The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-10-22

Section II BE it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly Of Maryland sthree. hf tins
Houses concurring), That the following
Article to follow Immediately after Arti-
cle III and 10 BE- known as Article Al-A
be and the same is hereby proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution Of this
State which Article: II adopted ~ ne
qualified voters OF this State, as herein
Be ana become d part q the Gonstitu-
ton OF this State
ARTICLE XI-A. LOCAL LEGISLATION.
Section l. On demand OF the Mayor OF
Baltimore and City Council OF the City OF
Baltimore, or on petition bearing the
signature of not less than 20 per cent Of
the registered voters OF said city or any
county provided, however, that in any
case 10000 signatures shall BE- sufficient
TO complete q petitlonl, the Board or
Election Supervisors q said city OF coun,
ty shall provide MT the next general
or Congressional election. occurring after
such demand or the filing OF such petit
ton, for the election OF charter board
of eleven registered voters Of said city or
tive registered voters in any such coun-
ties. Nominations for members OF said
charter board may be made not less than
Mayor or Baltimore and City Council OF
the City of Baltimore or the County Com
missiUnerS or such county, or not less
than twenty days prior to said election
by petition bearing the signatures writ
ten III their own handwriting land NOT by
their mark Of not less than 5 per cent
Or the registered voters OF the said city
that in any case two thousand signatures
OF registered voters shall be sufficient 10
complete any such nominating petition,
voters or the City or Baltimore Ok mot
more than five registered voters in any
names SHAH lot ~ printed On the ballot,
but said eleven registered voters in the
City Of Baltimore on i've i'm such county
shall constitute said charter board from
and utter the date of said election at
said election Ihe ballot shall contain Lhe
names or said nominees in alphabetical
order without any indication OF Tie
be SO arranged as to permit the voter TO
vote for or against the creation Of said
charter board, Dut me vote cast against
voter from expressing his choice among
the nominees Tor said board and III tile
majority OF the votes cast for and against
tine creation OF said charter board shall
be against said creation the election OF
the members or said charter board shall
be void hut liz such majority shall be i'm
favor OF the creation Of said charter
board, then and In that event the eleven
nominees OF the City OF Baltimore or Mve
nominees in the county Receiving the
the charter board, and said charter beard,
or majority thereof, shall prepare with
III six months from the date OF said Wl@c-
ton charter or form OF government for
said city or such county and present the
same w the Mayor OK Baltimore or Presi-
dent OF the Board Of County Commits
the same in at least two newspapers OH
general circulation published in said the
City Of Baltimore or county within
him. Such charter shall be submitted to
the voters or said city OH county at the
next general or Congressional election
Mayor u Baltimore Or President or fhe
Board Of County Commissioners; and IL
"a majority Of The votes cast for and
against the adoption OF said charter shall
be in favor Of such adoption the said
charter from and after the thirtieth day
from the date of such election shall be-
only to tine Constitution and Public Cen
erai Laws of this State, and any Public
Local Laws inconsistent with the pro
visions OF said charter and former charter
Of said the City of Baltimore or county
thereby repealed
See. y. The General Assembly AZ it,
frst session after the adoption Of this
amendment shall, by Public General Law,
provide a grant OF express powers for
such county or counties - may there
after form charter under THE prOris-
erS granted 10 The counties and the pow
ers heretofore granted TO tie counties and
the powers heretofore granted to the City
Section y, Public Local Laws OF Mary
land, shall not be enlarged or extended
Dy any charter formed under the prOTiE-
b. extended, modified, amended or ra-
pealed by the General Assembly.
Sec. 3. Every charter so formed shall
provide for ann elective legislative body i'm
which shall be- vested the law-making
power OF said city or county. Such legis-
lative body in the City Oh Baltimore shall
be Known as the City Council OF the City
known uE the County Council Or TIM
county. The chief executive officer. in
amy such charter shall provide for the
election OK such executive officer. or the
presiding officer Of said Legislative body,
liz such charter shall not provide for the
election OF chief executive officer, shall
be known ia the City of Baltimore as
Mayor OF Baltimore and i'm any county
as the President OF the County Council on
the county, aud all references I'm the
Constitution and Laws or this State Go rhe
Mayor OF Baltimore and City Council OF
the City OF Baltimore or to the County
commissioners Uf rbR counties shall be
construed 10 refer to the Mayor OF Balti-
more Ard City Council OK cine City of