The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-10-01

sec. No law enacted BY the enacted
assembly shall take effect until nm SSelera
Witch W 49, nm h he , AFTER The session
section declaring such law \, contain
gency law and necessary for III aq enlef.
ate preservation aT Of the public hea I1iRedi
vote supported By three-fftSSse Am and nay
members elected to each NJ N, VIII al The
Houses Of the General AssembiHHee two
pided; however, that said period Of 1sc-
Section (b( hereof. If bef OraOed y
1rst day Of June there shall Hnya sad
nled with The. Secretary 81 wv ay S..oee l
pp ~, y reLer 70 vote OF tie nacna
referendum, as in this Article ps1 Of
the same shall be referred by tbpa sOsSi wee,
tary of State to such vote, and MIR HTeefe.
9 5ecoe f+ar la Wy III take effect until thirES
the electors voting thereon at HI O
ensuing election held throuebouee next
state for Members Of the House Of Rs s1s
emergency law shall remain m forn. AZ
Wlthstanding such petition. hTt lot,
stand repealed thirty days after b. s9sl
been rejected by a majority Of the I on.Ig
fed electors voting thereon: nro gusl'
however, that no measure craI RtiiOrlded
abolishinE any office, on chanTings M
salary, term or duty of any Stfirsar ue
granting any franchise or special nrivi II
ege, or creating any vested right Or prit ~
terest. shall be enacted as an emarsod -,
law. No law making any appronrssS.ICcy
TOT maintaining the State Government ~
for maintaining or aiding any public N
stitution, not exceeding the pext nravinn T..
appropriation for the same burmese sSsM
be. subject to rejection or repeaI u SIsa
this section. The increase in any sTSs
Appropriation Tor maintaining III aidira
any public institution shall only WIZ
effect as in case OF other laws. a1d s s1as
increase or any part thereof specidaS H.
the petition, may be referred to a vote Of
/ the people upon petition. "a
Sec. (al. The referendum Detito,
against an Act or part Of an Act nSssSI
by the General Assembly, snail w snfS
Client If signed by ten thousand oualiHed
voters OF the State Of Maryland, OF whom
not more than half shall be residents AZ
Baltimore City, or Of any one county.
provided that amy public local INV for1
any one county or the City Of Baltimore
SHAH be referred by the Secretary q
State only TO the people OF said copgfT
or City Of Baltimore, upon referendum
petition Of ~ per cent of the qualified
voters "a said county or City III Balti.
more ~ the case may. De, calculated UPON
the whole number Of votes cast therein
respectively for Governor at the last nra-
ceding Gubernatorial election.
\ CD IL more than one-half, but less
than the full number of signatures WI
quired To complete any referendum petI-
ton against any law passed by the Gen.
eral Assembly, be filed with the Secretary
Of State before the first day Of June the
i llLnC lUE lie INV u take euetl, and for
ding. the. remainder Of signatures 10
complete The petition shall be extended 70
inc thirtieth day Of the same month with
like effect.
Sec. 4. a petition may consist of sever.
al papers, but each paper shall contain
the full text of the Act petitiOned upon;
ana there shall be attached To each such
paper an affidavit OF the person procuring
| the signatures thereon that Of the said
persons own personal knowledge every
signature thereon is genuine and bona
| tide, and that the signers are registered
voters Of The State Of Maryland. and the
City or Baltimore, Or county, u tie case
may be, as set opposite their names, and
no other verifcatiOn shall be required
! Sec. (a). The General Assembly shall
provide for furnishing the votes OF the
State the text or ali measures to Be voted
upon by the people; provided, that until
otherwise provided by law the same shall
| be published in the manner prescribed BY
publication of proposed Constitutional
for the publication OF proposed C0nstitu-
tional Amendments.
| (b) All laws referred under the pro-
visions of this Article shall be submitted
separately on the ballots to the voters of
the people, but If containing more than
two hundred words, the full text shall not
be printed on the official ballots. but Che
and submit a ballot title of each
such measure in such form as te
I present the purpose of said measure con-
clSely anu lnIHlIlp6nLly. Inc DllIUl IlLlt
may be distinct from the Legislative title,
but In any case the Legislative title shall
be sufficient. Upon each of the ballots.
following the ballot title or text, as the
shall BE- printed the words For The re-.
ferred law and Against the referred
law" as the case may be- The votes cast
for and against any such referred law
manner prescribed with respect to pro-
under Article XIV Or this Constitution,
ana TIE Governor shall proclaim the r.
that the majority of the votes cast on
any such measure were cast in favor
thereof, the Governor shall by his procla,
"A majority Or the votes to have. been
adopted by the people OF Maryland as q
part of the laws of the State, to take
effect thirty days after such election, and
in like manner and with like effect TIE
Governor shall proclaim the result "a the
local election NJ to any Public Local Law
which shall have been submitted TO the
voters Of any county or the City of Bal
timore.
Sec. g. No law or Constitutional
Amendment, licensing. regulating, pro-
hibiting, or submitting 70 local option
tuous liquors, shall be referred or re.
pealed under any Act of the provisions OF
this Article.
Sec. p And be it enacted BY the Gen
going. Article hereby proposed ~ s W.
amendment to the Constitution OF this
State, at the next General Election for
Members Of the General Assembly to % .
the legal and qualified voters thereof, foi
their adoption or rejection in pursuance
of the directions contained In Article NV
Of the Constitution Of this State, and tnai
at such general election the vote upon said
proposed amendment to the Constitution
shall BE- by ballot, and upon each hauol
there shall BE- printed the words tor tns
Constitutional Amendment" and Against
the Constitutional Amendment" as pre-
scribed by law, and Immediately aftel
said election due returns shall be MADE
to the Governor OF the vote for anc
against sald amendment ~ dlrected. ,n "
Approved april 10th. 1914.
NOW, THEREFORE. L PHILLlPPSs
LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, GOVERNOR o.
THE STATE OF MARYLAND. in Iur
snance OF the direction contained in Sec
ton Il. OF Article Ia OF the Constitution q
the State Of Maryland, DO HEREBY Oh
DER AND DIRECT, that a copy Of eaci
Assembly OF Maryland OF 1914, be pup
lished in mt least two newspapers ln eacl
OF the counties or the State and IN tnre 1
newspapers published In the city OF ~,
timore, one of which newspapers pup,ilshs
ed in the city of Baltimore to be publish
ed In the German language, once a Wee
for INIT least three months next precenlnl
tine election TO be held In Salu SldlS N
Maryland on the Tuesday next after Id
first Monday in November, 1915: ana
which election the said proposed amend
ments and additions to the Constitution
Of Maryland, shall BE- submitted in forM
and manner prescribed by the General As
sembIy to the legal and qualified voter
of the State for their adoption or rejet
ton.
l GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND TIL
GREAT SEAL Oh TIL. STATE
DONE aL the city Oh Annapolis, On thl
! Goth day OF July, In the year OF gu
Lord, one thousand nine hundred AM
fifteen.