Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-09-02


provisions Of this Article may be pro-
posed by q resolution Of the Mayor Of
Baltimore and the City Council Of said
City OF Baltimore or the Council Of said
county. or by q petition signed by
not less than 20 per cent. Of the regis
tered voters Of said city or county.
provided. however. that In any case
10000 signatures shall be sufficient to
complete q petition. and filed with
the Mayor Of Baltimore or the Presi-
dent Of the County Council, and when
10 proposed shall be submitted TO the
voters Of said city or county at the
next General or Congressional elec-
ton occurring after the passage OF
said resolution, or the iling 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 part Of the
charter Of said city or county from
and after the thirtieth day after said
election Said amendments shall be
published by said Mayor OF Baltimore
or President OF the County Council
once O week for fiye successive weeks
prior TO said election in at least one
newspaper published In said city or
county.
Sec 9. The power heretofore con-
| ferred upon the General Assembly to
prescribe the number, compensation,
powers and duties of the County Com
missioners In each county. and th'
power TO make changes in Sections
! TO 6 inclusive. Article XI OF this
Constitution, when expressly granted
a. hereinbefore provided, are hereby
transferred to the voters Of each coun.
~ and the voters OF City OF Balti.
more. respectively. provided that said
| Powers so transferred shall be ex-
ercised only by the adoption or amend.
ment or charter as hereinbefore pro
vided: and provided further, that this
Article shall not be construed 10 au.
thortze the exercise Of any powers In
excess of those conferred by the Leg.
islature upon said counties or city as
this Article sets forth.
Sec. 2. The word Petition" as used
| In this Article, means one or more
sheets written or printed, or partly
written and partly printed; sigma.
ture" means the signature OF n reg.
| istered voter written by himself in
his own handwriting (and not by his
mnrk). together with the ward or dis.
| tr4et and precinct in which he II reg.
istered. The authenticity Of such sig.
| natures and the fact that the persons
30 signing are registered voters shall
be evidenced by the AFFIDAVIT Of one or
more registered voters OF the city OF
county in which said voters so sign.
ing are registered, and one afidavit
may apply to or cover any number
| OF signatures to such petition. The
false signing of any name, or the eign.
Ing OF any fictitious name TO said peti
ton shall be forgery, and the making
| OF any false affidavit in connection
with said petition shall be perjury.
Sec. 2. And be IL further enacted
| By ShG authority aforesaid. That the
| aforesaid Article hereby proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution
shall be at the 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 In
Article XVI OF the Constitution OF
this State. and ut 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 70 the Governor Of the vote for
and against said proposed amendment
as directed By the said Fourteenth Ar.
tiele OF the Constitution.
Approved April 18th. 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. 20 be known as Section so
and 70 provide for the submission OF
said Amendment to the qualified voters
OF this State for adoption or rejec.
ton.
Section !. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland (three
afths OF all the Members Of each oi
the two Houses concurring). That the
following new Section be and the same
is hereby proposed az an amendment
to Article Ill, 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
m herein provided said Section shall
become q part OF Article III Of the
Constitution Of Maryland.
Section so. The General Assembly
OF Maryland shall have the power tC
provide BY suitable general enactment
| (a) for the suspension Of sentence by
the Court in criminal cases; OBJ foI
any form Of the indeterminate sen
tence In criminal cases, and (c) for
the release upon parole in 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 TO the Constitution
shall at the next ensuing general cleo
tion, Co be held on Tuesday next after
the first Monday In the month Of No
lvsmber, 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 II Of the Constitution Of this
Stats. and at the said election the
vote ON said proposed amendment te
the Constitution shall be by ballot and
| upon each ballot there shall be writ
ten or printed the words For the Con
stitutionai Amendment" and Against
the Constitutional Amendment" az
now provided by law, and Immediately
after said election due returns shall
be- made to the Governor of the vote
for and against said proposed amend
ment, ~ directed by said Article II
Of the Constitution.
Approved April 10th. 1914
CHAPTER sS3.
An Act 20 amend tAe Constitution
Of Maryland by adding thereto a new
Article 10 be entitled, Article XVI
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