The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-10-02
An Open Letter
the Editor of the Wing:
here seems to be call at this time
some word of friendly warning in


Section (a). The General Assembly
shall provide for furnishing the voters
of the State the text OF all measures 10
be voted upon by the people: provided,
that until Otherwise provided by law the
same shall be published in the manner
prescribed by Article XIV of the Con-
stituulon for the publication of PROPOSED
Constitutional Amendments.
(b) All laws referred under the pro-
visions OF TINS Article SHAH be submit
ted separately on the ballots to the yol-
erS VI the people, but II containing more
than two nunured words, the fun text
shall not be printed on The official bal
lots, but the secretary of State shall pre-
pare and submit a ballot title of eacu
such measure III such form as to pre-
sent the purpose OF said measure con-
clsely and lule.llgently. The ballot title
may be uISI4ncI from the Lee - .atIEv IL
tie, but IN any case the Legislature title
Shall Ue suHlclent. Upon eacn VI the BAL
lots, lono"ils the DdIlot title or text
as the CLse may De, OF each sucn meas
ure, there snslI be printed the words
For the referred law and Against the
referred law, as the case may be. The
votes cast Tor and against any such re-
ferlcu law small be returned 10 the Gov-
eruor in the manner prescribed with re-
spect TO proposed amendments to the
Constitution under Article XIV OF this
Constitution, and the Governor shall pro-
claim the result of the election, anu, II
1t Shall appear that the majority OF the
votes cast ON any such measure were cast
in favor thereof. the Governor shall b.
his proclamation declare the same hay
ing received u majority of the votes to
nave been adopted by the people OF
Maryland as a part of the laws of the
State, TO take effect thirty days afte.
such election, and in like manner and
Ntrtth
claim the result of the local election as
to any Public Local Law which shall
have been submitted to the voters OF
any county or the City of Baltimore.
Section 8. No law or Constitutional
Amendment, licensing, regulating pro-
hibting, or submitting to local option,
the Manufacture or sale OF malt or splr-
ituous liquors, shall be referred or re-
pealed under any Act of the provisions
OF this Article.
Section 2. And be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That the
foregoing Article hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of this
State, at the next General Election for
Members OF the General Assembly to be
held in this State, shall be submitted to
the legal and qualified voters thereof, for
their adoption or rejection n pursuance
of the directions contain cd in Article
XIV of the Constitution of this State.
and that at such general election the
vote upon said proposed amendment to
the Constitution shall be by ballot, and
upon each ballot there shall be printed
the words For the constitutional
Amendment" and Against the Cunstl-
tutional Amendment" as prescribed by
law, and Immediately after said election
due returns shall be made to the Gov
ernor Of the vote for and against said
amendment as directed BY the said Ar
ticle XIV of the Constitution.
Approved April 10Th. 1914.