Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-08-20

charter OF sald city or county from
and after the thirtieth day after said
election. Said amendments shall be
published by said Mayor OF Baltimore
or President OF the County Council
once q week for Eve successive weeks
prior 20 said election In al least one
newspaper published in said city or
county.
Sec. 6. The power heretofore con-
ferred upon the General Assembly 20
prescribe the number, compensation.
powers and duties OF the County Com.
missioners IN each county, and the
power 10 make changes IN Sections
! TO inclusive. Article XI Of this
Constitution. when expressly granted
as hereinbefore provided, are hereby
transferred to the voters OF each coun-
" 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 q charter as hereinbefors pro
vided: and provided further, that THIS
Article shall not be construed TO au-
thoTize the exercise OF any powers in
excess Of those conferred by the Leg
islature upon said counties or city as
this Article sets forth.
Sec Z. The word Petition" as used
IN this Article, means one or more
sheets written or printed, or partly
written and partly printed sigma
ture" means the signature OF reg
istered voter written by himself in
his own handwriting (and not by his
mark), together with the ward or dis
trict and precinct IN which he is reg.
istered. The authenticity OF such sig
natures and the fact that the persons
so signing are registered voters shall
be evidenced by the afidavit OF one or
more registered voters OF the city or
county in which said voters so sign.
ing are registered, and one afidavit
may apply to or cover any number
OF signatures 10 such petition. The
false signing OF any name, or the sign
ing OF any fictitious name to said peti
tion shall be forgery. and the making
Of any false af1davit in connection
with said petition shall be perjury
Sec. 2. And be II further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That the
aforesaid Article hereby proposed as
an amendment 10 the Constitution
shall be at the next General Election
for Members Of the General Assembly
held In this State, submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof, for
their adoption or rejection in pursu-
ance Of the directions contained in
Article XVI OF the Constitution OF
this State, and at the said general cleo
stion 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 Constitu-
tional Amendment" and Against the
Constitutional Amendment" as now
provided by law, and Immediately aft.
er said election due return shall be
made TO the Governor OF the vote for
and against said proposed amendment
as directed by the said Fourteenth Ar
ticle of the Constitution.
Approved April 10th. 1914.
CHAPTER 453.
An Act to propose an amendment to
Article III, Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Maryland, by adding a 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-
tion.
Section /. Be It enacted by the
General Assembly Of Maryland (three-
flfths Of all the Members OF each Of
the two Houses concurring). That the
following new Section be and the same
Is hereby proposed as an amendment
to Article III, title Legislative De.
partment" OF the Constitution of the
State Of Maryland. the same to be in
serted after Section 50 and to be
known as Section 60: and II adopted
by the legally qualified voters thereof.
as herein provided said Section shall
become a part OF Article III Of the
Constitution OF Maryland
Section CO. 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 IN
der sentence for crimes.
Sec. 2. And be 1t 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 e
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 "Againsl
the Constitutional Amendment" af
now provided by law, and Immediately
after said election due returns shal
be made to the Governor Of the vote
for and against said proposed amend
ment. as directed by said Article /.
Of the Constitution.
Approved April 10th, 1914.
CHAPTER 673.
An Act TO amend the Constitution
Of Maryland by adding thereto a new
Article to be entitled. Article XVI
( rfOyidinR for "The Referendum" anf