Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-09-10
CHAPTER 4b3.

An Act to propose an amendment to
Article III, Of the Constitution Of the
State OF Maryland by adding a new
Section, to be known as Section 60,
and to 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-
ffths OF all the Members of each OF
the two Houses concurring), That the
following new Section be and the same
is hereby proposed as an amendment
to Article III, title Legislative De
partnent" OF the Constitution OF the
State Of Maryland, the same to be in
serted after Section SO and to be
known as Section 60: and II adopted
by the legally qualified voters thereof.
as herein provided said Section shall
become part Of Article III OF the
Constitution Of Maryland
Section co. The General Assembly
Of Maryland shall have the power to
provide by suitable general enactment
(a) for the suspension Of sentence by
the Court in criminal cases; (b) for
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. 2. And be II 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 elec-
ton, to be held on Tuesday next after
the first Monday in the month OF No
vember, 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
State, and at the said election the
vote on said proposed amendment 10
the Constitution shall be by ballot and
upon each ballot there shall be writ
ten or printed the words For the Con.
stitutional Amendment" and Against
the Constitutional Amendment" as
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, as directed by said Article ID
Of the Constitution
Approved April 10th, 1914.
CHAPTER s73.
An Act to amend the Constitution
of Maryland-by adding thereto a new
Article to be entitled, ARTICLE XVI
providing for The Referendum" and
to provide for the submission Of said
amendment to the qualified voters Of
the State for adoption or rejection.
Section 1. Be It enacted by the
General Assembly Of Maryland, (three-
nfths OF all the Members elected to
each Of the two Houses concurring).
That the following new and additional
Article. to be known as Article XVI.
title, The Referendum" be, and the
same Is hereby proposed as an amend
ment to the Constitution OF MARYLAND
and II adopted by the legal and ouaH.
ned voters thereof, as herein provided.
It shall stand as part and as q new
and additional Article OF said Constj.
tuition, to be known and entitled "a
aforesaid:
ARTICLE XVI THE REFERENDUM
Section ] (a). The people reserve
20 tnemselTes power known az The
Referendum, by petition to have sub
mitted 70 the registered voters Of the
state 10 approve or reject at the
polls, any Act, or part Of any Act of
the General Assembly, If approved by
tne Governor, or. II passed by the
General Assembly over the veto OF the
Governor:
Cd The provisions OF this Article
snen be self-executing; provided that
aodiuonal legislation in furtherance
thereof and not In conflict therewith
may be enacted.
Sec. e. No law enacted by the Cen
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