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

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, ty of this State, as herein. before proyloeGi,
the Mayor of Baltimore and CITY Codncii
az file City of Baltimore OF the 1oun Nv.
Council of said S eoqnPty' s1e Laws 81
this State shall have full power w ~
III local laws OF said city or county, III
Guiding the power to repeal " aIenr.
! Local Laws Of said city or county enaci,
ID nv the General Assembly. upon al
matters covered by the express powers
granted as above provided; p rHHVi6S e con.
struel To authorize or empower 4 NM
County Council OF any county Az IT. ns
State to enact laws or regulations VI t an
Incorporated town, village, or Munic npar.
ity in said county, on any matter cvoer-
| cd nv the powers granted to SAID town.
Village or municipality by the Act lncor-
porating IL Gr any tbereto Provided
counties Shall provide that the county
| Council W the counties shall not sit more
man one month i'll each year for the
nnrnose OF enacting legislation shall be
enacted during the month SO deslg1ateu
for that purpose IN the ena,tedI' s dmu he
published once a week for three success
/ siye weeks i'll mt least one neWspapeI
published in such counties M lhh no+ MI
thereof This provision shall not apply
to Baltimore city. All such local laws
enacted by the Mayor OF Ba n,aere anu n1
| the Council of the counties, as herelnne-
fore provided, shall be subject to the
same rules OF Interpretation ~ those
nov applicable to the Public Local Laws
| vi this State, except that III case oI any
\ conflict between said Local Law ana any
4 Public General Law now or hereaItef en-
| acted the Public General Law snail con-
Sec 4. From and after the adoption OF
charter under the provisions OF TINS
county of this State, no Public Local Law
\ shall be- enacted by the General Assembly
4 for said city or county or any suD5ect
above provided. Any law 50 drawn as to
apply to the two or more of the geo,
| graphical sub divisions OF this state SEAL
meaning Of this Act. The. term geo,
graphical subdivision" herein used shat
be taken to mean The City of Baltimore
Of any % tn counties Or this state.
\ Sec 5. Amendments to any charter
adopted by the City of Baltimore or by
any county of this State under the pro,
by resolution of the Mayor Of Balti,,
more and the City Council Of said City o.
Baltimore, or the Council OF said county
W ny A petition signed by n9t L. -t tha II
that in any case iO,OO6 signatures shall
be sufficient to complete a petition, and
President of the County Council, and
when so proposed shall be submitted to
the voters of said city Of county at the
ia
occurring after the passage or said reso.
luton, Or the filing Of said petition, and
II at said election the majority Of the
votes cast for and against SAID said ame end
amendment shall be adopted and become
part of the charter of said city OF
after said election. Said amendments
shall be published by said Mayor "a
Baltimore or President OF the County
weeks prior to said election in at least
one newspaper published in said city OIL
county.
upon the General Assembly to prescribe
duties or the County Commissioners in
eouy sec ehd N t.
Article III OF this Constitution, when
expressly granted as hereinbefore pro-
vided, are hereby transferred to the
voters of each county and the voters OF
City Of Baltimore, respectively, provided
that said powers 80 transferred shall be
exercised only by the adoption o. amend
vided further, that this Article shall not
be construed to authorize the exercise OF
any powers in excess Of those conferred
by the Legislature upon said counties or
4 Sec. z. The word Petition as used
in this Article. means one or more
sneets written or printed, or partly writ
ten ana partly printed signature
means the signature OF registered voter
written by himself In his own handwrit-
/ ing tand not by his mark, together with
! the ward or district and precinct in
which he is registered. The authenticity
/, OF such signatures and the fact that the
| persons so signing are registered voters
shall be evidenced by the affidavit OF
one OK more registered voters on the city
Or county liza which said voters 20 signing
ply to cover any number OF signatures to
| such petition. The false signing of any
name, or the signing of any fictitious
N Ch01 ha for
and the making Of any false affidavit in
connection with said petition shall be
perjury.
the authority aforesaid. That the afore-
I said Article hereby proposed as an
amendment to the. Constitution shall be
ut the next General Election for Members
OF the General Assembly held in this
lied votes thereof, for their adoption or
contained in Article XVI OF the Constitu-
ton of this State, and MT the said gen
eral election the vote on said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall be
by. ballot, and upon each ballot shall be
printed the words For the Constitution
al Amendment and Against the Con-
"a by law, and Immediately after said
election due return shall be- made to the
Governor ~ the vote for ana against said
said Fourteenth Article Of the Constitu-
! tion.
approved April 10Th, 1914.
CHAPTER 45s.
\ An Act to propose an amendment to
Article ilI- of the Constitution OF the
State 0f Maryland, by adding a new see
ton. t. Be known u Section SO. and to
Amendment TO the qualified voters of this
State for adoption or rejection.
Sec. ]. Be 1t enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland (three- ffths OF all
the Members Of each Of the two Houses
concurringl. That the following new sec-
ton be and the same IL hereby proposed
ny an amendment to Article iii, title.
" Legislative Department" OF the Consti-
tuition Of the State of Maryland, the
same TO be inserted after Section 80 and
TO be known as Section 60; and if adopt
60 by the legally qualified voters thereof,
rs herein provided, said Section shall nal
come part of Article iii OF the Consti-
tuition pa Maryland.
Section 6O- The General Assembly VI
Maryland shall have the power 10 provide
by suitable general enactment (a) for the
suspension OF sentence by the Court in
criminal cases; OBJ for any form of in
DISCRIMINATE sentence in criminal cases,
ana 81 Tor the release upon parole in
whatever manner the General Assembly
may prescribe, or convicts imprisoned
under sentence for crimes
sec =. And be 1T further enacted bv
the authority aforesaid. That the said
foregoing Section hereby proposed as an
amendment am to the Constitution shall at
me next ensuing general election, to be
held on Tuesday next after the first
Monday In the month OF November. 1g15
De submitted TO the legal and qualified
voters Of Maryland for their adoption WI
rejection in pursuance or the directions
OF this State. and at the said election The
vote on said proposed amendment to tho