The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-08-13
PROCLAMATION
Proposed Amendments To the
Constitution Of Maryland.

Constitution OF Maryland.
General Assembly or Maryland held in the
year nineteen hundred and Ionrre wv
Acts were passed. " Wit: Chapter wv
proposing an amendment 70 AT The c y, \.
tuition of Maryland; Chapter 416, pro-
posing a new Article to said Consqta.
ton to be known as Article Ma
ton 10 Article fII Of said Constitution
and Chapter 6T3, proposing an additional
Article 70 said Constitution 70 De known
AZ Article XIV; which said Acts OF Lne
General Assembly are in words and fig
ures following:
CHAPTER $780,
An Act to amend Article XIV Of the Dec.
laration Of Rights of the Constitution q
CO. State ~ Maryland and 81 proTias I'M I'M
qualified voters or this State for their ad-
option or rejection.
Section J. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland three ffths of all
the Members of each OF the two Houses
concurringl, That the following Article
be and the same j. hereby proposed II
Declaration of Rights Of the Constitu,
ton of the State OF Maryland, A. at
present existing, and IL adopted by the
provided, it shall supercede and stand in
place and stead of such Article.
Article XIV. That the levying OF taxes
By the pol y g rieySo,qs, ana a.. Oppressive
ought not to be assessed for the support
on the government; that the General 80
sembly shall BY uniform 70 rules lib provide cIss
sification and sub clAssihcations OF I'M
provements on land and personal prop.
erty as it may deem proper; and all
the State for the support Of the general
State Government, and by the counties
ana by the City of Baltimore Co. their
to land within the class or sub-clasB OF
Improvements on land and personal
property which the respective taxing
ed to the af tax ai levy yet fines, duties o.
taxes imposed, or laid with political
view for the good government and bene-
fit of the community
authority aforesaid, that the foregoing
stead of Article Xf Of the Declaration Of
of Maryland shall be, at the next general
election for members Of the General As
sembly held I'm this State, submitted to
their adoption or rejection, in pursuance
OF the directions contained I'm Article
XIV Of the Constitution Of this State,
and that at said general election the vote
stitution shall be by ballot and upon
each official ballot there shall be printed
the words For the Constitutional Amend
ment,", and Against The Constitutional
Amendment" a. now prescribed by law,
and Immediately after said election due
returns shall be made to the Governor OF
amendment as directed by Article XIV Of
the Constitution.
Approved. April 10th, 1914
CHAPTER 416.
An Act To propose an amendment to
nv hr
a new Article thereto to follow Immediate
ly after Article XI and TO be known az
Article XI-A,. and to provide for the
submission of said amendment to the
adoption or rejection.
Section 4. Be IL enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, three- ffths
Houses concurringl, That the following
Article to follow Immediately after Arti-
Gle XI and to be known as Article XI-A
be and the same is hereby proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution of this
State which Article If adopted by the
qualified voters OF this State, al herein
provided, shall thereby. by. such adoption
tion OF this State
ARTICLE MA. LOCAL LEGISLATION.
Section 1. On demand of the Mayor of
Baltimore and City Council Of the City Of
III or not III Hill hao VI sn n
the registered voters OF said city or any
county provided. however, that III any
case 10000 signatures shall be sufficient
to complete a petitionl, the Board Of
Election Supervisors of said city or coun
ty shall provide at the next general
or Congressional election. occurring after
such demand or the filing of such petit
ton, for the election OF a charter board
or eleven registered voters OF said city or
five registered voters In any such coun-
ties Nominations for members Of said
charter board may be made not less than
forty days prior to said election by the
Mayor of Baltimore and City Council of
the City of Baltimore or the County Com
missioners Of such county, or not less
than twenty days prior TO said election
by petition bearing the signatures writ
ten in their own handwriting land not by
their mark OF not less than per cent
OF the registered voters Of the said City
of Baltimore or said county; provided.
of registered voters shall be sufficient to
complete any such nominating petition,
and IL not more than eleven registered
voters OF the City OF Baltimore or not
such county are 20 nominated their
names shall not be printed on the ballot,
but said eleven registered voters in the
city of Baltimore or five in such county
shall constitute said charter board from
and after the date of said election. At
said election the ballot shall contain the
order without any indication Of the
source of their nomination. and shall also
be arranged ms to permit the voter to
vote for or against the creation or said
charter board, but the vote cast against
said creation shall not be held TO bar the
voter from expressing his choice among
the nominees for said board and if the
majority Of the votes cast for and against
the creation OF said charter board shall
be against said creation the election OF
the members OF said charter board shall
be void. but IL such majority shall be in
favor of the creation of said charter
board, then and in that event the eleven
nominees of the City of Baltimore OF five
nominees in the county receiving the
largest number of votes shall constitute
the charter board. and said charter board,
or a majority thereof, shall prepare with
i'll six months from the date OF said cleo
tion charter or form OF government for
said city or such county and present the
same to the Mayor of Baltimore or Presi-
dent of the Board of County Commits
sionerS Of such county. who shall publish
the same In at least two newspapers Of
general circulation published iii said the
City or Baltimore or county within
thirty days after III shall be reported To
him. Such charter shall be submitted to
the voters Of said city or county at the
after the. report of said charter to said
Mayor of Baltimore or President of the
Board of County Commissioners; and If
majority Of the votes cast for and
against the adoption Of said charter shall
be LII favor OK such adoption the said
from the date Of such election shall be-
come law Of said city or county, subject
only to the Constitution and Public Gen
eral Laws OF this State, and any Public
Local Laws inconsistent with the pro
visions OF said charter and former charter
thereby repealed.
sec. 2. The General Assembly ar its