Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-10-21

or any OF the counties OF this State.
SEQ. 5. Amendments 20 any chartsr
adopted by ne City of Baltimore or
~ any county Of shls State under the
provisions Of thxs Article mag b pro-
posed BY q resolution ef The Mayer OF
Baltimore and the City Council q said
City Of Baltimore O. shs Council q said
county. or BY o petifion signs& By
not less than 10 per cent of ne regis
tered voters q said city or county.
provided. however. that In any ease
10000 signatures shall b Sufficient to
complete q petition. and filed with
the Mayor Of Baltimore or the prsst-
dent OF the County Council. and when
90 proposed shall bs submitted % the
voters of said city or county at the
next General or Congressional dec
ton occurring after the passage Of
said resolution. or the fkliag Of said
petition. and II at said election the
majority Of the votes east for and
against said amendment shall be In
favor Thereof, said amendment shall
be adopted and become q part Of the
charter OF said clay or county from
and after the thirtte<h dsy afxsr said
election Said amendments shall be
published by said Mayor OF Baltimore
or President Of the County Council
once week for i've successive weeks
prior to said election In at least one
newspaper Published IN said city or
county.
Sec 8. The power heretofore con-
ferred upon the General Assembly TO
prescribe the number, compensation,
powers and duties Of the County Com
missioners In each county. and the
power 70 make changes in Sections
l to 8 inclusive. Article XI OF this
Constitution, when expressly granted
as herefnbefore crowded. are hereby
transferred to the voters Of each coun-
" and the voters Of City Of Balti.
more. respectively. provided that said
powers so transferred SHALL be ex-
erctsed only by the adoption or amend
men1 OF charter as hereinbefore pro
vided: and provided further. that this
Article shall not be construed TO au-
thor1ze the exercise Of any powers In
excess Of those conferred by the Leg
islature upon said counties or city az
this Article sets forth.
Sec. z. The word Petition" 40 used
In this Article, means one or more
sheets written or printed, or partly
written and partly printed; stigma,
ture" means the signature Of o reg.
istered voter written by himself in
his own handwriting (and not by his
mark), together with the ward or dis.
triet and precinct in which he In reg.
istered. The authenticity Of such sig.
natures and the fact that the persons
so signing are registered voters shall
be evidenced by the afidsviS of one or
more registered voters OF the city OF
county IN which said voters SO sign
ing are registered, and one afidayit
may apply 20 or cover any number
OF signatures TO such petition. The
false signing OF any name, or the sign
Ing or any fictitious name 20 said peti
ton shall be forgery. and the making
OF any false affidavit in connection
with said petition shall be perjury.
Sec. 2. And be IL further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That the
aforesaid Article hereby proposed O.
an amendment to the Constitution
shall be at the next General Election
for Members OF, the General Assembly
held In this State, submitted 10 the
legal and qualified voters thereof, for
their adoption or rejection In pu-su.
ance Of the directions contained I'm
Article XVI OF the Constitution OF
this State. and at tae said general cleo
ton the vote On said proposed amend.
ment to the Constitution shall be by
ballot. and upon each ballot shall be
printed the words Fer the Constitu.
tional Amendment" and Against the
Constitutional Amendment" as now
provided by law, and immediately aft
or said election due return shall be
made to the Governor OF the vote for
and against said proposed amendment
as directed by the said Fourteenth Ar
tcle Of the Constitution.
Approved April 18th. 1914.
CHAPTER asa.
An Act TO propose an amendment to
Article III, Of the Constitution Of the
State OF Maryland. by adding q new
Section. 20 be known as Section so.
and to provide for the submission of
said Amendment to the qualified voters
OF this State for adeytsea or rejec.
ton.
Section !. BE it enacs-d by the
General Assembly OF Maryland (three
fifths OF all the Members Of each of
the two Houses concurring), That the
following new Section be and the same
Is hereby proposed a. IN amendment
to Article III, title. Legislative De-
partment" OF the Constitution of the
State OF Maryland. the same . be In.
serted after Section 50 and 20 be
known as Section SO; and IL accepted
by the legally qualified voters thereof.
as herein provided said Section shall
become q part Of Article vi OF the
Constitution OF Maryland.
Section so. The General Assembly
OF Maryland shall have the power 20
provide by suitable general enactment
(a) for the suspension Of sentence by
the Court in criminal cases; OBJ for
any form OF the underestimate SEN
tence in criminal cases. and (c) for
the release upon parole In whatever
manner the General Assembly may
prescribe OF convicts imprisoned un-
der sentence for crimes.
Sec. 2. And be IL further enacted
by the authority aforesaid. That the
said foregoing Section hereby proposed
as an amendment 20 the Constitution
shall at The next ensuing general cleo.
ton. TO be held on Tuesday next after
the first Monday In the month OF No
vember. 1915, % submitted TO the
legal and qualified voters OF Maryland
for their adoption or rejection in pur-
suance OF the directions contained In
Article IA OF the Constitution OF this
State. and at the said election the
vote on said proposed amendment 20 4
the Constitution shall be by ballot and
upon each ballot there shall be writ.
ten or printed the words For the Con.
stitutional Amendment" and Against
the Constitutional Amendment" as
now provided by law. and Immediately
after said election due returns shall
be made to the Governor Of the vote
for and against said proposed amend
ment. as directed By said Article II
n the Constitution
Approved April 10th. 1914.
CHAPTER eT3.
An Act to amend tAe Constitution
II Maryland by adding thereto q new
Article 70 be entitled. Article XVI
rroviding for The Referendum" snd