Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-10-22

laflon published IN said City Of Balti
more or county within thirty days hftei
q shall be reported 10 him. Such eharte
shall be submitted to the voters Of sai(
city or county At the next general o.
Congressional election after the reror
OF said charter 70 said Mayor OF Baltt
more or President Of the Boar6 Of coun
ty Commissioners. and II a majority o.
the votes cast for and against the adop
ton Of said charter shall BE- IN favor o.
such adoption. the said charter from ant
after the thlrtieth day from, the date o
such election shah become the law
said city or county. subject only to TIT
Constitution ard Public General Laws o.
this State and any Public Local Lawn
Inconsistent with the provisions OF sale
charter and former charter OF said thu
City Of Baltimore or county shall bt
thereby repealed.
Section .. The General Assembly at 10
first session after the adoption OF thu
amendment shall, by Public Genera
Law. provide grant Of express power
for such county or counties as mus
thereafter form charter under the pro
visions OF this Article. Such express,
powers granted to the counties and thu
powers heretofore granted to the City oil
Baltimore. as set forth ia Article 4, Sec
tion 6 Public Local Laws Of Maryland
shall not be enlarged or extended b.
any charter formed under the provisions
OF this Article, but such powers may b.
extended modified. amended or repealed
by the General Assembly.
Section 3. Every charter 50 formee
shall provide for an elective legislative
body In which shall be vested the law.
making power Of said city or county
Such legislative body in the City Of Bal
timore shall be known as the City Coun
ell Of the City OF Baltimore. and in any
county shall be known as the COUNTY
Council OF the county. The chief execn.
tive officer. II such charter shall providt
for the election of such executive ON,
Ger, or the presiding officer OF said iesi
lative body. II such charter shall noi|
provide for the election OF a chief exc
ec9tfiye officer, shall be known IN tb<|
City Of Baltimore as Mayor OF Balti-
more. and in any County as the presfl
lent Of the County Cprncil OF the coun
ty and all references ~ the Conatit
lion and laws Of this State 10 the Mayor
Of Baltimore and City Council OF ths
City Of Baltimore or to the County Com.
niissioners Of the counties shall be con.
strued to refer 10 the Mayor Of Bnili.
more and city Council Of the City oil
Baltimore and to the President and
County Council herein provided for
whenever such construction would bt
tNNA-OftAt
lon of a charter by the city OF Balti-
more. or any county Of this State. al
herelnbefore provided, the Mayor OF Bal
tlmore and City Council OF the City Of
Baltimore or the County Council OF said
county. subject to the Constitution an
Public General Laws Of this State. shall
have full power to enact local laws oil
said city or county, including the power
70 repeal or amend Local Laws OF said
city or county enacted by the General
Assembly. upon all matters covered by
the express powers granted aa above
provided; provided that nothing herein
contained shall be construed to author
| ize or empower the County Council Of
! any county in this State to enact laws
/ or regulations for any incorporated
| town. village. or municipality ia said
| county, on any matter covered by the
| powers granted to said town. village
4 or municipality by the Act inrorporatinp
| II, or any subsequent Act or Acts amen
eatory therAta Provided however that
the charters for the various counties
shall provide that the County Council OF
the counties shall not sit more than one
month In each year for the purpose OF
/ enacting legislation for such counties
during the month so designated for that
] purpose in the charter. and all laws and
4 ordinances so enacted shall be published
once week for three successive weeks
1 III a. icdsA one newspaper pupiiSueu III
| such counties, so that the taxpayers and
citizens may have notice thereof. This
provision shah not apply to Baltimore
City All such local laws enacted by
the Mayor OF Baltimore and City Coun-
| ell of the City Of Baltimore or the Coun-
| ell Of the counties. as hereinbefore pro-
vided. shall be subject to the same ruler
Of Interpretation as those now spplica-
BILE to the Public Local Laws OF this
State. except that In case OF any CON
| fiict between said Local Law and any
Public General Law now or hereafter
enacted. the Public General Law shall
control.
Section L. From and after the adoption
OF charter under the provisions OF this
Article by the City Of Baltimore or any
county OF this State. no Public Locss
Law shall be enacted by the General
Assembly for said city or county on any
subject covered by the express powers
granted as above provided Any law SO
drawn as to apply to two or more OF the
geographical subdivisions OF this State
shall not be deemed a Local Law, within
the meaning of this Act The term 'geo-
graphical sub-division" herein used sha
be taken to mean the City OF Baltimore
OF any Of the counties OF this State
Section 5. Amendments to any charter
adopted by the City of Baltimore or by
any county OF this State under the pro-
visions of this Article may be proposed
by a resolution OF the Mayor OF BaItl-
more and the City Council Of said the
City Of Baltimore. or the Council of said
county, or by a petition signed by not
less than % per cent of the registered
voters of said city or county. provided.
however that In any ceee 10000 sigma
lures shall be sufficient to complete a Pc
ton. and fled with the Mayor of Balti-
/ ba ~ he
Council. and when so proposed shall be
submitted to the voters OF said city or
county at the next General or Congress
slonal election occurring after the pas
sage Of said resolution, or the filing OF
said petition. and II at said election the
majority OF the votes cast for and
against said amendment shall be in favor
thereof, said amendment shall be adopt
ed and become part OF tho charter Of
said city or county from ard after the
thirtieth day after said election Said
amendment shall be published by said
Mayor of Baltimore or President of the
County Council once a week for five
successive weeks prior to said election
In at least one newspaper published In
said city or county.
Section 6. The power heretofore CON
ferred upon the General Assembly to
prescribe the number. compensation.
powers and duties of the County Com
mlssloners In each county. and the power
to make changes In Sections / to 8, in
| elusive, Article XII OF this Constitution.
when expressly granted as hereinbefors
provided. are hereby transferred to the
voters of each county and the voters Of
| City of Baltimore. respectively, provide
| that said powers so transferred shall be
exercised only by the adoption or amend
ment of a charter as hereinbefore pro.
vided: and provided further, that this
Article shall not be construed to author
lie the exercise Of any powers in excess
| OF those conferred by the Legislature
upon said counties or city as this Article
sets forth.
Section 7. The word Petition" "a
used in this Article. means one or more
sheets written or printed. or partly writ.
ten and partly printed: signature"
means the signature OF a registered voter
written by himself In his own hand.
! writing land not by his mark. together
4 with the ward or district and precinct In
which he Is registered. The authenticity
| OF such signatures and the fact that the
| persons 50 signing are registered voters
shall be evidenced b. the aifidavit Of ons