Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-10-14

the nrst day OF June next after ms
session at which Il may be passed.
unless Il contain a Section declaring
such law an emergency law and nee
essary for the immediate preservation
OF the public health OF safety, and
passed upon q yea and nay vote sup
ported by three-hfths Of all the mem
bers elected 10 each of the two Houses
Of the General Assembly; provided,
however that said period Of suspen-
sion may be extended as provided in
Section 8 (b) hereof II before said
first day OF June there shall have been
hled with the Secretary OF the State
a petition 10 refer 70 Q vote OF the
people any law or part OF law cap
able OF referendum, as In this Article
provided, the same shall be referred
By the Secretary Of State TO such
vote. and shall not become a law or
take effect until thirty days after its
approval by a majority OF the electors
voting thereon at the next ensuing
election held throughout the State for
Members Of the House Of Representa-
tiyes OF the United States. An emer-
gencv law shall remain in force not
withstanding such petition, but shall
stand repealed thirty days after hav-
ing been rejected by q majority Of the
qualified electors voting thereon; pro-
vided, however, that no measure Great
ing OF abolishing any once, or chang
ing the salary, term or duty OF any
officer. or granting any franchise or
special privilege, or creating any vest
ed right or interest. shall be enacted
as an emergency law. No law max
ing any appropriation for maintaining
the state Government, or for main
tanning or aiding any public institu-
ton, not exceeding the next previous
appropriation for the same purpose,
shall be subject to rejection or re-
peal under this section. The increase
In any such appropriation for main
tanning or aiding any public institu-
tion shall only take effect as in the
case OF other laws, and such increase
or any part thereof specified in the
petition, may be referred TO a vote Of
the people upon petition.
Sec. Ca) The referendum petit
ton against an Act or part OF an Act
passed by the General Assembly, shall
! be sufficient II signed by ten thousand
| qualified voters of the State OF Mary
land, Of whom not more than half
shall be residents Of Baltimore City,
or Of any one county; provided thar
any public local law for any one coun-
ty or the City OF Baltimore shall be
referred by the Secretary Of State
only to the people OF said county or
| City OF Baltimore, upon referendum
petition OF 10 per cent OF the quail
fed voters OF said county or City of
Baltimore az the case may be, cal
culated upon the whole number Of
votes cast therein respectively for
Governor ct the last preceding Guber-
Material election
Cb) II moro than ons-haIf, but less
than the full number Of signatures re-
/ Quired TO complete any referendum Pc
! tition against any law passed by the
General Assembly, be filed with Sec
/ retary Of State before the first day
Of June, the time for the law to take
effect, and for fling the remainder Of
signatures to complete the petition
| shall be extended TO the tnirtieth day
| Of the same month with like effect
Sec. 4. A petition may consist Of
several papers, but each paper shall
contain the full text OF the Act or part
Of Act petitoned upon; and there shall
| be attached 10 each such paper an
| affidavit Of the person procuring the
| signatures thereon that Of the said
| persons own personal knowledge ev-
cry signature thereon Is genuine and
bona flde, and that the signers are
registered voters OF the State OF Mary.
land, and Of the City Of Baltimore. or
county, as the case may be, as set
opposite their names, and no other
verihcation shall be required.
Sec. (a). The General Assembly
shall provide for furnishing the voters
OF the State the text OF all measures
| TO be voted upon by the people; pro
vided, that until otherwise provided
/ by law the same shall be published
In the manner prescribed By Article
| XIV Of the Constitution for the pub.
hcation Of proposed Constitutions
l Amendments.
(b) All laws referred under the
/ provisions OF this Article shall be sub.
initted separately on the ballots TO
the voters OF the people, but IL con-
tanning more than two hundred words,
/ the full text shall not be printed on
the Official ballots, but tho Secretary
OF State shall prepare and submit a
ballot title Of each such measure In
such form as to present the purpose Of
said measure concisely sdd intelli.
| gently. The ballot title may be dis.
! tinct from the legislative title, but N
any case the legislative title shall be
/ sufficient. Upon each OF the ballots
/ following the ballot title or text, as
/ she case may be. Of each such meas.
! nrs, there shall be printed the words
For tie referred law" and Against
the referred law" az the case may be.
The votes cast for and against any
I such referred law shall be returned to
the Governor II the manner prescribed
Nith respect to proposed amendments
70 the Constitution under Article XIV
OF thia Constitution. and the Governor
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