The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-07-30

NOT III conalct Herewith NAV ibnereOt aud
Ass eS, no s,.a law enacted BY the eGsaetel
day of June next after IN 49, The finn
which AN may d. passed, nnTasaa g5sSiol Ny
Section declaring such ISw contlll
v Aehcy lazy ana necessary for tha n III nef.
safety. aud passed upon \ vea nealth Or
Vote supported by three-fiftIse "a ~ and haJ
members elected to each Of " th all Tie
a9uses h o. the General AssembIT. tEo
pension may be extended M nNa- VI sls
Section (bJ hereof III heforIu u
nrst day of June there Shall hay. aid
MEG with the Secretary Of tbe A' St..eteea
any law or part of the law cue ene people
referendum, as i'll this Articla dpaDle Of
the same shall be referred Inv ~ pnroSSded
tary a state 70 such vote and sh. SSecte.
days after its approval Nv lAlrtg
the electors voting thereon " ,SiF Ot
ensuing election held throurhor. le1t
State for Members Of the House Of IN tae
emergency law shall remain in f0sSo An
withstanding such petition. hUt ee not
stand repealed thirty days after bI saall
been rejected by 4 majority Of the oTsHg
however, that ~ measure creatiUg iued
abolishing any office, or chanpinss q
salary, term or duty OF any efiess, ne
granting any. franchise or special nriv ~
~
tereSt. shall be enacted as an emoSa, u
law. No law making any appronrsa.y
| for maintaining the State Government ".
for maintaining or aiding any publIe Nj
stlturion, not exceeding the next nrnrn WI
appropriation for the same purposa .S.s
be subject to rejection or repeal p ,aaa
this section. The increase in any sUe5
any public institution shall only a't tsIs
effect as in case Of other laws, and sSS
increase or any part thereof specified Il
the petition, may be referred 10 Yota y
the people upon petition.
Sec. 3 GAY. The referendum DetitiOr
against an Act or part Of an ACT p nssssa
by the General Assembly, shall BE- ma
cient if signed by ten thousand ouajisss
voters OF the state Of Maryland, Of whom
Baltimore City. or Of any one COUNT.
provided that any public local law for
any one county OF the City OF Baltimore
shall be. referred by the Secretary Il
or City OF Baltimore, upon a referendun
petition of 10 per cent Of the Qualifei
voters of said county or City of Bald
more as the case may be, calculated upOp
respectively for Governor at the Iast pr4
ceding Gubernatorial election.
II I'D 1f more than one-half, but less
than the full number OF signatures II.
quired to complete any referendum Deli.
ton against any law passed by the Gen.
eral Assembly, be filed with the Secretary
of State before the first day of June The
time for the law to take effect, and for
complete the petition shall be extended 70
We thirtieth day of TIE same month With
like effect
See. A. A petition may consist Of sever
| al papers, but each paper shall contain
the full text of the Act petitiOned upon;
and there shall be attached TO each such
paper an affidavit of the person procuring
the signatures thereon that Of the said
III narSnnfr nnrlnnal knnwln1un
signature thereon is genuine and bona
fide, and that the signers are registered
voters OF the State Of Maryland. and the
City of Baltimore, or county, as the case
no other verificatiOn shall be required
Sec. (a). The General Assembly shall
provide for furnishing the votes Of the
State the text Of all measures to be voted
otherwise provided BY law the same shall
be published In the manner prescribed "
Article XIV Of the CONSTITUTION for the
for the publication Of proposed Constitu.
tional Amendments.
(b) All laws referred under the pro-
visions OF this Article shall be submitted
separately OF the ballots to the voters ~
two hundred words, the full text shall not
be printed on the official ballots. but the
Secretary of State shall prepare
and submit a ballot title Of each
present the purpose of said measure con-
| cisely and intelligently. The ballot title
may be distinct from the Legislative title
but lid any case the legislative title shall
be sufficient. Upon each OF the ballots
following the ballot title or text, az the
case may be, of each such measure there
shall be printed the words For the re;
law, as the case may be. The votes cas-
for and against any such referred Law
shall be returned to the Governor III tht
manner prescribed with respect to pro
p p1der AFtieie XIV d 4 tbs constitution
and the Governor shall proclaim the re-
suit of the election, and, If it shall appeal
that the majority of the votes cast OIL
any such measure were cast in fayol
thereof, the Governor shall by his procla
nation declare the same having received
Al majority Of the votes to have beeI
ndoPtedf M ny the people Of Maryland ~ tsk
effect thirty days after such election, ant
| in like manner and with like effect TN
| Governor shall proclaim the result OF INT
local election as to any Public Local Law
which shall have been submitted TO IN
voters Of any county or the City Of TAI
timore.
Sec. y. No law Or Constitutions
hibiting, or submitting to local option
the manufacture or sale Of malt or spin
tuous liquors, shall be referred or re
pealed under any Act of the provisions
/ THIS ATIlcle-
Sec. ? And be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly Of Maryland, That the fore
amendment. To thu Constitution of TIL
/ Members Of the General Assembly to D
held in this State, shall be submitted Il
the legal and qualified voters thereof, 10
their adoption or rejection in pursuane
OF the directions contained In Article NJ
OF the Constitution OF this State, and tha
Az such general election the vote upon salv
\ proposed amendment to the Consututio
shall be by. ballot, and upon each Dal N
there shall be printed the words For u
Constitutional Amendment" and "Agains
the Constitutional Amendment" as pre-
scribed by law, and Immediately are
said election due returns shall be mao
against said amendment as directed b,
the said Article XIV Of the Constitution
Approved April 18th: 1914. rp,
1E M9T Eo1 TEEFEEoRE e6vERRHSodRI I6Pi
THE STATE OF MARYLAND, in pur
suance of the direction contained in see
tion /, of Article IA of the Constitution 2
the State Of Maryland, DO HEREBY ok
OF said above recited Acts OF the Genera
Assembly Of Maryland Of 1o14, be pup
lished In at least two newspapers In ~
of the counties of the State and in tnre
newspapers published in the city of Bai
timore, one of which newspapers puDIisn
ed in the city of Baltimore to be puDIlsI
\ co In the German language, once vs..
Tor at least three months next precedlhl
the election to be held in said state III
Maryland on the Tuesday next after, vi
first Monday in November, 1919. ana !
which election the said proposed amend
ments and additions to the ConstltutlO
of Maryland, shall be submitted, In 1orl
and manner prescribed by the General AS
sembly, to the legal and qualified yoter
M The State for their adoption Of relec
ton
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND Ihl
GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE
DONE at the city Of Annapolis, on TN
goth day Of July. in the year Of gu