The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-10-29

the Mayor or Baltimore and City Council
Of the City Of Baltimore or the County ny
Constitution and Public General Laws OF
act local laws of said city Or county. in;
GSeai Laws s u PT ssid City q county enact
ed By the General Assembly. upon al
matters covered by the express powers
nothing herein contained shall BE- con-
County Council Of any county ~ this
Incorporated town, village. or municipal
ed By the po~ers granted Co said town.
Porafing It. sr my subsequent Act q
Acts amendstery thereto: Provided.
Council OF the counties shall not git more
purpose of ,enactinE LEGISLATION shall D.
for that purpose IN the charter. and oil
laws and ordinances NO enacted shall be
published once week for three success
published in such counties. SO that the
taxpayers and citizens may. have notice
thereof; This provision shall not apply
enacted BY the Mayor u Baltimore and
City Council Of the City of Baltimore or
the Council OF the counties, as hereinbe-
same rules OF Interpretation my those
now applicable to the Public Local Laws
or this State. except that in case Of any
Public General Lazy now Or hereafter en-
trsl
Sec. 4. From and after the adoption Of
ree by u fhe a he @ Or
county of this State. no Public. Local Law
shall be enacted by the General Assembly
covered By The express powers granted o.
above provided. Any law 10 drawn as to
apply to the two or more Of the geo:
not be deemed 4 Local Law. within me
graphical sub division" herein used shan
BE- taken to mean The City, q Baltimore
Sec. 3 Amendments to any charter
adopted by the City OF Baltimore or by
any county Of this State under the pro-
BY resolution Of the Mayor OF Balti-
Baltimore, or the Council OF said county,
20 per cent o. the registered voters q
That IN any case 10000 signatures shall
WITH the t. nsSor ct Bs@ofe Or tRa
when 70 proposed shall Be submitted to
next General or congressional election
occurring after the passage or Iaid reso-
luton, or the filing of said petition. and
Eoe e sf tf a0G es nfes sS @ f a.
amendment shall BE- adopted ana become
part Of the charter Of said city or
after said election Said amendments
shall be published, BY. Iaid Mayor o.
orce or for Of A., the Comfy
weeks prior to said election IL at least
one newspaper published IN said city or
county.
Sec g. The power heretofore conferred
upon the General Assembly TO prescribe
fhs nu%seT tbe and
A athies X1 q this constifation. V When
ednT gf sarsS O. hesenbefoFs PEE,
voters of each county and the voters Of
City Of Baltimore respectively. provided
that said powers 50 transferred shall be
ment OF q charter as hereinbefore pro
vided further. that this Article shall not
be construed 10 authorize the exercise or
any powers ~ excess Of those conferred
by the Legislature upon said counties or
city as this Article, sets forth.
W Sec t,, 7. The ,,, word Petition" as used
sheets written pr printed, OF partly writ
fea ana fSe RIa1 printed II
written by himself I'm his own handwrit-
the ward or district and precinct in
which he is registered. The authenticity
persons 80 signing are registered voters
shall be evidenced By the affidavit Of
one or more registered voters OF the city
are registered. and one AFFIDAVIT may ap-
ply to cover any number OF signatures to
such petition The false signing of any
name to said petitio5 Shall any Be h forgery
ana the making or any false affidavit In
connection with said petition shall be
Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted BY
The, authority aforesaid, That the afore-
said Article hereby proposed az an
at the next General Election for Members
OF the General Assembly held in this
State, submitted to the legal and quail
rejection in pursuance Of the directions
contained in Article XVI OF the Constitu-
tion q this State. and at the. said gen
amendment to the Constitution shall be
by ballot; and upon each ballot shall be
printed the words For the Constitution
stitAtlonSi snd AGAINST The Cen
Cd BY law. and Immediately after Gaid
election due return shall be made to the
proposed amendment as directed Nv the
said Fourteenth Article Of the Constitu-
ton.
Approved April 18th. 1914.
CHAPTER 453
I'D AGt % propose an amendment 60
Article III. OF the Constitution Of the
state of Maryland, by adding a new Sec
uon, to be known as Section CO. and to
provide for the submission of said
Amendment to the qualified voters OF this
State for adoption or rejection.
Assembly OF Maryland (three-ifths OF all
the Members of each OF the two Houses
eoncurringl; That the following new sec-
ton Pc and the same is hereby proposed
nv an amendment to Article III, title
tuition Of the State of Maryland the
same to be inserted after Section 80 and
70 be known as Section 60; and liz adopt
ed by the legally qualified voters thereof
as herein provided, said Section shall be-
come part or Article III or the Consti-
Section 60. The General Assembly OF
Maryland shall have the power to provide
Dy suitable general enactment (a) for the
suspension or sentence by the Court III
criminal cases; (b) for any form Of in
and (c) for the release upon parole in
whatever manner the General Assembly
may prescribe, Of convicts Imprisoned
under sentence for crimes.
Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted BY
the authority aforesaid. That the said
foregoing Section hereby proposed as aa
amendment to. the Constitution shall at
the next ensuing general election, to be
held on Tuesday next after the first
Monday I'm the month of November, 1915,
be submitted to the legal and qualified
voters Of Maryland for their adoption or
rejection In pursuance OF the directions
contained In Article II of the Constitution
Oh this State. and mt the said election the
vote on said proposed amendment to the
constitution ah tui1o shall BE- By ballot and upon