Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-08-19

Sec. 9. Amendments to any charter
adopted By tie City Of Baltimore or
by any county Of this State under the
provisions OF tkis Article may be pro-
posed by q resolution Of the Mayor OF
Baltimore and The City Council of said
City Of Baltimore or the Council Of said
county, or BY . petition signed by
not less than 70 per cent Of the regis
tered voters of said city or county,
provided. however. that in any case
10000 signatures shall be sufficient 10
complete q petition, and filed with
the Mayor Of Baltimore or the Presi-
dent Of the County Council, and when
% proposed shah be submitted to the
vcters Of said city or county at the
next General or Congressional elec.
ton occurring after the passage OF
said resolution. or the fling OF said
Detiti0n. and u at said election :he
majority OF the votes cast for and
against said amendment shall be In
favor thereof, said amendment shall
be adopted and become d part of the
charter OF said 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 week for ave successive weeks
prior 70 said election In at least one
newspaper pubiished in said city or
county.
See 6. The power heretofore con-
ferred upon the General Assembly 10
prescribe the nnmber, compensation
powers and duties Of the County Com
misstoners in each county, and the
power to make changes In Sections
j 70 9 inclusive. Article XI of this
Constitution. when expressly granted
rs hereinbefore provided, are hereby
transferred to the voters OF each coun.
~ and the Votes Of City OF Balti.
more respectivel&, provided that said
powers 30 transferred shall be ex.
erclsed onlr ~ 81 adoption or amend.
men< ct . charfa|as hereinbefore pro
vfded: and prov ed further. that this
Artaelo snail no be construed TO au-
thp<1xe the exere e OF any powers In
exc<es g those c1hferred by the Leg.
isIal1re upon said counties or city as
th1s Article sets firth.
Sec. z. The wor1 Petition" as used
In this Article, means one or more
shests written on printed, or partly
written and party printed: sigma
ture" means the &ignature OF q reg.
istered voter wri}<en by himself in
his own handwriting tand not by his
mark). together v3kh the ward or dis
triet and precinct u which he In reg
istered. The authenticity Of such sig.
natures and the fit that the persons
50 signtng are reslstered voters shall
be evidenced by &C AFFIDAVIT OF one or
more yegistered vdfers OF the city on
county IN which sid voters SO sign.
ing are registered and one affidayit
may apply to or cover any number
OF signatures to spch petition. The
false signing Of any name. or the sign
Ing OF any fictitious name 20 said peti
ton shall be forgery. and the making
OF any false affidavit In connection
with said petition shall be perjury.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted
BY the authority Asoresaid. That the
aforesaid Article tleby proposed as
an amendment las Constitution
shah be &C thf nj Election
for Members OF INTO Bafai Assembly
held In this State, admitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof. for
their adoption or rejection I'm pursu-
ance OF the directions contained In
Article XVI Of the Constitution OF
this State, and at the said general cleo
ton the vote on said proposed amend.
meat to the Constitution shall be by
ballot. and upon each ballot shall be
printed the words For the Constftu.
tional Amendment" and Against the
Hrra mA AtAaRe&nnnf AnannArmAnA
provided By law, and Immediately aft
er said election due return shall be
made 20 the Governor OF the vote for
and against said proposed amendment
as directed by the said Fourteenth Ar
ticle Of the Constitution.
Approved April 18th. 1914.
CHAPTER 453.
An Act 70 propose an amendment to
Article III, OF the Constitution OF the
State Of Maryland. by adding a new
Section. 20 be known as Section so,
and 70 provide for the submission of
said Amendment to the qualified voters
OF this State for adoption or rejec
ton.
Section !. BE Il enacted by the
General Assembly Of Maryland (three
ffths Of all the Members OF each of
the two Houses concurring). That the
following new Section be and the same
Is hereby proposed a. an amendment
to Article III, title. Legislative De
partment" OF the Constitution OF the
State Of Maryland, the same to be I'm.
serted after Section 50 and to be
known as Section so; and IL adopted
by the legally qualified voters thereof.
al herein provided said Section shall
become O part OF Article III OF the
Constitution Of Maryland
Section 90. 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: OBJ 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 un.
der sentence for crimes.
Sec. 2. And be IL further enacted
by the authority aforesaid. That the
said foregoing Section hereby proposed
as an amendment 20 the Constitution
shall at the next ensuing general cleo.
tion, 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 II OF the Constitution OF this
State. and at the said election the
vote on said proposed amendment to
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 Against
the Constitutional Amendment" as
now provided by law. and Immediately
after said election due returns shall
be made to the Governor Of the vote
for and against said proposed amend
ment, a. directed by said Article IL
OF the Constitution
Approved April 10th. 1914.
CHAPTER e53.
An Act 70 amend eAs Constitution
Of Maryland by adding thereto q new
Article to b entitled. Article XVI"
providing for THE Referendum" and