The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-08-27

Proposed Amendments to the
Constitution of Maryland.

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Constitution of Maryland.
Whereas. at the January Session Of the the
General Assembly of Maryland Aeta l AZ ~
Acts were passed. to wit: Chapter 39O
proposing an amendment to Article 10, OF
the Declaration Of Rights Of the Constl-
tuition of Maryland; Chapter 41 Nsns lito
Hon TOM To be known as Article HI-A;
Chapter 4 proposing of an said
and Chapter 6T3. proposing AID addltlonal
Article to said Constitution 70 Pc known hha
as Article XIV: which. said Acts OF sne
General Assembly are in words and hg-
ures following:
CHAPTER 800
An Act to amend Article XIV OF the DEC.
laration of Rights of the Constltutlon OF
the State Of Maryland.' and 70 provlde t Ior
the submission OF such amendment 70 enc
qualified voters OF this State for their al
option or rejection.
Section ]. Re it enacted BY tae Ge en- nh
the Members ~ each ~ the TIVE Houses Houses
concurring), That the following Article 4.
and the 4e.d Of hereby Of the
ton o1i1 IL { N Tie state Of Maryland. ~ At
legal qualified voters thereof as herein in
provided, it shall supercede and stand 10
place and stead or such Article.
Article tic Do ~ That ae s sHd
and out to be prohibited. that paupers
ought not to be assessed for the support
e eem ids shall. BY Uniform rules, provide
for separate assessment OF land ana Gas
sifcatfon and sub classifcations Of I'M
provements On land and personal prop,
taxes thereafter provided to be levied by
the State for the support OF the genera
an mai IN the City Of Baltimore for their
respective purposes. shall be uniform az
to land within the class or sub-class OF
improyementsS on tba lanq rasn anq taSing
powers may have directed to BE- subject:
ed to the tax levy; yet tines, duties OF OF
taxes imposed, or laid with political
view for the good government and bene-
fit of the community
Section y And be It enacted by the
T rfce Seraby sro6osed in the place and
stead of Article XIV Of the Declaration of
Rights Of the Constitution "a the state
OF Maryland shall be. vt the next general
election for members Of the General As
sembly held in this State, submitted to
the legal and qualified voters thereof fer
their adoption Or rejection " pursqqihfi
XIV of the Constitution of this State.
and that at said general election the vote
on said proposed amendment to the Con-
the words For the Constitutional Amend
ment anf against the ~ aR
and Immediately after said election due
returns shall be made to the Governor OF
the vote for and against said proposed
amendment as directed by Article xiv or
Approved, April 10th. 1914
CHAPTER 416.
An Act to propose an amendment 70
a new Article thereto to follow immediate
ly after Article N and TO be known AZ
Article MA. and t. provide f 81 tn IN
Qualified voters Of this State for their
adoption or rejection.
Section !. Be it enacted BY, the Cen
Of all the Members Of each OF the two
Houses concurring), That the following
Article to follow Immediately after Arti-
be and the same i hereby proposed ID
an amendment TO the Constitution OF this
State, which Article. If adopted by the
provided, shall thereby by such adoption
be and become part Of the Constitu-
tion of this State.
ARTICLE NI-A. LOCAL LEGISLATION
Section /. On demand Of the Mayor OF
Baltimore, petition bearing the
signature of not less than 20 per cent Of
the registered voters % said city w any
county Crowded however, that in any
case 10000 signatures Shall be sumclent
to complete petition, the Board Of
Election Supervisors PA saiu clty or counI
ty shall provide at tile next general
or Congressional election. occurring after
such demand or the filing of such petit
ton, for the election Of charter board
OF eleven registered voters Of said clty or
i've registered voters in any such coun-
ties Nominations for members of said
charter board may be made not less than
". - enid al nnr
Mayor OF Baltimore and City Council OF
the City Of Baltimore or the County Com
missioners of such county. or not less
than twenty days prior TO said election
Dy petition bearing the signatures WIFI
ten iii their own handwriting land not by
their mark of not less than per cent
of the registered voters Of the said city
of Baltimore or said county; provided,
that i'll amy case two thousand signatures
vi registered voters Shall be sufficient to
complete any such nominating petition,
and If not more than eleven registered
voters of the City Of Baltimore or not
more than tve registered voters ia any
names shall not be printed on the ballot,
but said eleven registered voters in the
shall constitute said charter board from
and after the date Of said election. At
said election the ballot shall contain the
names of said nominees in alphabetical
order without any indication III The
source OF their NOMINATION, AMI shall also
be 50 arranged as TO permit the voter to
charter board, but the vote cast against
said creation shall lot ~ held 10 BAR the
voter from expressing his choice among
the nominees for said board aud il the
majority of the votes cast for and against
the creation of said charter board shall
~ 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 OF the City Oh Baltimore or five
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'll siN months from the date Of said cleo
ton 4 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
general circulation published in said the
City Of Baltimore or county within
thirty days after 1t shall be reported to
him. Such charter shall be submitted to
the voters of said city or county at the
next general or Congressional election
Mayor OF Baltimore or President OF the
Board of County Commissioners; and IL
majority of the votes cast for and
against the adoption Of said charter shall
DE i'm favor OF such adoption. the said
charter from and after the thirtieth day
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
see O. The General Assembly ar its
first session after the adODtiOn of This