The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-08-20


this state shall have full power TO en-
&c local laws or said city or county, in
Guiding the power. TO- repeal or amend
ed by the General Assembly upon all
matters covered by the express powers
granted as above provided; provided that
strned to authorize o. empower the
County Council OF any county In this
State to enact laws o. regulations for any
Incorporated town, village, or municipal
ity In said county, on any matter cv0er-
cd by the powers granted to said town,
village or municipality by the Act incor-
Acts amendatory thereto. Provided,
however, that the charters for the various
counties shall provide that The County
than one month in each year for the
purpose of enacting legislation shall be
enacted during the month so designated
FOR that purpose In the charter, and all
laws and ordinances 20 enacted shall be
published once q week for three success
slve weeks III mt least one newspaper
published In such counties, SO that the
thereof. This provision shall not apply
to Baltimore city. All such local laws
City Council or the City of Baltimore Or
the Council OF the counties, US hereinbe-
fore provided, shall be subject to the
same rules OF Interpretation as those
now applicable to the Public Local Laws
OF this State. except that i'm case Of any
conflict between said Local Law and any
Public General Law now or hereafter en-
acted, the Public General Law shall con-
troll.
Sec A. From and after the adoption or
a. charter under the provisions Of this
county OF this State, no Public Local Law
shall be enacted by the General Assembly
for said city Or county Of any subject
above provided Any law 80 drawn as to
apply TO the two or more of the geo.
graphical sub divisions OF this State shall
NOT Be deemed a Local Law. within the
graphical subdivision" herein used shall
be taken to mean the City Of Baltimore
Sec 5. Amendments to any charter
adopted by the City OF Baltimore or by
any county or this State under the pro-
by D resolution OF the Mayor OF Balti--
more and the City Council OF said City OF
Baltimore, or the Council of said county,
PS cpe 10 t signed 6g net Leg than
said city or county, provided, however,
that in any case 10000 signatures shall
BE- sufficient to complete petition, and
President or the County Council, and
when 50 proposed shall be submitted to
the voters of said city or county az the
occurring after the passage of said reso-
luton, or the fling of said petition. and
IL at said election the majority of the
ment shall be in favor thereof said
amendment shall be adopted and become
a part of the charter or said city or
after said election. said amendments
shall be published by said Mayor OF
Baltimore or President or the County
weeks prior to said election in at least
one newspaper published in said city or
county.
upon the General Assembly to prescribe
the number, compensation, powers and
duties of the County Commissioners in
each county, and the power to make
Article II OF this Constitution, when
expressly granted as hereinbefore pro
vided, are hereby transferred to the
city or Baltimore, respectively, provided
that said powers SO transferred shall be
exercised only by the adoption or 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
city as this Article sets forth.
Sec Z. The word Petition" as used
ia this Article. means one OF more
sheets written or printed. or partly writ,
means the signature of registered voter
written by himself in his own handwrit-
ing (and 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
one or more registered voters or the city
or county in which said voters so signing
are registered, and one affidavit may ap-
ply TO cover any number of signatures to
such petition. The false signing of any
name, or the signing of any fictitious
name TO said petition shall be forgery,
and the making of any false affidavit In
connection with said petition shall be
Sec. ? And be il further enacted BY
said Article hereby proposed as an
amendment To the Constitution shall be
at the next General Election for Members
State submitted to the legal and quail
fed voters thereof, for their adoption or
rejection In pursuance of the directions
contained in Article WI of the Constitu-
tion Of this State, and at the, said gen.
eral election the vote ON said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall be
by ballot, and upon each ballot shall ~
al Amendment and Against the Con-
stitutional Amendment" 81 now. provid-
"a BY law, and Immediately after 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 Article of the Constitu-
Approved April 10th. 1914.
CHAPTER 453.
An Act TO propose an amendment to
Article III, OF the Constitution of the
State OF Maryland, by adding new Sec
provide for the submission Of said
amendment to the qualified voters Of this
State for adoption M rejection;
Assembly OF Maryland Ithree-f ifths Or all
the Members o. each of the two Houses
concurring). That the following new sec
tion be and the same is hereby proposed
as an amendment to Article Ill, 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
ed by the legally qualified voters thereof,
come a part Of Article III or the Consti-
tuition OF Maryland.
Section 10. The General Assembly OF
Maryland shall have the power to provide
BY suitable general enactment (al for the
suspension OF sentence by the Court In
criminal cases; (b) for any form of in
determinate sentence in criminal cases,
and (cl for the release upon parole In
may prescribe. Of convicts imprisoned
under sentence for crimes.
Sec. 2. And BE- it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid. That the said
foregoing Section hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution shall MT
the next ensuing general election, to be
held on Tuesday next after the first
Monday in the month of November, 1915,
be submitted to the legal and qualified
voters of Maryland for their adoption or
rejection i'm pursuance Of the directions
contained In Article ia Of the Constitution
of this State. and at the said election the
vote on said proposed amendment ~ the
Constitution shall be by ballot ana upon
each ballot there shall be written or
printed the words For the Constitution
Al Amendment ana Against the Con-
by law, and Immediately after said cleo
tion due returns shall be made to the