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

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additional legislation In furthsrance
thereof and not In cenf1ic< herewith
may be enacted.
Sec . No Law enacted by TIE Gen.
eral Assembly shall take effect until
the first day Of June next after the
session NJ which IL may be passed.
unless Il contain Section declaring
such Law an emergency law and nee.
essary for the immediate preservation
OF the public health or safety, and
passed upon o yea and nay vote sup
ported BY three-ffths Of all The mem
bers elected 20 each Of the two Houses
OF the General Assembly: provided,
however. that said period OF suspen-
sion may be extended rs provided IN
Section tbl hereof. n before said
firss day Of June there shall have been
nted with the Secretary OF the State
q petition to refer to O vote OF the
people any law or part os q law cap
able Of referendum. as In this Article
provided. the same shall be referred
by the Secretary Of State Co such
vote. and shall not become q law or
take effect until thirty days after its
approval by q majority OF the electors
voting thereon at the next ensuing
election held throughout the State for
Members OF the House Of Representa-
tives Of the United States. An emer
sency Law shall remain In force not
wfthstanding such petition. but shall
stand repealed thirty days after hav.
Ing been rejected by a majority OF the
qualified electors voting thereon; pro-
vided. however. that no measure Great.
tng or aboiishing any Once. or chang.
ing the salary. term or duty OF any
ofticer. or granting any franchise or
special privilege. or creating any vest.
cd right or interest. shall be enacted
rs an emergency law. No law max
ing any appropriation for maintaining
the State Government, or for main.
tanning or aiding any public institu.
ton. not exceeding the next previous
appropriation for the same purpose.
shall be subject to rejection or re-
peal under this section. The increase
In any such appropriation for main
tanning or aiding any public institu-
ton shall only take effect as in the
case Of other laws. and such increase
or any part thereof specified in the
petition, may be referred TO a vote OF
the people upon petition.
Sec. > Lan. -.e referendum petI
ton against an Act or part OF an Act
passed by the General Assembly, shall
be sufficient II signed by ten thousand
qualified voters OF the State OF Mary
land. OF whom not more than half
shall be residents of Baltimore City.
or Of any one county: provided thai
any public local law for any one coun.
ty or the City OF Baltimore shall be
referred by the Secretary Of State
only to the people OF said county or
City Of Baltimore, upon a referendum
petition OF 10 per cent OF the quail.
ned voters OF said county or City OF
Baltimore as the case may be, cal
culated upon the whole number of
votes cast therein respectively for
Governor at the last preceding Guber.
Material election.
(b) IL more than one-half. but less
than the full number Of signatures re-
quired 20 complete any referendum pc
ption against any law passed by the
General Assembly. be fled with Sec
Rotary OF State before the FIRST day
OF June, the tine for the law to take
effect. and for aling the remainder Of
signatures TO compie1S 49, uetition
shall be extended to the thirtieth tAx
OF the same month with like effect
Sec. 4. A petition may consist o.
several papers. but each paper shall
contain the full text of the Act or part
OF Act petitioned upon: and there shall
be attached to each such paper an
affidavit OF the person procuring the
signatures thereon that OF the said
persons own personal knowledge ev-
cry signature thereon In genuine and
bona fide. and that the signers are
registered voters OF the State OF Mary
land. and OF the City OF Baltimore. or
county. as the case may be. as set
opposite their names. and no other
verifcation shall be required.
Sec. (a). The General Assembly
shall provide for furnishing the voters
Of the State the text OF all measures
to be voted upon by the people: pro
vided, that until otherwise provided
by law the same shall be published
In the manner prescribed by Article
XIV Of the Constitution for the pub
LEGATION OF proposed Constitutional
Amendments.
(b) All laws referred under the
provisions Of this Article shall be sub
mitted separately on the ballots TO
the voters of the people. but IL con
tanning more than two hundred words.
the full text shall not be printed on
the Official ballots. but the Secretary
Of State shall prepare and submit a
ballot title of each such measure In
such form as 10 present the purpose OF
said measure concisely and intelli-
gently. The ballot title may be dis
tinct from the legislative title. but I'm
any case the legislative title shall be
sufficient. Upon each OF the ballots.
following the ballot title or text, as
the case may be, of each such meas
ure. there shall be printed the words
For the referred law" and Against
the referred law" as the case may be
The votes cast for and against any
such referred law shall be returned TO
the Governor in the manner prescribed
with respect to proposed amendments
20 the Constitution under Article XIV
OF this Constitution, and the Governor
shall proclaim the result of the cleo
ton. and. II It shall appear that the
majority OF the votes cast on any such
-sS "SAV N0St an idNOT ADGTeOf,
the Governor shall by his proclama.
ton declare the same having received
q majority Of the votes TO have been
adopted by the people OF Maryland a.
q part OF the laws OF the State, TO
take effect thirty days after such cleo
uon. and In like manner and with like
eject the Governor shall proclaim the
result Of the local election as TO any
Public Local Law which shall have
been submitted to the voters of any
county or the City Of Baltimore.
Sec. s. No law or Constitutional
Amendment licensing. regulating, pro
hibiung. or submitting to local op-
uon. the manufacture or sale of malt
or spirtuous liquors. shall be referred
or repealed under any Act OF the pro
visions Of this Article.
Sec. O. And be IL enacted BY the
General Assembly Of Maryland, That
me foregoing Article hereby proposed
as an amendment 20 the Constitution
or this State. at the next General Elec.
ton for Members OF the General As.
semoiy 60 be held In this State, shall
De submitted 70 the legal and quail
ned voters thereof. for their adoption