The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-09-10

from and after the date Of said cleo
ton At said election the ballot shall
contain the names of said nominees
in alphabetical order without any indi-
cation Of the source of their nomina-
ton, and shall also be so arranged
as to permit the voter to vote for or
against the creation of said charter
board, but the vote cast against said
creation shall not be held to bar the
voter from expressing his choice
among the nominees for said board
and if the majority of the votes cast
for and against the creation OF said
charter board shall be against said
creation the election OF the members
of said charter board shall be void:
but If such majority shall be in favor
of the creation of said charter board,
then and in that event the eleven
nominees of the City of Baltimore or
FIVE nominees in the county receiving
the largest number OF votes shall con-
stitute the charter board. and said
charter board, or a majority thereof,
shall prepare within six months from
the date OF said election a charter or
form of government for said city or
such county and present the same TO
the Mayor OF Baltimore or President
Of the Board Of County Commission
ers Of such county, who shall publish
the same in al least two newspapers
of general circulation published in said
the City of Baltimore or county with
in thirty days after it shall be re-
ported to him. Such charter shall be
submitted to the voters of said city
or county at the next general or Con
gressional election after the report Of
said charter TO said Mayor OF Bal
timore or President of the Board Of
County Commissioners and if a ma
jority Of the votes cast for and against
the adoption of said charter shall be
in favor Of such adoption the said
charter from and after the thirtieth
day from the date Of such election
shall become the law of said city or
county. subject only to the Constitu-
ton and Public General Laws of this
State, and any Public Local Laws in
consistent with the provisions of said
charter and former charter OF said
the City OF Baltimore or county shall
be thereby repealed.
Sec. z. The General Assembly at It's
first session after the adoption OF this
amendment shall, by Public General
| Law, provide grant of express pow
ers for such county or counties as
may thereafter form charter under
the provisions OF this Article. Such
express powers granted to the coun-
ties and the powers heretofore grant
ed to the City of Baltimore, as set
forth In Article 4, Section S, Public
Local Laws Of Maryland, shall not
be enlarged or extended by any char
ter formed under the provisions OF this
Article, but such powers may be ex-
tended, modified. amended or repealed
by the General Assembly.
Sec. 3. Every charter so formed
shall provide for an elective legisla-
tive body in which shall be vested the
law-making power of said city or coun-
ty. Such legislative body in the City
of Baltimore shall be known as the
City Council OF the City of Baltimore,
! and in any county shall be known as
the County Council Of the county. The
! chief executive officer, II any such
| charter shall provide for the election
! of such executive officer, or the presid-
! ing officer of said legislative body. IL
I such charter shall not provide for
/ the election of a chief executive off,
| Ger. shall be known In the City of
Baltimore as Mayor of Baltimore, and
in any county as the President Of the
! County Council Of the county, and all
! references in the Constitution and
| laws OF this State to the Mayor Of
Baltimore and City Council Of the City
| OF Baltimore or to the County Com
missioners Of the counties shall be
! construed to refer TO the Mayor of
Baltimore and City Council of the City
/ OF Baltimore and TO the President
and County Council herein provided
| for, whenever such construction would
be reasonable. From and after the
! adoption Of charter by the City of
Baltimore, or any county of this State,
as hereinbefore provided the Mayor
Of Baltimore and City Council of the
City Of Baltimore or the County Coun-
Gil Of said county, subject to the Con
stitution and Public General Laws of
this State, shall have full power to
| CAoSt AONol ia . VI sdlQ Ut! Ut cOul-
| ty, including the power to repeal or
amend Local Laws Of said city or
county enacted by the General Assem-.
bly,, upon all matters covered by the
express powers granted as above pro.
vided; provided that nothing herein
contained shall be construed to au.
thorize or empower the County Coun.
Gil of any county in this State to en-,
act laws or regulations for any in,
corporated town, village, or munich
pality in said county, on any matter
covered by the powers granted to said
town, village, or municipality by the
Act Incorporating it, or any subse
| quent Act or Acts amendatory there.
to. Provided. however, that the char
tiers for the various counties shall
provide that the County Council oil
the counties shall not sit more than
one month in each year for the pur
pose of enacting legislation for such
counties, and all legislation shall be
enacted during the month SO designat
ed for that purpose in the charter, and
all laws and ordinances so enacted
shall be published once a week fol-