The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-10-15

Council of said county, subject to the
this State shall have fuii power 70 en-
act local laws OF said city or county. in
Guiding the power to repeal or amend
Cd By the General Assembly. upon iii
matters covered By the express powers
granted ~ above provided; provided that
strued to authorize or empower the
State 70 enact laws oE regulations for any
\ ity in said county. ON amy matter cvoer-
1 ed by the powers granted to said town.
village or municipality ~ ire ct incor-
Acts sme6dstory thereto. Provided.
however. that the charters for the various
counties shall provide that the County
than one month In each year for. the
purpose OF enacting legislation shall be
enacted during the month 20 designated
A for that purpose In the charter. and all
laws and ordinances 20 enacted shall be
published once week for three success
sive 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
enacted bS the Mayor OF - Bnri DSa ana
City Council of the City Of baltimore or
the Council OF the counties. as hereinbe-
fore provided, shall I've subject to the
now applicable to the Public Local Laws
Of this State. except that In case of any
conflict between said Local Law anil any
Public General Law now or hereafter en-
acted. the Public General Law shall con-
troll
Sec 4. From and after the adoption or
Article " 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
covered By The express powers granted AZ
above provided. Any law 50 drawn as to
apply 10 the two or more OF the geo
not be deemed Local Law. within the
graphical SUBDIVISION herein used shall
or any of the counties Of this State.
Sec. 5. Amendments to any charter
adopted by the City OF Baltimore or by
by a resolution of the Mayor Of Balti-
more and the City Council of said City of
or by d petition signed by not less than
20 per. cent OF the registered voters Of
said city or county. provided, however;
Be- be- suficient to to- complete petition, ana
fled with the Mayor OF Baltimore or the
President Of the County Council, and
the voters Of said city OF county at the
next General or Congressional election
occurring after the passage OF said reso-
! If at said election the majority OF the
votes cast for and against said amend
ment shall BE- IL favor thereof: said
part o. the ea charter O Il said city or
county from and after the, thirtieth day
Baltimore or President Of the County
Council once week for five successive
weeks prior to said election in at least
one newspaper published ia said city or
county.
See O. The power heretofore conferred
upon the General Assembly to prescribe
fhn hnr Ntrv1 -
duties of The County Commissioners in
each county, and the power to make
changes IN &c Sections 1 to 9. inclusive,
expressly granted as hereinbefore pro
vided. are hereby transferred to the
voters or each county and the voters OF
that said powers 10 transferred shall be
exercised only By the adoption or amend
ment o. charter ~ hereinbefore pro
he construed to authorize the exercise of
any powers IN excess Of those conferred
az The Leg Ii 1Ee, upon said counties o.
Sec, ". The word Petition" as used
In this Article. means one or more
sheets written or printed. OF partly writ,
means the signature or registered voter
written by himself in his own handwrit-
ing ing land Nd. not by , his mark; together with
which he Is registered. The authenticity
OF such signatures and the fact that the
Se 10 tEe ay Gtei
one or more registered voters or the city
or county I'm which said voters no signing
are registered. and one affidavit may APP
ply to cover any number Of signatures to
such petition. The false signing Of any
name, or the signing Of any fictitious
name 70 said petition shall Be forgery,
and the making OF any false affidavit In
connection with said petition shall be
perjury.
Sec 2 And be II further enacted BY
ltlp luthOrirg aforesaid Thai rhn afnrn.
said Article hereby proposed as an
amendment to the. Constitution shall be
iof the General Assembly held in this
State. submitted 70 the legal and quail
fed voters thereof, for their adoption or
contained In Article XVI OF The Constitu-
ton OF this State, and at the said gen
eral election the vote on said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall be
BY. ballot; and upon each ballot shall be
printed Che words For the Constitution
a Amendment and Against the Con
ed by law, and Immediately after said
election due return shall be made to the
Governor Of the vote for and against said
said Fourteenth Article OF the Constitu-
ton.
Approved April 10th. 1914.
CHATTER 4a3
Ar Act to propose an amendment 70
Article Ill. or the Constitution OF tile
State or Maryland. by adding N new Sec
tion. TO be known as Section GO. and to
provide for the submission of said
Amendment to the qualified voters or this
State for adoption or rejection.
Sec. J. Be Il enacted by the General
the Members of each of the two Houses
concurring). That the following new sec
ton be and the same ID hereby proposed
Legislative Department" OF the Consti-
tuition Of the State of Maryland, the
same to be inserted after Section 80 and
to be known as Section 60; and IL adopt
ed by the legally qualified voters thereof,
ag herein provided, said Section shall be-
come part Of Article III Of the Consti-
Section 10. The General Assembly or
Maryland shall have the power to provide
by suitable general enactment (a) for tine
suspension OF sentence BY the Court I'm
criminal cases; (b) for any form or in
Discriminate sentence In criminal cases,
whatever manner the General Assembly
may prescribe, of convicts imprisoned
under sentence for crimes.
Sec. . And be 1t further enacted by
the authority aforesaid. That the said
foregoing Section hereby proposed as an
the next ensuing general election, to be
held on Tuesday next after the first
| Monday In the month OF November, 1915,
be submitted to the legal and qualified
voters OF Maryland for their adoption or
rejection, IN pursuance q The directions
OF this State and at the SAID election the
vote ON said proposed amendment to the
Constitution shall be by ballot and upon
each ballot there shall be written or
printed the words For the Constitution
al Amendment" and Against the Con-
stftutionai Amendment aa now nroridad