The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-09-10

Proposed Amendments To the
Constitution of Maryland.

Whereas. at the January Session OF the
General Assembly of Maryland held in the
year nineteen hundred and fourteen.
proposing an amendment to Article Is, Or
the. Declaration Of Rights of the Consti-
tuition Of Maryland; Chapter 416, pro
on " B Be- E Afae is 8 A lfG zfA
ton to Article III Of said Constitution
Article to said Constitution to De known
as Article XIV; which said Acts of the
General Assembly are in words and fig
ures following:
CHAPTER 800.
| An Act to amend Article XIV of the Dec
\ llration Of Rights Of the Constitution OF
| the State or Maryland, and to provide for
the submission OF such amendment to the
| qualified voters of this State for their ad
option or rejection
\ Section Az. Be II enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland (three-ffth Of ali
the Members of each of the two Houses
concurring), That the following Article
Y the place and stead OF Article XIV OF the
Declaration of Rights of the Constitu-
ton Of the State Of Maryland, as at
legal qualified voters thereof a. herein
provided, it shall supercede and stand in
place and stead Of such Article.
\ by the Poll IL grievous and oppressive
and out 10 be prohibited; that paupers
ought not to be assessed for the support
of The government: that the General As
Semhly shall. by uniform rules. provide
for separate assessment OF land and clas-
sification and sub considerations of i'm
proNenIents on land and personal prop
eTty, aS il may deem proper; and all
taxes thereafter provided to he levied by
the State for the support Of the general
ana by THE City Of Baltimore for their
respective purposes, shall be uniform a.
to land within the class or sub-class OF
improvements land and narSOnol
property which the respective taxing
powers may have directed to be subject
taxes imposed, or laid with a political
view for the good government and bene-
fit Of thu community
authority aforesaid, that the foregoing
Article hereby, proposed in the place and
stead of Article XV of the Declaration "a
Of Maryland shall be. at the next general
election for members of the General AS
semhly held in this State submitted to
the. legal ana qualified voters thereof for
their adoption or rejection, in pursuance
of the directions contained in Article
NIN Of the Constitution Of this State.
Oh said proposed amendment to the Con
stitution shall he by ballot, and upon
fhh Official ballot t there shall Be printed
ment." and Against the Constitutional
Amendment as now prescribed by law.
returns shall be made to the Governor OF
NM vote FOR and against said proposed
amendment rs directed by Article xiv OF
the Constitution.
Approved, April 10th, 1914.
CHAPTER 416.
An Act to propose an amendment to
tile Constitution OF this State by adding
u new Article thereto to follow Immediate
ly after Article II and to be known as
submission Of said amendment to the
qualified voters OF this State for their
adoption or rejection.
eral Assembly Of Maryland, Ghree- tifths
VI ali tile Members Of each OF The two
Article to follow Immediately after Arti-
Gle nj and to be known as Article XI-A
ny aud the same ~ hereby proposed as
State. Which Article. # adopted BY the
qualified voters Of this State, as herein
provided, shall thereby by. such adoption
be and become q part OF the Constitu-
ARTICLE AI-A- LOCAL LEGISLATION
Section /. On demand or the Mayor OF
Baltimore and City Council of the City OF
baltimore, or on petition bearing the
signature OF mot less than 20 per cent OF
the registered voters OF said city or any
county provided, however, that in any
case 10000 signatures shall be sufficient
to complete "a petitiOn), the Board or
Election Supervisors OF said city or coun-
ty shall provide ut the next general
or Congressional election. occurring after
such demand or the filing Of such petit
| ton, for tile election or a charter board
Of eleven registered voters Of said city or
five registered voters in any such coun-
ties Nominations for members Of said
charter board may be made not less than
forty days prior to said election by the
Mayor of Baltimore and City Council Of
the City Of Baltimore or the County Com
missioners or such county, or mot less
than twenty days prior to said election
by petition bearing the signatures writ
ten in their own handwriting land not by
their mark or not less than per cent
Of Baltimore or said county; provided,
that In any case two thousand signatures
OF registered voters shall be sufficient to
complete any such nominating petition,
and il not more than eleven registered
voters of the City of Baltimore or not
such county are % nominated their
names shall not be printed on the ballot,
but said eleven registered voters In the
City Of Baltimore or five In such county
shall constitute said charter board from
and after the date OF said election At
said election the ballot shall contain the
names of said nominees In alphabetical
order without any indication OF the
source Of their nomination, and shall also
be SO arranged as to permit the voter to
charter board but the vote cast against
said creation shall not ~ held 10 BAR the
voter from expressing his choice among
the nominees for said board and If the
majority of the votes cast for and against
tile creation OF said charter board shall
the members of said charter board shall
he void; but if such majority shall be in
favor Uf the creation Of said charter
board, then and in that event the eleven