Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-08-26

eeo. .. Amendments 70 any charter
adopted by the City Of Baltimore or
hy any county Of this State under the
provisions OF tssis Article may be pro-
posed by . resolution Of the Mayer of
Baltimore and the City Council OF said
CITY Of Baltimore or the Council Of said
county. or by q petition signed by
not lesa than 20 per cent Of the regis
tered voters Of said city or county,
provided. however. that In any case
10,ee0 signatures shall be suiYicient to
complste @ petition, and fled with
the Mayer OF Baltimore or the Presf-
dent Of the County Council. ana when
30 proposed shall be submitted 20 the
voters OF said city or county at the
nsxf General or Congressional slec-
ton occurring after the passage of
said resolution. or the fling 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 adopted and become q part Of the
charter OF said city or county from
ana after the tkirtieth day after said
elecf0n- Said amendments shall be
publiehed By said Mayor Of Baltimore
or President OF the County Council
once week for five successive weeks
prior 20 said election In at least one
newspaper published in said city or
county.
SEQ 9. The power heretofore con-
fefred upon the General Assembly to
prescfibe the number, compensation,
powers and duties Of the County Com
m2ssioners In each county. and the
power 70 make changes in Sections
j % 3 inclusive, Article XI of this
Constitution, when expressly granted
as hereinbefore provided, are hereby
transferred to the voters Of each coun-
" and the voters Of City Of Balti.
more, respectively. provided that said
powers 30 transferred shall be ex.
ercised only by the adoption or amend.
mene OF q charter N hereinbefore pro-
vided; and provided further, that this
Article shall not be construed to au.
thoraxe the exercise Of any powers in
excess Of those conferred by the Leg.
tslature upon said counties or city as
this Article sets forth.
Sec. Z. The word Petition" az used
In this Article, means one or more
sheets written or printed, or partly
written ard partly printed; "Signa,
ture" means the signature OF a reg.
istered voter written by himself in
his own handwriting (and not by his
mark), together with the ward or dis,
triet and precinct in which he In reg.
istered. The authenticity of such sig.
natures and the fact that the persons
30 signtEg are registered voters shall
be evidenced by the affidavit Of one or
more registered voters of the city OF
county IN which said voters 80 sign
Ing ara registered, and one afidavit
may apply 70 or cover any number
OF signatures to such petition. The
false signing Of any name. or the sign.
ing OF any fictitious name 10 said peti
ton shall be forgery. and the making
OF any false afidavit In connection
with said petition shall be perjury.
Sec. !. And be 1t further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That the
aforesaid ARTICLE hereby proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution
shsu bct tSk.ns%next General Election
for Members OF the General Assembly
held In this State, submitted TO the
legal and Qualified voters thereof. for
their adoption or rejection in pursu.
ance Of the directions contained I'm
Article XVI OF the Constitution OF
this State, and nc the said general cleo,
ton the vote on said proposed amend.
ment to the Constitution shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot shall be
printed the words For the Constitu.
tional Amendment" and Against the
Constitutional Amendment" as now
provided by law, and Immediately aft
Or said election due return shall be
made TO the Governor Of the vote for
and against said proposed amendment
40 directed BY the said Fourteenth Ar
tlcle Of the Constitution.
Approved April 16th. 1914.
CHAPTER 45s.
An Act to propose an amendment to
Article III, Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Maryland. by adding q new
Section. to be known as Section so,
and TO provide for the submission OF
saSd Amendment to the qualified voters
OF this State for adoption or rejec
tion.
Section ]. Be IL enacted by the
General Assembly Of Maryland (three
6fths of all the Members OF each of
the two Houses concurring). That the
following new Section be and the same
10 hereby proposed an an amendment
70 Article III, title. Legislative De
partment" OF the Constitution Of the
state Of Maryland. the same to be In.
serted after Section 50 and to be
known as Section so: and IL adopted
by the legally qualified voters thereof.
a herein provided said Section shall
become o part Of Article III OF the
Constitution OF Maryland
Section so. The General Assembly
Of Maryland shall have the power TO
provide By suitable general enactment
(a) for the suspension OF sentence by
the Court In criminal cases; (b) for
any form OF the underestimate sen.
tence In criminal cases. and (c) for
the release upon parole I'm whatever
manner the General Assembly may
prescribe OF convicts imprisoned un-
der sentence for crimes.
Sec. .. And be IL further enacted
BY the authority aforesaid. That the
said foregoing Section hereby proposed
as an amendment 70 the Constitution
shall at the next ensuing general cleo
don. 90 be held on Tuesday next after
the first Monday In the month OF No
vember. 1915, be submitted to the
legal and qualified voters Of Maryland
for their adoption or rejection In pur-
suance Of the directions contained In
Article IL OF the Constitution Of this
State. and at the said election the
vete On said proposed amendment to
the Constitution shall be by ballot and
upon each ballot there shall be writ
ten or printed the words "For the Con-
stttutional Amendment" and .Against
the Constitutional Amendment" as
now provided by Law, and Immediately
after said election due returns shall
b made 70 the Governor Of the vote
for and against said proposed amend
ment a. directed by said Article IL
Of the Constitution.
Approved April 10th, 1914.
CHAPTER eSs.
An Act 70 amend ne Constitution
OF Maryland by adding thereto q new
Article 10 b entitled, Article XVI"
providing for The Referendum" and