The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-08-20
PROCLAMATION
Proposed Amendments to the
Constitution Of Maryland.

Constitution Of Maryland.
Whereas. at tie January Session or the
General Assembly or Maryland held In the
year nineteen hundred and fourteen,
proposing an amendment to Article Id, OF
tie Declaration of Rights OF the Consti-
tuition OF Maryland; Chapter 416. pro-
ton to be known as Article XI-A;
Chapter 453, proposing an additional sec-
and SU GRa6ter S7si proposinE u I'd addItionai
Article to said Constitution to be known
as Article XIV; which said Acts OF the
General Assembly are in words and fig
CHAPTER $50.
An Act to amend Article XIV OF the Dec
laration OF Rights Of the Constitution or
/ the State OF Maryland, and to provide FOR
the submission OF such amendment to the
qualified voters OF this State for their ad-
option or rejection.
Section /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly, OF Maryland three tifths OF all
concurring), That the following Article
be and the same 10 hereby proposed i'm
the place and stead of Article XY Of The
tion OF the State OF Maryland. ~ Ak
present existing, and II adopted by the
legal qualified voters thereof. as herein
place and stead OF such Article
Article XIV. That the levying OF taxes
By the poll is grieyous and oppressive
ought not to be assessed for the support
OF the government; that the General As
sembly shall by uniform rules, provide
for separate assessment Of land and clas-
sidcation and sub-classihcations OF i'm
provements on land and personal prop
erty, as it may deem proper; and all
the State for the support Or the general
State Government. and by the counties
and by the City or Baltimore for their
respective purposes, shall be uniform as
to land within the class or sub-class Of
Improvements ON land and personal
property which the respective taxing
ed to the tax levy; yet fines, duties o.
taxes imposed, or laid with a political
view for the good government ana bene-
Section = Ana 6e 1t enacted by the
authority aforesaid, that the foregoing
Article hereby. proposed in the place and
Rights Of the Constitution of the state
of Maryland shall be, at the next general
election for members Of the General As
the legal and qualified voters thereof for
their adoption or rejection, In pursuance
OF the directions contained In Article
XIV OF the Constitution OF this State
and that at said general election the vote
on said proposed amendment TO the Con-
stitution shall be by ballot, and upon
the the words aFor the Constitutional Amend
ment," and Against the Constitutional
Amendment" as now prescribed BY law,
returns shall be made to the Governor Of
the vote for and against said proposed
amendment as directed BY Article XIV or
the Constitution.
Approved. April 10th, 1914.
CHAPTER 416.
An Act to propose an amendment to
the Constitution OF this State by adding
new Article thereto to follow Immediate
ly after Article NJ and to be known as
submission Of said amendment to the
qualified voters Of this State for their
adoption or rejection.
" all the Members OF each or the two
Houses concurring), That the following
Article to follow Immediately after Arti-
Gle Nj and to be known as Article XI-A
be and the same Is hereby proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution of this
qualified voters Of this State, a. herein
provided, shall thereby by such adoption
be and become a part Of the Constitu-
tion Of this State.
Section L. On demand OF the Mayor of
Baltimore and City Council Of the City of
Baltimore, or on petition bearing the
signature Of not less than 20 per cent OF
county provided, however, that in any
case 10000 signatures shall be sufficient
to complete petitionl, the Board Of
Election Supervisors OF said city or coun-
" shall provide at the next general
or Congressional election. occurring after
such demand or the filing OF such petit
rion, for the election of a charter board
or eleven registered voters of said city or
five registered voters In any such coun-
ties. Nominations for members of said
charter board may be made not less than
election
Mayor OF Baltimore and City Council or
the City Of Baltimore or the County Com
missioners of such county, or not less
than twenty days prior to said election
| by petition bearing the signatures writ
ten in their own handwriting (and not by
their I'LL mark Of not les than per per cent cent
| or Baltimore or said county; provided,
that In any case two thousand signatures
complete any such nominating petition,
and il not more than eleven registered
voters OF the City of Baltimore or not
more than five registered voters In any
such county are so nominated their
names shall not be printed On the ballot,
but said eleven registered voters In the
City Of Baltimore or five In such county
and after the date or said election. AT
said election the ballot shall contain the
names or said nominees In alphabetical
order without any indication of the
source of their nomination, 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 ~ bar the
voter from expressing bis choice among
the nominees for said board and IL 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 IL such majority shell 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 constitute
the charter board, and said charter board,
or majority thereof, shall prepare with
III six months from the date Of said cleo
ton d charter or form OF government for
said city or such county and present the
same to the Mayor of Baltimore or Presi-
siOners of such county, who shall publish
the same i'm at least two newspapers Of
general circulation published i'm said the
City OF Baltimore or county within
thirty days after 1t shall be reported to
him. Such charter shall be submitted to
next general or Congressional election
after the report or said charter to said
Mayor on Baltimore or President OF the
Board OF County Commissioners; and il
a majority OF the votes cast for and
against the adoption of said charter shall
be i'm favor of such adoption. the said
charter from and after the thirtieth day
from the date of such election shall be-
come a law of said city or county. subject
only to the Constitution and Public Cen
eral Laws az this State, and any Public
Local Laws inconsistent with the pro-
visions Of said charter and former charter
of said the City or Baltimore or county
thereby repealed.
See o The General Assembly at its
first session after the adoption Of this
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