Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-10-21


lures shall be sufficient 20 complete
\ petit1on). the Beard OF Election sn-
pervfsors Of said city or county shall
provide at the next general or Con-
gressional election, occurring after
such demand or the nling OF such peti.
ton. for ths election OF q charter
board q eleven registered voters Of
said city or i've registered voters IN
any such counties. Nomination for
members for said charter board may
Dc made not less than forty DAYS prsor
% said election BY the Mayor Of Bal
timore and City Council OF the City
OF baltimore or the County Commits
sioners OF such county, or not less
than twenty days prior to said election
by petition bearing the signature writ
ten In their own handwriting land
not BY their mark OF not less than
5 per cent OF the registered voters Of
the said City Of baltimore or said
county: provided. that in any case
two thousand signatures OF registered
voters shall BE- sufficient to complete
any such nominating petition, and II
not more than eleven registered voters
OF the City of Baltimore or not more
than i've registered voters In any such
county are so nominated their names
shall not be printed on the ballot. but
said eleven registered voters in the
City Of baltimore or five in such coun-
" shall constitute said charter board
from and after the date OF said cleo
ton. Al said election the ballot shall
contain the names OF said nominees
In alphabetical order without any indt
cation or the source of their nomina-
ton, and shall also be 50 arranged
az % permit the voter TO vote for or
against the creation Of said charter
board. but the vote cast against said
creation shall not be held 70 bar the
voter from expressing his choice
among the nominees for said board
and II 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 II 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 or
nve nominees in the county receiving
the largest number Of votes shall con-
stitute the charter board, and said
charter board. or a majority thereof,
shah prepare within six months from
the date of said election a charter or
form OF government for said city or
such county and present the same TO
me Mayor OF Baltimore or President
OF the Board Of County Commission
ers OF such county, who shall publish
the same In ut least two newspapers
OF general circulation published in said
the City Of Baltimore or county with.
In thirty days after It shall be re-
ported TO him. Such charter shall be
submitted to the voters Of said city
or county at the next general or Con
gressionai election after the report of
said charter to said Mayor Of Bal
timore or President Of the Board of
county Commissioners; and II a ma
Jor1ty OF the votes cast for and against
the adoption OF said charter shall be
In favor OF such adoption the said
charter from and after the thirtieth
day from the date of such election
snail become the law OF said city or
county, subject only TO the Constitu-
ZION ana Public General Laws Of this
State. and any Public Local Laws in
consistent with the provisions of said
charter and former charter OF said
the City OF Baltimore or county shall
be thereby repealed.
Sec. 2. The General Assembly At fits
first session after the adoption of this
amendment shall. by Public General
Law, provide a grant OF express DOW
ers Tor such county or counties as
may thereafter form a charter under
the provisions Of this Article. Such
express powers granted TO the couu-
ties and the powers heretofore grant
ed to the City Of Baltimore, as set
forth in Article 1, Section G, Public
Local Laws Of Maryland, shah not
be enlarged or extended by any char.
ter formed under the provisions of this
Article. but such powers NAV be az.
tended, modified, amended or repeaIed
BY the General Assembly.
Sec. 3. Every charter SO formed
snail provide for an elective legisla-
tive body IN which shall be vested the
law-making power OF said city or coun-
ty. Such legislative body in the City
OF Baltimore shall be known as rhe
City Council OF the City Of Baltimore,
and in any county shall be known as
the County Council OF the county. The
chief executive officer, II any such
charter shall provide for the election
OF such executive officer, or the presid.
ing officer OF said legislative boSy. II
such charter shall not provide for
the election OF chief executive OH.
Ger, shall be known IN the CRY af
baltimore as Mayor OF baltimore. and
In any county as the President on The
County Council OF the county, and all
references In the Constitution and
laws Of this State TO the Mavor OF
Baltimore and City Council of the CITY
or baltimore or to the County Com
missioners OF the counties shall be
construed TO refer to the Mayor of
baltimore and City Council OF the City
OF Baltimore and to the President
and County Council herein provided
Tor. whenever such construction would
be reasonable. From and after the
adoption of a charter by the CITY of
baltimore, or any county Of this state
as hereinbefore provided, the Mayor
OF Baltimore and City Council of the
City OF Baltimore or the County Conn.
Gil OF said county, subject to the Con.
stitution and Public General Laws of
THIS State. shall have full power 90
enact local laws OF said city or coun.
ty, including the power to repeal or
amend Local Laws of said city or
county enacted by the General Assem-.
Oily, upon all matters covered by the
express powers granted as above pro-
vided: provided that nothing herein
contained shall be construed to au-
thorize or empower the County Coun-
ell Of any county in this State TO en-.
act laws or regulations for any I'm.
corporated town. village, or munich
pality in said county, on any matter
covered by the powers granted TO said
town, village, or municipality by the
Act Incorporating ii, or any subse-
quent Act or Acts amendatory there
to. Provided. however. that the char.
tiers Tor the various counties shall
provide that the County Council OF
the counties shall not sit more than
one month In each year for the bur.
pose OF enacting legislation for such
counties. and all legislation shall be
enacted during the month so designat-
ed Tor that purpose in the charter. and
all laws and ordinances 30 enacted
snah be published once a week for
three successive yaaka fr o1 ro...