Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-10-08

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u shall be reported b him. Such charts
shall be submitted 10 the voter. Of snit
city or county ct the next general ..
Congressional election after the repor
OF said charter to said Mayor Of Balti
more or President Of the Board o. Coun
ty Commissioners: and n majority
the votes cast for and against The adop
ton OF said charter shall b. In favor o.
such adoption. the said charter from nnt
after the ihirtieth day from the date 0
such election shall become the Law
said city or county. subject only to tbs
Constitution and Public General Laws o.
this State. and any Public Local Law
Inconsistent with the provisions OF sniS
charter and former charter Of said ths
City OF Baltimore or county shall b.
thereby repealed.
Section T. The General Assembly q it,
hrst session after the adoption OF THU
amendment shall, BY Public Genera
Law. provide grant OF express power
for such county or counties aa mas
thereafter form a charter under the pro
visions Of this Article. Such express
powers granted to the counties and tht
powers heretofore granted 70 the City o.
Baltimore. as set forth IN Article q Sec
tion 6. Public Local Laws Of Maryland
shall not be enlarged or extended B.,
any charter formed under the provision
Of this Article. but such powers may b
extended. modified, amended or repealed
BY the General Assembly.
Section 3 Every charter 80 formed
shah provide for an elective Legislative
making power OF said city or county
Such legislative body In the City Of Bal.
timorc shall be known as the City Coun
ell OF the City Of Baltimore. and In ans
county shall be known a. the County
Council Of the county. The chief execu.
tive officer. IL such charter shall provide
FOR the election Of such executive OH.
Ger. or the presiding officer Of said leEi Is
iative body. Il such charter shall nj
provide for the election Of q chief 81.
eeutiye officer, shall be known IN ths
city Of Baltimore as Mayor Of Bait.
more. and IN any county as the presi.
dent Of the County Council OF the coun.
~, and all references in the Censtiti..
ton and laws Of this State to the Mayor
Of Baltimore and City Council OF the
city Of Baltimore or to the County Com.
misssoners Of the counties shall be con.
strued to refer to the Mayor Of Baiti.
more and city Council Of tho city Of
baltimore and to the President and
County Council herein provided for
whenever such construction would BE-
reasonable. From and after the ador
tlon Of charter by the City OF Bait.
more, or any county OF this State A.
hereinbefore provided. the Mayor OF Bal
timore and City Council Of the City 81
Baltimore or the County Council Of said
county, subject to the Constitution an
Public General Laws OF this State. shall
have fun bower to enact local laws Of
said city or county. including the powe,
to repeal or amend Local Laws OF said
city or county enacted by the General
Assembly upon all matters covered by
the express powers granted As above
provided; provided that nothing herein
contained shall be construed to author
IKE or empower the County Council OF
any county in this State to enact laws
or regulations for any incorporated
town. village. or municipality in sait
county, on any matter covered by tn.
powers granted to said town, village
or municipality by the Act incorporatin,
~ or any subsequent Act or Acts amen
uatory thereto. Provided. however. tina
shall provide that the County Council d
the counties shall not sit more than one
month In each year for the purpose OF
enacting legislation for such counties
during the month so designated for, that
purpose In the charter. and all laws and
once week for three successive weeks
In at least one newspaper published in
such counties, so that the taxpayers and
eitizens may have notice thereof. This
provision shall not apply to Baltimore
Sity. All such local laws enacted by
tne Mayor of Baltimore and City Coun.
Gil OF the City of Baltimore or the Conn
ell Of the counties. as hereinbefore pro
vided. shall be subject to the same rule
OF Interpretation as those now applica
BILE to the Public Local Laws Of thf
State. except that In case of any con
iiict between said Local Law and an,
Public General Law now or hereafter
enacted. the Public General Law shall
control.
Section 4. From and after the adoption
OF a charter under the provisions OF thi.
Article by the City of Baltimore or an,
county OF this State. no Public Loco
Law shall be enacted by the Genera
Assembly for said city or county on any
subject covered by the express powers
granted as above provided Any law .,
drawn as to apply to two or more OF the
geographical subdivisions of this State
shall not be deemed 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 the City of Baltimore or BY
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 % per cent OF the registered
voters of said city or county, provided
however, that In any case 10000 sigma
lures shall be sufficient to complete a pe-
ton. and filed with the Mayor Of Baiti-
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 Ming OF
said petition. and II at said election the
majority OF the votes cast for and
against said amendment shall be Ia favor
thereof, said amendment shall be adopt
ed and become a 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 a week for Eve
successive weeks prior to said election
In at least one newspaper published in
said city or county.
Sectlon .. Inc power heretofore con-
ferred upon the General Assembly to
prescribe the number. compensation.
powers and duties of the County Com
missioners In each county. and the power
to make changes In Sections l to 6, In
elusive. Article XII OF this Constitution.
when expressly granted as hereinbsfors
provided. are hereby transferred to the
voters Of each county and the voters OF
City Of Baltimore. respectively, provided
that said powers so transferred shall be
exercised only by the adoption or amend
ment Of a charter as hereinbefore pro-
vided; and provided further. that this
Article shall not be construed to author
lie the exercise of any powers in excess
of those conferred by the Legislature
upon said counties or city as this Article
sets forth.
Section 7. The word Petition" a.
used in this Article. means one or more
sheets written or printed. or partly writ
ten and partly printed; signature
means the signature OF registered voter
written by himself In his own hand
writing land not by his mark. together
with the ward or district and precinct in
which he is registered. The authenticity
Of such signatures and the fact that thu
persons so signing are registered voter
shall be evidenced by the affidavit Of ons