Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-08-13

the frst cay Of June next after ne
session at which 4 may Be passed.
unless & contain & Section declaring
such law an emergency law and nee
essary FOR the immediate preservation
OF the public health or safety. ard
passed upon q yea and nay vote SUP
ported BY three-dfths OF al the men.
bers elected to each OF the two Houses
OF the General Assembly; provided.
however, that said period OF suspen-
sion may be extended ss provided in
Section s (b) hereof n before SAID
hrst day OF June there shall have been
fled with the Secretary az TIE state
q petition 70 refer 20 q vote % the
people any law or part Of a law car
able OF referendum. as n this Arucl
provided the same shall be referred
by the Secretary % state 20 suca
vote, and shall not become q law 81
take effect until thirty days after its
approval by a majority OF the electors
voting thereon az the next ensuing
election held throughout the state TO-
Members % the House OF Represent.
tivss OF the United States. An emer-
genoy law shall remain IN force nCt
withstandlng such petition hut shRu
stand repealed thirty DAYS after hav
ing been rejected by a majority % The
qualified electors voting thereon. pros
vided, however that 40 measure crent.
ing or abolishing any once. or chang
ing the salary term or duty % sur
officer, or granting any franchise or
special privilege. or creating any vfst.
ed right or interest. shall be enncfrf
as an emergency law No law uak-
ing any appropriation for maintain
the State Government or for uaf-
tanning or aiding any puhnc lusfIt-
ton, not exceeding the next previous
appropriation FOR the same purpose
shall be subject 20 rejection or ~
peal under this section. Tho increase
IN any such appropriation for main
tanning or aiding any public insttr
tion shall only take effect as in fhf
case Of other laws. and such iucrCar
or any part thereof specified IN o.
petition, may be referred % e vote ot
the people upon petition.
Sec. 2 (a). The referendum Do
ton against an Act or part of an Ag
passed By the General Assembly
be sufficient II signed By ten thonsl
qualified voters OF the state ~ M
land. Of whom not more than f
shall be residents az Baltimore C'rF
or OF any one county: provided
any public local law FOR any ore com.
ty or the City OF Baltimore ffan t
referred by the Secretary of state
only 20 the people of said county n-
City OF Baltimore. upon a rcforeutu-u
petition of 10 per cent of The G-llH
fed voters OF said county OF City ~
Baltimore as the case may be- c1t
cuiated upon the whole number ~
votes cast therein respectively fe-
Governor az the last preceding Guler
material election.
(b) If more than one-half but
than the full number of sign ures ~
quired TO complete any referendum
tition against any law passed ~ taa
General Assembly. be fled w.tl Sec
retary Of State before the frst DAY
Of June, the time for the law % fahc
effect and for hIng the remainder ot
signatures to complete tho petition
shall be extended to the thirtota iay
OF the same month with ike effect
Sec. 4 a petition may consist %
several papers, but each paper shall
contain the full text OF the Act or part
OF Act petiuoned upon; and there shall
be attached TO each such paper a.
affidavit OF the person procuring the
signatures thereon that OF the said
persons own personal knowledge ev-
cry signature thereon Is genuine ana
bona fde. and that the siTnerr are
registered voters Of the State of Mary
land, and Of the City or Baltimore. os
county. as the case may De, a. sci
opposite their names. and no other
verifcation shall be required.
Sec. 8 (a) The General Assembly
shall provide for furnishing the voters
OF the State the text OF al measures
to be voted upon by the people pro
vided. that until otherwise provided
by law the same shall be published
in the manner prescribed by Article
XIV Of the Constitution for the pub
llcation OF proposed constitutional
Amendments.
(b) All laws referred under the
provisions Of this Article shall be sub.
mitted separately on the ballots to
the voters OF the people, but II con.
tanning more than two hundred words
the full text shall not be printed on
Lig UAIkAaA UcAaOAIs D0b A4AE s1INt q taA4
Of State shall prepare and submit q
ballot title Of each such measure ~
such form as to present the purpose Of
said measure concisely and intelh
gently. The ballot title may be dis
dnct from the legislative title. but in
any case the legislative title shall b.
sufficient Upon each Of the ballots
following the ballot title or text as
the case may be, Of each such meas
IRE, there shall be printed the word
For the referred law" and Against
the referred lew," as the case may be
The votes cast for and against ans
such referred law shall be returned .o
the Governor in the manner prescrlbed
Eith respect to proposed amendment
10 the Constitution under Article XIV
Of this Constitution, and the GoTerno.
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