The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-10-15
PROCLAMATION
Proposed Amendments to the
Constitution of Maryland.

Whereas. Mt the January Session Of the
Meee paseG e W.T. ane chapter 500
proposing an amendment to Article Is, Of
the Declaration of Rights OF the Consti-
51 p T neM AreIe G q Psed GonstS
zion ~ be known as Article XI-A;
Chapter 459; proposing an ADDITIONAL Sec
and Chapter 673, proposing an additional
Article to said Constitution to be known
ss Article XIV; which said Acts Of the
ures following:
|: CHAPTER 800.
An Act to amend Article XIV of the Dec
laration of Rights of the Constitution or
the State VI Maryland. and to provide for
the submission OF such amendment to the
: qualified voters or this State for their ad
option or rejection.
Section i. H. IL enacted BY the General
Assembly Of Maryland three 6fths or all
. tile Members " each w the two Houses
concurring). That the following Article
Se and the same is hereby proposed IT. u
Declaration Of Rights % the .Constitu-
. ton OF the State OF Maryland. as at
present existing. and II adopted by the
: provided. il shall supercede and stand In
place and stead of such Article
Article XIV. That the levying or taxes
by the poll In grierous and oppressive
. and out TO be prohibited. that paupers
: ought not to be assessed for the support
sembly shall. Ivy uniform rules, provide
for separate assessment OF land and clas-
: sificatfon and suh-claSsifcations Of i'm
provements on land and personal prop
erty, as It may deem proper: and all
taxes thereafter provided to be levied by
the State for the support Of the general
and by the City Of Baltimore for their
respective purposes. shall be uniform as
: improvements on m land and personal
property which the respective taxing
powers may have directed to Be subject
e 1he "a et rt nes dgt1sf
view for the good government and bene-
|; fit Of the community.
authority aforesaid, that the foregoing
stead Of Article XIV Of the Declaration Of
: Of Maryland shall be- az the next general
|: ELECTION for members OF the General As
! sembly held I'm this State. submitted to
; their adoption or rejection, I'm pursuance
; Of the directions contained in Article
ana that M aaid senera a,ect,on n tba 4nte
on said proposed amendment to the Con-
; stitution shall be By ballot, and upon
tie words aFor the constitutional Amend
amendment" o. now pFeseribed By ia~.
: returns shall be made to the Governor OF
the vote for and against said proposed
amendment ag directed Dy Article XIV Of
the Constitution.
Approved, April 10th. 1914.
CHAPTER 41e
An Act to propose an amendment "a
the Constitution OF this State by adding
q new Article thereto to follow immediate
Rrt asr xi and and provide "a foT
: submission of said amendment to the
: qualified voters of this State for their
Section L Be II enacted by the Gen.
: eral Assembly OF Maryland, lthree- hfths
Of all the Members Of each Of the two
Article to follow Immediately after Arti.
Gle XI and to be known as Article XI-A
an amendment to the Constitution Of this
|. State, which Article. II adopted by the
|. qualified voters or this State, as herein
Be and become q part Of the Constltn-
ton OF this State
ARTICLE XI-A. LOCAL LEGISLATION
baltimore and City Council OF the City OF
baltimore, OF ON petition bearing the
signature OF mot less than 20 per cent ~
the registered voters q said city or NY
; county provided, however, thar In any
case 10000 signatures shall be sufficient
TO complete q petitlonl, the Board or
ty shall provide at the next general
or Congressional election. occurring after
such demand or the filing " such peu-
rion, for tile election OF a charter board
of eleven registered voters Of said city or
fY6 registered voters In any such cOun-
Lies. NOMINATIONS Tor members OF sand
charter board may lie made NOT less than
forty days PRIOR TO said election by the
Mayor Baltimore lily Council OF
the city VI Baltimore Ur tie county Com
misSlOners OI such county, or hot less
Inan twenty days prlOr sand election
by petition bearing the signatures writ
; Ten al lneI4 own handwriting (and not W
their markl less than D
Vi lne egIsIerEu voters Or the sand LIly
VI Du4uMUre Ur said county, provided.
that i'm any case two thousand signatures
of registered voters shall be sufficient TO
cUmplele any SUCH nominating petition.
anu il mol more than eleven registered
voters Or tie city w Baltimore or mot
. more than nve registered voters Ina ANY
sucn county nominated their
names shall not be printed Oh the ballot,
, IIy VI baltimore or nve In such county
. sAaIl constitute sand charter board frUm
: anu nIter lne date Of said election At
|. sad election Ine ballot shall contain the
: nanies " salu nominees III alphabetical
: OIuer ~Ilnuut any Indicution VI tnu
: source Ur their numlnAtUn, and shall also
Note Lor "a against the creation of said
|; charter board, but the vote cast agaAIst
: sara creation shall NOT be held 10 bar Tie
voter from expressing nis choice among
: the nominees lOr said board and II lie
! majority Of Tie votes cast Tor ami against
the creation or SAID charter board shaII
the members OF Haid charter board shall
be void; but Ii such majority shall be in
favor OF the creation Of said charter
board, then and In chat event the eleven
nominees OF tile City Cf Baltimore or 1--WE
nominees I'm The county receiving the
largest number OF votes shall constitute
the charter board, and said charter board.
Or d majority thereof, shall prepare with
In six months from the date OF said cleo
ton IN charter or form OF government for
said city or such county and present the
saline TO the Mayor Of Baltimore or Pregi-
dent or the Board or County Commits
sIoners or such county, who snail publiDh
the same in mt least two newspapers or
general circulation published IN said the
GitT OF Baltimore o. county within
thirty days after 1t shall be reported TO
the voters or said city or county at the
next general or Congressional election
after the report Of said charter to said
Mayor or Baltimore or President or rhe
Board or County Commissioners and II
"a majority OF the votes cast for and
against the adoption OF said charter shall
be In favor Of such adoption. the said
from tile date or such election shall be-
come law OF said city or county, subject
only TO the Constitution and Public Gen
eral Laws Of this State, and any Public
Local LAWS Inconsistent with the pro-
VISIONS w said charter and former charter
OF said Ine City of Baltimore or county
thereby repealed
first session after tie adoption or this
amendment shall, by Public Geaeral Law,
provide u grant OF expre>s powers Tor
such county counties may there
after form a charter under the provfs-
ions or this Article. Such express pow