Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-08-06

more or county within thirty days aftei
1t shall be reported to him. Such chartei
Shall be submitted to the voters Of salt
city or county at the next general o.,
Congressional election after the repori
of said charter to said Mayor OF Bait
more or President OF the Board Of Coun
ty Commissioners. and II a majority Oh
the votes cast for and against the adopl
ton OF aaId charter shall be IN favor o.
such adoption. the said charter from aat
after tho thlrtieth day froEi the date o.
such election shah become the law o
said city or county, subject only 10 thu
Constitution and Public General Laws OF
this state. and any Public Local Law,
Inconsistent with the provisions OF sait
charter and former charter Of said ths
city Of Baltimore or county shall bt
thereby repealed.
Section 2. Tho General Assembly ct to
FIRST session after the adoption of THU
amendment shall by Public Genera
Law, provide grant OF express power
for such county or counties as may
thereafter form charter under the pro
visions OF this Article. Such exprss.
powers granted to the counties and the
powers heretofore granted 10 the City ct
Baltimore. az set forth In Article 4 Sec
ton G. Public Local Laws Of Maryland
shall not be enlarged or extended by
any charter formed under the provisions
OF this Article. but such powers may be
extended. modified. amended or repealed
by the General Assembly.
Section g. Every charter so formed
shall provide for an elective legislative
body IN which shall be vested the law
making power Of said city or county
Such legislative body in the City of Bal
timorc shall be known as the City Coun-
a.. frlt ..r T..
county shall be known as the County
Council OF the county. The chief exec.il
tive officer. II such charter shalt provide
for the election Of such executive ON.
cer or the presiding officer Of said legi
lative body, II such charter shall MT
provide for the election OF chief ex
ecutive officer. shall be known In the
City OF Baltimore as Mayor OF Balti-
more. and in any county as the Prestl
dent OF the County Council OF the cou T..
~. and all references In the Constit
tion and laws Of this State to the Mayor
OF Baltimore and City Council of ths
City OF Baltimore or to the County Com.
mssi0ners Of the counties shall be con.
strued to refer to the Mayor of Balti.
more and City Council OF the City OF
Baltimore and to the President and
County Council herein provided for
whenever such construction would Be-
tion OF a charter by the city Of Baiss.
more or any county OF this State as
hereinbefore provided. the Mayor OF b /.
timore and city Council OF the City Of
Baltimore or the County Council OF said
county. subject TO the Constitution an
Public General Laws Of this State shall
have full power to enact local laws o..
said city or county including the power
to repeal or amend Local Laws Of said
IA u nr hU he Il
Assembly. upon all matters covered by
the express powers granted as above
provided; provided that nothing herein
contained shall he construed to author
lie or empower the County Council oil
any county in this State to enact laws
or regulations for any incorporated
town, village. or municipality in said
county. on any matter covered By the
powers granted to said town. village
or municipality by the Act Incorporating
II, or any subsequent Act or Acts amen
datory thereto. Provided. however. that
the charters for the various counties
shall provide that the County Council Of
the counties shall not sit more than one
month in each year for the purpose OF
enacting legislation for such counties
during the month designated for that
purpose in the charter. and all laws and
ordinances so enacted shall be published
once a week for three successive weeks
In at least one newspaper published in
such counties. so that the taxpayers and
citizens may have notice thereof. This
provision shall not apply to Baltimore
City. All such local laws enacted by
the Mayor Of Baltimore and City Corn
ell OF the City Of Baltimore or the Coun-
ell OF the counties. as hereinbefore pro-
vided. shall be subject to the same rules
of Interpretation as those now applica-
BILE to the Public LEGAL Laws OF this
State. except that in case OF any con-
fiict between said Local Law and any
Public General Law now or hereafter
enacted, the Public General Law shall
control.
Section l. From and after the adoption
of q charter under the provisions OF this
Article by the City of Baltimore or any
county of this State, no Public Locis
Law shall be enacted by the General
Assembly for said city or county on any
subject covered by the express powers
granted as above provided. Any law 50
drawn as to apply to two or more OF the
geographical subdivisions of this State
shah not be deemed a Local Law, within
the meaning of this Act. The term geo
graphical subdivision herein used sha /
be taken to mean the City of Baltimore
or any of the counties of this State.
Section s. Amendments TO any charter
adopted by she city Of Baltimore or bv
any county Of this State under the pro
visions Of this Article may be proposed
by resolution Of the Mayor OF Balti-
more and the city Council of said the
city OF Baltimore or the Council OF said
county or by a petition signed by not
less than 20 per cent Of the registered
voters OF said city or county. provided
however that in any case 1000 sigma
lures shall be sufficient to complete Pc
more or the President Of the County
Council and when so proposed shall b.
submitted TO the voters OF said city or
county at the next General or Congress
sional election occurring after the pas
sage OF said resolution or the filing OF
said petition, and II at said election the
majority OF the votes cast for and
against said amendment shall be in favor
thereof. said amendment shall be adopt
ed and become part of the charter Of
said city or county from ard after the
thirtieth day after said election. Said
amendment shall be published by said
Mayor of Baltimore or President OF the
County Council once week for five
successive weeks prior to said election
in at least one newspaper published in
said city or county.
Section 8. The power heretofore con-
ferged upon the General Assembly 10
prescribe the number, compensation
powers and duties of the County Com
mlssioners in each county and the power
to make changes In Sections l TO 6. in
elusive, Article Xl of this Constitution,
when expressly granted as hereinbefor
provided. are hereby transferred TO the
voters Of each county and the voters OF
City OF Baltimore, respectively, provide
that said powers so transferred shall be
exercised only by the adoption or amend
ment OF a charter as herelnbefore pro.
vided; and provided further. that this
Article shall not be construed TO author
ize the exercise OF any powers IN excess
of those conferred by the Legislature
upon said counties or city as this Article
sets forth.
Section Z. The word Petition" 20
used in this Article means one or NOR,
sheets written or printed. or partly writ,
ten and partly printed signature
means the signature Of a registered votel
written by himself IN his own hand.
writing land not by his marl1, together
with the ward or district and precinct iH
which he Is registered. The authenticity
Of such signatures and the fact that thu
persons so signing are registered voters
shall be evidenced by the afiidaeit Of ons
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