Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-10-09
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passed upon q yea and nay vote sup
norted bv three-ffths OF all the mem
hers elected 20 each Of the two Houses
OF the General Assembly; provided.
however. chat said period OF suspen-
sion NAV be extended as provided r.
Section 8 th) hereof II before SAID
a rat dav OF June there shall have beer
Aled with the Secretary OF the State
a netitfon 70 refer 70 4 vote 81 tire
neople any law or part Of law cap
able az referendum, ss IN this Arucic
nroyfded the same shall bo referred
bv the Secretary Of State 20 such
vote. and shall not become law or
take erect until thirty days after its
approval by majority of the electors
voting thereon az the next ensuing
election held throughout the State Tor
Members OF the House OF Representa-
tives OF the United States. An ener-
gency law shall remain In force not
withstandlng such petition. but shaIl
stand repealed thirty days after haT-
ing been rejected by majority OF the
qualified electors voting thereon pro
vided. however. that 70 measure Great
ing or abolishing any once, or chang
ing the salary. term or duty or any
officer, or granting any franchise or
special privilege. or creating any vest
ed right or interest shall be enacted
as an emergency law. No law max
ing any appropriation for maintaininH
the State Government, or for main
tanning or aiding any public institu-
ton. not exceeding the next previous
appropriation for the same purpose.
shall be subject to rejection or re
peal under this section. The increase
In any such appropriation for main
tanning or aiding any public instito
ton shall only take effect as In the
case OF other laws and such increase
or any part thereof specified IN the
petition, may be referred 20 a vote %
the people upon petition.
Sec, 3 (a). The referendum peti-
tiou against IN Act or part OF an Act
passed by the General Assembly, shail
be sufficient II signed by ten thousand
qualined voters OF the state Of Marv-
land Of whom not more than half
shall be residents of Baltimore CITY
or Of any one county; provided thar
any public local law for any one coun-
" or the City Of Baltimore shall be
referred by the Secretary Of state
only to the PEOPLE ~ said county or
City Of Baltimore. upo1 a referendum
petition OF 10 per cent OF the quail
hed voters Of said county or City Of
Baltimore as the case may be. cal
culated upon the whole number OF
votes cast therein respectively for
Governor ct the last preceding GubeT
natorial election.
(b) II more than one-half. but less
than the full number Of signatures re-
CURED 10 complete any referendum pc
utlon against any law passed by the
General Assembly. be Hled with Sec
retary Of State before the hrst dag
OF June the time for the law 70 take
effect, and for hline the remainder ot
signatures 10 complete the petition
shall be extended 10 the thirtieth day
Of the same month with like effect
Sec. l. A petition may consist cf
several papers. but each paper shall
contain tho full text Of the Act or part
Of Act pebtioned upon; and there shall
be attached TO each such papeT al
adldavit OF the person procuring the
signatures thereon that OF the said
persons own personal knowledge ev-
cry signature thereon IA genuine and
bona hde, and that the signers are
registered voters OF the State Of Mary
land, and Of the City Of Baltimore, or
county. as the case may be, as set
opposite their names. and no other
verihcation shall be required.
Sec. (a). The General Assembly
shall provide for furnishing the voters
Of the State the text Of 8ll measures
20 be voted upon by tie 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
hcation OF proposed constitutional
Amendments
(b) All laws referred under the
provisions Of this Article shall be sub
mitted separately on the ballots &c
the voters OF the people. but II con
tanning more than two hundred words
the full text shall not be printed on
the official ballots, but the Secretary
OF State shall prepare and submit q
ballot title Of each such measure IN
such form as to present the purpose OF
said measure concisely lad intelli
gently. The ballot title may be dis
tinct from the legislative title, but in
any case the legislative title shall be
efficient. Upon each OF the ballots
following the ballot title or text, as
the case may be. OF each such meas
I IRE, there shall be printed the words
For the referred law" and Against
the referred law" as the case may be
The votes cast for and against any
such referred law shall be returned u
the Governor In the manner prescribed
With respect 10 proposed amendments
30 the Constitution under Article XIV
~ this Constitution, and the Governor
ehail proclaim the result Of the elc.
ton, and, Il II shall appear that the
majority Of the votes cast on any such
measure were cast In favor thereof
the Governor shall by his proclama
ton declare the same having received
a majority OF the votes to have been
adopted by the people OF Maryland
part Of the laws Of the State. "a
take effect thirty days after such elec
lion, and In like manner and with ike
eject the Governor ehall proclaim che
result OF the local election as to any
Public Local Law which shall have
been submitted to the voters OF any
county or the City Of Baltimore.
Sec. S. No law or Constitutional
Amendment licensing. regulating. Dro
hiblhng, or submitting to local OF,
uon. The manufacture or sale OF MALI
oT sDirituous liquors. shall be referred
or repealed under any Act Of the pro
visions OF this Article
Sec z. And be II enacted by t}e
General Assembly ~ HEarrvga-S rS