The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-07-31

not more than half shall be residents O.,
Baltimore City. or of any one countv:
provided that any public local law for
any one county or the City of Baltim IRE
shall be referred by the Secretary o.
State only to the people of said county
or CITY OF baltimore, upon a referendum
petition OF 10 per cent of the qualified
voters of said county City of Bait
more, rs the case may be, calculated
upon the whole number of votes cast
therein respectively for Governor at the
last preceding Gubernatorial election.
I'D If more than one-half, but less than
the full number of signatures required
to complete any referendum petition
against any law passed by the General
Assembly. be filed with Secretary OF
State before the first day of June, the
time for the law to take effect, and for
filing the remainder of signatures 10
complete the petition shall be exter ded
to the thirtieth day of the same month
with like effect
Section 4. petition may consist of
several papers, but each paper shall con-
tain the full text of the Act or part of
Act petitioned upon; and there shall be
attached to each such paper an affidavit
or the person procuring the signatures
thereon that of the said persons own
personal knowledge every signature
thereon is genuine and bona fide and
that the signers are registered voters of
the State of Maryland, and of the City
OF Baltimore, or county, as the case
may be, as set opposite their names,
and no other verifcation shall be re-
quired.
Section (a). The General Assembly
snail provide Tor furnishing the voters
OF the STATE the text OF all measures 20
be voted upon 10y the people: provided
That until otnerwlse provided BY law the
same SHAH be published in the manner
prescribed by Article AIV of the Con-
stitutlon tor the publication of PROPOSED
Constitutional Amendments.
(b) All laws referred under the pro-
visions OF inns Article SHAH be sub.nit-
tea separately on the ballots to the VOC
efs Vi the people but II containing more
than two nuI.uIed words. the fun text
shaA not De printed On the Olllclal D1I-
lots, but tAc secretary of State small pre-
pare and suOn4t ballot tile OF eacu
such measure IN suCn form as 10 pre-
sent the pui pose OF SAID measure Goa
Clscly ana Al,r.Asently. Inc ballot TUE
may De u.st4nct Iroln tins les aulre IL
tie, but III ANY case the IesIa4-,4.s ,ll4e
sAdA uc sG4s4~Irnt. Upon eaC.I l.I= ULI-
lots, IoIIV"...s the Du44ol title Ur text
as the Case .1ay ne, OF eecn sucn meas
ulC, there sIle..I De printed the words
II or Ine reIv:teu law and Against the
referred law, as the Cose may D. Inc
votes cast Tor ana against any sucn re-
terTeu law snail be returned 10 the ov-
trAuf IN tnc manner ~ described with r.
spect ~ proposed amendments to ths
Constitution under Article XIV OF this
Constitution, ana the governor shall pro-
claim the result OF the election, anu If
1t shall appear that the majority OF the
votes cast on any such measure We're cast
in favor thereof, the Governor snail b.
his proclamation declare the same hay
ing received d majority of the yotzs to
have been adopted by the peop.e OIL
Maryland as a Gart OF the laws OF The
State, 10 take elect thirty days aItei
such election, and in like manner aid
with like effect the Governor shall pro-
claim the result OF the local election as
TO any Pubic Local Law which shall
have been submitted to the voters OF
any county or the City of Baltimore.
Section {. No law or Constitutional
Amendment, licensing, regu ating, pro-
hib!tln5, or submitting to local option,
the Manufacture OF sale OF mat or spir-
ituvus uQuOIs, shall be referred or Re-
pealed under amy Act OF the provisions
OF this Article.
Section ,. And be it enacted by the
General Assembly OF Mary and That tne
foregoing Article hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution OF this
State, at the next General Election for
Members oil the General Assembly to be
held IN TINS State, snail be submit, ed to
the legal aud qualified voters theleo.. for
their adoption OF rejection in pursua zee
OF the directions contained in Article
XIV Of the Constitution of this Suite,
and that at such general election the
vote upon said proposed amendment 10
the Constitution shall be by ballot, and
upon each ballot there shall BE- printed
the words For the Cons,itu iUnai
Amendment and Against the C.mst.-
tutiouui Amendment, as pr Serb a by
law, and Immediately after sail &C ion
due returns small be made to the 4, ov-
ernor of the vote for and against lid
amendment as directed by the sa Il A.
ticle XIV OF the Constitution.
Approved April 10Th, 1914