Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-09-24

more or county within thirty days aftel
u shall be reported TO him. Such charts
shall be submitted to the voters Of saie
city or county at the next general o..
Congressional election after the repor
of said charter TO said Mayor cf Baiti
more or President o. the Board OF coun
" Commissioners sand n a majority o
the votes cast forfand against the adop
ton Of said charter shall be IN favor o
such adoption. the said charter from ant
after the fhlrtieth day from the date o
such election shall become the law o
said city or county. subject only to thu
Constitution and Public General Laws o.
this State. and any Public Local Law
Inconsistent with the provisions Of sale
charter and former charter Of said the
City Of Baltimore or county shall b.
thereby repealed.
Section 2 The General Assembly at IL
frst session after the adoption OF TIL
amendment shall, by Public Genera
Law, provide a grant OF express power
for such county or counties as MAJ
thereafter form charter under the pro
visions Of this Article. Such expires
powers granted to the counties and tn
powers heretofore granted to the City q
Baltimore, as set forth in Article 4 Sec
tion s. Public Local Laws OF Maryland
shall not be enlarged or extended BY
any charter formed under the provision
Of this Article. but such powers may b.
extended. modified. amended or repealed
by the General Assembly.
Section g. Every charter so formed
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 execu
tive officer. II such charter shall provide
for the election of such executive on
Ger, or the presiding officer OF said legl.
lative body. II such charter shall not
provide for the election of chief en-
ecutive officer, shall be known in tho
City Of Baltimore as Mayor of Balti
more, and In any county as the Presi.
dent of the County Council OF the coun.
ty. and all references In the Constitr-
tion and laws OF this State to the Mayor
of Baltimore and City Council of the
City Of Baltimore or to the County Com.
mlssioners OF the counties shall be con
strued to refer TO the Mayor of Balti
more and City Council OF the City oil
Baltimore and to the President and
County Council herein provided for
whenever such construction would b.
reasonable. From and after the adoo
ton of charter by the City Of Baltl
more. or any county OF this State, A.
hereinbefore provided. the Mayor of Bal.
timore 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 shat
have full power 10 enact local laws OF.
said city or county. including the power
to repeal or amend Local Laws Of said
city or county enacted by the General
Assembly, upon all matters covered by
the express powers granted as above
provided; provided that nothing herein
contained shall be construed to author
lie or empower the County Council OIL
any county I'm this State to enact laws
or regulations for any Incorporated
town. village. or municipality in said
county. on any matter covered by the
powers granted to said town, village
or municipality by the Act incorporating
It, or any subsequent Act or Acts amen
datory thereto. Provided. however. that
the charters for the various counties
shall provide that the County Council oil
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
ordinances so enacted shall be published
once week for three successive weeks
In at least one newspaper published in
such counties, so that the taxpayers and
citizens may have notice thereof. This
provision shall 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 rules
OF Interpretation as those now appllca-
BILE to the Public Local Laws OF this
State, except that in case of any con-
hict 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 LocN
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 Local Law, within
the meaning Of this Act. The term geo
graphical subdivision" herein used sha /
be taken to mean the City OF BaItimore
or any of the counties OF this State.
Section g. 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 resolution OF the Mayor of Balti-
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 20 per cent of the registered
voters of said city or county. provided.
however, that in any case 10000 sigma
lures shall be sufficient to complete a pc
ton. and filed with the Mayor of Baltl-
more or the President OF the County
Council. and when so proposed shall be
submitted to the voters OF said city or
county at the next General or Congress
sional election occurring after the pas
sage of said resolution, or the Aling of
said petition. and IL 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 a part of the 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 s. The power heretofore con-
ferred upon the General Assembly 10
prescribe the number. compensation.
powers and duties OF the County Com
missioners In each county, and the power
to make changes In Sections to {. In
elusive. Article XI 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
tnat SAID powers so transferred shall be
exercised only by the adoption or amerd.
ment OF a charter as hereinbefore pro.
vided; ana provided further. that this
Article shall not be construed to authoi@
re me exercise OF any powers In excess
OF those conferred by the Legislature
upon said counties or city as this Article
sets forth.
Section z. The word "pet,t,on" q,
used In this Article. means On. ar more
sheets written or printed. or nartlv writ.
ten and partly printed. s.Sienatur.a
means the signature OF a rer,starsd vate,
written by himself In his 80 hend
writing land not by his marx, .o.ath !
with the ward OF district AM, ,,ras,s.., :,
which he Is registered The artha..ts,s
OF such signatures and the fact ~. ~
persons so signing are reristera, s"as .l
shall be evidenced by the afndayit ~ !.
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