Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-10-28

q petitionl. the Beard of Election On.
peryisors OF said city or county shall
provide ~ the NEXT general or Con
gressional election, occurring after
such demand or the filing Of such peti-
ton, Tor the election Of q charter
board o. eleven registered voters OF
said city or i've registered voters IN
any such counties. Nomination for
members for said charter board may
be made not less than forty days prior
to said election by the Mayor Of Bal
hmore and City Council of the City
OF Baltimore or the County Commits.
sioners OF such county, or not less
than twenty days prior 70 said election
BY petition bearing the signature writ
ten In their own handwriting (and
not By their markD 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 sch nominating petition. and II
not iaore than eleven registered voters
Of the City Of Baltimore or not more
than Eve 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 I'VE in such coun-
ty shall constitute said charter board
from and after the date Of said cleo.
ton At said election the ballot shall
contain the names Of said nominees
In alphabetical order without any indi-
cation OF the source of their nominal
ton. and shall also be 50 arranged
a. % 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 90 bar the
voter from expressing his choice
among the nominees for said board
and II the majority Of the votes cast
Tor 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.
shall prepare within afx months from
the date OF said election q charter or
form OF government for said city or
such county and present the same TO
the Mayor OF Baltimore or President
OF the Board of County Commission
ers Of such county, who shall pubtiah
the same in at least two newspapers
o. general circulation published In said
the City OF Baltimore or county with.
"a
ported to him Such charter shall be
submitted to the voters OF said ctty
or county at the next general or Con
gresslonai election after the report Of
said charter to said Mayor OF BAL
timore or President Of the Board Of
county commissioners; and II q ma
1or1ty 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
shall become the law Of said city or
county. subject only 20 tbs Constitu-
tion and Public General Laws of this
State. and any Public LEGAL 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. .. The General Assembly st ifs
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 az
may thereafter form a charter under
the provisions OF this Article. Such
express powers granted to the coun-
ties and the powers heretofore grant
ed to the City of Baltimore, as set
forth In Article 1. Section 6, Public
Local Laws OF Maryland, shan not
be enlarged or extended by any char.
ter formed under the provisions OF this
Article. but such powers may be ex-
tended. modified. amended or repealed
by the General Assembly.
Sec. 3. Every charter so formed
shall provide for an elective leglsla,
tive body in which shall be vested the
law-making power OF said city or ccun.
ty. Such legislative body In the City
OF Baltimore shah bo known An the
City Council OF the City Of Baltimore.
and In any county shall be known an
the County Council OF the county. The
chief executive officer, II any such
chspter shall provide for the election
OF such executive offieer, or the presid-
Ing oficer OF said legislative body. n
such charter shall not provide for
the election Of a chief executive ofH. |
Ger, shall be known In the Cfsv af
Baltimore as Mayor Of Baltimore. and
In any county as the President Of the |
County Council Of the county, and all |
references in the Constitution and |
laws OF this State to the Mayor az |
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 |
for. whenever such construction would |
Dc reasonable. From and after the
adoption OF q 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 Coun-
Gil OF said county, subject to the Con.
sutution and Public General Laws of
this state, shall have full power 20
enact local laws OF said city or coun-
w. including the power TO repeal or
amend Local Laws OF said city or
county enacted by the General Assem-. /
bly,, upon all matters covered by the
express powers granted as above pro-
vided; provided that nothing herein
contained shall be construed 90 an.
tnoriEe or empower the County Coun-
Gil Of any county in this State to en-
act laws or regulations for auy in
eerporated town, village, or municd-
patty IN said county, On any matter
covered by the powers granted 70 said
town, village. or municipality by the
ACT incorporating It. Or any subse-
quent Act or Acts amendatory there
to. Provided. however. that the char.
tiers for the various counties SHAH
provide that the County Council az
the counties shall not sit more than
one month in each year for the Dur.
pose OF enacting legislation for such
counties. and all legislation shall be
enacted during the month 50 designat.
Cd Tor that purpose in the charter, and
all laws and ordinances SO enacted
shaI be published once q week for
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