The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-10-29

Sec. ? No law enacted y q che g Gen srai
which il may be- passed, unless Il contain
A Section declaring such law. an emer-
gency Law and necessary COZ the immel a
sss saG panseS upon and
S yote 1upp0rted BY three-fft6g Of I'M the
members elected to each Of the two
1ided. however, that said period o. sug-
pension may be extended aD provided IT.
Section %.v seT fSase ahalI have BEEN
t aEsi VIII u the SecrefaEy of the State %
petition to refer. TO q vote o. me Peoplss
any law or part OF the Law capable s o.
tse sa@e aha n - referred Sy the
become a law or taxa. effect until thirty
days e Ss5 Il. yGRPF thereon es at tSe
ensuing election held throughout the
State for Members Of The Hogse Of Rep,
emergency gaerseeSl law shall remain IN force not:
stand repealed thirty days after having
been rejected By majority q 90 eo 3Tad
however. that no measure creating or
abolishing any Office. or changing the
salary. term or duty OF any ofhcers or
ege, or creating any vested right or In
terest. shall be enacted as an emergency
law. No law making any appropriation
for maintaining or aiding any public in
stitutiOn, not exceeding the next previous
appropriation for the same purpose, shall
be subject to rejection or repeal under
appropriation for maintaining or aiding
any public institution shall only take
effect as In case or other laws, and such
increase or any part thereof specified 10
the petition, may be referred to a vote or
the people upon, petition.
Sec (a)- The referendum petition
passed
By the General Assembly, shall be sun.
cient IL signed by ten thousand qualified
not more than half shall be residents OF
Baltimore City, or Of any one county
provided that any PUBLIC local lazy for
any one county or the City OF Baltimore
State only to the people OF said county
or City Of Baltimore, upon referendum
petition on 10 per cent OF the quali3ed
more as the case may be, calculated upon
the whole number OF votes cast therein
respectively for Governor at the last pre-
b @ore than but less
than the full number OF signatures re
CURED to complete any referendum petit
erai Assembly. Be fiied With the Secretary
Of State before the first day of June. the
time for the law to take effect, ana for
complete TIE petition shall Be extended 70
tne thirtieth day Of the same month with
like effect
Sec. 4. 4 petition may consist OF sever
al papers. but each paper shall contain
the full text OF the Act petitioned upon I;
and there shall be attached to each such
paper an affidavit OF the person procuring
persons own personal knowledge every
signature thereon is genuine and bona
nde. and that the signers are registered
City Of Baltimore, or county, an the case
may be, as set opposite their names, and
no other verincation shall be required.
provide for furnishing the votes Of the
State the text OF all measures to be voted
upon BY the people; provided. that until
be published in the manner prescribed BY
Article XIV OF the Constitution for the
publication OF proposed Constitutional
for the publication q proposed Constitu-
Dbl All laws referred under the pro-
visions or this Article shall be submitted
eP 5G he peS
two hundred words, the full text shall not
be printed On the official ballots. but the
and Submit ballot t tRI Of pfe eaes
such measure in such form as to
present the purpose Of said measure con-
ciseIy, and intelligently. The. ballot title
but In any case the legislative title shall
be sufficient Upon each OF the ballots.
following the ballot title or text, as the
shall be printed the words For the re-
ferred law" and Against the referred
law" as the case may be. The votes cast
Shall Be returned to the Governor il the
manner prescribed with respect to pro-
P0dr aFtca Sy to The the
and the Governor shall proclaim the re-
suit of the election, and, If 1t shall appear
that the majority Of the votes cast on
any such measure were cast IN favor
thereof, the Governor shall BY his procla-
a majority Of the votes to have been
part Of the laws p Of the State, A to I take e
effect thirty days after such election, and
In like manner and with like effect the
local election az to any Public Local Law
which shall have been submitted to the
voters or any county or the City or Bal
Sec. o. No law or Constitutional
Amendment, licensing. regulating, pro
hibiting, or submitting to local option,
the manufacture or sale OF malt or spiri-
tuous liquors, shall be referred or re-
gealed under any Act OF the provisions OF
this Article.
.rs Sec q Ara lg Be Y enacted BY the Cen
going Article hereby proposed MN an
amendment to the Constitution OF this
state, &C The next General Election for
members or the General Assembly to De
held IN this State, shall be submitted to
the legal and qualined voters thereof, for
their adoption or rejection. in pursuance
o. the directions contained I'm Article xiv
OF the Constitution Of this State, and that
&C such general election the vote upon said
proposed amendment to the Constitution
shall be By ballot, and upon each ballot
there shall be printed the words For the
constitutional Amendment and Against
the Constitutional Amendment" as pre-
scribed by law, and Immediately after
said election due returns shall be made
to the Governor OF the vote for and
against said, amendment as directed by
the said Article XIV or the Constitution.
NOW, THEREFORE, 4, PHILLIPS
LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, GOVERNoR OF
THE STATE OF MARYLAND, i'm pHF-
suance OF the direction contained in Sec
tion i, of Article u Of the Constitution OF
the State OF Maryland, DO HEREBY Or
DER AND DIRECT, that a COPY of each
or said above recited Acts OF the General
Assembly OF Maryland of 1914 be pub-
llshed Ia mt least two newspapers I'm each
OF the counties OF the State and in three
tnSe ap published IN the city Of Bal
tmore, one or which newspapers publish
e. in che city Of Baltimore to be publish
cd In the German language once A week
TOR at least three months next preceding
the election to be held fin said State C2
a MaFyl and on the Tuesday next after. thu
which election the said proposed amend
ments and additions to the CONSTITUTIONS
OF Maryland, shall be submitted In form
and manner prescribed by the General AS
sembly, 70 the legal and qualified voters
Of the State. for their adoption or raiex
ton.
GIVEN UNDER NY HAND AND TIN
GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE
DONE at the City OF Annapolis. on this
20th day or July. I'm the year on our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred and
fifteen. -