
election. Said omendments shall he NIB
lished by said Mavor Of Rait;n,ora q, Pc;
dent of the Countv Counc;I once q ,aal
for five successive weeks nr;os 10 said ~
ton in at least one nevsnanar n,'hl;shad
in said CITY or county
Sec 6. The mower bere,ofora confa,,ad
upon the General Assemble 10 nrascr;he The
number, compensation. mowers and dn,;as
of the County Commissioner in aach oo,,,,
ty. and the mower 10 make cbandss n Co.
tons to 6, inclusive, Article XII Of his
Constitution when ernresslv aran,ad ' as
hereinbefore provided are barehu t,ans
ferred 10 the voter, Of each coun,v ond he
voters of The civ of RaI,;n,ora rasr az
tiyeIv. provjded that said novDers 90 ,sans
ferred shall he exercised onIv hv he adoD
tion or amendment NJ a chay,e2 as hesa; p
before provided. and nrov;dad f,,r,ha, ,hn,
tins Article shall not he cons,rned 70 'n an
thorize the EXERCISE Of anv no,yers in eVcass
of those conferred nv the Ies;sIo,nra nron
said counties or city as this Ar,;cIa 90
forth. NN ''''
Sec. 7. The word "Pe,i,;op % ,s.d IN
this Article. means one or more Sheets
written or nrinted or nar,Iv S,r;,,sn ond
partlv nrinted "Sidnotnre" n,aans ,ho
signature of n Registered vote, ,.r;,,sn ~,
himself in his own hondwri,ino Cand NO,
by his mark9, toce,her with The ward ~" y,
district and nreci1ct in which he "a r"a;s,o -
ed. The authenticitv Of sncb s;Sna,n,es ana
the fact thai the nersons so s;Sn;na ore
registered voters shall he a,';dencadSsv 'ho
afiidayit Of one ar more rasistarad ao,o,s w, ~
signing are registered and one affidavit
may Apply 10 or cover any number OF sig
l'a'uIes 70 sucn petit'on' Inc false signing