The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-09-17


returns shall be made to the Governor OF
the vote for and against said proposed
amendment as directed by Article XIV Of
the Constitution.
Approved, April 10th. 1914.
CHAPTER lis.
An. Act To- propose an amendment ,, 70
q new Article thereto to follow immediate
ly after Article XII and to be known US
Article xI-A and to provide for OF the the
qualified voters Of this State for their
adoption or rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Cen
d XIII ali tie Members of each o. the two
Houses concurring), That the following
Article to follow Immediately after Arti-
and ne same De Il here5y
an amendment to the Constitution of this
State which ARTICLE II ssd0Pted By the
provided, shall thereby by. such adoption
be and become a part Of the Constitu-
ton Of this State
ARTICLE XI-A- LOCAL LEGISLATION.
Section i. On demand Or the Mayor %
Baltimore, or on petition bearing the
signature Of not less than 20 per cent OF
the registered voters Of said city or any
case 10000 signatures shall be sufficient
to complete a petition), the Board OF
Election Supervisors Of said city or coun.
Or Congressional election. occurring after
such demand Oh the fling or such petit
tion, for tile election Of charter board
OF eleven registered voters Of said city OF
i've registered voters in any such coun-
ties. Nominations for members Of said
charter board may be made not less than
% Gy days az BPP FEn re snS city eouRs
the City of Baltimore or the County Com
missioners Of such county, or not less
than twenty days prior 70 said election
by petition bearing the signatures writ
ten i'm their own handwriting land not by
their mark OF not less than per cent
OF the registered voters OF the said City
that In any case two thousand signatures
of registered voters shall be sufficient to
complete any such nominating petition,
voters Of the City of Baltimore or not
more than 1--WE registered voters In any
such county are 40 nominated their
but said eleven registered voters in the
City OF Baltimore or 1--we I'm such county
shall constitute said charter board from
said election the ballot shall contain the
names of said nominees In alphabetical
order without any indication of the
source Of their nomination ana a. shall ta also 20
vote for or against the creation OF said
charter board, but the vote cast against
said creation shall not b. held to bar Che
the nominees Tor said board and liz the
majority OF the votes cast for and against
the creation Of said charter board shall
the members of said charter board shall
be void; but If such majority shall be In
favor of the creation of said charter
nominees Of the City OF Baltimore or Eve
nominees In the county receiving the
largest number OK votes shall constitute
Or majority thereof, shall prepare with.
in six months from the date Of said cleo
ton a charter or form of government for
said city or such county and present the
same to the Mayor Of Baltimore or Presi-
dent of the Board of County Commits
sioners of such county, who shall publish
the same in at least two newspapers Of
general circulation published In said the
City OF Baltimore o.. county within
thirty days after It shall D. reported 70
him Such charter shall b. submitted 70
the voters OF said city or county at the
next general or Congressional election
after the report OF said charter to said
Board Of County Commissioners; and Il
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 thfrtieth day
from the date or such election shall be-
come law OF said city or county, subject
only to the Constitution and Public Gen
eral Laws Of this State, and any Public
Local Laws inconsistent with the pro
visions OF said charter and former charter
OF said the City of Baltimore or county
Sec. 2. The General Assembly at its
first session after the adoption Of this
provide grant q express powers fof
such county or counties aS may there
after form charter under the proTis-
ions OF thls Article Such express pow
err granted to the counties and the pow
ers heretofore granted to the counties and
the powers heretofore granted to the City
OF Baltimore, as set forth in Article 4.
Section 6, Public Local Laws Of Mary
land, shall not be enlarged or extended
ions OF this Article, but such powers may
be extended, modified, amended or re
pealed by the General Assembly.
Sec q. Every charter EO formed shall
provide for an elective Legislative body I'm
which shall BE-. vested the law-making
lative body in the City of Baltimore shall
be known as the City Council of the City
of Baltimore, and in any county shall be
known as the County Council OF the
any such charter shall provide for the
election OF such executive officer. or the
presiding officer OK said Legislative body,
if such charter shall mot provide for the
election OF u chief executive officer, shall
be known III the City .of Baltimore as
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
Construed to refer to the Mayor Of Balti-
more and city Council or the City Df
Baltimore and To tine President and C0un-
CIV Council herein provided Co., when
avpr Eurh construction would be reason
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