The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-09-03

Ger by the city Of Baltimore, or any coun-
Tie Magor Of anG CITY
or the City OF Baltimore or tine County
Council Of said county, subject to the
this State shall have full power TO en-
act local laws Of said city or county, in
Guiding the power to repeal or amend
Cd BY the General Assembly. upon ail
matters covered BY the express powers
granted as above provided; provided that
nothing herein contained shall be con-
strned to authorize or empower the
County Council OF any county In this
State to enact laws or regulations for any
ity in said county. On any matter cyoer-
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
Council OF the counties shall not sit more
than one month In each year for The
purpose Of enacting legislation shall be
enacted during the month 80 designated
Tor that purpose In the charter. and al
published once d week for three success
siye weeks in at least one newspaper
taxpayers and citizens may have notice
thereof, This provision shall not apply
to Baltimore city. All such local laws
city Council " the CITY ~ Baltimore or
the Council Of the counties, as hereinbe-
fore provided, shall be subject to the
now applicable to the Public Local Laws
conflict between said Local Law and any
Public General Law now or hereafter en-
acted, the Public General Law shall con-
troll.
Sec 4. From and after the adoption OF
char charter under nd The PROVISIONS o. this
county Of this State, no Public Local Law
shall be enacted by the General Assembly
for said city or county or any subject
above provided. Any law SO drawn as to
apply TO the two. or more OF the geo.
not BE- deemed q Local Law within. enc
meaning OF this Act. The term geo
graphical subdivision" herein used shall
be taken to mean the City, OF Baltimore
or any Of the counties Of this State.
Sec. D. 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 or Balti-
more and the City Council or said City OF
Baltimore, or the Council Of said county,
20 per cent Of the registered voters Of
said city or county, provided. however,
that in any case 10000 signatures shall
Wh the e Ms eS%p e Ba%ofe d
when % proposed shall Be submitted 70
next General or Congressional election
occurring after the passage Of said reso-
luton, or the filing OF said petition and
Toe It d saf f see a0d es iSs a G d
amendment shall be adopted and become
county from and after the 9f thirtiet6 day az
after said election Said amendments
shall be published by said Mayor Of
Council once u week Tor ave successive
weeks prior to said election In at least
one newspaper published in said city or
county.
Sec. 9. The power heretofore conferred
upon the General Assembly to prescribe
Ttea u% ~ III 0Rg ana
changes Ii Sections l e ., inclusive,
Article II Of this Constitution, when
expressly granted a. hereinbefore pro
voters OF each county and the voters OF
City OF Baltimore, respectively, provided
that said powers 70 transferred shall BE-
exercised only by the adoption or amend
ment Of a charter as hereinbefore pro-
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
ten and partly printed; signature
means the signature or registered voter
ing (and not BY his mark, together with
the ward or district and precinct in
which he IL registered. The authenticity
of such signatures and the fact that the
shall Be evidenced by tRe, affidavit u
one or more registered voters of the city
or county In which said voters 20 signing
are registered, and one affidavit may APP
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
perjury.
the authority aforesaid, That the afore-
amendment 70 the Constitution SHAH Be
on the General Assembly held Ia this
State, submitted to the legal and quail
fed voters thereof, for their adoption or
contained in Article XVI X Of The Gcasfftns
ton Of this State, and at the said gen
eral election the vote on said proposed
BY. ballot, and upon each ballot shall be
printed the words For the Constitution
81 Amendment" and Against the Con-
ed By law, and Immediately no after fo said
election due return shall be made to the
Governor OF the vote for and against said
proposed amendment as directed by the
ton.
Approved April 16th. 1914
CHAPTER ASS.
An Act to propose an amendment to
Article iii, OF the Constitution of the
State Of Maryland, by adding a new Sec
t1on, TO be known aS Section 60, and to
provide for the submission OF said
Amendment to Che qualified voters Of this
State for adoption or rejection
Sec. !. BE It enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland (three-tifths OF all
concurring), That the following new sec-
ton be and the same Is hereby proposed
aS am amendment to Article iii, title,
Legislative Department" OF the Consti-
tuition of che State Of Maryland, the
same to be inserted after Section 80 and
to be known as Section 60; and If adopt
ca by the legally qualified voters thereof
as herein provided, said Section shall be-
come part OF Article Hi OF the COnsti-
tuition Of Maryland.
Maryland shall have the power to provide
Ply suitable general enactment CAD for the
suspension or sentence by the Court In
criminal cases; OBJ for any form of in
determlnate sentence In criminal cases,
and 80 for the release upon parole i'm
whatever manner the General Assembly
may prescribe, OF conyicts Imprisoned
under sentence for crimes
Sec 2 And be 1t further enacted BY
the authority aforesaid. That the said
amendment TO the Constitution shall at
the next ensuing general election, to be
neld on Tuesday next after the first
Monday IN the month OF November, 1915,
be submitted to the legal and qualified
voters "a Maryland for their adoption or
rejection In pursuance OF the directions
contained in Article IA of the Constitution
OF this state. and at the said election the