The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-09-10

after the report of said charter to said
Mayor Mayor Or baltimore OF PRESIDENT Or the
a majority of the votes cast for and
against the adoption Of said charter shall
be iii favor of such adoption. the said
charter from and after the thirtieth day
from the date Of such election shall be-
come law of said city or county, subject
only To THE Constitution and Public Gen
eraI Laws OF this State, and any Public
Local Laws inconsistent with the pro-
visions Of said charter and former charter
or said the City Of Baltimore or county
thereby repealed.
first session after the adoption Of this
amendment shall, By Public General Law,
provide grant OF express powers for
such county or counties as may there
after form a charter under the provis-
ions of this Article. Such express pow
RS granted to the counties and the pow
the powers heretofore granted to the City
Of Baltimore, as set forth in Article 4,
Section G,. Public Local Laws OF Mary
by any charter formed under the provis-
ions of this Article, but such powers may
b. extended, modified, amended or re
pealed by the General Assembly.
Sec g.. Every charter SO formed shall
provide for an elective legislative body in
which shall be vested the law-making
iative body yin in tie City of Baltimore shall
be known as the. City Council of the City
Of Baltimore, and in any county shall be
known Az the County Council "a the
county. The chief executive officer. in
any such charter shall provide for the
election Of such executive officer, or the
presiding officer of said legislative body,
If such charter shall not provide for the
election of a chief executive officer, shall
be known in the City of Baltimore as
~ tile President " Tile County Council Oh
the county, and all references in the
Constitution and laws of this State to the
Mayor Of Baltimore and City Council of
commissioners OF the counties shall be
construed to refer to the Mayor of Balti-
more and City Council of the City of
Baltimore and To the President and Coun-
ty Council herein provided for, when
ever such construction would be reason
able. From and after the adoption of a char
TT by the City Of Baltimore, or any coun-
ty OF this State, ~ herein before provided,
the Mayor of baltimore and City Council
Of tue City Of Baltimore or the County
Council of said county, subject to the
Constitution and Public General Laws OF
this State Shall have full power to en-
act local laws of said city or county. in
Local Laws Of said city Oh county enact
ed by the General Assembly. upon all
granted as above provided; provided that
nothing herein contained shall be con
strued To authorize or empower the
County Council Of any county in this
Incorporated town, village, or municipal
ity ia said county. Oh any matter cvoer-
Ii.
village or municipality by the Act incor-
porating il, or any subsequent Act or
Acts amendatory thereto. Provided.
however, that the charters for the various
Council of the counties shall not sit more
than one month in each year for the
enacted during the month so designated
for that purpose in the charter, and all
laws and ordinances ~ enacted shall be
published once week for three success
sive weeks i'll at least one newspaper
published in such counties, so that the
taxpayers and citizens may have notice
to Baltimore city; All such local laws
City COUNCIL Of the City. Of Baltimore or
fore provided, shall be subject to the
same rules Of Interpretation as those
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. Al From ana after the adoption or
a charter under the provisions Of this
Article by the City Of Baltimore or any
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
graphical sub divisions or this State shall
not be deemed a Local Law. within the
meaning Of this 6is,. Act The term geo;
b taken to mean the city or Baltimore
Or any or the counties OF this State.
Sec. 5; Amendments to any charter
adopted by the City Of Baltimore or by
amy county OF this State under the pro
visions OF this Article may be proposed
by a resolution of the Mayor OF Balti-
more and the City Council of said City of
Baltimore, Or the Council OF said county,
or by d petition signed by not less than
20 pei, cent Of the registered voters or
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
when su 50 proposed shall Be- submitted nf ito to
the voters q said city OK county at the
next General or Congressional election
occurring after the passage of said reso-
II 1t said election the ma %ajority Of The tne
votes cast for and against said amend
ment shall be in favor thereof said
amendment shall be adopted and become
part Of the charter Of said city or
after said election. Said amendments
shall be published by said Mayor of
Baltimore or President Of the County
Council once week for five successive
one newspaper published in said city or
county.
Sec. 9. The power heretofore conferred
upon the General Assembly to prescribe
duties of the County Commissioners in
changes eSu II sections e inclaa fRs
Article XI OF this Constitution. when
expressly granted as heEeinbefore pro-
voters or each county and the voters or
City OF Baltimore, respectively. provided
that said powers so transferred shall he
exercised only by the adoption or amend
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