The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-29

by any county Of this State under the
provisions of this Article may be pro
posed by . 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 20 per cent. Of the regis
tered voters of said city or county
provided, however, that in any case
10000 signatures shall be sufficient to
complete Q petition. and filed with
the Mayor Of Baltimore or the Presi-
dent of the County Council, and when
so proposed shall be submitted to the
voters Of said city or county at the
next General or Congressional cleo
ton occurring after the passage OF
said resolution, or the filing Of said
petition, and II at said election the
majority Of the votes cast for and
against said amendment shall be in
favor thereof, said amendment shall
be adopted and become a 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 a week for FIVE successive weeks
prior to said election in At least one
newspaper published In said city OF
county.
SEQ. 6. The power heretofore con
ferred upon the General Assembly to
prescribe tho number. compensation
powers and duties of the County Com
power to make changes in Sections
! to inclusive, Article XII Of this
Constitution, when expressly granted
as hereinbefore provided, are hereby
transferred to the voters of each coun
ty and the voters Of City Of Balu
moro, respectively, provided that said
powers so transferred shall be ex
ercised only by the adoption or amend
ment Of a charter Is hereinbefore pro
vided; and provided further, that this
Article shall not be construed to au
thortze the exercise Of any powers II
excess Of those conferred by the Leg
islature upon said counties or city al
this Article sets forth.
Sec. I. The word Petition" as used
in this Article. means one or more
sheets written or printed, or partly
written and partly printed: "Signa
istered voter written by himself In
his own handwriting (and not by his
mark, together with the ward OF dis
trict and precinct in which he is reg
istered. The authenticity OF such sig
natures and the fact that the persons
so signing are registered voters shall
be evidenced BY NE afidaviA of one OF
more registered voters Of the city OF
county ID which said voters SO sign.
ing are registered, and one AFFIDAVIT
may apply to or cover any number
Of signatures to such petition. The
false signing of any name. or the sign
ing of any fictitious name to said petit
ton shall be forgery, and the making
Of any false afidav1t In connection
with said petition shall be perjury.
Sec g And b. 1t further enacted
by the authority aforesaid. That the
aforesaid Article hereby proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution
shall be at the next General Election
for Members OF the General Assembly
held in this State. submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof. for
their adoption or rejection IN 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.
ment to the Constitution shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot shall be
printed the words "For the Constitu-
tional Amendment" and Against the
Constitutional Amendment" as now
provided by law, and Immediately aft
er said election due return shall be
made to the Governor Of the vote for
and against said proposed amendment
as directed by the said Fourteenth Ar.
.icle Of the Constitution.
Approved April 18th. 1914.
CHAPTER 45a.
An Act to propose an amendment to
Article III, Of the Constitution Of the
State of Maryland, by adding a new
and to provide for the submission of
said Amendment to the qualified voters
of this State for adoption or rejec.
ton.
Section 1. Be It enacted by the
General Assembly Of Maryland (three.
fifths of all the Members Of each OF
the two Houses concurring), That the
following new Section be and the same
is hereby proposed as an amendment
to Article III. title. Legislative De.
partment" Of the Constitution of the
State Of Maryland. the same to be IN
serted after Section 50 and to be
known as Section 60; and If adopted
by the legally qualified voters thereof
as herein provided said Section shall
become a part of Article III Of the
Constitution of Maryland.
Section so. 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; (b) 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 I'm.
der sentence for crimes.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid. That the
said foregoing Section hereby proposed
as an amendment to the Constitution
shall at the next ensuing general cleo
ton, 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" rs
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, as directed by said Article IA
of the Constitution.
Approved April 10th, 1914.
CHAPTER 673.
An Act to anand the Constitution
of Maryland by adding thereto new
Article to be entitled, Article XVI
nroyidtna for "ThA Referendum" and